Palm Desert Community Gallery

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“SHAPE - LINE - COLOR”

The Palm Desert Community Gallery presents artwork from Gerard Athalakian, Atsuko Hewett, and Michael Magic, in its new exhibition, “Shape-Line-Color”, from December 15, 2011 to February 16, 2012.  There will be a public reception to honor the artists on Monday, December 19 from 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Although the three artists in the exhibition focus their work on the formal elements of art, shape, line and color, their work differs in its approach. 

Born in Paris, and now a resident of Palm Springs, Gerard Athalakian began his career in photography when his grandfather gave him a Kodak Browning camera at the age of eight.  As a child, Athalakian spent a lot of time with his grandfather’s friend, famed photographer Robert Doisneau, who mentored him.  He later studied at the “Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Paris after which he took photographs for the French Navy.  He also worked for a fashion company, and has traveled the world taking photographs. 

Atsuko Hewett was born in Hiroshima, Japan and graduated from Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan with a degree in design for stage and display.  In 1974, Hewett met her husband and moved to Seattle, Washington.  They stayed until 2000 when they moved to Palm Desert, where she has taken numerous art classes at College of the Desert.  Her work includes painting and printmaking, with an influence from her Japanese and design backgrounds.

Mike Magic is a self taught photographer with more than twenty-five years of image making experience.  He began his interest in photography when he was a Boy Scout.  His body of work includes landscapes, portraits, architectural, sport events, street, and fine art photography.  His work has been entered and juried into numerous California art fairs and craft fairs.  He is a graduate of St. Mary’s University, the University of Oregon, and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.  He currently resides in La Quinta, when not traveling around the world.

The Palm Desert Community Gallery is located in Palm Desert City Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 760-346-0611, ext. 664 or visit www.palmdesertart.org.


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