Gallery Madera’s newest exhibition, Recovery, will feature one of our own.  Steve Lawler, skilled woodworker and member of the Madera woodworking family will be showcasing his many talents in the gallery.

Lawler’s exhibition will include much of his Eco-friendly aptly named “re-Furniture”; functional pieces made from reclaimed fir and scrap plywood collected from local cabinet and furniture shops.

Lawler’s green thinking shines through his furniture design and transcends into his provocative found art sculpture and mixed media collage.  Lawler’s use of discarded materials to create innovative, functional, and beautiful pieces is a truly wonderful example of what it means to be green. Lawler states on his website, “My work represents my passion for two things: First, reusing what others have found to be useless and second, creating something in a way that nobody has thought of before.”

Steve Lawler started to work with wood as a child in his grandfather’s woodshop. As time went on, working with wood would take a back seat to other creative pursuits such as photography, painting and collage.  While living in Mexico, Lawler’s desire for a new creative outlet lead him to pursue painting; the surrounding landscape and local people first inspired, then became his subject. He produced many pieces that have been  exhibited in various galleries in Virginia, California, Washington and Mexico.

We are pleased to present Lawler’s full protean gammut – paintings, sculpture, photography and furniture.  All of his work is representative of his passion for reusing what others have found useless and creating something new and beautiful from it.