For Immediate Release,
2/21/08
Delta Center for the Arts
LH HORTON JR GALLERY presents
Mario Moreno
Vanishing Landscapes of California
Exhibition: February 28 – April 3, 2008
Reception: February 28, 5–7pm
Gallery Exhibition Hours
Tue. 11am–4pm, W–Th 11am–6:30pm, F 11am–1pm
Extended Saturday hours March 1st: 11am–3pm
Mario Moreno has taught drawing and painting at Delta College for 12 years. Born and raised in the Central Valley, he attended California State Universities in Chico and Sacramento. Moreno has worked as an illustrator, cartoonist, painter and sculptor, was an active member of the regional muralists' movement and has exhibited extensively throughout the state. His works are exhibited frequently with the Royal Chicano Air Force.
Moreno photographed the Central Valley throughout a four-month period, capturing the nuanced verities of California life as manifest in its farms and folks. These photographs, along with Moreno's travels and interviews, inspired his finished paintings. The exhibition explores the apparent as well as opaque and hidden social, cultural and physical realities of the Great Valley. In these works, the paint is applied for its own content and not solely as a vehicle to imitate an image. These abstract paintings explore the relationship of color and memory, providing a gathering of observations and reflections about the people and place we call California.
The LH Horton Jr. Gallery is located at San Joaquin Delta College, and is a premier visual arts exhibition space in the city of Stockton. The primary mission of the Gallery is to promote quality and culturally diverse artwork in support of our students' education and the community at large. Admission is free and open to the public. Tours are welcome, and specials needs may be addressed by contacting the Gallery.
For further information call (209) 954-5507, email gallery@deltacollege.edu or visit our web site at http://www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts.
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