Vibrant Environments by Elisa Gomez & Bookland by Emily Tipps

Elisa Gomez – Vibrant Environments
“Elisa Gomez is a tour de force in production, scale and versatility. Her deeply emotive paintings feel like a modern romance. The muse, a new age heroine who has so much more to present to this time than just a pretty exterior. The deep hues, varying application and dance between heavy and light compositions make her abstract work truly exceptional.” -Sahra Beaupre of Echo Arts

Gomez received her BFA with an emphasis in painting from the University of Utah in 2010 and her Master’s Degree from Denver University in 2020. She has been involved in multiple exhibits across the country and participated in a solo demonstration at the Denver Art Museum. Her work is collected internationally and has been included in many publications. She is currently represented by Uprise Art in New York, and Loft Gallery in Atlanta. Gomez currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT.
Emily Tipps – Bookland
Emily Tipps’ exhibition will hinge on books’ abilities to stoke imagination, transport consciousness, and expand horizons. The book is an invitational form—the opening of a proverbial “window” into another world, time, or perspective. Yet engagement with the traditional codex is typically a private, contained affair: we hold the book (hand-sized, face-sized) and read silently, alone with the words in our minds. By altering the scale, format, and role of the reader, Tipps upsets expectations of the reading experience.

Emily Tipps is Associate Librarian and Program Manager at the Book Arts Program at the University of Utah. She also operates High5 Press, which publishes innovative writing in limited edition artist’s books. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado and an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama. Emily’s work is exhibited and held in collections nationally.