Robert Brady: Sculpture-- Opening Event

Sat, May 13
6-8 PM
FREE

During the 1970s and 1980s, Bay Area artist Robert Brady established
himself among the nation's most original ceramic sculptors. The
Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, presented a survey
exhibition of the artist's ceramic sculpture in 1989. It was in this
year that Brady made a transition from ceramic sculpture to carved
wood figures, a creative direction representing the primary focus for
the exhibition. The exhibition is introduced with a formative, large-
scale, ceramic sculpture owned by the di Rosa Preserve, Napa,
California. Thirty one sculptures are featured, including three
sculptures in bronze and a mixed media lithograph. They reveal
Brady's highly individual and diverse expression, as well as the ease
with which the artist has moved between media. The exhibition has
been culled from a larger presentation at the Palo Alto Art Center.
Its 88-page, full-color catalogue, features a curatorial essay by
Signe Mayfield, Palo Alto Art Center, that traces the evolution of
his sculpture in wood. In addition, the catalogue features a guest
essay by the sculptor, art critic, and curator, Maria Porges.

Braunstein/Quay Gallery in San Francisco, California, has arranged
the independent tour of selected works from the exhibition to the di
Rosa Preserve, Napa, California; Fresno Art Museum, Fresno,
California; American University at Katzen Center, Washington, D.C.;
and Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts.

The exhibition and catalogue ROBERT BRADY: SCULPTURE, 1989-2005, are
supported by the Division of Arts and Culture, City of Palo Alto and
funded in part by grants from the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation;
Rotasa Foundation; Dr. Edward and Lois Anderson; the Arts Council
Silicon Valley in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the
California Arts Council; the Bob Stocksdale Memorial Fund, through
the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation; Association of Clay and Glass
Artists of California; Stremmel Gallery, Reno, Nevada; Borel Private
Bank & Trust Company; Cornish & Carey Commercial, Shari Ornstein/
Alain Pinel Realtors; Coldwell Banker Residential; and private
contributions.

Venue:

di Rosa Preserve
5200 Carneros Highway (rt 121)
Napa
707-226-5991
www.dirosapreserve.org

FROM SAN FRANCISCO:

Drive North on Hwy 101 for approx. 30 miles. Exit at Hwy 37, toward
Napa and Sonoma. Continue 7.5 miles. Turn Left at Hwy 121/12, past
Sears Point Raceway, continuing for 6.7 miles. Veer Right at four-way
flashing light intersection, staying on Hwy 121/12. Continue 6.7
miles. Turn left into the di Rosa Preserve.

FROM THE EAST BAY :

Drive East on Hwy 80. Exit at Hwy 37, toward Sonoma and Napa.
Continue for approx. 1.5 miles and turn right onto Hwy 29. Stay on
Hwy 29 for approx. 15 miles. Turn left onto Hwy 121/12 toward Sonoma.
Continue 2 miles. Turn right into the di Rosa Preserve, just beyond
Domaine Carneros winery.

FROM SANTA ROSA:

1.Take Hwy 12 toward Sonoma and Napa. Turn left onto Hwy 121/12
toward Napa. Continue 6.7 miles. Turn left into the di Rosa Preserve.

2.Take Hwy 101 South. In Petaluma, take Hwy 116 East toward Sonoma
and Napa. Continue 12 miles. Turn left at the 121/12 intersection.
Continue 6.7 miles. Turn left into the di Rosa Preserve.

Additional Info:

707-226-5991
www.dirosapreserve.org