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Mercury 20 Gallery

March 3 - March 27, 2011

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475 25th Street Oakland, CA 94612
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Encounters with Light Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Vienna/Oakland
· Collectors' Preview: Thursday, March 3, 5-8pm · Opening Reception: Friday, March 4 from 6-9pm (in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur) Special musical performances Thursday & Friday by Oakland-based Singer/Songwriter Lila Nelson (lilanelson.org) · Artists' Talk: Saturday, March 12, 2pm In Encounters with Light, Mary Curtis Ratcliff continues her exploration of light's impact on the surfaces of the living world. Her new series of both small and large works is comprised of photographs, hand colored transfers and larger mixed media works on panel. Whether travelling to distant locations or observing the natural forms, streets, alleys and structures of the Bay Area, Ratcliff looks for abstraction created through the effects of light, shadow, and reflection. With groups of single images she composes multifaceted artworks that combine peacefulness with mysterious complexity. Mary Curtis Ratcliff attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. She has exhibited in nineteen solo exhibitions and over 80 group shows. Her work is in more than 80 private collections including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco-Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts and the Oakland Museum of California.