Gratitude: Joan Gold
The Black Faun Gallery presents “Gratitude” featuring mixed media works by Joan Gold from November 3rd to November 24th. The Arts Alive opening takes place on Saturday, November 3rd from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Music will be provided by violinist Holly MacDonnell and cellist Mark Creaghe. A guest performance by cast members from North Coast Repertory Theatre's "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" will also take place at 7:30 p.m. An artist talk with Joan Gold will be held on November 10th at 4:00 p.m. Excited patterns, intricate details, and most importantly, the expression of color are striking elements of Joan Gold’s work. In the tradition of Abstract-Expressionists such as Mark Rothko, broad swatches of color draw on the emotions and experiences of a long life. At first a somber retrospective, “Gratitude” evolved into a celebration. As this show developed, so too did Gold’s concept. “I had originally thought of this exhibition as a memorial to my life. I am edging towards my eighty-fifth birthday and am well aware that this is the last chapter, however long it may last.” She explains, “There have been many ups and many downs and I am thankful for it all. So instead of ‘Memorial’, the title I chose at first, I have named this exhibition ‘Gratitude.’” Joan Gold’s reputation spans continents. In 1955, she was awarded a U. S. State Department fellowship to paint and study in Venezuela where she remained for the next twenty-four years. She has received multiple awards for her work as an educator as well as an artist. In 1990, Joan received a Yaddo Fellowship in Saratoga Springs, New York. Other honors have included two Victor Jacoby Awards, the Beverly Faben Artist Grant, the Ingrid Nickelsen Trust: Grant for Women Artists, and most recently a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Gold’s work is represented in public, corporate and private collections including those of G.E. Corporation, Continental Cablevision, Massachusetts General Hospital, U.S. Air, the U.S. Embassy in Uganda, the Morris Graves Museum and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Two of her paintings are included in the private collection of Bill and Melinda Gates. She has lived and worked in Humboldt County, California since returning to the U.S. in 1979. The Black Faun Gallery is located at the corner of 2nd and G Streets in Old Town Eureka. The gallery is open to the public Thursday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and by appointment. More information about Black Faun exhibitions and artists is available at http://blackfaunart.com or by contacting the gallery at contact@blackfaunart.com or (707) 798-6207.
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