The Navigator's was an exhibition featuring the work of Jenie Gao, Emily Arthur and myself. For the month of October, we took over Var Gallery and Studios. Below are some images of my own work, and the incredible work of these two women and a few paragraphs describing some ideas the show was centered around. The Navigators – EXHIBITION STATEMENT / PRESS RELEASE What does it mean to be a navigator? First, we must ask, is it possible to lead from within the crowd, or to direct the course of a journey when someone else’s hands are at the wheel? If the answer is yes, then to be a good navigator, we need to understand that at all times, we deal with circumstances greater than our control and make decisions with less information than we would like. Yet we still must choose a direction to go and find ways to communicate what we know to others in order for them to listen and follow. The Navigators features artists, Jenie Gao, Jaymee Harvey Willms, and Em...
This is a rarely updated center for ongoing work and projects of Jaymee Harvey Willms. Consistency is not key, but this online space will share upcoming and ongoing exhibitions and studio work. Jaymee is an artist living and working in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has a BFA in painting from the USD and an MFA in sculpture from SUNY Albany. Her work digs into fantasy, feminism and where materials meet these two concepts.