Blue Sky is pleased to announce March Exhibition: Self-Untitled by Sam Geballe

First Thursday Opening: Mar 2, 5 - 8 PM

In-Person Artist Talk with Sam Geballe and Brittney Cathey-Adams

Sam Geballe makes self-portraits to shift perspective from how they see themselves to their interpretation of how others see them. In 2014, Geballe had gastric bypass surgery that radically changed their life. In their body of work Self-Untitled, Geballe uses self-portraiture as a way to process life - a practice of self-acceptance, visualizes the feeling that false perceptions provoke, and speaks more broadly to the mistreatment of a person. Through their art, Geballe strives to depict that being vulnerable and forming connections can be healing. Sam Geballe (American, b. 1988, they/them/theirs) is an artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sam’s involvement in art began in early childhood, and they have frequently used creative expression as a means of communication and connection to their self and others. In 2013, Sam began work on a self-portrait series, Self-Untitled. The series explores themes of body-image, memory, gender, trauma, and healing. In addition to photographs, Sam incorporates bookmaking, drawing, filmmaking, and music composition. They continue their self-portraiture work as a daily practice and on-going memoir. Sam uses the pronouns they/them/theirs and identifies as trans genderqueer.