November 10 – December 21, 2018
Jennifer Perlmutter, Juror
Member Preview: Thursday, November 8, 6:00-7:00 pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 10, 6:00-8:00 pm
Artwork: Disguise, by Susan Silvester
The history of art shows us that artists and plants are a natural pairing. Artists have been creating botanical lore for centuries, inspired by the forms, colors, myths, metaphors, science, and symbolism of plants.
Participating artists:
Heidi Almosara | Bobbie Altman | Janis Anton | Jenny Arevalo | Paula Boas | Polly Bradbury
Carla Marie Bratt | Paul Braybrook | Mark Bremer | Pat Calabro | Lara Cannon | Gerry Chapleski
Debi Cooper | Lynne Cunningham | Merry Curran Gregg | Nikki Basch-Davis | Shari Arai DeBoer
Vicki Byrum Dennis | Hedi B. Desuyo | Greg Dietrich | Steve Donegan | Gary Eleinko | Barbara Ellard
Linda L. Ellinwood | Marguerite Elliot | Lorrie Fink | Maura Freeman | Virginia S. George
Nancy Gesimondo | Sonia Gill | Lisa Toby Goodman | Vicki Gunter | Nicolin Haines
Karen Hatzigeorgiou | John Haubrich | Frank Hoeffler | Yue Jiang | Joanna Kidd | Lauren Kussro
Lynda Kusuma | Vanda Lavar | Christine Lemor | Teeda LoCodo | Rosanna Lyons | Elise Marshall
Roger Matsumoto | Pat Mayer | Sonya McAlister | Kimberly McCarthy | Susan McCarty
Pamela McCauley | Erin McCluskey Wheeler | David McCrae | Teagan McLarnan | Julia McLeod
Connie Millholland | Marc Newton | Kelsey Nollette | Mary Parkerson | Chuck Potter | Ajean Ryan
Robert Schwiebert | Roxanne Sexauer | Jimmy “James” Shier | Mary Shisler | Joan Siem
Susan Silvester | John Smither | Jeff Snell | Allison Spreadborough | Megan St.Clair | Jennifer Tachera
Tanzanight | Gene Thomas | Dee Tivenan | Amy Torgeson | Ouida Touchon | Lucia P. Tsang
Steph Van Doren | Lisa Warren | Jan Watten | Diane Williams | Laura Sharp Wilson
Danielle Wogulis | Emil Yanos | June Yokell | Linda Zupcic
Jennifer Perlmutter, Juror, balances the influences of nature and civilization in her work, combining environmental character with urban features in a complex layering to create a push-pull of color, figure and texture. Botanicals were her first subjects, used to explore watercolors and oils in the late 90s. She produced chinoiserie, artwork and deep, layered finishes on high-end furniture, featured in LA’s Pacific Design Center. Perlmutter ultimately found her niche in mixed media on wood and canvas, which is her predominant medium today. She opened a gallery in Lafayette, CA in 2014, exhibiting a diverse program of contemporary art. Perlmutter’s work has been widely commissioned, collected internationally, and shown in New York, Beverly Hills, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
This exhibition is sponsored in part by Perfect Puree, a Gold Level Sponsor, the Benicia Cat Clinic, a Gold Level Sponsor, Law Offices of Dana Dean, a Gold Level Sponsor, Ironhorse Home, a Gold Level Sponsor, and Ruszel Woodworks, a Silver Level Sponsor. Thank you to our generous sponsors for helping support this exhibition.
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
Important Dates for Artists:
Hand Delivered Work Pick up: Jan 10-12, 2019
Shipped Work Return: begins on Jan 10, 2019