Gallery 2424 presents The Winter of our Discontent, a solo exhibition of work by Savannah-based artist Tamara Garvey which pairs statements from women with paintings of the Log Lady from the David Lynch show Twin Peaks.

Garvey’s inspiration for this new body of work stemmed from various interviews and speeches made in 2021 by then-Senate candidate J.D. Vance in which he referred to childless "ladies" (and people in general) as "miserable," and with "no physical commitment to the future of this country." Garvey issued a public call inviting women from all over the U.S. to submit their thoughts on their commitment to community, others, the future, and the environment in rebuttal to Vance’s statements that marginalized and devalued half of his constituents.

In addition to the paintings, Garvey combined their actual voices (or her own voice reading their written words) into a continuous sound file as part of the exhibition expereince. The women’s voices provide a backdrop for her paintings which feature a gamut of symbolism, including witchery, Woody Guthrie's phrase "This machine kills fascists,” suffragism, Ruth Bader Ginsberg's iconic collars, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

On view: January 30-February 21, 2026

Open hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 1-4pm

Artist talk: Sunday, February 15, 3pm