Art Show Opening Reception: “Nature: Observation, Metaphor, Transformation”

Nature: Observation, Metaphor, Transformation: Four Decades of Art by Susan Aurand and Lucia Harrison

Opening reception April 2, 2015, 5-7 pm – Exhibition continues through May 6

This two-person survey exhibition honors Susan Aurand and Lucia Harrison, artists and teachers who recently retired after decades of teaching at The Evergreen State College.  Their influence on students has been profound, and their own art-making practice has flourished.

The art of both artists parallels the changing environments in their personal and professional lives.  Susan and Lucia have highly developed observational skills that they began developing at an early age, in very different environments.  At Evergreen, when they taught interdisciplinary programs with scientists, they helped others hone these skills, while continuing to build their own.