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Cammie Staros: Unearthing the Sky

Cammie Staros: Unearthing the Sky


November 1, 2023โ€“March 2, 2024

Reilly Gallery

Artist Conversation:
November 1, 5:00 โ€“ 5:30pm
Studio Theater 128, Smith Center for the Arts
Opening Reception:
5:30pm – 7:00pm
PCG's Reilly Gallery


Two circular pieces of pottery are placed side by side in a fish tank. The pottery is terracotta colored with pink patterning resembling scales. The tank is filled with rocks and plants.

About the Exhibition

Providence College Galleries is thrilled to present a solo exhibition of work by Los Angeles-based artist Cammie Staros at the Reilly Gallery this fall. The exhibition will include a range of work spanning 2016 – 2021, including investigations in ceramics, neon, and stone. Staros’ dynamic sculptures and installations mine Classical antiquities and the contexts in which we view them. Through a combination of ancient techniques, contemporary sensibility, and museological display, her work folds the past in on itself to reveal semiotic systems developed and reinforced through art history. Staros challenges the dominant narrative, which places the relics of her own Greek lineage at the origin of the Western canon, adding broader regional and epochal references to reflect the overlapping nature of visual influence. This is the artist’s first institutional exhibition on the East Coast.

Organized by Former PCG Interim Director Kate McNamara.

Installation Images

Cammie Staros Old Ocean, 2018 Neon and walnut
Cammie Staros The Weight of Medusa’s Head, 2017 Ceramic and steel
Cammie Staros, Figlinum aquaticum, 2021. Ceramic, acrylic, wood, laminate, water, aquatic filtration system, programmed grow light, river rock (pebbles), Volcanic Rock, Honeycomb Rock, Zebra Stone
Cammie Staros, Antropos, 2018 Ceramic
Cammie Staros Testa conchea, 2022 Ceramic, powder-coated steel, pink marble
Cammie Staros My Soliloquy to Your Chorus, 2017 Ceramic, brass, maple