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Canessa Gallery

September 3 - September 30, 2012

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708 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94111
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Nature in the City II
Canessa Gallery presents the second annual "Nature in the City" exhibit features a mix of photography, painting, sculptures and other media from more than a dozen successful San Francisco Bay Area artists.   The Nature in the City exhibit showcases a variety of expressions of nature in the San Francisco area, including plants, animals or birds; but at times humanity is the only perceptible form of nature. In a brick and mortar, concrete landscape, nature can be anything mortal or soft. Weeds in the cracks, people on the sidewalk, gardens on the roof, chickens on Filbert Street, waves on the beach, dogs in the park, fog on the ground, murders of crows over downtown, the sky, compost, and Farmers Markets. The appearance of nature in a heavily urbanized environment can be eye-catching or beautiful. Close-up botanical photographs reveal the hidden beauty of plants in the works of photographer Julie Jaycox. Wildlife incorporated into murals and tiny humans in nature are themes in images from Corinne DeBra. And sculptures from natural materials, such as kelp and driftwood, are exemplified in the works of sculptor Miriam Owen and woodworker Boris. Photographer Richard Zimmerman explores the boundaries between land and water. For a complete list of artists featured in this exhibit, see below. The Artists Barbara Oplinger, Painting  boplinger.com/art Boris, Woodworking Corinne DeBra, Photography  www.walking-the-bay.com; www.flower-snaps.com Della Heywood, Painting   dellaheywood.com Ed Handelman, Painting  edhandelman.com Julie Jaycox, Botanical Photography    juliejaycox.com Ken Downing, Ink on Paper Lynnie Rabinowitsh, Painting  lynnierabinowitsh.com Mark Varvoutis, Sculpture Miriam Owen, Sculpture miriamowen-driftwoodsculpture.com Peggy Huff, Mixed Media   peggyhuffpainting.com Richard Zimmerman, Photography    rezphotography.com Timothy Armstrong, Installation Photography  curbworker.com Canessa Gallery is located at 708 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, in the landmark Canessa Building -- a diminutive old-brick gem that is one of downtown San Francisco's last links with her colorful, bohemian past.