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June 26 - September 19, 2010

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OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 6 – 8 PM Members’ Preview 5 – 6 PM di Rosa is pleased to present POMP an exhibition drawn from recent series of work by Deborah Oropallo. Deborah Oropallo uses a computer rather than the brush, and has always preferred a systematic approach to her digitally constructed paintings. POMP features a varied range of her work, including pieces from her Guise and Wild Wild West series where she addresses the issue of adornment, pageantry and costume. The Guise series is focused on the symbolic function of 17th century portraits of aristocrats, emperors and kings through elements of dress, gesture signifiers of wealth and power, with results that are imaginary representations of female figures. In her Wild Wild West work, fringe, spangles, lassos, and six-shooters—central elements of rodeo—are digitally arranged and layered to startling effect, suggesting ghostly and feminized versions of the Marlborough Man that play on collective notions of American West pop mythology. Born in Hackensack, NJ in 1954, Oropallo received her BFA (1979) from Alfred University, Alfred, NY, and MA (1982 and MFA (1983) from the University of California, Berkeley, CA. She has been widely exhibited, and her work is in public and private collections throughout the United States, including the di Rosa collection. Oropallo is represented by Stephen Wirtz Gallery in San Francisco. GATEHOUSE GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday – Friday, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM. Call 707-226-5991 x 25 for information about tours of the di Rosa.