DEBORAH WAY
MFA ’25 Fine Arts Low-Residency
Using the medium of soft sculpture, I make work that is a physical manifestation of what we hide and what we cannot help but reveal. Colorful and playful at first glance, the work explores the interaction between what our civilized, outer selves present to the world while our inner selves roil messily beneath. Fabrics are chosen to induce nostalgia or conjure specific familial figures. Wire and plastic fencing elements represent dark cages or the man-made. The overall balance obtained by each piece is a symbol of what we can accomplish when inner and outer selves are in tune.
Deborah Way born and raised in New Jersey, Deborah Way is a contemporary artist living in western Massachusetts. She graduated from Hampshire College with a focus on studio art. Ranging in size from intimate to immersive, her work tends to be abstract, organic, and psychological. She has participated in several solo and group shows over the past ten years, including at the A3 Gallery in Amherst and Abigail Ogilvy in Boston.
