Janet Orselli creates art with objects and space. The objects she assembles are leftovers from the past. Old baby carriage frames, bird’s nests, chairs, shoe soles, roller skates; broken bits of the discarded stuff of everyday life. These things are survivors. Orselli finds them in dark attic corners, in boxes hidden in the basement, or in the trash pile down the street. She uses these objects to create a language, tell a story and build a world.
Orselli invites you to bring your imagination and sense of humor as you browse her work. As her installations are best experienced in person, here are the details for her upcoming shows:
13th Annual Juried Exhibition
SPARTANBURG COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
151 South Church St. Spartanburg, SC,
Two Works: “Deercycle” and “Tough Duck”
Group Exhibition: October 22 to December 9, 2026
Reception, November 6, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
First Contemporary Juried Exhibition
JEANNE RAUCH GALLERY
Gaston College, Highway 321, Dallas, NC
Two Works: “Wasp Seat” and “Tom Peeper”
Group Exhibition: October 26 to December 4, 2026
Reception, November 12, 6 pm
USC Upstate Art Gallery
CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER
200 East St. John St., Spartanburg, SC
Solo Exhibition: August to October, 2027
(exhibit title and exact dates yet to be determined)
Janet Orselli
BLOWING ROCK ART AND HISTORY MUSEUM
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC
Solo Exhibition: February to May, 2028
(exhibit title and exact dates yet to be determined)
