Artists Gallery Opening Reception

Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tom Bolles, Katherine Westerhout

Artists Gallery at Fort Mason
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The SFMOMA Artists Gallery presents Katherine Westerhout and Tom Bolles in a exhibition that highlights each artist's ability to manipulate atmospheric and implicit light. Tom Bolles's longstanding interest in luminosity is reflected in his recent body of mixed-media paintings. A concept he first explored through neon sculpture, Bolles has created a glow in this body of work - without the aid of electricity - through careful juxtaposition of color and layering of material.

Katherine Westerhout's photographs capture the psychological resonance of long-abandoned industrial, institutional, and ecclesiastical spaces. Westerhout works with the camera in four- to six-hour sessions to produce one or two carefully chosen color images. Using only available light, she creates large-scale works depicting uninhabited spaces that hold visual clues of past lives.

Though divergent in media and subject matter, when viewed together the two artist's works hold a dialogue about the emotive quality of color and light and create sensory experiences that transcend established preconceptions of subject matter and media.

Free and open to the public. Visit the Artists Gallery webpage for address and directions.