July 21-Aug 26, 2018
Carrie Lederer and Mary B White, Jurors
Member Preview: Thursday, July 19, 6:00-7:00 pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 21, 6:00-8:00 pm
Complicated, amorphous, intimidating, ancient, and finicky, glass as an art material is as manifold in its adaptability as in its appearance. Artists working with hot and cold glass are invited to demonstrate the boundless possibility of contemporary expression in glass.
Participating Artists
Mimi Abers | Emmett Barnacle | Dean Bensen | Evan Burnette | Danielle Buxton | Larry Cazes
Morgan Chivers | Rejina Christopher | Greg Dietrich | Michael Dupille | Sally Fairfax | John Fansmith
Greg Gorman | Tali Grinshpan | Nathalie Houghton | Duncan House | Rob Jenkins | Joanna Kidd
Weston Lambert | Paul Messink | Elizabeth Miles | Pam Morris | Gerry Newcomb | Bruce Pizzichillo
Clifford Rainey | Carol Roseman | Nadine Saylor | Colette Standish | Arthur Stern
Demetra Theofanous | Erika Von Zoog | Gina Zetts | Scott Zoog
Juror Carrie Lederer has been Curator of Exhibitions at Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek for more than two decades, previously working for the Falkirk Cultural Center and the Oakland Museum Association, and managing Walnut Creek’s Public Arts Program. She has organized numerous glass exhibitions. Her curatorial projects are thought-provoking and varied, and have included such avante-garde themes as neon, skate art, inflatables, cardboard sculptures, and superheroes. An award-winning artist in her own right, she holds a BFA from Michigan State University and a BA in Art Education.
Juror Mary B. White holds an MFA from California College of the Arts as well as a BFA in ceramics and a teaching credential. A Fulbright Scholar, she taught for two semesters in Dublin, Ireland 2009-10 at National College of Art and Design. For more than nineteen years, she was in charge of the glass areas, graduate and undergraduate, at San Jose State University, and she helped start the Crucible glass department in Oakland. She has taught at Pilchuck, Corning Museum of Glass,and is a board member of WEAD (Women Eco Artists Dialogue.) Her work often explores relationships between the environment and art, and illustrates the collaborations and dialogues ensuing from such examinations. Often commissioned for public artworks, her glass installations and sculptures are investigatory, innovative, and large scale.
About Arts Benicia: Arts Benicia is a community-based non-profit offering diverse and relevant exhibitions in its gallery and at other exhibition venues in Benicia; engaging public programs; creative workshops for adults; and inspiring youth arts educational programming. Located in the Historic Benicia Arsenal, Arts Benicia has been a vital part of the California Bay Area regional art scene for over 31 years, supporting artistic development and enriching the larger community.
Gallery Location: Arts Benicia, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 114, Benicia, CA 94510 | artsbenicia.org | 707-747-0131
Information for Participating Artists:
Art Pick Up Aug 28-29, 2-7 PM