On Sunday evening, January 8 at 6 pm, PHES Gallery, in conjunction with the newest exhibition, Gallery Artists 2023, will host an artist talk with Lynn Schuette. Lynn Schuette will talk about Still Life, her recent series that uses painting as a way to address social issues and upends what the still life painting can be. The second installation in the series Still Life #2 (for Uvalde) is currently on view at the PHES and includes 19 paintings. The artist will discuss her research and work process and her previous related work. _________ Lynn Schuette is a visual artist whose practice includes painting, drawing, and mixed media. Schuette often explores the body and nature, ranging from classical figurative and landscape painting to anatomical/medical imagery often laced with contemporary social issues. Schuette’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions including California Connections: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2017) and Homing In, an Exhibition of 50 San Diego Artists at Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla (2009). She was one of four featured artists in the Nature Improved exhibitions at the Oceanside Museum and the San Diego History Center, was included in the inaugural exhibition of the new San Diego Central Library Gallery, and was featured on ArtPulse TV (all 2013-14). Her work is also included in public, corporate, and private collections including the City of San Diego Art Collection, the San Diego History Center, and Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles. In addition to her art practice, Schuette is an arts consultant and the founder and former executive director of Sushi Performance & Visual Art (1980-1995). She is recognized for introducing nationally-acclaimed performance and dance artists to the San Diego community including Karen Finley, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachel Rosenthal, Joe Goode Performance Group, and the Black Choreographers Moving Project. For information on the Artist Talk and Still Life #2 (for Uvalde): phesgallery.com/special-event/ This is a free event. __________ Gallery Artists 2023 features the work of 12 local artists; Juanita Perez-Adelman, Judith Christensen, Becky Cohen, Ellen Dieter, Kaori Fukuyama, William Gullette, Paul Henry, Anne Mudge, Norma Pizarro, Gail Schneider, Lynn Schuette, Cheryl Tall. Gallery Artists 2023 will be on view through February 4, 2023 PHES Gallery is open Thursday-Saturday, 2-7 pm, and by appointment. info@phesgallery.com / 760-696-3022 Follow on social media: PHES: Facebook + Instagram Lynn Schuette: Instagram
