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“Fusion” National Juried Exhibition

"FUSION" OPENING RECEPTION 
Saturday, May 2, 7-9 PM

"FUSION" ARTIST TALK & CLOSING RECEPTION 
Saturday, June 20, 1-3PM

Fusion is the binding of two or more things into something new that possesses properties of both, incorporating different styles, ideas and designs. In a world where boundaries don't exist and technology provides the ability to connect globally, we can create collaborations and build connections that were impossible in the past. Through creative energy, the fusion of ideas can create new forms, blending cultures, colors, ideas, shapes, designs and intent. Fusion can be the melding of art and science, the conscious and unconscious, the tangible and intangible.

Featured Artists:  Sarah Albinson, Cherisse Alcantara, Calvin Bohner, Thomas Duane, Nate Forman, Paul Glenn, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Eric L Hansen, Elsie Hill, Glenn Hirsch, Bac Hoang, Curt Holzinger, Kristy Hughes, Sarah Kercheval, Natalia Lakes, Noreen Larinde, Regina Loch-Elvert, Hideo Mabuchi, Alex Nye, Lynda A. N. Reyes, Henry Ricci, Sophia Sattar, Zoya Scholis, Darren Sears, David Shamie, Tamara Staser-Meltzer, Baidaa Weli, and Randy Wilson

EXHIBITION DATES:  May 2 - June 20, 2015 

Juror's Choice Awards
Eric L Hansen,  Glenn Hirsch,  Curt Holzinger

On-Line Gallery Artists:  Carrie Alter, Diana Bjel, Peter Chamberlain, Chenhung Chen, Guoveng Cheng, D Cichon, Michael Coakes, Qianhui De, Peter Dreyfuss, Eve Ellis-Carlson, Laurelin Gilmore, Joe Gitterman, Jessica Goehring, Erin Grant, Andrea Guskin, Rico A. Harris, Luke Hays, Robert Hersey, Jay Hill, Mary Hood, Darrell Hunger, Alyssa Klauer, Renate Kuprian, Katie Swan, Scott Ludwig, Laura Macdonald, Tina Maier, Liz Mamorsky, Matt Mckee, Darla McKenna, Patrick McMahon, Carmelo Midili, Anthony Monaco, Patrick Parnell, Alex Peyton-Levine, Jordan Quintero, Benito Rangel de Maria, Karen Robey, Peter Schachter, Nathan Scott, Yue Shi, Jessica Slaymaker, Mary Ruth Smith, Julianne Sterling, Katie Swan, Eike Waltz, Jack Weaver, Margi Weir, Mark Wojcik, and Melissa Woodburn

JUROR: Olivia Ongpin of Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

Juror's Statement:  We received numerous submissions offering multifarious interpretations of the concept of Fusion, encompassing many different subject matters, mediums, and styles. Some approached the theme literally, while others found relevance in their current body of work. After all, art is inherently a creative expression of the ever-expanding world around us. The pieces that resonate most strongly with me are the ones that elegantly, uniquely integrate the artist's revelations in culture and technology/technique with his or her own sense of convention. The result is an image of instinctual beauty that, upon further investigation, reveals a melding of opposing concepts.

Olivia Ongpin is the co-founder of Fabric8 and Luna Rienne Gallery, a San Francisco-based gallery that has worked with hundreds of independent artists and designers since its inception as an online business in 1995. Now located in the Mission District, Luna Rienne Gallery features visual artists working in contemporary media who integrate elements of urban culture with traditional techniques, as well as a constantly-rotating collection of small, affordable works. Olivia represents artists and also offers small business consulting services. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in American Studies. Olivia received the SF Bay Guardian Small Business Award for Diversity in Business (2005) and was chosen as one of the Top 25 Women On The Web (2000). Visit http://lunarienne.com