February, 2008
Art Wall Feb 2008
Marilyn Hoeck Neal
Marilyn Hoeck Neal received a BFA from Cal State Los Angeles, and has done graduate work at UCLA and USC. She also studied at Atelier of London, Vladimar Tretchikoff School of Painting in South Africa, and La Escuela de Artes Plasticas of Mexico City. She continues to study with well-known American artists.
July, 2007
Art Wall Jul 2007
The Art of Two Sisters: Joanne Cullen & Lois Haytin
Joanne Cullen and Lois Haytin are sisters who grew up in St. Paul, MN, and found their individual ways to make art, which will be displayed on the gallery wall in July.
June, 2007
Art Wall Jun 2007
Bettye Barclay Mandalas: Second Generation
Artist’s statement: "These paintings speak to me of the wholeness of life. They serve as a visual expression of the cycles and changes that are part of life. Starting with the circle form, aware of the role of mandalas as a meditative assist, I worked with the circle-within-a-square format drawing on two sacred symbols as the beginning, then worked with color and shape within this selfimposed limit. I have long been interested in exploring the meanings of life beyond words.
December, 2006
Art Wall Dec 2006
Our Own Artists
Every December, the art wall features works by our own UUCCSM artists. Past years’ exhibits have included paintings, collages, photography, and ceramic wall art. Many pieces will be offered for sale.
October, 2006
Art Wall Oct 2006
Lynn Mikami
Lynn Mikami is an associate member of the National Watercolor Society whose work is frequently shown in the Los Angeles area and at the Annual Manzanar Exhibit.
September, 2006
Art Wall Sep 2006
Gilbert Johnquest
Gilbert Johnquest has a bachelor of fine arts in sculpture from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He taught studio practices at Cleveland State University. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1979, he has exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the L.A. area.
Artist’s Statement: "Salvaging mystery: exploration of nature's relation to our evolutionary process, spirit and magic in art and our relations, influenced by everything—and then some."
A reception for the artist will be held on September 10 at 3 p.m. in Forbes Hall.
August, 2006
Art Wall Aug 2006
Carol Ring
Artist's Statement:
"Basically, I am a Photoshop junkie. I shoot anything interesting that catches my eye. It might be a beautiful flower, rusting sign, or bold new bit of graffiti. Recently it was a captivating Chinese figure- drawing model.
July, 2006
Art Wall Jul 2006
Loraine Stern
ARTIST’S STATEMENT: In "The Undressed Art/Why We Draw," Peter Steinhart says: "Drawing the figure is a kind of exploration, a search for our own nature, our origins, our souls...we draw the figure because it offers us the possibility of seeing deeper into one another’s nature, into ourselves, into human nature in general."
June, 2006
Art Wall Jun 2006
Milly St. Charles
Artist’s statement: "In 1982, at the age of 63, I took my first art class, a course in Beginning Printmaking, at Santa Monica College. In 1984 I was introduced to the collograph, a form of printmaking that uses a collage of textured materials to create an image. I thououghly enjoyed the process of creating the collograph which involved finding the materials to achieve the desired patterns in the print. The making of the collograph became a discovery proces, an adventure for me.
May, 2006
Art Wall May 2006
Ann Marie Ferreira
Ann Marie, who as a child survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, studied art at Cal State in both Sacramento and Long Beach. She taught art for many years at Santa Monica High School, while pursuing her own work. She has exhibited widely and can be found in both corporate and private collections.
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