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Near and Far: The World in Focus

GALLERY 625. The work of local and regional photographers, including Woodland Camera Forum members, in an exhibition that highlights unique and unexpected perspectives of people, places, and things from around the world. Opening reception 4/7. Free

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Salon Series: Celebration of Little Hour with Rae Gouirand

Rae Gouirand will read from her recently published short collection of poems, Little Hour, and discuss the life cycles of poetry manuscripts and micropress poetry publishing, the queer spaces and headspaces of her new work, her thoughts about the tensions inherent in the line and in the image, and the process of creating and selecting

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Pence Gallery Walk Through: Roy De Forest

Curator Natalie Nelson discusses Roy De Forest’s early prints, developed during his student years into his mature work as a printmaker while teaching art as a professor at UC Davis. First Impressions offers a remarkable look at Roy De Forest’s early explorations in printmaking. Throughout his career as a prolific painter of worlds full of

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Printmaking Lecture with Graham McDougal: Roy De Forest

Graham McDougal, Assistant Professor of Art at UC Davis, dives into Roy De Forest’s early lithographs in an in-person lecture at the Pence. Looking at De Forest’s work on display, he explores the artist’s process and the broader context of printmaking in California in the 1950s.  First Impressions offers a remarkable look at Roy De

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Opening Reception: First Impressions, Early Prints by Roy De Forest

First Impressions offers a remarkable look at Roy De Forest’s early explorations in printmaking. Throughout his career as a prolific painter of worlds full of wonder and exploration, De Forest (1930-2007) was drawn to the process of lithography as a graphic representation of his ideas. This exhibit highlights his explorations with Abstract Expressionism, which began

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Pence Gallery: First Impressions, Early Prints by Roy De Forest

First Impressions offers a remarkable look at Roy De Forest’s early explorations in printmaking. Throughout his career as a prolific painter of worlds full of wonder and exploration, De Forest (1930-2007) was drawn to the process of lithography as a graphic representation of his ideas. This exhibit highlights his explorations with Abstract Expressionism, which began

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