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Sylvia White Gallery Summer Juried Show II 2008
July 30 - August 23, 2008
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 2, 2008, 2-4pm

SYLVIA WHITE GALLERY
1783 Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001
Telephone: 805-643-8300, FAX (866) 207-2506
Email:info@artadvice.com
Website:http://www.sylviawhite.com
Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m.

The Sylvia White Gallery presents their second juried show of the summer. This group show exhibits an eclectic blend from the vision of juror, Sylvia White.



Artists chosen represent an array of media and styles from all over the country. From Berkeley, California, Rene Fladen-Kamm's paintings are maps and diaries of states of being. Her current series Les Desmoiselles Elues are portraits of women that capture their immediate response to devastating news or revelation. Southern California artist, Toree Arntz, grew up amidst the world of art and fashion. Her work is grounded in a unique combination of surreal imagery, abstract expressionism and classical figure drawing. New York photographer, Murray Hidary reminds us that photography is very much akin to painting or sculpture, using light and film as paint, clay, and canvas. He creates otherworldly shapes and patterns, playfully examining the nature of light, matter and energy. From Toranto, Lisa Kodar's work creates a powerful sense of movement expressing her fascination with the intricacies of beauty. Kyle Milligan (Oakland, CA) is one of the rare pourers of iron, with which he creates modern takes on Victorian fires screens and art nouveau architectural gates in addition to sleek abstract metal work. Petra Nimtz is an intuitive painter working with lyrical brush marks and palette knives. This Vancouver, BC artist uses paint and mixed media, she covers areas of the entire canvas in bright colors, textures and marks that are expressions of inner workings. From Malibu, California, Rena Patterson's paintings place incongruous and conflicting objects from our contemporary culture in juxtaposition while referencing the Dutch tradition of detailed realism and hidden symbols. Long Beach artist, Gail Werner's paintings and works on paper contain dreamlike spaces influenced by Cupeño Indian creation stories. Images from the natural world are layered with cultural images related to pottery vessels, rock art, and basketry design.

On the exterior of the gallery, Kira Vollman’s installation is a visit to an alternate world using photographs that have been deconstructed and collaged. She creates an environment that is reminiscent of a miniature gallery or museum or perhaps a city from another dimension. The inhabitants of this world are doll eyes that take on their own dual personas. While these eyes are on view they are also viewing.

Additional artists selected:

Painting and Drawing: Allen Bentley (Ithaca, NY), Mark Butler (Richmond, CA), Jason Cimenski-Almogela (Ranch Cucamonga, CA), Jody Hewitt (Saugus, CA), Arthur Levy (Scottsdale, AZ), Melanie Moore (San Diego, CA), Andrea Raft (Simi Valley. CA), Gabriel Rivera (Los Angles, CA), Melanie Rothschild (Topanga, CA), Julia Schwarts (Santa Monica, CA), Tim Steele (Brookings, SD), Sanae Hayashi (Los Angeles, CA).

Photography:
Dan Bolwerk (Parker, CO), Jennifer Campbell (Nashville, TN), Simas Castillo (Northridge, CA), Kim Curinga (Eighty Four, PA), Lorenzo DeStefano (Ventura, CA), Stephen Galloway (San Fancisco, CA), Jacques Gamier (Laguna Beach, CA), Bruce Gundersen (Brooklyn, NY), Laurel Huggins (Ventura, CA), Dave Kimelberg (Charlestown, MA), Catherine Roberts Leach (Sherman Oaks, CA), John Math (Jupiter, RI), Dana Montlack (Atlanta, GA), Peter Prusinowski (Philidelphia, PA), Joseph E. Reid (Yonkers, NY), Gwen Samuels (Los Angeles, CA), Emily Ching-Ping Wang (San Francisco, CA), Tamsen Wojtanowski (Jenkintown, PA), Sonia McKenna (San Francisco, CA).

Mixed Media:
Paz De La Calzada (San Francisco, CA), Phillippe Jestin (San Francisco, CA), J.J. L'Heureux (Venice, CA), Andrew Ogus (San Francisco, CA), Cynthia Rogers (Los Angeles, CA), Joan Schulze (Sunnyvale, CA), Traci Shipley (Savannah, GA), Jill Stoll (Lubbock, TX).

Sculpture/Installation:
Steve Coy (Ann Arbor, MI), Eileen Doktorski (Logan, UT), Steve & Bob Lynch (Northridge, CA), Barbara McIntyre (Carpenteria,CA), Danielle Schlunegger (Ventura, CA), Hiroko Yoshimoto (Ventura, CA).