Partners in art and in life, Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall collaborate seamlessly, almost out of necessity. They work in close proximity to one another in their studio, switching between parent duty to their two young children and working on their paintings. Elements of Plock’s blocky, geometric style end up on Tunstall’s softer, more painterly canvases and vice versa. The couple, sometimes known by the monicker KeFe, currently has an exhibition at San Francisco’s Shooting Gallery titled “Floating World: Part One” on view through August 9. Part two of this body of work will open at Antler Gallery in Portland on July 31, creating a visual dialogue between two cities.
“Floating World” takes its name from the iconic Japanese wood block prints and paintings called Ukiyo-e from the Edo Period. In the Edo Period, Ukiyo (which translates to “floating world”) was a new term coined to describe the wealthy merchant class’ pleasure-seeking ways — their indulgence in theater, fashion, courtesans and the like. KeFe chose this title as an homage to Japanese culture and history, which they cite as a big influence. While Japanese imagery is present in these new paintings, the artists create their own interpretation of a “floating world”: a calm, placid place where human and animal characters mingle and anything is possible.
Shooting Gallery:
KeFe
Ferris Plock
KeFe
Kelly Tunstall
KeFe
Antler PDX:
Ferris Plock
Ferris Plock
Kelly Tunstall
Kelly Tunstall
Studying mythology allows one to examine how the values of contemporary culture are transmitted through history. Tying a thread between past and present, Portland's 
In 2011, Feminist artist group the Guerilla Girls discovered that fewer than 4% of artists in the Metropolitan Museum’s modern art section are women. While things are getting better, statistics still show that opportunities are low for women in the art world, with women earning 29% less than their male counterparts. In the spirit of the Guerilla Girls, FFDG Gallery in San Francisco has rounded up a group of 25 international female artists to represent the 4%. They call themselves the "4%ers": Mariel Bayona, Pakayla Rae Biehn, Monica Canilao, Claw Money, Deb, Lola Dupre, Kristin Farr, Michelle Fleck, Angela Fox, Mel Kadel, Aubrey Learner, Lauren Napolitano, Kelly Ording, Pacolli, Meryl Pataky, Emily Proud, Bunnie Reiss, Erin M. Riley, Jenny Sharaf, Minka Sicklinger, Winnie Truong, Kelly Tunstall, Nicomi Nix Turner, and Lauren YS working in various media.
Together known is KeFe, 
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