What: EDGE: 13 Artists using common materials in uncommon ways

Ventana Amico, Allegra Burke, Jeanette Carr, Cynthia Jensen, Marty Jonas, Shoko Kageyama-Klyce, Giselle Kappus, Melody Oxarart, Thomas Pratt, Ruth Tabancay, Cecelia Thorner, Stuart Wagner, Nancy Ziegler-Nodelman

 

Where: Arts Benicia Center Gallery

 991 Tyler Street, Suite 114

 Benicia, CA 94510

 

When: March 23 - April 20, 2008

 

 

Activities in Conjunction with the show:

 

 What: Reception for the Artists

 Sunday, March 30, 3 - 5 p.m.

 

Where:  Arts Benicia Center Gallery

 991 Tyler Street, Suite 114

 Benicia, CA 94510

 

Contact person:  Erika Von Zoog, Program Coordinator

 (707) 747-0131

 

Images: Hi Res Images available upon request, viewable at http://www.artsbenicia.org/

Attached:   Marty Jonas, Intersection: Addison & 6th, hand dyed cotton fabrics & embroidery, 42″ x 28″

 Melody Oxarart, Asana, found metal culvert, patinaed, ‘dressed’ in hand dyed fabric, wax, thread, 11 x 11 x 6.5

 

 

 

EDGE: 13 artists using common materials in uncommon ways

 

Arts Benicia is proud the present the work of 13 Bay Are artists from the Edge Art Group, whose work is characterized by an imaginative use of materials and innovative techniques. These artists share an interest in the unexpected: often their work evokes connections with familiar objects or methods of fabrication, surprising the viewer with a visual pun, or the fact that it is actually made from something other than what it seems. They are exploring the edges of art, craft, and the fabrication of everyday or domestic objects.

 

Benicia artist Marty Jonas joined the Edge group in 2 years ago, and felt that an exhibit of their work would be a good match for Arts Benicia. Jonas, an artist who works primarily in fiber media, has shown at all of Arts Benicia’s member exhibits for many years, as well as being an active Arts Benicia volunteer.

 

The other 12 artists are primarily from Alameda, Sonoma, and Marin Counties, although 3 have relocated to Arizona, New Mexico, and Florida. They are Ventana Amico, Allegra Burke, Jeanette Carr, Cynthia Jensen, Shoko Kageyama-Klyce, Giselle Kappus, Melody Oxarart, Thomas Pratt, Ruth Tabancay, Cecelia Thorner, Stuart Wagner, and Nancy Zeigler-Nodelman. All of these accomplished mixed-media artists are in mid-career, and have shown their work nationally and internationally: much of their work has been published in books and periodicals and is included in many private, museum, and corporate collections.

 

EDGE opens March 22 and will be on view through April 20th. The reception, generously sponsored by James H. Riley, CFP, is Sunday, March 30th at 3 PM. All are invited.

 

Arts Benicia Center Gallery is located at 991 Tyler Street, Suite 114 in Benicia’s Arsenal district. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from noon to 5 PM, or by arrangement. Admission is free.

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Arts Benicia is a non-profit organization with a contemporary gallery exhibiting the work of selected fine artists and artisans of California with emphasis on Benicia artists. Adjunct activities include poetry readings and workshops, slide shows and talks by exhibiting artists, as well as music and dance events. Arts Benicia is Benicia’s official arts body promoting culture and the arts in the area.