From the PresidentHappy Almost-Spring Everyone A big congratulations to all the members participating in the two wonderful PRS exhibitions currently at the Museum of Sonoma County and the Santa Cruz Art League. Huge thank yous to members and volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure the exhibitions took place, in particular Catherine Daley and Lynne Todaro. We need your help! We are loosing three board members, and we want to continue to fill the board with PRS members. No specific experience necessary - though we welcome in particular members with experience in working on another board, accounting, exhibitions, and/or PR/marketing/communications. Please reach out to me to discuss - president@pacificrimsculptors.org We also need members help producing our newsletter. The current monthly production schedule may not be able to be maintained if more members can’t pitch in and help. Hope to see you in the galleries or studio soon- Barry Beach President, PRS Board of Trustees |
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The opening reception of "A Question of Balance" at the Museum of Sonoma County (MSC) at the end of last month was more than anything we could have asked for. At one point, there so many attendees that you could hardly see the art in the museum! A big thank you to the Exhibitions Committee for coordinating this amazing exhibition, participating artists for making the show so diverse and everyone who came to show support. we appreciate all of you!
In case you missed the reception the museum will be releasing a number of dates released for events including artist talks, and even sculpture demos on International Sculpture Day!
Info about the exhibition: “A Question of Balance: Selected Works from Pacific Rim Sculptors.” Artworks for the exhibition were selected by jurors Jeff Nathanson (MSC) and Kate Eilertsen (Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art). Artists used their own interpretations in materials, techniques, subject matter, or a combination of concepts to address the theme of balance. The resulting exhibition features 45 sculptors representing a diverse range of approaches, techniques, and materials. Included are sculptural works in metal, wood, stone, mixed media, and installation in sizes ranging from nine inches to over 12 feet in height!
Join us for the Second Saturday Artist Talks
Exhibition dates: January 27- May 26, 2024
Location: Museum of Sonoma County - 425 7th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Congratulations to the participating artists!
Don Ajello, Richard Alpert, Susan Amorde, Jerry Barrish, Barry Beach, Barbara M. Berk, Jan Blythe, Nancy Brown, Jay Capela, Cheryl Coon, Sena Clara Creston, Catherine Daley, Lynn Dau, Rene Dayan Whitehead, Eileen Fitz-Faulkner, Rebecca Fox, Sheila Ghidini, Annette Goodfriend, Jane Grimm, Briona Hendren, Stan Huncilman, Rachel Karklin, Peter Keresztury, Jeff Key, Kathleen King, Terry Kreiter, Magels Landet, Oleg Lobykin, Jann Nunn, Moto Ohtake, Ucki Ood, Jeff Owen, Renee Owen, John Pashilk, Priyanka Rana, Ruth Santee, Rose Sellery, Vickie Jo S0well, Charles Splady, Richard Starks, Kline Swonger, Leitha Thrall, Laura Van Duren, Mary White, and Alexander Yoshikawa
Here are a few photos from the Saturday March 9th Artist Talks with Jeff Key, Renee Owen and Kathleen King:
Jeff Key - artist talk at the Museum of Sonoma County, photo by Briona Hendren
Renee Owen - artist talk at the Museum of Sonoma County, photo by Briona Hendren
Kathleen King - artist talk at the Museum of Sonoma County, photo by Briona Hendren
MEMBER NEWSRichard Alpert, Barry Beach, Jeff Key, JAN BLYTHE, & JERRY ROSS BARRISHPRS members Richard Alpert, Barry Beach, Jeff Key, Jan Blythe and Jerry Ross Barrish are showing together in the exhibition entitled In Flux: Recalibrating The Unknown at the Museum of Northern California Art. This is an exhibition of 170+ SFAI artists, curated by Jeremy P. H. Morgan. The exhibition showcases individual and collaborative works that explore the unknown, including the video Earshot by PRS member Richard H. Alpert. This show runs from March 21 to May 12, 2024, at MONCA, with an opening reception on March 22, 5:00 - 8:00 PM. Location: Museum of Northern California Art - 900 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926 For more information: www.sfartistsalumni.org/influx Richard Alpert, Ear Shot Jeff Key, Vessel 56- Release |
Barry Beach, Jane Grimm, & Jan BlythePRS members Barry Beach, Jane Grimm, and Jan Blythe are exhibiting together at the Sausalito Center for the Arts in the exhibition Bay Area Arts and Crafts. This juried group exhibition, curated by Shiva Pakel, features levels of skill, craftsmanship, materials, techniques, and creativity in making these unique objects from the Bay Area. This exhibition on view from February 15 to March 15, 2024. Catch it before it closes! Location: Sausalito Center for the Arts - 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965 For more information: https://www.sausalitocenterforthearts.org/arts-crafts Jane Grimm, Rondo VII Jane Grimm, Rondo II Barry Beach, Accumulations Number 1 |
Barbara Berk, Jeff Key, & Jonathan LivingstonPRS members Barbara Berk, Jeff Key, and Jonathan Livingston were selected to participate in a juried exhibition at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery. Sculpture and Assemblage - An Exploration is a selection of significant 3-D works by three dozen established and emerging sculptors based in the SF Bay Area and beyond. Juried by SF Bay area and nationally recognized abstract metal sculptor Jeff Owen, it's a show not to miss! Runs March 7, 2024 through March 30, 2024, open Thursdays - Sundays. For more information: https://www.marinsocietyofartists.org/sculpture-and-assemblage-2024 The opening reception is on Friday, March 8, 5 pm to 8 pm. Location: Marin Society of Artists Gallery, 1515 3rd St, San Rafael, CA Barbara M. Berk, Interiors J Livingston, Spyre Jeff Key, Vessel 91- Scherzo |
Cheryl Coon & Jann NunnCheryl Coon and Jann Nunn are among 7 women artists selected for the exhibition Singing to the Difference: An Examination of Surface Strategies at the LH Horton Gallery San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton CA. Curated by Ruth Santee and TaVee Lee this exhibition was brought together for Women's History month, not to focus on women’s “issues” but rather the making and display of non-objective art and its formal qualities. A note from Curator Ruth Santee:
Exhibiting artists: Cheryl Coon, Leah Korican, Lori Murphy, Jann Nunn, Celena Peet, and Adero Willard. Dates: March 7th - April 5th For more information: https://www.deltacollege.edu/student-life/delta-center-arts/lh-horton-jr-gallery/exhibitions-events/singing-difference Cheryl Coon, White Diatom |
Jane Ingram Allen, In Deep Water, installation view from Live Forever Foundation, Taiwan
Jane Ingram Allen, In Deep Water
Jane Ingram Allen, In Deep Water, installation view at GRO
Cheryl CoonCheryl Coon is in the exhibition Materiality curated by Beverly Rayner at the Cabrillo Gallery, Cabrillo College Aptos, CA. The three artists, Cheryl Coon, Ben Hunt, and Robert Ortbal, in this exhibition all use unusual materials, or work with materials in unusual ways. This shows runs from March 11 - April 12, 2024. Reception & Artist Talk for the show will be held on Saturday, April 13, from 2-5p For more information: https://www.cabrillo.edu/materiality/ Cheryl Coon, Symbiosis (detail) SHEILA GHIDINIOracle is presented at the Art Kiosk in Redwood City, March 2-April 14 2024. The installation is constructed of reconfigured wood chairs and a wall drawing of their cast shadows and negative spaces. This abstract arrangement of forms, lines, shapes and spaces plays with the interaction of what’s real and what is illusionary in a small temple-like structure on Court House Square, Redwood City. For more information: www.sheilaghidiniprojectspace.com Sheila Ghidini, Oracle Sheila Ghidini, Oracle (wall drawing) Sheila Ghidini, Sentry |
Jane GrimmJane Grimm is a part of the exhibition Women Artists Show, a group show of women artists at the Live Worms Gallery in San Francisco. The Exhibition is on view until March 16, 2024. Catch the show while you can! For more information: https://www.livewormsongrant.com/ Location: Live Worms Gallery, 1345 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA Dates: February 24th - March 16th Jane Grimm, Razz Ma Tazz XI Jane Grimm, Razz Ma Tazz XIV Jane Grimm, Razz Ma Tazz XVI Additionally, Jane Grimm is exhibiting in Women Rising 2024, curated by Renee De Carlo. This show is the third group exhibition of art by over 100 artists female-identifying and non-binary. The exhibition is on view at the Drawing Room Valencia in San Francisco thru March 24,2024. For more information: https://drawingroomsf.com/ Location: Drawing Room Valencia 599 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA Jane Grimm, Be Bop Jane Grimm, Razz XX Jane Grimm, Ode C |
Catherine Daley & Magels LandetA photo of artwork "Ripple" by Catherine Daley that is in the exhibition "A Question of Balance" was featured in an an article Pacific Rim Sculptors Presenting "A Question of Balance" at the Museum of Sonoma County on Monday, February 19, 2024. The body of the article includes "Metamorphosis" by Magels Landet, as well as listing all the participants names in the description of the exhibition. The Art Daily is an award-winning international news organization that covers art related news and feature stories from every corner of the globe on the net. It has over 24,00 daily readers, and 36,000 subscribers world-wide. For more information: https://artdaily.cc/news/166688/Pacific-Rim-sculptors-presenting--A-Question-of-Balance--at-Museum-of-Sonoma-County Screenshot from Art Daily website Screenshot of Magel Landet's sculpture Metamorphosis |
Jerry Barrish A solo show of Jerry Barrish work is on display in San Francisco. Plastic and Bronze, curated by Alida J. Bray, is an exhibition that highlights Jerry's work in plastics and bronze spanning from 1989 to his most recent 2024 work. To visit head to 33 Bartlett Street, San Francisco, CA. For more information: https://jerrybarrish.com Jerry Barrish, Magic Flute, 2023 Plastic & Bronze Flyer |
Tom KrempaTom Krempa was invited to write an article about his work in the Encaustic Arts Magazine Winter Issue, published on Dec 1st 2023. He was awarded a 20-page spread to share about his artist journey in encaustic in art and sculpture from age 11 to present day including several photos of his work. For more information and to download the article: https://eainm.com/encaustic-arts-magazine/ Tom Krempa, Fish Out of Water Tom Krempa, Crimson Sails Encaustic Magazine announcement |
Joseph SluskyJoseph Slusky is in an ongoing sculpture and painting exhibition in lively downtown San Francisco Cafe Dialogs between recent sculptures and paintings entitled Joseph Slusky, Java and Jive. Located at Sweet Joanna's Cafe in San Francisco. Location: Sweet Joanna's Cafe,101 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA Hours: 7:00am to 3pm, Monday through Friday Joseph Slusky, Jakarta Joseph Slusky, Umbria B |
Barry BeachBarry Beach is in a juried group show curated by Stan Gibbs entitled Studio Artists of Art Works Downtown on display at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes, CA. Exhibition on view February 17 to Sunday, March 17, 2024. Visit soon before the show closes! Location: Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Ste. 1101, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 For more information: https://galleryrouteone.org/2024/02/studio-artists-of-art-works-downtown/ Barry Beach, From the Accumulations and Excavations series, High and Dry, reclaimed wood Barry Beach, From the Accumulations and Excavations series, reclaimed wood |
Marguerite ElliotMarguerite Elliot is in the group show entitled Behind The Mask: The Art Of Women Who Weld at the Culture Lab in New York. Curated by Karen Dimit and Janet Rutkowski, this exhibition showcases the art of women artists who weld and work in metal. It is a misconception that there are few women working in metal in the arts. Throughout our history there have been many now-famous women who have made great strides in metalwork including: Barbara Hepworth, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Louise Bourgeois, Alice Aycock, etc. If you are in the New York area this spring be sure to make a trip to Long Island City in Queens! For more information: https://www.culturelablic.org/behind-the-mask Location: Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, Queens, NY Exhibition Dates: March 07, 2024 - May 28, 2024 Marguerite Elliot, Sacred Scars |
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