08/20/2026
✨ Now on view at Interact Gallery ✨ “Fresh Work V,” which features recent works by 73 current Interact artists.
The large faces and yellow mask in the first three slides are by Kandis O., who has practiced at Interact since 2021. Kandis creates energetic portraits that study character and mood. “I like to sit back and watch people for a bit, see what they’re all about,” she says. “I watch to see how they move, how they interact with someone else, how they respond to things.”
Kandis has a longstanding practice of repurposing found materials in her work. “When I was younger, my mom would take the old shades down, and that was my drawing canvas,” she says. “I took old pieces of wood and carved people out of them.” Her recent sculptures incorporate objects from around the house, discarded items she’s gifted by friends, and scrap materials from around her neighborhood. “I think landfills are too big, and if I can make art of something, that’s even more positive. It tests me to see what I can do with something, to see something in it. I’m hoping I can spark a feeling, and people can relate to it, and it makes them feel better or something different.”
Swipe through for a video of Kandis working in the studio earlier this summer, and come check out her work in “Fresh Work V,” on view through November 3. 🗓️
