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NOVATO, CA. ~ MOCA(Ma- rin Museum of Contemporary Art) is pleased to present “Vi- ola Frey: Her Self ,” open- ing on March 2 and running through April 21, 2019. Viola Frey is the legendary Bay Area artist best known for her mon- umental sculptures, but this exhibit will present viewers with a more intimate, down- to-earth view.
point of
focus on Frey’s self-portraits
The exhibit will in
multiple mediums, from drawings to oil paintings to ceramics, and in- cludes work that spans over four de- cades of her career. The artwork on dis- play has personal significance to the artist, and even when life-sized (Ms. Frey was less than 5 feet tall), vis- itors will be able to look her in the eye. Visitors will see
works created with rich symbolism and iconography, including her work gloves, boots and flea market finds. Says Frey scholar Anita Ellis “It is a rare monographic exhibition that places the emphasis on the art- ist rather than the artwork. In “Viola Frey: Her Self ,” that is exactly what is being done. The viewer is asked not sim-
ply to examine the art of Viola Frey, but more pointedly to explore Viola Frey exploring her self.” The solo exhibition
conversation with Artists’ ABOUT Viola Frey:
Over the course of her five- decade career, Viola Frey created boldly-colored figura- tive sculptures, paintings and works on paper that reflect on contemporary culture, power, and gender dynamics. While most closely aligned with the Bay Area Funk movement, Frey’s immense creative out- put delves into many aesthetic directions. She used a distinc-
ARTS&CULTURE Legendary Artist Viola Frey’s Work On View At MMOCA
at MarinMOCA has been cu- rated in conjunction with the Artists’ Legacy Foundation in Oakland, CA, and will be en- hanced by loans from private collections. It commemorates the 15th anniversary of her passing in 2004. The public is invited to the Art Talk on Saturday, March 2, 4:00 pm: “Viola Frey: Her Self “ - In
tive, personal iconography and palette to depict human figures arrayed among objects of antiquity, flea mar- ket collectibles, and interior landscapes. Frey was born in 1933 in Lodi, California. In 1951, she moved to Oakland and attended the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC) and completed her BFA in 1955. She pursued an MFA in Painting at Tu- lane University, and studied under George Rickey, Katherine Choy, and visiting artist Mark Rothko. Frey taught at CCAC from 1964 to 1999. During her tenure, she served as the Ceramics De- partment chair and continuously cham- pioned the ceramic medium as an art form. Among her many accomplish- ments, Frey was the recipient of two Na- tional Endowment for the Arts fellow- ships, a Masters of the Medium for Ce-
ramics from the James Ren- wick Alliance, and an honor- ary Doctorate from CCAC.
Location: 500 Palm Drive, Novato, California, 94949 I
www.marinmoca.org. For More information please con- tact: Susan Sharman, Market- ing & Development Manager of Marin Museum of Contem- porary Art. Phone: (415) 506- 0137 X3
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