RONI MENTZER
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Artist Statement
The wide diversity of materials that I use gives me room for imagination, unexpectability and exploration. I am inspired to have the finished product be more than "meets the eye". The materials I use lose their original purpose as they are transformed into soft or hard sculpture.The practical may become impractical. The ordinary may become extraordinary. The ugly may become beautiful. Trash becomes art. The items that I use are seen in everyday life: date books, medical data, gloves, plastic bags, etc. These very personal elements lead me to a design life filled with creating color, texture, dimension and design imagery. PUBLICATIONS 2009 WHITE WEDDING DRESS HAS ALL THE TRIMMINGS San Francisco Chronicle INHUMAN POTENTIAL Pacific Sun Newspaper 2011 MARIN COUNTY STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM Calendar 2011 REFUSE REIMAGINED The Marin Independent Journal INSPIRED HATS HELP CANCER CAUSE Jewish Weekly EDUCATION 1994 Present - College of Marin, Kentfield CA. 1966 The New School, Interior Design N.Y.C. 1964 Brooklyn College, N.Y.C. BA  Untitled
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From the doormat to the Threshold
Anguish
 Tohoku-Japan's 2010 Tsunami
EXHIBITIONS
2112 COLLECTIVE ACTIONS, Marin Community Foundation. Novato, CA. 2011 RE-VALUE,Plexus Art Group, Falkirk Cultural Center,San Rafael, CA. HATS OFF TO YOU,Honor Thy Healer Fundraiser for Zero Breast Cancer, Mill Valley, CA. 2010 1 in 100: AMERICA BEHIND BARS Sanchez Art Center Pacifica, CA. YOU, ME, US, THEM: Exploring Contemporary Portraiture, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA. Juried Show THE BRA PROJECT: fundraiser for cancer research Art Work Chester County Art Association, Penn. 1 in 100:AMERICA BEHIND BARS Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto, CA., 2009 FROM TRASH TO TREASURE First Prize, Best in Show, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA. TAKE TWO: Refuse Rescued and Recreated O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Mill Valley, CA. Juried Show, 2008 PRISON PROJECT , Plexus Art Group, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA. |
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