The Brothership Building Window curated by IS183 Art School of the Berkshires will feature More Than A Daydream by Stacey Silkey for the month of September.

Each abstraction creates a painted layer representing a memory.  As the wind moves and the sun illuminates or shadows the work, viewers are treated to varied interactions between layers.   Each glance provides a new experience with the work and the environment, much like the connections our mind makes between memories—sometimes faded, sometimes radiant.  

Stacey Silkey is an abstract painter from the Berkshires who focuses on promoting empathy.  Her paintings are based on hurried sketches of moving images or photographs that her consciousness has not fully processed.  Recognizing the neurological aspect of storing memories and the influence images have on experience, Stacey focuses on creating opportunities for shared meaning.  Transforming incomplete memories, her paintings bring new connections to the surface.

Stacey's work has been exhibited both locally and internationally.  Her MFA was completed at Lesley Art + Design.  In addition to an active exhibition schedule, Stacey instructs Art Appreciation and Art History courses for two colleges and is the director and curator for Art Close to Home which organizes and promotes short-term exhibitions in nature.