References & Reflections: Mixed Media by Edie Everette

May 12–June 21, 2025

Edie Everette, Patsy

Edie Everette’s artwork reflects memories while referencing the detritus of everyday life. Her assemblages gather snippets of material culture that tell us her stories while somehow also seeming familiar to us.

Don’t those paper cut-outs look like the ones I created as a child?

Isn’t that the same gingham on my mother’s apron?

Those bits of letters remind me of Louise’s letters to and from her friend Patsy Cline.

These materials are not just ephemera or cast offs. They spark reminiscence and nostalgia, just as the music—and persona—of Patsy Cline does for so many of us.

Back in high school, a mirrored drawing I made was stolen from my art room cubby. It was secretly returned, perhaps out of guilt, smaller as it had been trimmed. To me, the theft meant that someone liked the drawing. For years after, I made many other things: essays, videos, dresses, paintings, lithographs, gardens and pies. Yet I have returned full circle to mirrored assemblages that pluck images, writings, memorabilia and textiles from my past. Formally, I like the way these are viewed—we cannot help but gaze back and forth, comparing one side with the other: left and right brain, anima and animus, reflections.

—Edie Everette

Edie’s art practice encompasses painting, collage, cartoons, textiles, and other media. She is also a writer, art critic, cartoonist, illustrator, and instructor at Gage Academy of Art.

All items are for sale unless marked by a red dot or NFS. Please visit Edie’s website at edieeverette.com for more details about her work and to contact the artist about purchase inquiries.

­—Gina Cavallo, Curator & Director of Development