Lyn Bishop : Sharing Secrets

It’s Open Studio time again.

You’re invited to preview the artwork by many of the artists who participate in this yearly event. The preview exhibit is an excellent way to sample several of our local artists in one convenient place. This year, I’ll be showing one or two pieces from my Mundane Spaces : Far Away Places series in this group show.

Opening Reception to be held at Expo Daily
2235 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA
Sunday, April 13
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

If you miss the reception, the show at Expo Daily will be open daily from April 9 – 26, Monday – Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-5.

And of course, I hope you will come out to my studio during the weekend of May 10-11. (more details on my Open Studio to come soon)

Click for more information about Silicon Valley Open Studios.

In my husband’s hometown of Kyoto, Japan, there are many places to enjoy contemporary art around the ancient capital. However, tucked quietly on a side street on the east side of Tetsugaku-no-Michi (Philosophers’ Path) sits the lovely Honen-in, it’s temple halls set back into the the woods surrounded by it’s carefully raked gardens and moss covered thatched San-mon gate.

Honen-in is an unlikely place to view art, and as such, presents the viewer with a surprising contemplative space to see a wide range of exhibits. Two of it’s halls offer rotating exhibitions, usually a week in length, that present art that ranges from the traditional to the contemporary. Many artists have exhibited their work in this space, including my colleagues Janet Echelman and Markuz Wernli.
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