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Salon Series at The Barn Gallery: How Art Became My Life with Kurt Fishback
October 20, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free to attend
About the Event
October’s Salon Series guest speaker is California artist Kurt Fishback. Kurt is the juror of YoloArts’ 15th annual Art Farm Exhibition this year, bringing his vast experience in a wide variety of media—including ceramics, painting, and photography. Kurt will talk about how the fine arts became his life’s philosophical and financial focus, sharing images of his work throughout six decades of creating and exhibiting and stories about his life as an artist and educator.
Date: Oct. 20, 5:30–7:30 pm
Location: The Barn Gallery – 512 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA 95695
Price: Free to attend
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About the Photographer
Kurt Edward Fishback—son of photographer Glen Fishback and namesake of photographer Edward Weston—grew up as part of the photographic community in Northern California during the 1940s and 50s. Mentors and friends of the family included Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock, and Edward Weston.
Despite his immersion in the world of photography, Fishback began his artistic career studying ceramic sculpture at Sacramento City College, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the University of California, Davis, in the 60s. He first experimented with photography in 1962 as a way to document his experiences with other sculptors. But it was not until 1973, when his father invited him to teach at the Glen Fishback School of Photography, that photography became Fishback’s primary mode of expression. Kurt continues to teach photography when he is not too busy maintaining his own artistic career. His first two major, one-person exhibitions were held at the Crocker Art Museum in 1981 and the San Francisco Museum of Modern art in 1983.
In the tradition of the Salon, YoloArts and the Yolo County Historical Collection invite you to join us monthly to learn from makers and shakers of Yolo County. Exchange ideas and increase knowledge through conversation with community members, accompanied by sips and snacks.
