“Through Forests of Every Color,” an exhibit celebrating the life of trees and western landscape in painting and photography, opens Friday, May 9th, with an artists’ reception from 5 to 7 pm. An artists’ walkthrough will be held Saturday, May 17th, at 2 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.

The exhibition will include recent paintings by Paul Roehl, Tom Nakashima, Elizabeth Murray, Patrick Ahern, Deanna Forbes, Pat Mahoney, Thomas Paquette, Jeffrey Becom and John Figura; sculpture by Polly Osborne and photography by Kenneth Parker.

Organized to explore various styles and themes in landscape painting and photography, “Through Forests for Every Color” investigates the relationship between abstraction and landscape painting, the effects of photography on landscapes, and the consideration of the materiality in both mediums.  The exhibit reflects the complex and ambiguous relationship between humans, trees and the environment—a relationship of particular importance here in the West.

The exhibit can be seen Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 4 pm or by appointment through May 31st.

Pictured: “Dancing Madrones” – Elizabeth Murray