EXHIBITIONS

Jann Nunn & Catherine Daley, PRS Exhibitions Committee Co-chairs

The PRS Exhibitions Committee is delighted to announce that this long-awaited exhibition will open soon at the stunning and prestigious Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. As a part of the Commonwealth Club's July 8 re-opening celebration for its members, Marguerite Elliot, Jann Nunn, & Charles Stinson gave artist talks, which were well received & generated many questions & comments. 

Artists in the exhibition will install larger works 10 AM to 4 PM Wednesday September 8; smaller works will be installed 10 AM to 4 PM Thursday September 9. An opening reception is tentatively planned for 3 to 5:30 PM on Saturday October 2, 2021.  

The Exhibitions Committee is thrilled that additional future exhibitions are already in the works at this spectacular location; stay tuned for more news. Questions about this or future exhibitions?  Please email Exhibitions@PacificRimSculptors.org.

Included in the exhibition are works by these artists (in alphabetical order):  Claudette Bleijenberg, Catherine Bohrman, Catherine Daley, Tara Daly, Margaritte Elliot (image above), Eileen Fitz-Faulkner, Maru Hoeber, Stan Huncilman, Marilyn Kuksht, Kristin Lindseth, Oleg Lobykin, Judy Miller, Jann Nunn (image above), Jeff Owen, Mickey Quinn, Christopher Sawyer, Charles Stinson, & Oceana Rain Stuart (images above).

EVENTS: SECOND SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT

Eileen Fitz-Faulkner & Catherine Daley, PRS Events Committee Co-chairs -- Events@PacificRimSculptors.org

CHERYL COON

July 11, 2021

Cheryl Coon

The July 2021 PRS Event Spotlight visited Cheryl Coon's studio in the Emeryville (CA) Artist Coop, a forty year old non-profit organization that offers affordable live-work studios for working artists. Visiting members enjoyed catching up -- this was the first in-person event since before the start of the COVID pandemic. Cheryl offered home-made kombucha and a tour of the studio and loft area -- complete with art & lots of orchids. 

Cheryl reports: 

We talked about my current work: a large installation about the experience of being isolated during the covid pandemic. The entire installation is about 12' high x 100' long, and consists of a variety of forms inspired by microscopy and biology. The forms are made with zip ties, aluminum and other industrial materials. They are abstractions of microscopic organisms such as pollen, viruses, bacteria, diatoms, plankton, etc. that have the power to affect our physical well-being. 

Cheryl continues: 

The main section on the wall was an homage to Ruth Asawa, who was interned for a year and a half in a WW-II Japanese internment camp. I often thought about her life and artwork during this year of social isolation during the covid pandemic. I did a short demo on Ruth Asawa's wire techniques.

MEMBER NEWS

MARGUERITE ELLIOT

Marguerite Elliot, "Where Have All the Birds Gone?", 2021,

180”H x 48”W x 48”D, steel, paint; photo by Stephanie Mohan

Marguerite Elliot, "Where Have All the Birds Gone?", detail

Marguerite Elliot reports "I was honored to be selected to install my new Sentinel sculpture, "Where Have All The Birds Gone?" in the Parkade in downtown Fairfax, CA. There are 2.9 billion fewer birds now than 50 years ago, due to habitat loss, use of pesticides, and other man-made causes." Marguerite goes on to quote from Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring: “On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices, there was now no sound…”  Read more about Marguerite's piece at this link. 

Marguerite continues: "I am thrilled to be included in the International Artist Residency in Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, County of Clare, Ireland. Artists come and work for weeks in the incredibly beautiful area on the Wild Atlantic Coast." The residency began 7/29/2021 and continues through 8/13/2021. Read more about the residency at this link. 

JACQUELYN GIUFFRE

Jacquelyn Giuffre, "Edward", 2020, 

6”H x 5”W x 9”D, bronze; photo by Dana Davis

Jacquelyn Giuffre's sculptured portrait of baby rhinoceros, Edward, previously seen in this newsletter, was awarded the Pieter and Alfredo Montana Memorial Award for outstanding work in the 88th Annual National Sculpture Society show at Brookgreen Gardens, SC, and appeared in the July/August issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.