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TPAC Rural Art Showcase & Artists Talk
Released: 10-22-09
Don't miss this opportunity to meet artists of Pima County as they share their stories, inspiration and techniques with the public at the Tucson Pima Arts Council's Rural Art Showcase Artist Talk.
Event Info
Date: Sunday, November 15
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.
Cost: FREE
Presenting Artists
- Louis David Valenzuela, Yaqui wood carver and visual artist
Time: 2-2:45 pm
Location:Main Gallery, 1st Floor
Nationally acclaimed Yaqui wood carver and visual artist Louis David Valenzuela will discuss the process he uses to produce his Pascola masks and traditional wood carvings.
He studied with artist Arturo Montoya, graduated from the Chicago Art Institute, and his works have been exhibited in the Arizona State Museum and featured in publications such as the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Guide, and American Indian Art magazine.
The artwork on display at the Main Library is the first and only Tucson exhibit of his new body of work, which includes seven Pascola masks representing the Mayor, Goat, Wolf, Clown, Monkey, Rooster and Humans, commissioned by the New Mexico State University Museum.
His work was most recently exhibited at the Tohono Chul Gallery and he is the recipient of the TPAC Emerging Artist 2009 Lummie Award. He is native to Southern Arizona, and was born in Eloy, Arizona and raised in Tucson.
- Pilar Hanson
Time: 3-3:45 pm
Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Ajo-based artist, Pilar Hanson, will produce a slideshow representation of her work and share her process. Hanson's work is content-driven and addresses subject matter pertaining to history and myth, land and sky, and of observing and recording natural cycles.
"I am interested in the marks and symbols we use to explain the world, and in methodologies of mapping and documenting," she writes on her website.
She spent her early years in southern California, but resided in the Pacific Northwest for much of her life. She studied art in both Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, receiving an MFA degree from Portland State University.
She works with acrylic paint, charcoal, oil pastel, pencil, and photocopy transfers in a process of layering and mark making. Her work has been exhibited nationally, and featured in the Pacific Coast edition of New American Paintings.
This free artist presentation is offered in conjunction with TPAC's Open Studio Tour 2009.
The Rural Art Showcase at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library begins Friday, October 30 through Monday, November 30. This year's participating artists include Albert Calalano, Yeul A.L. George, Susie Gilliatt, Candace Greenburg, Pilar Hanson, Mary Ann Johns, Ciri Johnson, Tom Kiefer, Daniel McQuestion, Nancy Rhodes, Reissa M. Salamat, Marti White and Louis David Valenzuela.
The annual, non-juried, curated art exhibition, is an opportunity for emerging and established professional artists living outside of the Tucson city limits to get some exposure for their artwork in a municipal gallery setting.
It is supported in part by the Pima County Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The exhibit is produced by the Tucson Pima Arts Council in partnership with the Joel D. Valdez Main Pima County Library.