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group show
Peaceable Kingdom: Animals Real and Imagined
March 3 - May 19, 2013
Over the Chocolate Hills, 2012, oil on canvas
March 3 - May 19, 2013
Over the Chocolate Hills, 2012, oil on canvas
Peaceable Kingdom: Animals Real and Imagined is devoted to investigating our storied and rich relationship with the animal world. This national exhibition was juried by Stephanie Cannizzo, Associate Curator at the Berkeley Art Museum and Cathy Kimball, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.Peaceable Kingdom explores the presence of animals in the visual arts and how they appear as metaphors, totems, objects of fear, and sources of emotional attachment and affection.
The Bedford Gallery received over 400 artist submissions for this juried show. After much deliberation, our jurors have selected 58 artists from around the U.S. to participate. The artworks chosen by our jurors represent a range of media, from traditional sculptural and painting practices to conceptually oriented mixed media installations.
Peaceable Kingdom explores the role animals have played in our shared cultural and artistic imagination. The history of human and animal interaction is filled with tales of failed domestication, unusual friendships, and fearsome predators. From Kipling’s ferocious Shere Khan to early imperial menageries, human fascination with the animal kingdom has run the gamut from emotional connection, to economic exploitation, and even scientific curiosity. Throughout all of these interactions, however, the sense of wonder we feel when we encounter animal life has been an enduring theme that has informed their continued and abiding presence in the visual arts.
The Bedford Gallery received over 400 artist submissions for this juried show. After much deliberation, our jurors have selected 58 artists from around the U.S. to participate. The artworks chosen by our jurors represent a range of media, from traditional sculptural and painting practices to conceptually oriented mixed media installations.
Peaceable Kingdom explores the role animals have played in our shared cultural and artistic imagination. The history of human and animal interaction is filled with tales of failed domestication, unusual friendships, and fearsome predators. From Kipling’s ferocious Shere Khan to early imperial menageries, human fascination with the animal kingdom has run the gamut from emotional connection, to economic exploitation, and even scientific curiosity. Throughout all of these interactions, however, the sense of wonder we feel when we encounter animal life has been an enduring theme that has informed their continued and abiding presence in the visual arts.
solo show
Metamorphosis
Opening reception
8/25/2012 2:00pm - 5:00pm
In this body of work Ayse focused on changing roles of women in today's society. The show includes latest color pencil drawings and oil paintings of the Artist.
UC Berkeley Extension Art & Design Center
2nd Floor Gallery
95 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Gallery Hours: Mon - Thu 8:30am - 10pm, Fri - Sun 10am - 5pm
