This week at the Lab: Sitting Still

Sitting Still is a portrait exhibition investigating the contemporary figure. Local portraiture powerhouses, Q’shaundra James, Romina Villarreal, and Justin Webb re-imagine folks through color, light, history, action, and inaction. Between liquid media, these artists articulate the gaze of their respective lives through seeing others.

Q’ Shaundra James is a local Las Vegas artist. She earned bachelor’s degrees in English and fine art at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Romina Villarreal is a mixed-media painter with an emphasis on figurative expression. Through this, she explores the lives and experiences of stigmatized groups. Her work delves deep into the complexities of mental health, sexuality, ethnicity, and spirituality, providing insight into these often neglected areas of society.

The Lab is a temporary project space inside el Mercado at the Boulevard Mall. The project is run and designed by the Arts Community Coalition Nevada, a 501(c)(3) for the longevity of art in Nevada. Every week hosts a new exhibition inside the space.