SHAWN GOULD:
THE ART OF GETTING LOST
MARCH 30 THROUGH MAY 19
The Art of Getting Lost is the result of Shawn Gould’s multiple trips to the Punta Gorda Lighthouse on the remote stretch of coastal wilderness called the Lost Coast. This new body of work is due in large part to Gould receiving a Victor Thomas Jacoby Award from the Humboldt Area Foundation in 2021. It was the spark that he needed to return to a subject he began to explore decades ago. The Lost Coast Trail and Punta Gorda Lighthouse caught his interest on his first camping trip in 2002 and he has returned a number of times since. Over the years he had created a few paintings based on these trips, but inevitably got pulled away by other projects and commitments. Despite this, he always hoped to go back and continue what he had started. Who travels to an abandoned lighthouse in search of enlightenment you might ask? An artist who had to get lost to find new inspiration.
JOAN GOLD:
ABOUT COLOR
MAY 4 THROUGH JUNE 23
Color has been Joan Gold’s focus from the beginning and collaging paint and paper bring her vision to life. Painting on paper, printing her own designs; juxtaposing colors, adjusting hues, lighter or darker, saturated, or muted, complex, or simple — these are the decisions that occupy her process. In response, the world of care and responsibility and the news of the day fall away. Images of the Holocaust that Gold saw as a child have haunted has life, along with the many horrors past and present that we know of, so she goes to her studio to make something about this beautiful world and her good life. The joy she finds in painting, using patterns, textures and stripes, and the pleasure of working with color brings her balance, serenity, and peace.
From the HAC Permanent Collection: Morris Graves, Glenn Berry, Bruno Groth, Melvin Schuler & Romano Gabriel
“Selections from the Permanent Collection” features highlights from the HAC's superb holdings of North Coast fine art from the twentieth century. It incorporates a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, decorative and folk arts. Though the exhibition is ongoing, the installation is updated regularly. Please call ahead for details on current exhibitions. 707-442-0278