Bark!
May 10 - July 7th, 2024
Opening Reception – May 17 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM, featuring live music and free refreshments
Pat Mahony, Party Boy, 2024
Oil on canvas
The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts is proud to welcome back the one of a kind group show, Bark!, celebrating mankind’s best friend with work by over forty national artists. Works in every medium, from print to paint to sculpture, will be included in this tribute to the bond between humankind and canine. This exhibition will feature works by one of the most celebrated artists of the past century – Roy De Forest.
Artists: Jose Manuel Arevalo, Mark Bulwinkle, Roy De Forest, Jeff Downing, Ted Fontaine, Marcy Friedman, Boyd Gavin, Robert Haemmerling, Roberta Laiden, Sarah Lam, Pat Mahony, René Martucci, Bill Maul, Avery Palmer, Constantinos Ptochopoulos, Robert Ransom, Lisa Reinertson, Deborah Rogers, Jose Luis Ceña Ruiz, Esther Shimazu, Deirdre White
Costantinos Ptochopoulos, Damon, 2019, oil on canvas, 32 x 32
The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts has a long history of working with dog imagery. This summer, we will return to celebrate the canine companion by presenting the annual show Bark!: An Artistic View of Human’s Best Friend. One of the featured artist, Roy De Forest, has created various pieces that are full of life and joy. His playful depictions of dogs, often accompanied by their humans, are testaments of that special bond. He was one of the first artists in the 20th century to embrace this imagery, and others have wholeheartedly embraced the subject matter.
Ted Fontaine, Bow Wow Pow Wow, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 16″ x 20″
Mark Bulwinkle, Growley Pup, 2020, Metal, Wood, and Acrylic, 23″ x 13″ x 4″
Jose Luis Ceña Ruiz, Love, 2023, Oil on linen, 19.69″ x 19.69″
Jose Maneul Arevalo, Always in a Good Mood, 2024, Oil on canvas, 14.25″ x 15.75″
Lisa Reinertson, Otis’ View, 2024, Ceramic, Oil paint, 30″ x 21″ x 4″
Adam Forfang, Pomeranian, 2024, Oil on Panel, 17" x 22"
Avery Palmer, Pool of Self-Reflection, 2024, oil on canvas, 12″x16″
Michael Stevens, Little Cabin by the Sea, 1995, Mixed Media, 37″ x 20″ x 8″
Rene Martucci, Yellow Dog on Green Block, 2024, ceramic, 11″ x 6″ x 5.5″
Robert Hammerling, Rex, 2017, Mixed media, 20″ x 24″ x 11"
Roy De Forest, Dog with Red Tongue, 1981, Lithograph, 22″ x 30″
Roberta Laidman, Dog, 1995, Ceramic, 17″ x 23″ x 19″
Bill Maul, Supreme Martian Intelligence, 2015, oil on canvas, 36″x36″
John Lavezzo, State of Mind (Dog Log), 2024, Acrylic on Canvas, 54″ x 60″
Esther Shimazu, Deedee, 2015, stoneware, porcelain, 12.25″ x 6″ x 9″