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Art Exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center
Three new exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center: Reality|Fantasy, an exhibition of large scale portraiture in oil and drawings in colored pencil by Zander Bice, curated by Alida Bray, is being shown in the Main Gallery. The East Gallery is presenting a group show, Soft Power, featuring the work of our own Sanchez Studio Artists. Elements of Life, in the West Gallery is a collection of work by members of the Art Guild of Pacifica.
Portraiture, one of the oldest forms of art making, historically reflected individuals in high positions of power. Zander Bice, grandson of Spanish painter and royal portraitist Ricardo Macarrón, has clear lineage with this artistic prowess though has moved from the courts to views of modern life.
Reality|Fantasy, Bice’s first solo exhibition reflects the two focuses of his work: portraits of friends and family and inventive drawings depicting an imagined world that parallels American life. Four of the portraits in the exhibition, created in oil on canvas, take on the large scale of history measuring six feet by four feet and capture full figures with regal demeanor. But there, the comparison ends. Sitters — family and friends — are presented in candid environments that speak to their lifestyles and identity, capturing various moods that invite contemplation as to their moods and thoughts. “Amama”, a portrait of Bice’s grandmother completed in colored pencil and oil pastel, offers a unique perspective that clearly presents the subjects towering personality.
The colored pencil drawings per the artist, “portray an amalgamation of archetypes of businessmen, private investigators, and comic book supervillians,” characters deep in American mythology. Through the bifurcating focuses, the fantastical and the real, the artist aims to represent the internal and external interpretations of contemporary life.
Zander Bice (b 1988) is based in Berkeley, CA. Originally trained as an illustrator at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Zander has worked in both commercial art as well as exhibiting artwork in group shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
On Sunday, August 10, beginning at 3:30 pm, the artist will be in conversation with exhibition curator, Alida Bray.
Soft Power,a group exhibition, reflects the collective creative power of the artists who conduct their art practice at Sanchez Art Center. The title of the exhibition brings forth the recognition that artists, through their work — either quietly and/or in bold statements of strength — create community through their art by providing a depth of emotions for us to explore, the opportunity to delve into complex issues together, the offering of building connection and understanding, as well as inspiring us with originality, imagination and our shared humanity.
The exhibition includes an exciting variety of mediums and style. Sculpture to textile. Paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor. Mixed media, ink, assemblage, videography, photography, fine jewelry, and printmaking.
Sanchez Studio Artists included in the exhibition are: Jennifer Alpaugh, Kristina Ayala, Janet Barker, Tim Berry, G. Lee Boerger, Irene Carvajal, Sharon Collins, Cynthia Darling, Chris Darst, Robert Dvorak, Sheila Finch, Alan Firestone, Susan Friedman, Sheila Gamble, Nancy Hall, Riitta Herwitz, Andrew Leone, Oscar Lopez, Michelle McCoy, Charles McDevitt, James McPhee, Jan Michaels, Kimberlie Moutoux, Cynthia Rettig, Elizabeth Ross, Nancy Mona Russell, Jesse Schlenker, Rig Terrell and Ann West.
In addition to the in person in the East Gallery, works in the show are available to view online in the Sanchez Art Center Virtual Galleries.
A gallery walk and talk for the Soft Power Exhibition will be held on Sunday, August 3, beginning at 2:00 pm.
Over 50 artworks by members of the Art Guild of Pacifica, are sharing works on the theme of Elements of Life. From new growth and nature to fire, the human brain to spiraling wind, whimsical to real life, artists working in natural stones, wood, ceramics, acrylic, oil, mixed media, photography, sculpture, and more, offer their perspective on the theme. The Art Guild is also offering small artworks and art cards for purchase (cash/check).
Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd in Pacifica, about a mile east of Highway 1. Following opening night, the galleries are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm, and by appointment, through August 10. For more information call 650.355.1894 or visit SanchezArtCenter.org.
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