CURRENT EXHIBITION:
Our traditional holiday group show will open on December 13, and be on view
through January 25, 2025. This year instead of a show title we offered a prompt --
from Dr. Seuss: “You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s no
limit to what you can do.” We are excited to see the “something new” from our
very creative community.
Previous Exhibition:
Pat Badt’s upcoming exhibit, rechristened Reading Between the Lines: artist books
and paintings with text, opens on Friday, October 25, and will be on view through
December 7. The artist will host a reception on Friday, November 29, the day
after Thanksgiving, which will include an interview of the artist led by Monterey
resident, Sarah Varney. Please take a break from your holiday festivities and see
what the artist shares about her work! Bring your out-of-town guests and show
them the stimulating art scene we have in Monterey.
Thanks to the Monterey and Massachusetts Cultural Council for supporting our
artist talks and discussions, and to the Friends of the Monterey Library for
supporting the Knox Gallery.
Badt makes artist books and is a painter. The artist asserts that her work is
“inspired by location, filtered through experience and sensibility.” She was born in
Santa Monica, CA, attended High School in NYC, received a BA from the University
of California, Santa Cruz (where she studied along with Knox Gallery co-director
Julie Shapiro). She was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an
MFA. She is Professor Emeritus, Cedar Crest College, and has held additional
faculty positions at other colleges. Her impressive resume includes many artists’
residencies, solo and group exhibits in both America and Europe, and inclusion in
museum collections on both continents.
From her statement:
“Painting filters experience through sensibility. The daily routine and the act of
painting is my way of being here, by marking and remembering. I make visual the
quiet and overlooked.” She adds that to pay attention to color and texture is a
worthwhile activity.
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