OUTLANDISH: CONTEMPORARY DEPICTIONS OF NATURE
AT THE BEDFORD GALLERY, WALNUT CREEK,
JULY 7 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
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Reception: July 7th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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The Bedford Gallery wraps up a memorable 2010-11 season with Outlandish, an intriguing exhibition that looks at landscape from a variety of vantage points in all media. From the micro to the macro, artists in Outlandish explore themes ranging from a tiny speck of a garden to a global view. The show is part national juried exhibition and part invitational. Alison Gass, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, selected 62 artists from around the country for the juried segment and there is over $2,000 awarded in prizes generously contributed by the Bedford Gallery Guild, Bedford Docent Council, Arch Drafting & Graphic Supply, Artist and Craftsman Supply, Cheap Pete's, Flax Art and Design, Gamblin Artists Colors Co., Golden Artist Colors, Liquitex Artist Materials, Utrecht Art Supplies, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Museum of Craft and Folk Art and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Outlandish Invitational was curated by Bedford Gallery Curator Carrie Lederer. Lederer says. “Outlandish is part invitational and part national juried show, and combines two distinct curatorial visions,” There are bound to be some surprises. We received over 600 artist submissions from all four corners of the U.S. including, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Montana, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Texas, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida - this bodes for an exciting show.”
The gallery will host a one-night terrarium building workshop at the July 7 opening, led by artists Yvette Molina and Sarah Filley. The artist team created the Wonderarium Mobile Plant Ambassador, a push cart packed with plants, dirt, tiny shovels and spray bottles. During the workshop, visitors can shovel a bit of dirt into a container and create their own mini-terrarium to take home from the Wonderarium.
Outlandish artists include: James Allison, Ted Andersen, Jonathan Andrews, Janis Anton, Tim Armstrong, Johnna Arnold, Will Arnold, Jenny E. Balisle, Nicki Bernacchi, Lu Beury, Edna Bingham, Jan Blythe, Melissa Bolger, Mariet Braakman, Jessica Cadkin, Mike Callaghan, Peter Carey, Jennifer L. Carney, Wrenay Gomez Charlton, Vicky Mei Chen, Tyrell Collins, Briana Crepinsek, Teresa Cunniff, Rebecca Degenhardt, Gene Erickson Oakland, Lisa Espenmiller, William Farley, Susan Field, Joel Frudden, Shelley Gardner, David Gillanders, Sheryl Glass, Alisha Green Michael Hall, Pamela Hamill, Kent Hasel, Daniel Healey, Sarah Hirneisen, Amy M. Ho, Lee Hunter, Joe Johnson, Henrik Kam, Andrzej Michael Karwacki, Erica Kempler, Jenifer Kent Monterey, Sarah Lapp, Magnolia Laurie, Joan Margolies-Kiernan, Jon McNeal, Benjamin Meyer, Jennifer Nelson, Julia Nelson-Gal, Michelle Ott, Ryan Reynolds, Lance Rivers, Aaron Rosenstreich, Allison Rowe , Martha Schlitt, Kim Snyder, Michelle Tobia, Kim Turos, Michael Verbenec and Marcos Weiss.
Invitational artists include: Mari Andrews, Vaughn Bell, Arthur Bell, Tony Bellaver, Tyler Bewley, Tiffany Bozic, Gary Brewer, John Casey, Noah Doely, Charlene Doiron Reinhart, Sarah Filley, Jessalyn Haggenjos, Misako Inaoka, Michael Kerbow, Josh Keyes, Amanda Klimek, Mary Anne Kluth, Therese Lahaie, Dan Lydersen, Yvette Molina, Crystal Morey, Areca Roe, Noah Sakamoto, Phyllis Shafer, Nicole Shaffer, Jenn Shifflet, Jake Watling and Derek Weisberg.
Bedford Gallery is located in the Lesher Center for the Arts at 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, four blocks south of the Walnut Creek BART station.
Telephone: 925/295-1417
Website: www.bedfordgallery.org
Admission: General $5; Youth (17 and under) $3; Children 12 and under, free; First Tuesdays are Free; Free for Friends of the Bedford, members of Diablo Regional Arts Association and ticket holders to events in the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) on ticketed date.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, Noon to 5:00 p.m.; and 6:00–8:00 p.m. on evenings when there are theater productions in the LCA. The Gallery is closed on Mondays
