LIGHT BEINGS: Panel Discussion

Catalina Viejo Lopez De Roda in Conversation with Cat tyc and Kelsey Sloane

Gallery 495 is pleased to present the panel discussion to accompany Light Beings solo exhibition by artist Catalina Viejo Lopez De Roda held on May 4, 2024. The panel was moderated by Kelsey Sloane and featured Catalina Viejo Lopez De Roda, as well as writer and artist, Cat Tyc. Light Beings is currently on view and open to the public now through May 25, 2024. 

Light Beings is a series of portraits that transcend the physical dimensions of the self or collective consciousness while depicting heads, faces and busts which emit or absorb light. Installed linearly across the gallery walls, charcoal drawings express the inner light and personality of numerous faces- each drawn from memory, imagination, or classical references. Influenced by self-care practices, forms of intimacy, and symbols of inner light, these light beings are in a constant state of transformation. The figures nod their heads to fantastical, morphological, and psychological aspects of shapeshifting. The panel will convene around thematic explorations of Viejo Lopez De Roda’s exhibition, Light Beings.