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Conversations in Culture
No Boundaries: How Other Cultures Influence Art in Utah
July 13 - September 21
Bountiful/Davis Art Center will host a new exhibit, 'Conversations in Culture' that will feature works by artists who live in the US but were born in another country or their travels to other cultures are reflected in their work. Works by Featured Artists for Summerfest 2012 will also be on display. These Summerfest Featured Artists will also have booths at Summerfest, August 9 - 11, Bountiful City Park. The exhibit will run July 13 - Sept. 21, 2012, at Bountiful/Davis Art Center, 745 So. Main St. in Bountiful.
The focus of this themed exhibit is the celebration of diverse cultures through the arts. Some of the artists, though US citizens, were born in another country as noted below.
The exhibit will be in conjunction with Bountiful/Davis Summerfest International Art and Folk Festival scheduled in August, 2012.
There will be an opening reception on July 13, 7-9 pm, free to the public.
Featured Summerfest Artists:
| Paul Twitchell, USA - wildlife artist, watercolors |
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| Yevgeniy Zolotsev, Russia - watercolors, oils |
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| Nile Fahmy, born in Germany to an Irish mother and Egyptian father- Tinker |
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| Seth Garner, USA: Emerging Artist - Viewmont High School student who won the Best of Show in the recent High School exhibit at BDAC, 2012 |
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Other Participating Artists:
| Rudofo Juarez, Mexico |
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| Van Chu, Viet Nam, photographic work |
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| Jon Bouhwuis, photography, USA |
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| Carl Oelerich, photography, USA |
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| Pilar Pobil, Spain,paintings, recently featured at the Utah Arts Festival |
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| Michael Melik, Soviet - sculpture and paintings |
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| Suzanne Tornquist, USA, paintings depicting Native Americans |
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| Yilhin Chan, China, paintings |
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| Jou Jou Prochaska, Syria, paintings, jewelry |
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| JJ Galicia, Mexico - metal relief work |
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| Katie Mann, USA - photographs taken in the Dominican Republic |
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| Marilyn Whitaker, USA - sketches from a recent trip to Africa |
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| Theresa Otteson, USA - oil paintings of Summerfest dancers |
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| Katsuko Hill, Japan, paintings |
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| Jimmy Lucero, Mexico, paintings |
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| Radford Cuch, Native American, paintings |
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| Eruera 'Ed' Napia, New Zealand, clay |
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