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Sanchez Art Center
February 27 - March 29, 2015Info
1220-B Linda Mar Pacifica, CA 94044 Google Map »Reception
February 27, 2015 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ward Schumaker. "Topeka," 2010; Mixed Media on Paper on Board; 49" x 34".
Sanchez Art Center is honored to present an exhibition of artworks by Ward Schumaker, titled do | undo. Running concurrently are Printmakers – SF Art Institute and Apolitical, Be Political from the Art Guild of Pacifica. Michael Slaughter will provide piano music for the reception.
Ward Schumaker’s exhibition, curated by Jerry Barrish, includes large acrylic paintings, small collages, and mixed media works on paper, as well as some small sculptures. Several works, such as the small collages and the larger mixed media works Disappear for a While and Red Telephone, will be shown for the first time here at Sanchez. The hallmark of Schumaker’s work is layering with paint, mixed media, text, and abstract patterns. As the artist says, his work involves a great deal of “painting in and painting out, doing and undoing, making marks and erasing them,” hence the exhibit title do | undo. The effect can be mesmerizing, and yet Schumaker’s works are ultimately quite simple and straightforward—in a meandering sort of way. In his work you will find a refreshing sense of humor and the feeling of storytelling, without any of the guideposts of conventional stories.
Schumaker has shown in New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, UC Berkeley, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Charleston, Miami, and Nashville, and has been collected widely. In 2013 Jack Fischer Gallery in SF mounted Schumaker’s solo show titled Years of Pretty. See more of his work at www.warddraw.com.
The artist will talk about his work at Sanchez Art Center on Sunday, March 29, at 4 pm in the Main Gallery. Opening night is Friday, February 27, 7–9 pm; thereafter the galleries are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm, and by appointment, through Sunday, March 29. Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, California, about 1.5 miles east of Highway 1 and the Pacific Ocean. For more information, call 650-355-1894 or visit www.sanchezartcenter.org.