In recent years, Cara Lawson-Ball’s work has shifted from a focus on the female form to a broader exploration of landscape, memory, and community. Her abstracted oil and cold wax paintings come from slow, observant walks through the natural world. Fleeting impressions of sky, and water become layered textures of color and light, distilling memory into form and inviting viewers to pause and reconnect.
While her paintings offer moments of quiet reflection, her sculptures move toward shared experience. These works emphasize refuge, strength, and inclusion—spaces where connection matters more than individual identity.
Lawson-Ball draws inspiration from diverse sources: the ephemeral installations of Andy Goldsworthy, the distilled simplicity of Max Leiva’s figures, and the emotional clarity of poets like Victoria Erickson and Gwendolyn Smith Patterson. Each influence informs her practice in subtle, evolving ways.
Ultimately, she seeks to create work that speaks to the quiet, powerful places—within us and in community—where presence deepens, stories converge, and our shared humanity comes into view.
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