The years 1981 through 2006 are artistically revisited as fifty-two
old and new friends of the Bath House Cultural Center come together
in this exciting retrospective exhibition.
Opening reception with the artists:
Saturday, August 26, 2006 (6-9 PM)
Free and open to the public.
This special art exhibition is presented as part of the celebratory
events of the 25th Anniversary of the Bath House Cultural Center.
The artwork in this show creates a visual timeline in our gallery
spaces.
The first part of this exhibition consists of 26 artists whose
work was exhibited at the Bath House Cultural Center from 1981
(the year in which the Bath House Cultural Center opened) to 2006.
These outstanding artists had solo exhibitions or were part of
group shows during this period. Many of them have become influential
artists for present generations and have a highly esteemed reputation
in the world of art.
This part of the exhibition will feature artwork by:
James Allumbaugh
Frances Bagley
Kathy Boortz
Carolyn Brown
Roy Cirigliana
José N. Correa
Valdir Cruz
Viola Delgado
Mary Dritschel
Vincent Falsetta
María Teresa García Pedroche
Jeff A. Green
Juan J. Hernández
Benito Huerta
Leticia Huerta
Ann Huey
Susan Kandell
Loli Kantor
Sonia King
Brian D. Larney
Brad McMillan
Celia A. Muñoz
Jose Vargas
Angilee Wilkerson
Mariana Yampolsky |
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The second part of the show features 26 more outstanding
artists who are presenting pieces that relate to
historical events that happened from 1981 to 2006.
This section of the show gives the public a visual
historical perspective of the last 25 years. Each
of the 26 artists selected a year from 1981 to 2006
and then created a work of art that reflected or
represented to a variety of degrees a particular
historical event that happened during the chosen
year. Artists selected events that had local, regional,
national or global significance.
Events in the fields of politics, technology, art,
popular culture, and others, are represented. Some
examples include: the founding of the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982, the explosion
of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, the explosion
of a Supernova Star in 1987, Desert Storm in 1991,
the O. J. Simpson trial in 1995, the World Trade
Center attacks in 2001, the demolition of the Casa
Linda Mobil gas station in 2003, the Tsunami in
Southern Asia in 2004 and the death of Pope John
Paul II in 2005, among many others.
The artists featured in this section are:
Jesus
“Cimi” Alvarado
Rita Barnard
Dyan Bohart Brinson
Diana Chase
Sheila Cunningham
Joetta Currie
Freeda Hampton
Sherry Houpt
Robert Jackson
Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Mary Maddux
Catalyna Mendez
Lupita Murillo-Tinnen
Cristina Nava
Lisa Orwig
Dennis Placke and Ramona Placke
Christine Rayl
Linda Rennie
Gail Roberts
Phil Roger
Alison Starr
T. Stone
Kathleen dello Stritto
Robin Ann Walker
Sarah Walsh
Helen Weber |
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