Everything's Perfect | Kayle Hatfield and Jenna Hoffart

Kayle Hatfield - Biography:

Kayle Hatfield is an artist from San Diego, CA. Kayle is a current undergraduate at Alfred University ‘23 studying art + design and psychology. In art, she mainly practices ceramic, metal casting and fabrication. The idea of childlike play is a common theme in her work, focusing on interactive kinetic and noise making sculptures.

Kayle's work encourages people to think outside of their comfort zone and engage them to play. Life gets so serious as 'you' grow up, and it is difficult to maintain the naïve romanticism of the world we had as children. Through movement and sound, Kayle instigates a mindful interaction between the viewer and her work. She likes to make spaces that are immersive. By using metal, ceramic, bone and mixed media, Kayle draws a connection between growing older and staying young.
Instagram: @ka.y.le @kaylesart
https://www.facebook.com/kayle.hatfield

Jenna Hoffart - Biography:
Jenna is a Canadian painter and fashion sculpture artist from Medicine Hat, AB, and is currently based in Edmonton, AB. She received her BFA from the University of Alberta in 2023.

Artist Statement:
Jenna tends to live in a 'made-up world' in her mind which she then shares with others through art. Jenna feels that making art is an act of inviting a sense of magic and beauty from one’s inner world into a physical world that can often feel cold, ugly, and unforgiving. Jenna invites a spiritual focus into her work, through creating subjects and compositions intuitively. The value of art to Jenna is getting to understand and see parts of a person’s inner world, so that in turn we all feel less alone in life.

Jenna is greatly inspired by surrealism, and its way of attempting to create a more realistic reality by combining what is seen both inside and outside of the self. Seen and not seen. I love how the act of dressing one's body can be such a great way to express the inner self, externally, and maybe create a truer sense of self. I often use beads in wearable sculpture as a representation of creation as atoms, or building blocks of life, which can physically be held and used to create the world and self that I see and feel exist in a metaphysical world.

Social Media/Website:

Website: www.jennahoffart.com
Instagram: @jennahoffart

Gallery Hours:

Thursday 12–5 PM

Friday 12–5 PM

Saturday 12–5 PM