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Art Gallery at the Orinda Library Lisa Dell'Anno Karen Hildebrand Thuy Linh Bennett King Andy Toro
Monday, July 29, 2024 - 10:00 AM
to Friday, August 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM See all dates and Times
The Lamorinda Arts Council invites the public to meet these talented exhibitors on Saturday August 3 at a reception in their honor from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. View and/or purchase artwork online at https://lamorindaarts.org/online-galleries/.
Lisa Dell’Anno represents the Diablo Valley Branch of the national Soul Box Project. She is exhibiting eight 24” x 48” panels, each with 98 hand-folded 3” square origami (folded) paper boxes carrying the name of a victim of gunfire violence and/or a message of hope or protest. The Project aims to raise awareness of the U.S. gun violence epidemic.
The Center for Disease Control’s 2022 study shows more than 48,000 firearm-related deaths in the United States or about 132 people dying from a firearm-related injury occurs each day. Of these deaths, more than half were suicides. Dell’Anno said, “This display represents six days of gunfire deaths in America.” To learn more go to https://soulboxproject.org.
Thuy Linh Bennett Kang was born in Vietnam and fled war-torn Vietnam to America in 1975. After years of working as a teacher she relocated to Eastern Europe and Central Asia. She volunteered her time at orphanages in Kazakhstan.
Throughout her life she has been painting. “My works explore the idea of isolation and the need to find meaning in the chaos of our mind. I’d like for viewers to question what they see. Whether it is something from nature or a dream,” said Kang. See more at https:///linhkang.com.
Karen Hildebrand has been creating ceramics for 14 years and is showing 35-40 pieces. “While I have been inspired by several ceramics teachers as well as other students, nature provides me with endless inspiration,” said Hildebrand.” Her “Raku Ceramics, Hand Carved Surface Design” 9” x 5” vessel is delicately drawn with dragonflies and pine sprigs overlapping a very fine Raku glaze.
Andy Toro was born in Hungary and is an American sprint canoer who is displaying some of his Olympic memorabilia. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Rome in 1960 along with his doubles partner Imre Farkas.
Questions about the exhibit dates or need more information? Visit https://LamorindaArts.org/galleries-2, email [email protected], or call 925.359.4490.
