Visual Arts Exhibit
The Visual Arts Exhibit in the Clark Center Lobby offers patrons the opportunity to experience the work of regional artists in rotating exhibits throughout the year.
The exhibit is available for viewing at scheduled performances and during regular Box Office hours Tue-Fri 1-6 and Sat 10-4.
Calling All Artists: Showcase and sell work in the Clark Center Visual Arts Exhibit
We are now accepting applications from fine artists who are interested in displaying and selling their work!
Our lobby is filled with art from local artists year round! Mixed media such as oil, watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, sketching, etc. are encouraged, as well as sculptures and photography.
Although we do not charge artists to exhibit, we humbly ask that 20% of the proceeds from pieces that sell be invested back into our student scholarship and grant programs. These scholarships benefit graduating seniors who will be pursuing an education in the arts.
Art pieces are juried for content acceptability and 10 artists will be selected to display their work for two consecutive months.
Current Artists
9/1/2024-10/31/2024
Artists' Reception
Saturday, September 14 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Clark Center Lobby
For over four decades, my artistic journey has been an intimate dance between the depths of my soul and the raw beauty of the world around me. As I witness the rich interplay of shadow and illumination that surrounds me, I’m compelled to bring the viewer my vision through my visual compositions. My work is a mirror held up to the soul, reflecting all its wounds and wonders, its ache and resilience.
Each image is an invitation to embark on an inward journey, to confront and embrace the wildflowers and the thorns that bloom within us all.
With unflinching honesty and a deep reverence for the power of vulnerability, I lay bare the truths of my own journey – the love and the loss, the grief and the grace, the breaking and the becoming.
My photography is an extension of this same journey, a means of suspending moments in time and space, of making the ordinary extraordinary. In these images, I invite viewers to find beauty in the quiet moments, to see the sacred in the mundane, and to see their own stories reflected back.
As an artist, I strive to create a space where vulnerability meets strength, where scars become maps to hidden treasures and where the silent echoes of the heart find a voice. I believe that true art has the power to connect us, to heal us, and to transform us, one honest expression at a time.
My creative process is deeply personal and intuitive, guided by an unyielding pursuit of authenticity. Through my camera, I seek to capture the raw essence of what it means to be human in all its messy, beautiful complexity. I do not shy away from the shadows, for I know it is often in our darkest hours that we discover our most profound truths.
Through my art, I hope to inspire others to embark on their own journey of self-discovery, to find the courage to face their own shadows, and to celebrate the extraordinary resilience of the human Spirit.
In a world that often feels fractured and uncertain, I believe that the role of the artist is to remind us of our shared humanity, to illuminate the beauty that emerges from our broken places, and to hold space for the stories that yearn to be told. This is the heart of my work – to give form to the formless, to find meaning in the mysteries, and to bear witness to the exquisite unfolding of the soul.
I knew from the first day of school that I was meant to do art. I loved drawing and coloring more than anything else in school. My high school art teacher told me that I had a talent for watercolor. I never forgot that although it took many years before I picked up a watercolor brush. My love of art led me to become a teacher. I wanted to teach children how to make beautiful works of art. I have been teaching for over thirty years. I taught Special Education for most of those years.
My watercolors are vibrant, detailed and uplifting. I paint a variety of subjects, but lately, I have been focusing on painting European scenes. I was inspired by a three-week trip to Germany and a recent trip to Italy. I prefer to paint from my own photographs, so it is important for me to travel.
I learned how to watercolor by taking lessons from Jo Neal Boic. I also studied under Sandra Kay Johnson and Trisha Reichert. I continue to take workshops and do many lessons on YouTube.
I am lucky to be a lifelong resident of the Central Coast of California. I currently live in Nipomo with my husband. I have three beautiful daughters and four grandchildren.
My art can be purchased online on Etsy and from my website.
