Opening Reception: January 14, 2021 6pm PT
CONTACT:
Marie Lee, Associate Professor
Department of Art, Media, Performance and Design
Jeannette Powell Art Center, University of the Pacific
Mlee2@pacific.edu
209.762.7623
For immediate release: On January 14, 2021 at 6pm PT, the Reynolds Gallery is pleased to host the opening of a juried virtual exhibition, “Dreaming of Equ>lity.” University of the Pacific student curators selected work from an open call addressing social and political discourses stimulated by the global crises of 2020. Thirty-one artists at all stages of their careers from across the US contributed work focused on their hopes for an end to the collective traumas of injustice, racism, discrimination, and climate destruction.
Artists bravely confront systemic disadvantages with camera, paintbrush, and pencil as swords. They also make the best of virtual opportunities to communicate messages of hope and to challenge us to create a more just and equal society. The forty-six pieces in the show include documentary photography, photomontage, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and video. Artists address issues of identity - Black Lives Matter features prominently - from painful experiences of constraint to proposing new ways of being free and genuine self-care. Tackling historic iniquity and honoring significant influences, they point to futures diverse and deeply imagined.
Exhibiting artists: Kamal Al Mansour, Ahmet Arslan, Jena Ataras, Aram Bea, Gretchen Beck, Joe Bussell, Christian Bustos, John Chang, Trevor Coopersmith, Michael Darough, Michael Kenneth Depue, Greta Dole, Kia Duras-Carter, Roya Farassat, Sherry Muyuan He, Firoz Mahmud, Crystal Marshall, George Lorio, Paolo Morales, Jeff Musser, Brenda Munguia, Nimisha Doongarwal, Alissa Ohashi, Nikki Parikh, Chris Revelle, Ann Stoddard, Laura Tanner, VANCAI, Morrie Warshawski, Sara Zielinski, and Jing Zhou.
The exhibition was conceived and created by student co-curators Crystal Baltazar, Paola Baltazar Salcedo, Angelique Doty, Jennifer Nava, Megan Rabatan and Kaelani Valdez-Nawatani under the mentorship of professor Marie Lee and university curator Lisa Cooperman.
The show can be viewed on ArtSteps, an online exhibition platform that allows audience to visit virtual spaces. Browse the exhibition or take the virtual tour curated by the gallery.
The Reynolds Gallery, located in the Jeannette Powell Art Center at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, encourages the exchange of artistic and cultural ideas, and provides Pacific students and the larger region a forum to explore traditional and contemporary art and design.
Zoom reception: https://pacific.zoom.us/j/92100257989?pwd=TndTOGt3OVJBMTMxZWFidWwvOHZ5UT09 (Meeting ID: 921 0025 7989, Passcode: 913356) on Thursday, January 14, 6 pm
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Brenda Munguia
Brendamunguia64@gmail.com
Michael Rose
michael@michaelrosefineart.com
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURED IN COMPETITIVE NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
Los Angeles – Local artist, Brenda Munguia, was one of 31 artists selected by gallerist Michael Rose for a special virtual art exhibition 31 Under 30: Emerging Artists in The United States, which will be on view on his website www.michaelrosefineart.com in August and September 2020. This exhibition is the second in an ongoing series of virtual initiatives to promote the work of talented artists by Mr. Rose, an art historian and gallery professional based in New England. The show received over 160 individual entries, which were winnowed down to 31 select artworks representing some of the best work being made by young artists throughout the country. For more information about this exhibition, contact Michael at michael@michaelrosefineart.com.
About Brenda Munguia
Brenda Munguia is a emerging visual artist and teaching artist from Los Angeles California. Her work has been exhibited at noted public institutions such as California State University Northridge, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Southern Indiana, and the Art Center College of Design. She was also part of the Vote Collective with LA County Arts at CSUN. She earned her BA in painting from California State University Northridge.
About Michael Rose:
Michael Rose is an art historian, gallerist, and appraiser based in New England. Currently the Gallery Manager at the historic Providence Art Club in Rhode Island, Rose is also an independent art advisor and speaker who has worked with artists and collectors throughout the region and around the country. He earned his BA in art history from Providence College and his Certificate in Appraisal Studies from New York University.
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For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Brenda Munguia
Brendamunguia64@gmail.com
Michael Rose
michael@michaelrosefineart.com
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURED IN COMPETITIVE NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
Los Angeles – Local artist, Brenda Munguia, was one of 31 artists selected by gallerist Michael Rose for a special virtual art exhibition 31 Under 30: Emerging Artists in The United States, which will be on view on his website www.michaelrosefineart.com in August and September 2020. This exhibition is the second in an ongoing series of virtual initiatives to promote the work of talented artists by Mr. Rose, an art historian and gallery professional based in New England. The show received over 160 individual entries, which were winnowed down to 31 select artworks representing some of the best work being made by young artists throughout the country. For more information about this exhibition, contact Michael at michael@michaelrosefineart.com.
About Brenda Munguia
Brenda Munguia is a emerging visual artist and teaching artist from Los Angeles California. Her work has been exhibited at noted public institutions such as California State University Northridge, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Southern Indiana, and the Art Center College of Design. She was also part of the Vote Collective with LA County Arts at CSUN. She earned her BA in painting from California State University Northridge.
About Michael Rose:
Michael Rose is an art historian, gallerist, and appraiser based in New England. Currently the Gallery Manager at the historic Providence Art Club in Rhode Island, Rose is also an independent art advisor and speaker who has worked with artists and collectors throughout the region and around the country. He earned his BA in art history from Providence College and his Certificate in Appraisal Studies from New York University.
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