In Gargaphie, Chicago artist Olivia Zubko’s new body of work on display at Left Field Gallery through March 1, she explores intimate spaces and how they interact with viewers’ memories.
“This body of work, thematically centered around the bathroom and other private or domestic environments, employs cast replicas of fixtures and found materials to create sculptures that evoke the viewer’s personal memories and associations with these intimate spaces,” Zubko explained. “The objects being reproduced and manipulated in the work are significant in their role in daily ritual. They are designed to be lived with and touched or utilized every day and, in a way, become extensions of the body.
“The work investigates the nuanced relationship between these objects and the human body, as well as the broader dynamic between the individual and the domestic sphere of private space and personal intimacy.”
Zubko, who earned a BFA in sculpture in 2020 from Northern Illinois University, works primarily in sculpture, utilizing ceramic, fibers, and found materials. She is a current fellow at The Arts Club of Chicago.
Left Field Gallery is located at 1036 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, and is open by appointment: email leftfieldslo@gmail.com or call (805) 305-9292. Visit leftfieldgallery.com for more information. ∆
This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 5, 2026.