| From August 27 - September 24, 2005, The Folk Tree is pleased to present an exhibition in
collaboration with Otis College of Art and Design. LATIN AMERICAN INSPIRATION:
Otis Alumni Exhibit at The Folk Tree includes the work of thirty-six artists who attended a degree program at Otis and whose pieces are influenced by Latin American art. A reception for the artists is scheduled for Saturday, August 27, from 2 - 6 P.M. This juried show was selected by Folk Tree owner Rocky Behr, Folk Tree Gallery Director Kathi Oshima, herself an Otis alumnus, and Folk Tree Collection Gallery Director Gail Mishkin. The goal of the jurors was to put together an exhibition that reflected Latin American art influences and was indicative of the variety of Otis' programs. Approximately sixty pieces are on view, including sculpture, photography, ceramics, digital imagery, painting, illustration, mixed media, and drawing. The artists represented span several decades of Otis programs. Armando Baeza, who last attended Otis in 1949, shows two figurative bronzes. Brian Medina, who graduated in 2003, exhibits an oil painting entitled "Window to the History of Mexico." And, there are artists in the show from every decade in between - among them Martha Menke Underwood (1958, watercolor); Ernest Lacy (1960, oil); Arturo de la Fuente (1979, ceramics and digital prints with aquatint); Diane Holland (1984, mixed media digital); and, Yelena Chemerisov (1996, oil). Many of these Otis attendees have gone on to fine art, illustration, teaching, animation and other careers in the arts, receiving awards and showing their work both locally and nationally. The Folk Tree is pleased to acknowledge the accomplishments of Otis' talented and diverse student body in this exhibition. Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles' very first art college, was started in 1918 by Harrison Gray Otis, founder of the Los Angeles Times. It currently has 1,050 degree students and 2,500 continuing education students, and is the most culturally diverse private art college in the U.S. The main location is on the westside, offering majors including Communication Arts, Digital Media, Environmental Design, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Interactive Product Design, and Toy Design. The Folk Tree is located at 217 South Fair Oaks Avenue, minutes walking distance from the Gold Line's Del Mar Station (just fifteen minutes from downtown Los Angeles off the end of the 110 freeway). The Folk Tree Collection is a few doors north at 199 South Fair Oaks Avenue. Hours are: M-W, 11-6; Th-Sat, 10-6; Sun, 12-5. For more information, contact Kathi Oshima at The Folk Tree at 626/795-8733, or Gail Mishkin at The Folk Tree Collection at 626/793-4828. |
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