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"Black Sun, 2004 " by Stephen Galloway
Where the land meets art...
SSU photography professor Stephen Galloway's large-scale color digital photographic prints are the focus of a new exhibit at the Sonoma County Museum from Sept 17-Nov. 6. A reception is planned from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the museum at 425 Seventh St. in Santa Rosa.
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Galloway has developed an in-studio photographic process where he mounts a one-of-a-kind digital camera above a giant light box and documents his subject at exact scale and resolution, creating monumental images, confronting the viewer with hyper-detailed aspects of the natural world. They are mounted on aluminum.
A longtime naturalist, Galloway’s current work is largely influenced by photographers such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Timothy O’Sullivan, Carleton Watkins and Berndt and Hilla Becher. His work has been the subject of several solo exhibitions and installations. He is currently working on a large-scale public art project for the Los Angeles Municipal Transit.
Galloway received his M.A. in photography from San Francisco State University and is currently chair of the SSU Art Department.
Further information can be found at www.sonomacountymuseum.org or by calling
(707) 579-1500.
September 12, 2005
Fall 2005, Volume 4
"The Magnificent Seven" Arrive
in Sculptural Exhibit
As part of "Sculpture Sonoma 2005," the University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University is pleased to present "The Magnificent Seven: Sonoma County Sculptors." The exhibition is on view through Sunday, Oct. 16.
"The Magnificent Seven," which features the work of Todd Barricklow, David Best, Chris Finley, Jeanine Grimes, Jann Nunn, Gregory Roberts, and Bambi Waterman, looks at a range of sculptural styles and approaches being explored in Sonoma County. Many of the artists featured are linked to SSU.
Todd Barricklow, who graduated from SSU in 1992, creates wall-based ceramic tiles that are a cross between woodblock prints and graphic novels (without the text); David Best has constructed one of his signature wooden altars, similar to the ones he has received recognition for in San Francisco and at the Burning Man festival, expressly for this exhibition; Chris Finley has exhibited his conceptually-based objects, often composed of consumer products, throughout the United States and Europe; Jeanine Grimes, a graduate of SSU whose work is in a number of local collections, most notably the di Rosa Preserve in Napa, uses welded steel and other materials in her floor-based sculptures.
Art professor Jann Nunn presents two new steel and glass installation pieces, one measuring 24 feet in length; Gregory Roberts, Assistant Professor of Ceramics at SSU, employs a range of fabricated and found materials in his work, including honey-combed ceramics; Bambi Waterman, who received her MFA from Mills College in 2001, makes intricate and delicate objects in porcelain that look inspired by existing forms in nature.
Sculpture Sonoma 2005 is a landmark project—the largest collaborative arts endeavor in the history of Sonoma County, which pays tribute to esteemed sculptors living or working in the community. For more information, visit www.sculpturesonoma.org
University Art Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., and weekends, noon- 4 p.m. The gallery is closed on Mondays and holidays. For more information, call 4-2295.
CAPTIONS: Above, "Two Balls" by Gregory Roberts. Right, altar by David Best.