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Sarah Ball: An Unlikely Likeness


  • The Grace Museum 102 Cypress Street Abilene, TX, 79601 United States (map)
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The Grace Museum

  • 102 Cypress St., Abilene

  • 325-673-4587, Lori Thornton

  • 09/07/19 - 02/22/20

  • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  • $6-Adults; $3-Seniors, students, non-active duty military; Free-Children ages 3 and younger, members and active duty military

Using 19th and 20th century photographic archives of mug shots, Sarah Ball creates a series of intimate portraits of anonymous protagonists. Her meticulously-rendered paintings in this solo exhibition feature expressionless faces taken out of context and reflect on contemporary issues of bias in an increasingly judgmental culture.

Earlier Event: September 7
Hung Liu
Later Event: September 7
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