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Berkeley,
California (Wednesday, August 29, 2007) - Sunday,
September 2 and running through Saturday, October 13, the public is
invited to view the exhibition of "graham
+ erikson," a sculpture and photography exhibit. A sidewalk
reception will be held for the public on September 9th from 3:00 to
5:00 PM. The exhibition can be viewed 24 hours a day from
the sidewalk on Addison Street, and it is free and wheelchair
accessible.
Nancy Graham's sculpture showcases
figurative sculpture in plaster and concrete. Many of the most
recent pieces are yoga poses. Other figures depict common gestures
and activities. The sculptures are made of concrete that has a wire
and welded steel armature. Graham earned a degree in textile design
from UC Davis and some of her weavings are shown in the exhibition.
Melissa Erikson's photographs look at the graphic abstraction
of plants and landscape forms. Erikson is a landscape architect by
trade. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art (studio) and in
psychology from St. Olaf College and a Master of Landscape
Architecture degree from UC Berkeley.
The Addison Street Windows Gallery,
located at 2018 Addison Street in Berkeley, is a project of the
Civic Arts Program of the City of Berkeley in cooperation with the
Civic Arts Commission. For information about the exhibition and the
Addison Street Windows Gallery please visit the Civic Arts web page http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/civicarts/publicart.htm
or contact Mary Ann Merker, Civic Arts Coordinator at (510)
981-7533.
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