Image (detail): Robert Gumpertz
Current Shows
“You, Me, Us, Them:
Exploring Contemporary Portraiture”
July 6 to July 29, 2010
First Tuesday Opening Reception, July 6, 6 to 8 p.m.
On Tuesday, July 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., O’Hanlon Center for the Arts will present an Open House and Reception for May’s exhibit “You, Me, Us, Them: Exploring Contemporary Portraiture,” a group show juried by internationally exhibited artist Irene Belknap of Mill Valley, MFA. The show runs through July 29, 2010.
“You, Me, Us, Them: Exploring Contemporary Portraiture” will feature pieces incorporating at least two different media and representing portraits of animate subjects, real or imagined. Non-traditional, abstract and experimental artwork will be encouraged.
Juror Irene Belknap was born in Munich, Germany. She studied painting at the Silvemine Academy in New Canaan, Connecticut and The Kokoshka School in Salzburg, Austria. She received a BA in History of Art from SweetBriar College in Virginia and an MFA in painting fro The San Francisco Art Institute. She has lived in Mill Valley since 1967 and shown her work nationally and internationally in both group and solo exhibitions. Her work has appeared in many publications and is also available in limited edition giclée prints. She is currently working toward a show in Amsterdam which will be called Physics And Other Possibilities.
The opening show on July 6 is part of the Mill Valley Art Commission’s monthly Gallery Walk, First Tuesday. The event is free of charge and open to all ages. Artwork on display is available for purchase. Proceeds from art sales support local artists and the non-profit with its on-going endeavors nurturing creativity and community.
Also on July 6 from 4 to 6 p.m., the Center will host a Roundtable for the Arts dialogue, where the participating artists will discuss issues relating to their creative processes. The Roundtable is a monthly event sponsored by the Center and is facilitated by painter, writer and O’Hanlon Center member Peller Marion. (Photo by Richard Stangl.)
Also on Exhibit:
“All You Can Art: A Creative Buffet”
The O’Hanlon Loft Gallery will feature specialty items from its “All You Can Art: A Creative Buffet” silent art auction. Over its 40 years serving Mill Valley, Marin and the greater Bay Area, O’Hanlon Center has amassed a huge art collection. During this event, those items will be for sale at rock-bottom prices. Works on paper, paintings, collages and more of local iconic artists are included in the lot. This will be a don’t-miss event! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. to place bids. More information to follow.The Loft Gallery is adjacent to the O’Hanlon Center Gallery on the Center grounds.
O’Hanlon Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.