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Donna Seager Gallery

October 23 - November 21, 2010

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851 Fourth Street San Rafael, CA 94901
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Altared States Helen Stanley, Cormorant, 10 x 8
“Altared States,” an exhibition of sculptural paintings by artist Helen Stanley will be on display at the Donna Seager Gallery from October 15 through November 20. There will be a public reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, October 23. The collection of paintings is accompanied by a catalog designed by Marie Dern and Jane Downs of Red Berry Editions with an essay by Paul Liberatore. The gallery is open from 11 to 6, Tuesday through Saturday and for Artwalk in San Rafael on second Fridays till 8pm. This show by Helen Stanley has been long-awaited. As an artist, her individual style, her keen sense of observation and her love of process have long distinguished her work. She has been widely exhibited in many galleries including the prestigious Paula Anglim Gallery and William Sawyer Gallery in San Francisco and the Susan Cummins Gallery in Mill Valley. She received a Life Work award by the Marin Arts council and was given a retrospective show at the Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, California. In the last several years, she has exhibited continually with the gallery, but was hesitant to take on a one person exhibition due to her commitment to her aging mother, who passed away two years ago. “Altared States,” a masterful exhibit of sculptural paintings, was inspired by sketches Stanley created while traveling in Greece and in the American Southwest. In both places, she and her husband, the sculptor Rodger Jacobsen, were fascinated by curious shrines and altars they encountered as they passed through the countryside.
Altared States Helen Stanley, Mother's Roses, photo by Black Cat Studio
Altared States Helen Stanley, Studio, 13.5 x 18, photo by Black Cat Studio