Malleable Shield
Cayla Skillin-Brauchle
Corrine Woodman Gallery
January 6 – 31, 2026
2nd Saturday Workshop: January 10, 1- 4 PM (Free)
Reception and Performance: Thursday, January 15, 5:30 PM
About the Exhibition
Cayla Skillin-Brauchle exhibits Malleable Shield, a collection of textile works responding to her ever-present feelings of grief, despair, and fear around political collapse, social despondence, and the rapidly deteriorating climate.
Through her artistic practice, Skillin-Brauchle embraces problem-solving as part of her process. She combines found and discarded fabrics to create intuitive compositions, each designed to help us consider attentive ways of approaching intimate and societal relationships. Her work explores abstract ideas of cooperation, release and interdependence while celebrating a life rooted in small and large acts of care.About the Artist
About the Artist
Cayla Skillin-Brauchle believes art has the capacity to allow us to envision and practice life meaningfully. Her artwork and performance art pieces have been in over 100 exhibitions across the world. She earned a BA in Studio Art from Beloit College and was awarded an MFA from Ohio University. Skillin-Brauchle lives, works, and gardens with her family in Salem, Oregon where she teaches at Willamette University.