Hink – Mirassou Exhibit at Cribari
Two talented Villages artists – Jane Hink and Colleen Mirassou – are featured in a “Duo” Show in Cribari Conference Room from January 17 until Cribari Center is open again. Be sure to check out the art works of these two exceptional San Jose natives when you attend a meeting or concert.
Jane was born in the eastern foothills and has always enjoyed “Plein Air” painting, having learned this art form from an early age. Her 5th grade teacher's husband was Dr. Marque Reitzel, then head of the San Jose State Art Department. He organized a group of 5th graders who were interested to venture out to the beautiful orchards and taught them composition and oil painting. She continued her interest in art, attending art college as well as San Jose State, resulting in a health care career. Upon retirement, she has been able to return to art and now enjoys the art studio here at The Villages. Her favorite paintings include any “Plein Air” creation, appreciating the beauty of nature and the opportunity to interpret the subject to canvas. Her favorite painting in this exhibit is “The Lettuce Fields” because she comes from a family in the canning and agriculture industries. (Wool Cannery) She appreciates the work involved in planting, growing and harvesting of lettuce. The painting was begun along highway 101 near Soledad and completed in the Art Room at The Villages. Jane has taught several classes in oils at The Villages.
Strangely enough, Colleen Mirassou was also born in San Jose from a wine making family, Mirrasou Winery. Her favorite paintings in this exhibit come from a new medium she discovered, Clay Print/Collages. The print is pigmented clay which gives the painting a muted look. Colleen went back to school after raising her family and transitioned from life as an artist to a career in art therapy/psychotherapy. She has traveled extensively, including hiking to see gorillas in Rwanda and spent 15 years in Los Angeles as an assembly artist before returning to the East Foothills of San Jose. She enjoyed being part of the art scene in Los Angeles and now enjoys her art studio at the Peninsula Museum of Art in Burlingame. Colleen has taught a class in mask-making at the Villages.
Original Schedule for Art Exhibits in Cribari Conference Room for 2020
January 17: Jane Hink and Colleen Mirassou
March 20: Iris Schlager
May 22: Kelley Julien
July 24: Barbara Gottesman
October 23: Annual Members Juried Show
When Cribari Center re-opens or shortly thereafter, we will take down Jane's and Colleen's duo show and mount Iris's solo show. The next one up will be Kelly's solo show and then Barbara's. Hopefully, the AMJS will take place on October 23 as planned. Check this page for updates.
Previous Solo and Duo Exhibits
August 2018: Wendy Fitzgeral and Michael Sunzeri
October 2018: Dot Armbruster
March 2019: Kathy Bodamer
May 2019: Jerry Gililand
July 2019: Sunni Gibbons
SOLO or DUO EXHIBITS BY MEMBERS
IN CRIBARI CONFERENCE ROOM