Calumet Photographic’s Santa Ana Store, 1430 S. Village Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705, will host the exhibit in their Gallery Room from April 26 – May 26. “We will also host a public Artists Reception, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 26 with an artist talk at 6:30,” said Mark Jenkins, General Manager. “This is a unique opportunity to view and own new, emerging voices that are exploring new themes.”

“The graduates, Gizella Nyquist, Pamela Lagoni, and Dave Nelson, explored deeply significant themes,” said Killen. “In these artists’ work, one quickly feels the extended emotional range and recognizes the personal voices each has brought to their work.”

David Nelson delivers a thematic project that explores “Gian”‘ commercial signs and business friendly sculptures from Southern California’s boom years. These huge “sky-punching” works of neon, steel, and plastic are iconic metaphors that testify to the egos that drove the urban sprawl and rapid unchecked development.

Pamela Lagoni explores mechanical detail with robust images of gears, spokes, and clutches, each of them rendered with an ‘in-close’ perspective. Her prints draw viewers into a world of images that present the hard edges of power works as well as the soft glamour of chrome and candy apple paints.

Gizella Nyquist presents an inventive exploration of form and structure derived from her study of tree bark, the California Sycamore specifically. Her eye for detail at one level and her sense of the grander meaning of nature at another pushed her to explore various forms “Hidden Within” the rich textures and colors of the bark.

“While the subject matter is unique to each of these artists, the unifying power of light binds them into a common text of uncommon views that explores work that is a vision beyond documentation,” Killen pointed out.

“This level of work,” Jenkins said, “is indicative of the depth and breadth of photography exhibits that Calumet is proud to present and to help develop. We invite the public to share time with the artists at our wine/cheese reception and review the new work.”

Contact Information: info@bobkillen.com

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About Goran Nordin

Mr. Nordin is a recognized Latin dance professional, is a British National Professional Champion and a UK Closed Professional Champion in dance. Apart from being a Latin dance professional, Goran is a designer and dressmaker, producing garments of the highest quality under his own brand Nordin Couture.

“We are very excited to have someone of Goran’s stature in the ballroom dance community to make a stop-over in Dayton as well as visit Always Ballroom to provide a very special Samba class in addition to a limited number of individual coaching sessions,” shared Always Ballroom owner Elizabeth Apesos.

Dance studios like Always Ballroom are busier than ever since the explosion of ABC television’s “Dancing with the Stars” has motivated many to jump off the couch and begin to learn how to dance. Students find that after just a few months of basic instruction they are able to accomplish fundamental dance moves while instructors continue to encourage them to build the strength of their technique.

Mrs. Apesos, an accomplished ballroom and Latin dance competitor in her own right, found Goran’s interest in visiting Always Ballroom a very important event. “This really is a special opportunity for dance instructors and students in the Miami Valley to participate and learn Samba moves from a true dance Champion, known the world over,” said Apesos.

Save the Date

Goran Nordin will be visiting Always Ballroom located at 552 Wilmington Ave. in Dayton, Ohio on April 18, 2013 where he will be instructing a Master Samba Class. Current students of Always Ballroom can attend this very special opportunity for just $20; with non-students and visitors to pay $25.

Those seeking individual or small group coaching sessions from Mr. Nordin set their appointments by April 15th. Call 937-256-2626 to RSVP for the Samba Class or to schedule your coaching session.

About Always Ballroom

Always Ballroom is Dayton’s premier independent dance studio where certified instructors teach private lessons and group classes. Whether you want to learn to dance, to make new friends, for exercise, or just for fun, the DVIDA certified instructors at Always Ballroom are right for you. Great dance classes. Great people. Great staff. No long term commitment or contract, just a friendly atmosphere and the best instruction in Dayton, Ohio. Visit their website at http://alwaysballroom.com or call them at 937.256.2626 for a tour of the studio. Don’t forget to ask about their Student Introductory Special.

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Presentations are free and open to the public from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A lunch reception with attendance by reservation only follows in the Gallery.

As a selected artist, Walton will show 20 images for 20 seconds each, in a dynamic 6 minute self-directed program for the forum to exchange ideas and information in pursuit of artistic excellence and professional growth. The project is part of the center’s Art Outreach Project designed create a forum to focus attention on abstraction and create connections between North Carolina artists and significant art professionals, critics, and gallery owners.

About the Artist

Walton creates riveting, emotional abstractions on canvas in the cold wax medium – consisting of a beeswax paste mixed with oil paints for a matte, layered texture. Her inspired use of color has been previously compared favorably with that of renowned colorist Hans Hoffman in a 2011 Asheville Museum of Art exhibit.

* Among artists, Walton is known for her mastery of technique and style, and her workshops for professional artists include residencies with the prestigious Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.

* Walton enjoys a growing reputation as a significant artist to watch, with demand for her work increasing among discerning collectors regionally, nationally and abroad.

* Accepted to the juried National Association of Women Artists in 2011, Walton enjoys emerging prestige as an artist with increasing significance in the national arena.

* Since 2006, Walton remains a fellow in the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, with support from the Karen Shea Silverman Foundation Endowment, at the Creative Retreat, Mount San Angelo, Amherst, Va.

For more information on Cindy Walton, visit http://www.cindywalton.com/ .

About the Event:
The North Carolina Art Outreach Pecha Kucha presentations of 20 abstractionists, including Walton, will be from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Green Hill Center for the Arts. The presentations are free and open to the public. A lunch reception follows in the Gallery from 12:30-2:30 p.m. For reservations, RSVP HERE: http://goo.gl/EJttW or visit http://www.greenhillcenter.org/ for more information.

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Balkan paints women who are characters full of fantasy and attitude, adorned with French wigs, dark sunglasses and crowns of roses. Her painterly application and intensity of palette are a secondary life force accompanying her curious people and their fanciful existence. Enhancing the dream-like quality of her compositions are the runs and drips of paint that layer over her figures, highlighted by dollops of hot, saturated color.

McCarthy’s “Glass Series” is work born from abstractions conceived at a photographic level. Fascinating patterns and shapes make up the features almost as DNA constructs the person – disassembled, the identity unknown. The diffusion creates a distance between viewer and subject, in which the artist also implies the loss of a present reality. His are people who float in our consciousness on the edge of remembrance.

Balkan and McCarthy, while diverse in their approach create work that strikes a similar note of empathy and recognition, of layering and uncovering. Intricacy, dexterity and curiosity are the hallmark of these two extraordinary, contemporary painters who complement one another, as they challenge us to define what we see and feel.

“Disguises and Disappearances” will be on view from May 2 through June 1, 2013 at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery Chelsea located at 511 West 25th Street, NY, NY. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. More information: http://www.eegallery.com/ .

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Jennifer Balkan (American) has been educated in both the arts and sciences. Her study of behavioral neuroscience, which culminated in a Ph.D. in sociology, informs her paintings with a developed eye into the complexities of human aspiration. Her transformation and education as a painter comes with the same focus on learning and thirst for knowledge, as did her love of science. She has been exhibiting her paintings across the U.S. for over a decade.

John McCarthy (British) received his degree in fine art from St. Martin’s College of Art in London. Though not a conventional portrait artist, his work has hung in the National Portrait Gallery in London, and he was the recipient of the Visitor Choice award at the BP Portrait competition. He has shown extensively in the UK and most recently begun to exhibit in the U.S.

- Image Caption 1: Balkan “Crown” oil on wood 26×24 inches.

- Image Caption 2: McCarthy “Untitled (Figure 2) acrylic on canvas, 41.5×33 inches.

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“Working with my son on the Mojave National Preserve Artist in Residence program has been fulfilling because we share the same blood and instincts,” says Poet Russell Thorburn, “and out there in the Mojave Desert we were experiencing the same sweat.”

“Many Names Have Never Been Spoken Here” is a dual-media exhibit currently on display at the Desert Light Gallery in the Kelso Visitors Center of the Mojave National Preserve through April 6, 2013. The Thorburn team present a deft combination of fine art photography from Gabriel nested against Russell’s crackling poetry.

The Mojave National Preserve will present a public reading of the poems at noon on February 28 at the Kelso Depot. The presentation layout supports Russell’s poetry on handmade paper, which replicates the Mojave’s desert floor- sand, fine rocks, splintered sticks. Gabriel’s photographs, framed in the receding white of a clear sky, appear on archival papers and balance the poetry displays through image size and proximity of placement.

Gabriel Thorburn is a fine art photographer and a busy Los Angeles cinema editor cutting feature films and TV commercials.

“It is not unusual for Fathers and sons to work a business together,” Gabriel explains. “In our case we are both artists, so the business is making good artwork. In this project, I found that once we understood the theme, the process evolved in much the same manner as a film. Cinema effectively combines visuals with a narrative story, and so the post-production of this project was to match my shots to the poems and match poems to what was shot in the same way that a motion picture editor would match the correct visual at the right moment of the film. As with a movie, you have literal matches, such as a fence post for the Fence Post poem, and then there are emotional matches, such as the broken tree and the Johnny Cash poem.”

Russell Thorburn is the author of four books of poems, a National Endowment of the Arts recipient, and currently teaches writing and literature at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. “When I look at a frame without people,” he says, “I imagine characters who have vacated that desolate place. Looking at photographs of a black and white nature, or every Hollywood Western I have ever seen, returns to me in language influenced by shade and light, sweat and water. The words are searching for something and leave tracks toward some desolate, rewarding moment. So poetry is an extension of the visual voice, and so appropriate for the Mojave Preserve which is full of light, shadow, and words spoken and unspoken.”

The combination of the mediums produces its own aesthetics, not because of a balance between the two but rather an integration of each into one. The ‘poetic voices’ never spoken are imaginary characters experiencing the loneliness and desolation of Mojave Preserve or reveling in the solitude, quiet, and sense of everlasting peace. Each image echoes the character, sometimes with disarming snapshot simplicity, and at other times with a cinematic styling that explores the uneasy relationship between the voices and their mercurial identities.

“Many Names Have Never Been Spoken Here” invites more than a casual review. Viewers who spend some time with each voice will be amply rewarded with new desert characters, new narratives, and perhaps imagine a few of their own as they continue to journey through the vast Mojave Preserve.

Contact Information: info@bobkillen.com .

* Image Caption: “Windmill Night” – Copr. (c) Gabriel Thorburn.

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In 2012, Waguespack’s work was nominated for a SECA award from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the artist was selected to represent San Francisco in a national art competition at Scope during Art Basel Miami. In November, reporter Don Sanchez of KGO-TV (ABC News) in San Francisco, proclaimed John to be “on the verge of major stardom.” This year bodes well with his art currently gracing the cover of the Nob Hill Gazette, the arbiter of style in San Francisco.

“This is an exciting time for me. I am honored to participate in Spotlight on Art and showcase my work in Atlanta,” notes Waguespack, who attended Morris Brandon Elementary and Marist School in Atlanta.

AN ARTIST’S COMING OF AGE:

Although Waguespack did not originally intend to become an artist, it became a calling he could not ignore.

Explaining his transition into the art world, John says, “Actually, I had no choice – my passion for painting overwhelmed every aspect of my life. When I am in the midst of transforming the ideas in my head onto canvas, the outer world melts away and I become consumed with the art I am creating.”

A firm believer that the creative spirit cannot be caged or limited, Waguespack follows his instincts and moods to create very distinct collections of art. This versatility can be seen in the art he will feature at Spotlight on Art.

A joyous burst of color, “Spring Forward” captures the exhilarating nature of the season in the style of Abstract Expressionism.

“Red Sea at Dawn” marries Abstract Expressionism and Linear styles for a seductive rendering of the Red Sea at dawn.

Collectors of Waguespack’s art range from high-tech entrepreneurs and finance executives to some of nation’s most famous chefs.

John Waguespack’s art has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami’s Scope Art Fair, The LA Art Show, the San Francisco Fine Art Fair, Art Pad SF, Art Aspen, The McLoughlin Gallery, 111 Minna Gallery, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, and The Griffin Gallery. John’s artwork has recently adorned the covers of both San Francisco’s 7×7 Magazine and the Nob Hill Gazette and appears in Fabrik Magazine, SF Art News, and ABC News Bay Area.

For more information about John Waguespack, please visit http://www.jwagart.com/ .

* PHOTO 1 Caption: SPRING FORWARD | 48 x 48 | Acrylic on Canvas.

* PHOTO 2 Caption: RED SEA AT DAWN | 36 x 48 | Acrylic on Canvas.

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The collection features 30 artists, including Yaacov Agam, Reuven Rubin, Moshe Castel, Arieh Lubin, Emmanuel Mane-Katz, Menashe Kadishman, Yosl Bergner, Yohanan Simon and others to be announced. ArteQuesta collected and assembled many of these works from the families of the artists and original collectors dating from 1907-1980′s, protecting the works from being sold at auction, and preserving the provenance of each piece.

“These works are the visual documentation of the movement that revitalized and rebirthed the vibrant cultural heritage of the establishment of the state of Israel,” said Rayah Levy. “More than fine art, these are Israel’s cultural assets and portray its rich history and culture. These treasures tell the story of how the Jewish people used the arts to redefine their traditions in their homeland of Israel.”

The ArteQuesta Israeli Masters Collection is a visual record of the creation of the country and new culture of Israel through the eyes of its most prominent 20th Century Artists. ArteQuesta lends its network, personal passion and expertise in the art market to locate, identify and collect museum archival Judaic and Israeli art, with a focus on the nearly 50 years leading up to and following Israel’s emergence as a state in 1948.

“We are grateful for the influential art supporters and collectors such as Bruno Abramovitz and his son Motti Abramovitz, who have helped preserve Israeli art history by sponsoring many of these artists early in their careers and have provided us with access to their family’s museum quality collection,” said Levy.

ArteQuesta’s goal is to reach more collectors and patrons who wish to participate in the preservation of these artworks so that the provenance of each can be maintained and the heritage of Israel’s legacy can be conserved.

“Few of Israel’s masterful historic works are available anywhere,” said Levy. “Some can be found in museums, but many were purchased privately and are hidden from the public, sold at auction without provenance, or stolen during World War II. Our effort will help future generations understand the rich history and culture of Israel.”

ArteQuesta is committed to preserving cultures through the fine arts, and will put these same efforts to work for other cultures.

“ArteQuesta’s mission is to conserve cultural assets for many different cultures through building collections of historically significant art works and sharing those collections with patrons and public institutions,” said Jessica Jacobson, co-founder. “This is how we can help to promote the positive ways many cultures have impacted the world and tell our collective stories through the visual arts.”

About ArteQuesta:
ArteQuesta provides services to individual and corporate fine art collectors to build and manage art collections that deliver both short and long-term financial growth. It is recognized as a leading advisor in building investment-quality art collections for private and corporate clients including major banks and investment firms.

Launched in 2011, its founders Rayah Levy, art market and investment expert and curator, and Jessica Jacobson, education advocate and humanitarian, bring together the fine arts and the investment world, promote preeminent 21st century artists, and cultivate self-development as an artistic expression of humankind. For more information, please visit http://www.artequesta.com/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/ArteQuesta .

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ArteQuesta has been working for more than a decade to build and preserve historically significant collections and maintain a record of artworks that have had an impact on art history, humanity and global consciousness. The company also advises art investors, curates private collections and works with 21st century master artists.

“ArteQuesta translates into ‘you are art,’ and this philosophy impacts every aspect of our work,” said Jessica Jacobson, co founder. “We encourage the cultivation of self-development as an artistic expression of humankind in our efforts to connect investors, artists and patrons.”

ArteQuesta.com features an in-depth visual study of preeminent 21st century master artists including photographer Dean Bentley, urban artist Evan Skrederstu, Israeli master artists Rubin Reuven, Yaacov Agam, Moshe Castel and many others.

“We will soon launch the ArteQuesta Museum of Fine Art, the first-ever private museum operated by curators, collectors and art market experts, created to benefit collectors and investors as they create 21st century art history,” said Rayah Levy, co-founder.

ArteQuesta is offering memberships to its community through ArteQuesta.com. These include membership to the ArteQuesta Museum of Fine Art, access to ArteQuesta’s exclusive collection, the management of fine art collections and art portfolios with ArteQuesta’s new proprietary software, and tickets to interactive events.

ArteQuesta employs a prosocial commerce business model that brings together the fine arts and the investment world to benefit humanity and produce financial returns for clients of different economic backgrounds.

“Prosocial commerce impacts everything we do,” said Jessica Jacobson. “For every artwork collected or sold, we donate a percentage of the proceeds to one of the non-profits we support. We implement the Law of Return by always giving back when we are receiving, and supporting a creative and inspirational community of art lovers, patrons, investors and humanitarians.”

ArteQuesta.com highlights the humanitarian aspects of ArteQuesta’s work and creates opportunities for others to participate.

ArteQuesta.com will also bring new collections to ArteQuesta patrons quarterly and bi-annually. It will also feature services and products in the arts and humanities that ArteQuesta will offer its members and patrons.

“We are continuing to develop alliances with museums and institutions worldwide toward our mission of preserving art history and cultural assets through collecting and sharing historically significant art, and making it available to our patrons,” said Rayah Levy, co founder. “Our new site will help us connect more people with this information as we continue to discover culturally significant art and share in the careers of 21st century artists.”

To visit this website, go to http://www.artequesta.com/ .

About ArteQuesta:
ArteQuesta provides services to individual and corporate fine art collectors to build and manage art collections that deliver both short and long-term financial growth. It is recognized as a leading advisor in building investment-quality art collections for private and corporate clients including major banks and investment firms.

Launched in 2011, its founders Rayah Levy, art market and investment expert and curator, and Jessica Jacobson, education advocate and humanitarian, bring together the fine arts and the investment world, promote preeminent 21st century artists, and cultivate self-development as an artistic expression of humankind. For more information, please visit www.artequesta.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/ArteQuesta .

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The museum is under construction in Silicon Valley, California, and will feature a variety of artists in a sculpture garden including M.L. Snowden and Yaacov Agam, with additional artists to be announced.

The Monroe’s have built their investment-grade art portfolio with ArteQuesta co-founder Rayah Levy for nearly a decade.

“Rayah has been a trusted resource for us for many years,” said Mark Monroe, a radiologist with Columbia Radiology in Columbia, Missouri. “Art is the most unique of investments as it brings beauty into our home that we enjoy daily. Rayah has continued to help us make selections that increase in value so that when it is time to move a piece along, we can do so with confidence.”

The Monroes’ love and appreciation of art was nurtured from early on through being surrounded by a family that collected Native American art and pottery. He started his own collection with his wife, Holly, through the acquisition of a full collection from Jose Cisneros, Cisneros 2000: Faces of the Borderlands. Their desire to collect continued, and they now own 18 M.L. Snowden sculptures.

“The soulful quality and energy of the sculptures we have acquired speak to us in a way that no other art does,” said Mark. “Exposure to art is certainly essential to the well being of humanity.”

Mark’s wife, Holly Monroe, a pediatrician with the University of Missouri, leads the child and sexual abuse teams at the Rainbow House Child Advocacy Center in Columbia, Missouri. As a key advocate of abused children, she is on a humanitarian mission. ArteQuesta shares her passion for helping others.

“We support the humanitarian efforts of our clients whenever possible through heART return, ArteQuesta’s division that donates a portion of the company’s profits to organizations that share in our mission of actively supporting humanitarian efforts,” said Jessica Jacobson, co-founder of ArteQuesta.

ArteQuesta offers its clients the opportunity to create art history by helping them select works that are investment quality and participate in developing the careers of artists. Additionally, the company builds and curates these collections, monitors the value of each investment portfolio, and showcases works on behalf of its investors and collectors in its private museum’s rotating collections. This service allows them to make room for new collections by listing their art for exhibition or sale.

“Rayah has been instrumental in recommending pieces that are important works to art history, well crafted and matter financially,” said Mark. “She identifies pieces that are representative of the artist, and helps curate and display these pieces in our home.”

Through their partnership with ArteQuesta, the Monroe family is also giving back to the art world by exhibiting works from their private collection that would not be available for the public to view otherwise.

“Mark and Holly are true patrons of the arts,” said Rayah. “They have not only followed the careers of the artists they support, but they have been instrumental in building the careers of these artists, and sharing their works with the world.”

Since 2007, Rayah Levy has informed investment firms, fund managers, banks and private collectors on how to purchase and maintain investment-grade collections. Her lecture series and newsletter, “Art As An Investment,” keeps clients informed on the latest developments, sales, valuations and opportunities in the art market. She also produces a monthly newsletter, “Insight Art Review,” which has created a worldwide community of subscribers.

ArteQuesta has developed Art Portfolio Management, a unique software program that tracks the provenance and history of artworks to integrate and support management of overall financial portfolios, bringing art collections in as overall hard assets and helping clients utilize their fine art as an asset class.

ArteQuesta employs a prosocial commerce business model that brings together the fine arts and the investment world to benefit humanity while producing positive financial returns for clients of different economic backgrounds.

About ArteQuesta:
ArteQuesta provides services to individual and corporate fine art collectors to build and manage art collections that deliver both short and long-term financial growth. It is recognized as a leading advisor in building investment-quality art collections for private and corporate clients including major banks and investment firms. Launched in 2011, its founders Rayah Levy, art market and investment expert and curator, and Jessica Jacobson, education advocate and humanitarian, bring together the fine arts and the investment world, promote preeminent 21st century artists, and cultivate self-development as an artistic expression of humankind.

For more information, please visit www.artequesta.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/ArteQuesta .

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Opening Reception is November 16 from 5 p.m. until late. Register for the event at http://jwagart.eventbrite.com/ .

“We are very excited to feature Waguespack’s most recent creations as he prepares to represent San Francisco at Art Basel Miami – one of the world’s premier art events. At 111 Minna Gallery, we have created an ‘art salon’ that offers today’s collector a unique experience. Within our industrial space, art aficionados converge to view the cutting-edge work of local and international emerging artists in an interactive and spirited atmosphere that invites dialogue about the meaning of art in our culture,” explains Curator Micah LeBrun.

A firm believer that the creative spirit cannot be caged or limited, Waguespack follows his instincts and moods to create very distinct collections of art. “As an artist, I never want to stop experimenting. Every time I work on a piece, I want to either add something new or learn something. I think great art can be born in moments of madness, compulsion, and impulsiveness,” describes John. “I am excited to showcase works that have been created through this experimental process at 111 Minna Gallery. I feel 111 Minna patrons and collectors will appreciate the diversity in the works as well as the dynamic process by which each piece has come to life.”

What: Solo Exhibition: John Waguespack: “New Works.”
Where: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Exhibition Dates: November 16, 2012 – January 26, 2013.
Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 5 p.m. – Late.

About “New Works”:
New Works represents the broad scope of Waguespack’s talent as an artist. Highlighting the exhibit is “Pause,” an ethereal portrait of Kate Moss looking toward heaven. The haunting portrait is interwoven with abstract layers of acrylic and oil crafted to give texture and dimension to this otherworldly piece.

Another standout is “Giant,” which combines the artist’s linear and deconstruction styles, to produce a powerful depiction of Hollywood icon James Dean in the movie, “Giant.” Waguespack takes a fine art approach to what might be produced digitally to emphasize the human hand in art, celebrating human creativity and imperfection, marked by the subtle lack of symmetry of the lines.

About John Waguespack:
From the rooftop of his home in San Francisco, Waguespack creates paintings, which often incorporate pop-art icons to address political issues of today and the ’70s. His cutting-edge work ranges from visual commentaries on important moments and movements in U.S. history to abstract expressionism, deconstruction, linear and pop surrealism. Waguespack has been featured on the cover of San Francisco’s 7×7 Magazine.

About 111 Minna Gallery:
Established in 1993 in downtown San Francisco, 111 Minna Gallery is in the business of art and leisure. The gallery showcases a unique blend of local and international artists, world class DJ’s, live performances, and film screenings in an elegantly urban and ever-changing 4,000-square-foot space. The gallery is open to the public nightly and on a rotating schedule for special events. For more information about 111 Minna Gallery contact art@111minnagallery.com or call (415) 974-1719.

Supporting Resources:
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NOTE TO EDITORS: The public is invited to the Opening Night Reception for John Waguespack’s “New Works” exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery on November 16, 2012 from 5 p.m. until late.

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