Lynn Criswell and Michael Bishop Exhibition

Artspace1616 is pleased to present works by Lynn Criswell and Michael Bishop.

Emeritus professors of Chico State University, Criswell and Bishop are artists that significantly define the cultural landscape of the region. Both are known for their public commissions throughout the city of Sacramento and beyond. Their works are found in significant private and public collections.

In “Portraits” Lynn Criswell explores the relationships between the past and present. The portraits of her primary school class from 1965 are altered, collaged and printed on a traditional Turkish felt. In this show she attempts to organize and solidify the space between adolescence and adulthood.

Titled “Neither Here nor There,” the latest body of work by Michael Bishop continues to explore concepts of place, identity, time and power. By careful choice of  visual vocabulary, Bishop creates narrative where beauty and danger coexist on equal ground. Defined by a sense of uncertainty, his works challenge the viewer to question the obvious and search for answers through a poetic quality of life.

Bishop and Criswell live and work between their residences in Istanbul and Northern California.