Prints Matter! Opening Reception

Palo Alto, California—The Pacific Art League
of Palo Alto (PAL) will host two new exhibitions, November 1st – 28th,
2013, in its transitional location at 227 Forest Avenue in Palo Alto.

Prints
Matter!, a regional competition
and juried exhibition of thirty-eight prints by twenty-five California artists,
will be featured in the Main Gallery. Jurors Kathryn Kain and Paula Kirkeby,
Master Printer and owner, respectively, of Smith Andersen Editions in Palo
Alto, selected the works from 120 entries.

The exhibition features work by many local
artists, including “The Drive Home” by
Bay Area book artist and printmaker Servane Briand, “Penumbra” and “Swampy II” by Kala Art Institute Resident Artists, respectively, Myles Dunigan and
Dara Lorenzo, “Bali Light Control” by
professional printmaker Dora Lisa Rosenbaum, and “Stuck” by

 Art+
Concept Artist Lubov Ovchinikova.

Pacific Art League
instructors and professional printmakers Mario Rosales and Susanne Smith will
be exhibiting a few of their works alongside the “Prints Matter!” artists. As a
very special treat, Mario will be performing an interactive demonstration of
printmaking techniques in the PAL printmaking studio during the reception.

In the Glass Gallery, Flowers & Water, an exhibition of photographs, untouched and
produced by means of traditional techniques of film photography, by local artist
Joe Meyers will be featured.

In the Craft Gallery, ceramic artist and
Dawning Day Ceramics founder Rona Foster will continue to show her work,
featuring fanciful fish sculptures, decorative pottery, and nature wall pieces.
Her exhibition will run through November 29, 2013.

Pacific Art
League’s First Friday, the monthly new exhibition opening reception, will be
held on November 1st, 2013, from 5:30 - 8:00 PM at the Pacific Art
League. Come and enjoy interesting conversation with creative individuals and,
moreover, beautiful art. Refreshments will be served.

Gallery hours
are 9 AM to 5 PM. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.

227
Forest Ave.

Palo
Alto, CA 94301

650-321-3891