Past Exhibits
Scenes from Genesis: Prints by David Bennett
Manifestations of the Divine: Sculpture by Willa Schneberg
September - October, 2001
Born in Chicago in 1941, Bennett studied literature at Harvard University. In 1973, after 10 years as a professional opera singer, he moved to Germany to begin a career in painting. His works are in public and private collections in the U.S. and Germany, and exhibited throughout the world. "I'm always struck by the fact that Genesis is a fascinating story which runs the entire gamut of human emotions - love, hate, sexual feelings, jealousy, etc. - and does so with the simplicity and succinctness only to be found in the greatest works of art," noted Bennett.
Willa Schneberg's whimsical Jewish ritual objects are small, colorful clay sculptures. Their intricate patterns and colors are best viewed up close. Schneberg is a ceramic sculptor, photographer, and poet in Portland, Oregon. She has had one-woman exhibitions at Sacred Circle Gallery and Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. She is an artist in residence through the Regional Arts and Council's Neighborhood Arts Program. "I started studying traditional motifs inspired by Ashkenazic, Misrachic and Sephardic traditions as well as Islamic art, and with a funky twist, I made them my own," expressed Schneberg, "Through crafting Judaica I discovered my own culture and spiritual relationship to Judaism."
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