Art Gallery at the Orinda Library: How Artists Examine Culture

This exhibit is unusual in that the artist is looking at culture both as an art maker and author; there are 87 artworks. Seven of the artists have written 16 narratives which are portrayed next to their visual artwork. In many exhibits, a curator writes a description of the art with a dusting of the academic; it is not a story or an artist statement. An artist statement is a brief written description explaining the work, creative process and artistic vision. In this Lamorinda Arts Council show, what you will read are stories inspired by the artwork. Or the stories that inspired the artwork. Either way, it is the artist doing both the writing and the artwork. This rare glimpse of the artist as both art maker and author leads to a glimpse of the internal voices that speak to the artists when they make art and to the artists when they write. The participating artists in this exhibit include Jennifer Atkins, Arlynn Bloom, Donna W. Brown, Suellen Cox, Jessica de Jesus, Judith Feins, Pamela Fletcher, Leslie Golden, Jeffrey Heyman, Lance Jackson, Shiva Jafarzadeh, Jenjamin, Amy Jane Jasinski, Ania Lesela, Barbara Lind, Jane Martin, Connie Millholland, Ebba Navas, Deanne Quenzel, Lois Reynolds Mead, Jenny Rosen, Amitai Schwartz, Ruth Stanton, Betsy Streeter, Lorna Strotz, Sharon Tama, Nancy Vachani and Briana Van Den Broeck. View and purchase their artwork online at bit.ly/43j1bjP. Out of the 28 artists exhibiting 87 artworks in the show there are 16 narratives written by seven artists. With so many pieces in the show you can expect to see ceramics, cartoons, digital art, oil and acrylic paintings, mixed media, drawings, photographs, watercolors and handmade art books.

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