Remembering MAG
Margaret de Patta brooch. MAG's 1st President. Photo by Eric Smith
Featuring work by MAG’s Founders and Leaders,
and selections from MAG’s Permanent Collection
Lireille Gallery, Oakland
October 20 – November 13, 2011
Opening Reception Oct 20, 5:30-8:30pm
Live music by Brandon Mei
3980 Piedmont, Oakland CA 94611
www.lireille.com
Remembering MAG is an invitational exhibition in celebration of the guild’s 60th anniversary and coincides with MAG’s November 12th symposium, Forging Communities, at the Oakland Museum. Selections from the MAG Permanent Collection will be shown alongside work from founding members Tex Gieling, merry renk, and Florence Resnikoff. The exhibition will also showcase past MAG Presidents work from the era they were president as well as a piece that represents their current aesthetic. Historical documents and photos tracing MAG’s early years will be part of the exhibit.
“MAG was established in 1951 to promote the metal arts and protect the economic interests of its members. Up until that time, there was no group or union in the United States that specifically addressed the unique needs of studio jewelers.
MAG’s founding members believed their collective association would create a network of strength and advantage by providing artistic, commercial, and education support to the membership. In doing so, the Guild had a large impact on the American studio jewelry movement as members taught at leading art institutions, participated in national and international exhibitions, and had their work acquired by museums and galleries. Sixty years later, the legacy of MAG’s founding members still endures.” -- Jenna Shaifer, art historian, on Remembering MAG
Artworks by Founders: Margaret de Patta (president), Tex Gieling, merry renk (president), Florence Resnikoff (president), Peter & Virginia Macchiarini, Harry Dixon, Byron Wilson.
Other participating Past Presidents: Alison Antelman, Adam Clark, Aimee Golant, Julia Turner, Tina Rath, Marlene Seckendorf, Eileen Gerstein, Deb Lozier, Helene S French, Jim Binnion, Jo-Ann Maggiora Donivan, Helen Kirshner, Ken Cook. Also Daniel Macchiarini and Emma Macchiarini Morris.
Gallery hours:
Sun 12- 5 Mon 12 – 6
Tue – Sat 10:30 – 6
Phone : 510- 547- 3455
