Events in January 2012:

NCAG Members

"Living on the Edge" could refer to literally living on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, on the edge of earthquake faults, or possibly to the edge of life. Members of the North Coast Artist Guild (NCAG) present their spin on the theme. Come see their visions of the edge.

North Coast Artists' Guild
Living on the Edge 2012
Prize Winners

• Best of Show
  • Keeper of the Words by Jackie Gardener
• Judge’s Awards
  • Going with the Flow by Cate Carre
  • Clouds Like Wild Horses by Denise Otterson
  • Prayer Flags for the Homeless by Jane Simmonds
  • Moon Riders by Barbara Kelley
  • Inukshuk II by Dean Thompson
• Oil & Acrylics
  1. A Random Act of Balance by Jim Vickery
  2. Alder Creek by Lori Robinson
  3. On the Road Again by Jane Raymond
• Water Media
  1. Toward Gualala Point Island by P.T. Nunn
  2. Landscape on the Edge by Bruce Jones
• Prints & Graphics
  1. She Wolf by Arna Means
• Sculpture
  1. Love Hurts by Jane Simmonds
  2. Mare & Foal by Cate Carre
• Mono Photography
  1. Lead Me to the Edge Tom Eckles
• Color Photography
  1. Dancing with the Edge by Sharon Nickodem
  2. Red Tide by David Donaldson
  3. Subtle Sunset by Tom Eckles
• Clay & Mosaic
  1. Silver Slabs by Dean Thompson
  2. Tide Pool by Jane Head
  3. Life’s Vertical Displacement by Ann Berger
• Fibers, Textiles & Soft Sculpture
  1. Sweet Home Alabama by Karen Scott
• Quilts
  1. Just Over the Edge by Chris Boersma Smith
• Digital Art
  1. Android Merman by Bill Apton
• Collage, Mixed-Media & Assemblage
  1. Face Value by Jon Handel
  2. Book Warrior by Jackie Gardener
  3. Shell Shocked by Bill Apton
• Pastels & Drawings
  1. Jeans: Preliminary Work-Up by Michael Henderson
  2. Water Margins by Anne Kessler
• Woodworking
  1. Amble edge Walnut Vessel by Chuck Quibell
• Glass
  1. Flora and Fauna by Marianne Baxter
• Jewelry & Ornamentation
  1. Untitled: Necklace by Ling-yen Jones
  2. On the Blistering Edge by Walt Rush

The exhibit will be shown from 01/06/2012 to 01/29/2012 at The Gualala Arts Center.

If you need more info about the exhibit, call 707 785-1057 or email cebrown@mcn.org.

Barbara Kelley

28th Annual "Art from the Heart" at the University Art Gallery. mark you calendars to join regional artists and their works during this event that plays a critical role in funding exhibitions, publication and art lectures at the University. The artists reception will be on Thursday, January 19, from 5 - 7 pm and the Grand Party is Saturday, January 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

If you would like to see more of the work of Barbara Kelley , go to the website at www.www.mooncatcher.info .

The exhibit will be shown from 01/18/2012 to 01/21/2012 at Sonoma State University Art Gallery.
There will be a reception on 01/19/2012 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The public is invited. Come meet the artist and see the show.

If you need more info about the exhibit, call 7076642295 or email sonomawine@earthlink.net.

Walt Rush

Come on over to Philo, check out Hiway 128's scenic hills and fields, and come to Scharffenbergers winery in Philo Saturday Dec 3, 5:30-7:30 to see some interesting art from the thirty artists who populate the Artists Collective at Elk. Some of your NCAG artist showing will be David Donaldson, Bruce Jones, Dean Thompson, Kathy Edelbrock, Marianne Baxter, Scott Chieffo, Ann Kessler, Walt Rush, Jim Vickery, Cynthia Myers and Mike Riley.

We're hanging the show on Dec 1 in the winery gallery and it will be up for 2 months, so you can see it whenever you get there. If you haven't seen Scharffenbergers gallery, it alone might even be worth an excursion -- surprisingly nice!

If you would like to see more of the work of Walt Rush , go to the website at www.http://www.artists-collective.net.

The exhibit will be shown from 12/03/2011 to 01/31/2012 at Scharffenbergers winery in Philo.

If you need more info about the exhibit, call 707-882-2441 or email rushstudio@starband.net.

Barbara Kelley

Contemporary Printmaking from the San Francisco Bay Area at the Haldan Art Gallery, Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe. An invitational exhibition of a wide variety of styles of current printmaking.

If you would like to see more of the work of Barbara Kelley , go to the website at www.mooncatcher.info .

The exhibit will be shown from 01/12/2012 to 03/16/2012 at Haldan Art Gallery.
There will be a reception on 01/12/2012 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The public is invited. Come meet the artist and see the show.

If you need more info about the exhibit, call 530-541-4660 ext.711 or email shafer@ltcc.edu.

Barbara Kelley

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at the opening reception of this exhibit curated in collaboration with the Sonoma County Museum and the Redwood Empire Chinese Association.

If you would like to see more of the work of Barbara Kelley , go to the website at www.mooncatcher.info .

The exhibit will be shown from 01/12/2012 to 02/06/2012 at Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
There will be a reception on 01/12/2012 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The public is invited. Come meet the artist and see the show.

If you need more info about the exhibit, call 829-4797 or email lindag@sonic.net.

Joan Rhine

The Ren Brown Collection, a great gallery in Bodega Bay, is now representing the work of Joan Rhine. On display are some of her contemporary hand fabricated jewelry. Stylized organic and geometric designs are created using sterling silver, semi precious stones and beads.

The Ren Brown Gallery in Bodega Bay has a website: http://www.renbrown.com

If you need more info about the gallery, call 707-875-2922 or email rbc4art@renbrown.com.

Barbara Kelley

Join the party at the Art Works Downtown Gallery to view small works by SF Bay Area artists. Their works will be shown in both the main Gallery and at the Marin Jewelers Guild located two doors from the AWD Gallery.

If you would like to see more of the work of Barbara Kelley , go to the website at www.mooncatcher.info .

The exhibit will be shown from 11/18/2011 to 01/06/2012 at the Art Works Downtown Gallery.

If you need more info about the exhibit, call 415-451-8119 or email info@artworksdowntown.org.

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