Cindi Shue, Blossoms in Light, acrylic, glue, and white iridescent sequins on canvas, The People’s Choice Award
The Summer Show
July 19 – August 16
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19, 7 – 9pm
Best of Show Award: Lunada Bay, Haru Sugimoto
The People’s Choice Award: Blossoms in Light, Cindi Shue
Palos Verdes Art Center is pleased to present The Summer Show, a juried all-media exhibition hosted by and open for submission only to members of the Palos Verdes Art Center’s seven active artists groups: Artists Open Group, Pacific Arts Group, Paletteers, Peninsula Artists, Photographic and Digital Artists, The Artists Studio, and The Third Dimension.
JUROR: DENNIS KEELEY
Dennis Keeley works as an artist, photographer, teacher and writer. His photographs have been exhibited in numerous one person and group shows and he is published internationally in books and studies concerning urban circumstance. He has works in the permanent collections at LACMA, MOCA, the J. Paul Getty Center Trust, and Conservation and Research Institutes and was commissioned by the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. In 2016 he was chosen by Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA) to exhibit his portraits of musicians in a solo exhibition entitled, “25 Years of Music.” Dennis Keeley is past-Chair of the Photography and Imaging Program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and has served on the Board of Directors at Angel’s Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro, CA for more than ten years.
Scroll down to read the Juror’s Statement.
Paul Anderson, Robin Angelides, Delora Bertsch, Hazel Breen, Michael Cinnamond, Elissa Dicarlo, Karen Doyle, Bernard Fallon, Daniel Feuerlicht, Astrid Francis, Jim Gardner, Herlinda Giandalia, Ming H2Wu
Lynne Haggard, Judy Herman, Teri Hogan, Sandrine Jacobson, Jessica Jimenez, James Michael Knauf, Russell Knight, Douglas Magill, Trish McCoy, Bill Meek, Laura Millman, Margaret Mohr, Scott Nellis, Nicolas Nomicos
Nicolas Nomicos, Margie Rust, Janice Schultz, Solmaz Shams, Neal Shapiro, Cindi Shue, Holly Simon, John Stinson, Dave Streeter, Haru Sugimoto, Maryl Velbeck, Sophie Walter, Jody Wiggins, Julie Winter, Elizabeth Ying, Shannon Yoo, Mayra Zaragoza
JUROR’S STATEMENT
For some, summer is a time to vacation and kick back. For many artists, personal projects continue to preoccupy their thoughts and process. Summer is another season for thinking, making, sharing, and showing. It was my honor and pleasure to jury The Summer Show.
Assembling a group show is always a complex undertaking. The works on view in these beautiful galleries reflect the hard work of talented artists, which started with an invitation from the Palos Verdes Art Center, followed by hundreds of responses, and a humble juror meticulously viewing the work and selecting a fraction from amongst the submissions.
The work was arranged in the galleries after a lengthy discussion, and a commensurate level of attention to sequence, scale, color, and flow. In addition, there was an unending focus on the correct placement of each work. After all of this, the show was ready to be installed.
Photographs and paintings are hung, and ceramic pieces placed carefully on pedestals. In the end, it is supposed to look like every step was easy, resulting in a wonderful exhibition for a curious public.
I encourage you to immerse yourself in this exhibition. Suspend extraneous distractions (phones, watches, texts, etc.) and focus on the work. Relax in this moment and imagine your real life as just being a human being.
And welcome to your summer!
Dennis Keeley, Juror
