Peller Marion
Upcoming Shows
O'HANLON GALLERY:
September 2 to 30, 2008
Peller Marion "Gratitude"
On Tuesday, September 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., O’Hanlon Center for the Arts will present an Open House and Reception for September’s show “Gratitude,” one woman show by Peller Marion. The show runs through September 30, 2008. Refreshments will be served.
Partial proceeds from sales during the month-long exhibit and donations will go toward the care of Grace Dammann. The artist explains the title and her generous gesture,
“The best part about turning sixty-five is getting Blue Cross to take their hand out of my checking account each month. Now if you're younger than sixty-five you might not understand the gratitude a creative person, like myself, might feel for (1) finally finding my own voice where others' approval is incidental (2) finding a setting like O'Hanlon Center for the Arts that values and embraces many different voices as varied as they might be (3) and helping others who momentarily are on a rocky path to get back to their own voices, like Grace Dammann.
70% of proceeds from the sale of the paintings and donations will be given to The Grace Dammann Fund for her care so she and her family, partner Fu Schroeder and daughter Sabrina, might express their creativity freely. The remaining 30% will go to the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts to help support their mission and goals.
Grace Dammann and Sabrina were in a head-on collision on the Golden Gate Bridge in May. Sabrina survived with minor injuries while Grace, a doctor at Laguna Honda Hospital, a member of the Zen Center Community, and parent with Fu to Sabrina, was in a coma for a month. She is recovering at Kentfield Rehab. What a better way to extend my gratitude to others who momentarily need communal support.”
Also on September 2 from 4 to 6 p.m., the Center will host a Roundtable for the Arts dialogue, a monthly discussion of issues relating to creative processes.
The opening show on September 2 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.
Also on Exhibit:
“Asian Spaces – Asian Faces:
Photography by Ginna Fleming”
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts’ Loft Gallery will present “Asian Spaces – Asian Faces: Photography by Ginna Fleming.” Ginna’s expertly executed, crisp photos pay homage to the many people and places she’s encountered on recent trips abroad and transport viewers to faraway lands. This exhibit focuses on Ginna’s Asian voyages. 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.