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Divine: A Miscellany of Timeless Works
January 5th – February 11th

Vestal, 1992 ::72 x 20 x 20 in.
Vestage

A look at an extended period of artistic activity by Berkeley artist Mary Curtis Ratcliff, the work in this exhibition links the feminist spirituality movement of the 1970s, a pilgrimage by the artist to Malta in 2001 to visit the ruins of 6,000-year-old goddess temples, and the contemporary feminine represented in pop culture where visions of feminine beauty are represented as fashion plates in paper doll form. Along the way, Ratcliff plays with elegance and banality, archaic and modern, sober and comic, sacred and profane.

Mary Curtis Ratcliff attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. She has exhibited in twenty solo exhibitions and over 80 group shows. Her work is in more than 80 private collections including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco – Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts and the Oakland Museum of California.

left to right: Super Women's Phone Booth, 1993, Fashion Statement, 1992, Amelia, 1976, Deluxe, 1993 and Wind Wings, 1995
Divine 1
Vestal, 1992 and Nook, 1991
Divine 2
Deluxe, 1993
Divine 3
Shall We Dance?, 2003 and Take Back Your Mink, 2004
Divine 4
Spirit Vessel, 1991 and Josephine, 1992
Divine 5
Amelia, 1976
Divine 6

Mercury 20
475 25th St. (at Telegraph)
Oakland, CA 94612
Thursday-Saturday 12-6pm and by appointment
510-701-4620
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21 from 4-6 pm. Artist’s Talk & Performance at 5pm.

SHINE
December 17 – January 29th

Reykjavik Stoplight :: 2011 :: digital ink jet print, 8 x 8 x 1 3/4 inches
^Reykjavik Stoplight ^

Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA
Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12 – 5pm

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 17, 5pm.