The Atlantic Works Gallery recently announced its new May exhibition, The Art of Letting Go.
The Art of Letting Go features work by two AWG artists, Elsa Campbell and Daniel Gaviani. Letting go is not about losing, it’s about release. It’s the moment you exhale after holding your breath for too long. It’s the acceptance that change is natural, and that chaos can be art.
Elsa Campbell’s series, The Beautiful Unknown, is a response to anxiety and fear of the unknown. A color palette based on nature offsets the intense and powerful marks, providing visceral relief. The second series, Seen and Unseen, obliquely references landscape and language by alternating mark-making and obliteration of marks to create layers that are revealed and obscured.
Daniel Gaviani blends color and form in a way that is both deliberate and free. Faces shift, perspectives blur, and the paintings pick up their own personality. By letting go and accepting non-deliberate outcomes, each painting became a practice of spontaneity, and even more important, acceptance.
Important Details
May 3 – 31, 2025
Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 3, 3 – 6 pm
Third Thursday Reception and artists’ talks:
Thursday, May 15, 6 – 9 pm
Closing Reception:
Saturday, May 31, 3 – 6 pm
You can learn more here!
Image 1. Daniel Gaviani, “Flowers by the Common”, Acrylic on canvas
Image 2. Elsa Campbell, “Let Me See”, 2025, Collage and acrylic on wood
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Yay! Such a good turnout at the opening, can’t wait to meet more attendees soon!