“Life is pretty much just an estate sale waiting to happen,” says Tobin Levy, when discussing the origins of the work in her new show, Ways of Seeing: Inside the Memory Room. 

Levy’s whimsical chimera sculptures are amalgamations of found ceramic dolls and animal figurines.  “I imagine them spending decades as truly beloved objects and then ending up in a two-dollar bin.” Their value is not lost to Levy, who rescues, recontextualizes, and, ultimately, anthropomorphizes these creations. Using supplemental colors and handmade sculptural addenda, she creates narratives of belonging, infusing discarded keepsakes with giddy esteem and transforming them into original works of art. 

In addition to wall sculptures, Levy presents a growing body of photographic prints on metal, many of which have been augmented with acrylic paint or collage elements…