Two of my pieces have been selected for this group show, juried by Sarah Barsness.

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1, 6:00-8:00 pm

Family Art Day: Sunday, June 2, 1:00-3:00 pm

Artist Talk by Nathan Lynch, Chair of Ceramics, California College of the Arts: Thursday, June 6, 6:30 pm.

This exhibition and associated public events seek to capture and explore the ways that birds influence our understanding of our place in the world. To understand ourselves and our surroundings, humans think in metaphor and view the world through an imagined lens. As the enchanted realm of birds provides a natural metaphor for the innate desires and aspirations of human existence, so too does it inspire the creation of art. The sheer scale of birds in nature, found in every earthly domain no matter how inhospitable, and their remarkable mechanisms of adaptation to land, air, and sea, contribute to our fascination.

About the Juror: Sarah Barsness was born and raised in the American West. Her photographs, installations and mixed media pieces – which incorporate photography, printmaking, fabric, and other media – have been exhibited in the Bay Area, throughout the USA, Greece, Mexico and Japan. She is a past Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts, and a former Artist in Residence at Recology  – the San Francisco “dump”.  She is an alumna of the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle,   where she also taught for many years, and received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Previously she was a full-time faculty in the School of Photography at the Academy of Art University and she currently heads the department of photography at Solano Community College.

Phone: 707-747-0131