ISOLATION WORKERS

Andrea Gutierrez is an artist who has been working with needle, thread and beads for the past twenty years using her repetitive labors to study pattern while embracing the tradition of hand work.

In her most recent body of work, (begun in 2020), Andrea produced a small series of pieces to describe the isolation of the pandemic through imagery of single dwellings as well as the objects within.

In her next body of work adding vintage glass and metal seed beads (culled from vintage and antique clothing) to the embroideries, Andrea reveals how during the pandemic our society finally had to see “the worker”, first as a human being and then inevitably their functions also had to be recognized and acknowledged as essential to our lives whether in the midst of a pandemic or not.

Stewart Gallery has chosen the venue of the Outsider fair to introduce these two bodies of work, for the timely and poignant message.