Massachusetts artist Shawn Farley creates sculptural assemblages that give new life to obsolete foundry molds and other found objects. By embracing chance and trusting her keen artistic instincts, Farley constructs clever compositions that take on human qualities and adopt their own personalities. As the artist says, her works, “assume new identities and an evocation of something soulful.”

Images (left to right): Abstract Boy, 2018, painted wood and found material by Shawn Farley (American, born 1955), loan courtesy of the artist; Musician II, 2017, painted wood and found material by Shawn Farley (American, born 1955), loan courtesy of the artist; Troubled Mind, 2020, painted wood and found material by Shawn Farley (American, born 1955), loan courtesy of the artist.