Central College Mills Gallery features Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist Paul Andrew Wandless

Central College will welcome the works of Paul Andrew Wandless to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for Visual Arts. His works of prints on clay and paper will be on display from Monday, Jan. 15, to Friday, March 1. The Mills Gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Wandless has been designated the Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist during Spring 2024. He will conduct a workshop on applying printmaking processes to clay in the ceramics and printmaking classes while in residence at Central, February 7-9. 

The artist's reception will be 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Mills Gallery.

"We welcome Paul Andrew Wandless because of his three-dimensional forms to physically engage with the viewer," says Brian Roberts, professor of art and 1992 Central graduate. "Paul takes subject matter that is two-dimensional and transforms it to a three-dimensional format that creates a different power. His sculptures come from his musings and put a face to an emotion or idea."
His sculptures and prints feature ceramic processes, printmaking methods and a variety of sculptural techniques and mediums. Clay, printmaking, stone carving, mold making, leather working, metalsmithing, wood carving and painting are all media used in combination or individually for the creation of his works. His clay work, prints and sculptures have been widely exhibited since 1995, including a solo exhibition at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art. His artworks are published in 18 books and collected privately and publicly.