The exhibit is the culmination of work from the course, Mosaics from the Mind’s Eye: Connecting to Your Creative Power, concepted by IMA’s Visiting Artist, Lillian Sizemore. These mixed-media mosaics explore the Mandala, (Sanskrit for “sacred circle”) as a container for creative discovery. The mosaic mandalas on display are a reflection of many experimental techniques, personal stories, and powerful symbolic imagery. Sizemore is curating the exhibition with the collected works from 20+ students over four years.

The show will include a large mandala installation of working drawings, sketches, and progress shots charting the artistic process. The glittering mosaic works will be on display accompanied by the student’s own explanation of their work. Laurel True, founder of IMA, says of the work on display, “It is fascinating how the students all take the same class, hear the same instructions, and then come up with entirely unique approaches to materials, style and content. The works are as individual as the artists themselves.”

The exhibition illustrates how working with the circle can connect artists to a deeper understanding of universal and archetypal symbols. Sizemore employs teaching methods not normally found in traditional art or mosaic classes by using an unusual combination of thought-provoking exercises coupled with meditation. “I developed this class based on tools I have used in my own artistic process and I see such amazing results coming from the students, it’s very satisfying. They even surprise themselves!” says Sizemore.

Institute of Mosaic Art hosts ongoing mosaic exhibitions, lectures, and visiting artist seminars at their Oakland California’s Jingletown Arts District location. Institute of Mosaic Art shares a 5000 sq. ft. building with a retail space, Mosaic Studio Supply, and also houses a mosaic resource library and a commissions studio, True Mosaics Studio.

IMA has developed a loyal following and is the top venue to find the best mosaic work being made today and this exhibition will be no exception. JOURNEY TO CENTER: Mosaics from the Mind’s Eye is a chance to share these visionary gifts with the community.

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About INSTITUTE OF MOSAIC ART

Institute of Mosaic Art was founded by Laurel True who has been teaching mosaic courses for 14 years. True is a prolific mosaic artist whose True Mosaic Studio produces public art and private commissions and community projects. True also creates fine art pieces and travels to Ghana, West Africa, every year to work on collaborative mosaic projects. True has recently been featured on DIY, HGTV, the PBS program Spark!, and in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Economist and the New York Times promoting the art of mosaics. Institute of Mosaic Art and Mosaic Studio Supply are the culmination of True’s dreams, hard work, and love for all things mosaic.

For more information, visit http://www.instituteofmosaicart.com , 3001 Chapman St. • Oakland CA • 94601 510. 437.9899

ABOUT LILLIAN SIZEMORE:

Lillian Sizemore has been a professional artist for nearly 30 years and has worked in mosaics since 1994. Lillian is a mosaic historian and travels widely, studying sites around the world. Her travel book, A Guide to Mosaic Sites: San Francisco is a walker's guide to publicly accessible mosaic sites. She is a frequent visiting artist at Institute of Mosaic Art and an invited artist-lecturer at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She has studied an extensive variety of art & mosaic techniques including continued education with some of the field’s top practitioners.

Learn more at www.sfmosaic.com.

Listen to a recent interview with Lillian on http://www.keehnonart.com .

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Celeste Howell
Administrative Coordinator
celeste@instituteofmosaicart.com

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