11/04/2026
We are excited to announce our November Art Alley artist Alessandra Piro. Join us for a community gathering on November 13 from 5-7pm.
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Alessandra Piro - Second Friday Artists Opening November 13th
Show Title - “Navigating Stillness”
These paintings reflect the inner sanctuary we retreat to, not to avoid discomfort, but to keep moving forward with it. For me, that place has been a daily meditation practice, which has taught me to be patient with my paintings and with myself. The series began with bold, energetic brushstrokes and a lot on my mind. Over months of painting and meditating, I learned to release what no longer served the work and myself. Less became more, and a softness resolved the hardness.
Built from layers of spray paint over ink washes and acrylic, the paintings are abstract but rooted in real places and memories: the Pacific Northwest and the East Coast seascapes of my childhood. I left traces of the earlier, brighter layers along the edges of most pieces creating a deliberate side seam, where the history of the painting shows through. It’s a record of where the work came from, and an invitation to look closer; to explore the surface and its edges with curiosity, the way I’ve tried to look more closely and more gently at myself.
