Page 70 - Sonoma County Gazette February 2020

Sonoma Wild
Continuing Shows
Thru - Feb 16 ~ Gallery Exhibit: Artistic Exposure ~ Free, F-S: 11a-4p, 8p Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Thru - Feb 16 ~ Art Quilts ~ Modern and/or traditional quilting techniques. Free, Tue- Fri: 10a-4p, Sun: 1-4p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707-829-4797, sebarts.org
Thru - Feb 23 ~ 11th Annual Small Works Show ~ Free, Tue-Sat: 10:30a-5p, Sun: 10:30a-4p, 9048 Graton Rd, Graton, 707-829-8912, gratongallery.net
Thru - Feb 23 ~ Art Exhibit: Embracing Beauty ~ Multi-faceted interpretations of beauty. Free, Daily: 11a-6p, 2p-5p, Upstairs Art Gallery, 306 Center St, Healdsburg, 707-431-4214, upstairsartgallery.net
Thru - Feb 28 ~ Photo exhibit of Mexican Indigenous Textiles from a field study in Mexico. Free, M-F: 9a-5p, Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Ln, Rohnert Park, info@mexicantextiles.com
Thru - Feb 28 ~ Open Studios - Exhibition A fun, interactive “visit to the beach” with artist John Lee Reed. Fulton! Free, Fri, Sat & Sun: 11a-4p, 5-8p, Fulton Crossing, 1200 River Rd, Fulton, fultoncrossing.com
Thru - Feb 29 ~ On the Wall - Photography and Abstract Paintings by Joseph McCarty and Bertha Jean. Free, M - F, 10:30a-4p, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, glasercenter.com
Thru - Mar 1 ~ Water’s Edge ~ An installation reflecting concerns about the planet, both intimate and global. Free, Weekdays: 10a-4p, Sat & Sun: 12p-4p, 10a- 4p, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Thru - Mar 1 ~ Fabric and Wood ... Quilts of Bette Covington and wood projects of James Docker. Free, Weekdays: 10a- 4p, Sa & Su: 12-4p, 10a-4p, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Thru - Mar 8 ~ Lance Kuehne “Petaluma Landmarks” & Christine Kierst “Retrospective: Since my Seizures Began”. Free, Wed, Thu & Sun: 11a-6p, Fri & Sat: 11a-8p, Riverfront Art Gallery, 132 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma, 707-775- 4278, riverfrontartgallery.com
Thru - Mar 27 ~ Emotion ~ Free, Fridays: 2-8p. Sat & Sun: 11a-5p, 7:30-9:30p, Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
Thru - May 5 ~ “Sonoma County Wild” Photography by Jerry Dodrill. Free, 3p- 5p, Laguna Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-527-9277, lagunafoundation.org
VISUAL ARTS cont’d on page 71
By Ceylan Karasapan Crow
Jerry Dodrill is exhibiting his amazing Photography depicting vistas of at
the Laguna Foundation’s Heron Hall, through May 5, 2020.
New Shows
Feb 3 - Mar 28 ~ Sharon Eisley’s New Paintings in “Unbound” ~ Rethink our modes of thought. Free Admission, Open daily 10a-5p, Sebastopol Gallery, 150 North Main St, Sebastopol, sebastopol- gallery.com
Feb 7 - Mar 1 ~ Personal Perception ~ “How do THEY perceive me?” and, “How do YOU perceive them?” Free, 5-7p, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
“Jerry Dodrill is an adventurer and award-winning photographer who has traveled to remote corners while questing for wild experiences.” ~ Justin Black
Coleman Valley vista. Diablo Rising Sunrise view to distant Mt. Diablo. © Jerry Dodrill
~ Live music by Dessert First! All ages welcome. Free, 5-8p, Santa Rosa Arts Center, 312 South A St, Santa Rosa, santarosaartscenter.org
I asked Jerry about his photographs and his love of the land, mountain climbing and trail hiking. “There is a parallel between my mountain climbing, hiking and my art.” Just as he seeks areas to hike and climb that have not been explored or scaled before, so in his photography he searches for vistas not captured before of places many have photographed before. “I always take new routes and capture untaken photos” he mused.
Feb 7 - Mar 27 ~ The 19th Amendment
He is an explorer and seeker of new horizons, dedicated to conservation
and the environment. “Recreation is a gateway to conservation. Once you experience a place and become intimate with it then you are naturally inclined to take stewardship of it.”
I could hear in his voice a lightness and grounded contentment that are reflected in his beautiful art work. The work is stunning but rather than strike me once it slowly pulled me in, with a feeling of awe at the beauty of nature and somehow lead me to feel and wonder about the mystery that is the universe. Gazing at his photos was a vey spiritual meditative experience.
It’s quite a journey and I highly recommended you go and meditate on his windows into the wild at Heron Hall, Laguna Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Road (at the corner of Occidental Rd. and Sanford Rd.), Santa Rosa.
Nasty Woman (Warrior Shield 19th Amendment @ Sanya Rosa Arts
Feb14-15~ValleyoftheMoonArt Association Show ~ ART, wine, food & live music. Free, 2/14: 4-8p, 2/15: 10a-5p, Valley of the Moon Art Association at Viansa Winery, 25200 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, info@ValleyoftheMoonArt.org
OPEN Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm, but please call ahead in case they have an event (707-527-9277). Info & images: https://jerrydodrill.photoshelter.com/
Feb 22 - Mar 29 ~ Windows and Doors
~ Interpretations of “windows” and/or “doors”. Free, 1p-4p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707- 829-4797, sebarts.org
Feb 25 - Mar 30 ~ From Clayton to Graton 3
~ Art by & Rik Olson & Fred Kling. Tu-Sa: 10:30a-5p, Su: 10:30a-4p, Graton Gallery, 9048 Graton Rd, Graton, 707-829-8912, Graton Gallery, gratongallery.net, info@ gratongallery.net
Mar 1 ~ Jeff Key ~ Life Vessels ~ Reception with Pop-Up show, 2-6p, Jack London Village, 14301 Arnold Dr., Glen Ellen, 707-933-1300, sculpturesite.com, info@ sculpturesite.com
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