Ellen Lee Exhibits Photographs at Peninsula Art Institute

The Peninsula Art Institute presents a duo exhibit, Natural Visions, featuring the work  of photographers Kay Podolsky and Ellen Lee.  This exhibit, to be held in the Peninsula Art Institute Gallery, 1777 California Drive, Burlingame, CA, runs from May 15 through June 22. There will be a reception open to the public on Sunday, May 18 from 1-4pm

Photography is continuously evolving with new and diverse techniques and treatments.  This exhibition explores how different photographic images can offer new perspectives
on photographic art – two artists revealing the parallels between their distinctive visions.

Ellen says, “Working abstractly could impact an image’s meaning.  Looking for beauty in the ordinary and spotlighting fragmentation in most of my work, the curious are compelled to contemplate the reason for their visual impression”.

Kay says, “Augmenting reality to entice the viewer to “feel” the 3-dimensional image requires a knowledge of perspective and the use of technology to produce my work.  The images have a tactile quality a 2-dimensional photo can only approximate.  Their construction can go beyond reality as when a cat’s paw reaches out of the mat and dares the viewer to pet it; or a tulip lowers its blossom to show the interior of its cup”.                           

About the Peninsula Art Institute (PAI)

Grand opening day for PAI was March 16, 2013. PAI is home to more than 25 resident visual artists and is located on the San Francisco Peninsula.  Its mission is to: Provide a supportive working environment for creative professionals in the visual arts and a cultural resource for the community.

PAI is a department of the Peninsula Museum of Art. Artist disciplines include Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Fibre Art.  Visit www.peninsulaartinstitute.org

for more information, or by calling 650-692-2101.  The Peninsula Art Institute Gallery is across the courtyard from the Peninsula Museum of Art’s main entrance; and is open the same hours as the Museum, Wednesday through Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.

Coffee With the Curator - at Triton Museum of Art

Coffee with the Curator Monday, March 31, 2014, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Museums collect. It is the defining characteristic of a “museum.” Okay, so that isn’t big news, but what is not always known is how and why do museums collect what they do? Once collected, how do museums preserve and protect the works in their care? And of more immediate application, how do museum collecting methods apply to my own personal collection? Please join us Monday March 31, 8:00-9:30 a.m. for our next Coffee with the Curator as Chief Curator Preston Metcalf gives you a behind the scenes peek at the ins and outs of museum collecting. Learn how collecting decisions are made, how the works are cared for, the responsibilities of collecting, how museums deal with collection growth and change, how these collections in public trust benefit our community, and tips on caring for your own art collection. This presentation will coincide with the exhibition, Contemporary Heritage: Selections from the Permanent Collection, which will be on view. General Admission: $5.00/TMA members: Free Coffee and light snacks provided. RSVPs are helpful, but not required. To RSVP email: staff@tritonmuseum.org Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, Ca 95050 Office Phone: (408) 247-3754 / Gallery Phone: (408) 247-2438 staff@tritonmuseum.org / www.tritonmuseum.org

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Bonnie J. Smith's Textile Indigo Installation Opens March 16

Bonnie J. Smith's textile indigo installation "Thoughts of the Mind, Interpretations in Indigo" was selected to be exhibited at the 46th Annual Textile Exhibition at the Olive Hyde Gallery in the Redwood Gallery, 123 Washington Blvd., Fremont, California. Exhibit dates are March 16 - April 26, 2014. Opening reception is March 28, 7-9 PM. www.bonniejofiberarts.com .

This installation was created 100% using the indigo dye bath method and tells the story of religious segregation my family endured for many years while I was growing up in the Mid West of the United States. 

Bonnie J. Smith - "Forming My Life" Exhibit in SF

Bonnie J. Smith's solo exhibit "Forming My Life", at the Women's Health & Recreation Center runs through April 27, 2014.  Hours are Mon- Sunday 10:00 - 4:30 pm.  The center is located at  3698 California Street, San Francisco, Ca.

 

Mom and Me

Solo Show by Yvonne Newhouse

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”

 Edward Abbey.

Watercolor Paintings

Hidden Treasures in Full View

Flowers and Landscapes 

at the

The Foster City Gallery

February 26 to April 11, 2014

Reception March 8, 2-4 pm

The event is free and open to the public.  Foster City Art Gallery is located in the Recreation Center lobby at 650 Shell Blvd.  Gallery hours are 8am-10pm Monday through Thursday and 8am-12pm Friday and Saturday.

I hope to see you there..

SIERRA SPRING

 WINDY HILL TRILLIUM