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DEVORA SPERBER: THREADS OF PERCEPTION

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DEVORAH SPERBER: THREADS OF PERCEPTION

ABOUTDevorah Sperber was born in 1961 and raised in Detroit, Michigan until the age of ten, when she moved to Denver, Colorado. From 1979 to 1981, she attended the Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, and in 1987, she received her BA from Regis University, Colorado. Shortly after graduation, Sperber was asked to in-clude her figurative stone sculptures and related bronze castings in a national exhibition on the Holocaust victim Anne Frank, which helped in the emergence of her career.

Devorah Sperber has exhibited in numerous institutions across the United States, including Mass MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts (2008); the Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington (2007); the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey (2004). In 2007, she had a one-person exhibition, The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York.

EXHIBITNew York artist Devorah Sperber combines commonplace materials with simple optical devices to investi-gate the connections between art, perception and technology. Her works addresses the complex relation-

ship between the way we think we see and the way the brain actually processes images. Her most recent works examines famous paintings from art history. "I like to explore the science of what we see, so I

chose these paintings specifically for their historical and scientific merit," says Sperber. "Artists were be-ginning to paint three-quarter profiles where the eyes are centered left to right, but the brain is hardwired

to recognize or create symmetry. Vermeer used some kind of lens or camera obscura, evidenced by the rounded slightly distorted face in The Girl with the Pearl Earring, and in Da Vinci's Last Supper, Jesus'

right eye is the vanishing point of the whole painting." These details bring art lovers and scientists to-gether in fully engaged conversation.


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THE KIMBALL ART CENTER

The Kimball Art Center is your nonprofit community art center. Starting with art lover Bill Kimball’s vision in 1976, members of the Park City community transformed the Kimball Brothers’ Garage into today’s Kimball Art Center. In this spirit of community involvement and excellent art, the Kimball continues to expand its educational outreach programs and bring top quality exhibitions from across the country to Park City.

The Kimball is free and open to the public year-round, furthering access to the visual arts for the commu-nity. While schools face increasing challenges in the area of art education, the Kimball stands as a bright spot for visual arts education. Our educational outreach packages and school tours preserve the value of visual arts education. The art center also offers classes for children and adults while giving members ac-cess to our ceramics, photography and painting studios.

The Kimball Art Center is the cultural hub of Park City. In addition to the Annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival and the Kimball Art Auction & Gala we host many special events throughout the year, so come out to the Kimball and let’s make some art!


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EMILY KING: SNOW DRIVENSaturday, February 5, 2011 - Sunday, April 10, 2011







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EMILY KING: SNOW DRIVEN

ABOUTCreation is a huge part of Emily’s life. The decision to major in art was an easy one, narrowing her focus

proved to be the difficult part. Emily has always loved capturing the human form no matter the medium.

Forms simplified and unique color palettes established themselves early in her aesthetics. Drawing and

color are the two most significant elements in Emily’s work. She has a unique way of scaling things down

to their most simple form yet in an incredibly descriptive way. Emily draws upon the human experience for

inspiration. Her wish as an artist is to be a force for good. Family is central to her, she uniquely captures

those moments of happiness that secure our bonds to one another and keep us moving forward.

Emily grew up in Salt Lake City, UT and received her BFA from The University of Utah in 2004 with an

emphasis in painting / drawing. Emily has lived in both Tulsa, Oklahoma and Malibu, California. She now

resides in Kaysville, Utah with her husband Joshua and small children Esmae(5) and Abram(2)

EXHIBITIn her latest series, Emily King focuses on Park City’s appeal to both its inhabitants and visitors - snow. Her simplified color forms cut from paper capture the many different winter scenes and sports of this

popular resort community.


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AMY PRUZAN: REFLECTIONSSaturday, November 6, 2010 - Wednesday, January 12, 2011







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AMY PRUZAN: REFLECTIONS

ABOUTAmy Pruzan works in a variety of media, but maintains a strong focus on glass and photography. She earned her B.F.A degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Cornish College of the Arts in 2006, with triple majors in sculpture, print, and photography. Pruzan has studied at institutions such as Alexander Muss in Israel, Pilchuck Glass School, and Pratt Fine Arts Center. Her work resides in several permanent collections in-cluding the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Pruzan has worked along side many Prominent Local artists, such as Sonja Blomdahl, Ginny Ruffner, and Martin Blank. Recently this Seattle Native has been honored with both the Corning award nomination form Pilchuck Glass Schools, and the George Tsu-takawa Scholarship from Pratt Fine Arts Center.

EXHIBITSeattle based artist Amy Pruzan’s work combines glass, metal and photography. Her photographic im-ages are both literal and metaphorical representations of memory. The glass elements of her pieces func-

tion as lenses through which memories are reflected or distorted, addressing questions of what happens to one’s memories over the passage of time.


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