55. January 31 – March 31, 2016
Waiting for God: Works on Paper Artist: Kezia Lechner
Kezia Lechner’s father escaped Nazi Germany at age 39. He spoke little of his past. Drawn by a desire to explore her own connection to the Holocaust, the artist conducted her own research. The imagery in these paintings was inspired by photographs taken during the Holocaust, and by Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night, an account of his life as an adolescent in Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
Lechner’s work is dedicated to Sophie and Gustav Lechner, her grandparents. Unable to obtain a visa to leave Germany, they vanished in 1941, never to be heard from again. In 2015, the works in this display were presented by the artist to the Temple Judea Museum for its permanent collection.
Visit HeartOfAHealer.com to see more of Kezia Lechner’s work.
