January 29 – February 22, 2008

PHOTOGRAPHY FACULTY

A special opportunity to view recent works by current faculty in the Photography area within the School of Art and Design, this exhibition will feature a wide range of media, style, and technique. Showcasing a divergent group of artists who share an interest in working with photographic media and a devotion to teaching, this exhibition is both provocative and stimulating, revealing a variety of conceptual emphases, aesthetics, and creative solutions to formalistic issues of value, tone, and composition.

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: ROBERT DAWSON • KEAY EDWARDS • REED ESTABROOK SANDRA FRANK • ROBIN LASSER • VALERIE MENDOZA MIMI PLUMB • BRIAN TAYLOR • YVONNE WILLIAMS

Each of these artists individually has received noteworthy acclaim for their works. As a group, they combine significant successes in regional, national, and international exhibitions, public art projects, and museum collections, as well as numerous grants and awards. We are delighted to have this opportunity to feature their thoughtfulness, creativity, and vision in this special display.

April 15 – May 16 and June 4-8, 2008

bulbo, San Jose: DIY Media Strategies from the Border

In conjuction with the 2nd Biennial 0S1J Global Festival of Art on the Edge to be held June 4-8,2008 the natalie and James Thompson Gallery in cooperation with FUSE:_cadre/montalvo artist research residency initiative, will feature residency outcomes by members of the bulbo collective. bulbo is supported by Galatea Audiovisual, an innovative communication agency localized around the Mexico-US border that is run by artists producing and managing creative ideas.One of their projects in the field of new media practice is bulboTV, which produces collaborative public art projects exploring cultural,artistic and daily issue in order to facilitate the exchange of experience and therefore enrich our local and national realities. Each of bulbo's projects lets people who in their daily lives do not pursue an art practice take part in a creative process that is produced in an entertaining and non-prejudicial format.

For additional information concerning the gallery program and visiting artist lecture series, contact:

Jo Farb Hernandez, Director
Natalie and James Thompson Galleries
San Jose State University
School of Art and Design,
ART 129A
San Jose, CA 95192-0089
telephone: (408) 924 - 4328
fax: (408) 924 - 4326