Localvision is a group photography show by photographers who have taken a class through the Redwood City, Menlo Park, San Mateo, Burlingame, Millbrae and San Carlos Park and Recreation Department's photography programs and College of San Mateo extended education classes taught by instructor Marty Rose Springer of Writing with Light Photography.

Redwood Shores Library Gallery
399 Marine Parkway, Redwood City, California
Gallery Hours: M-Th 10 am-8 pm, Sat, 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm
www.rcpl.info

Please come and enjoy our show.

• Sunday, May 1, 1:00-4:00 pm: Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
• Sunday, July 31, 2:00-5:00 pm: Closing Reception

Localvision History

Localvision began in Santa Cruz in 1994. Marty was asked to put together a photography show at the Louden Nelson Center. She asked adults, teens and children who took her beginning black-and-white photography class to consider showing their work. Response was enthusiastic. A name was needed for the show and Localvision94 was the brilliant idea of Rick Jacoby with the intention to change the year for each show.

Localvision has shown at Café Pergolesi in Santa Cruz, the Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz, the Cabrillo College Stroke Center in Santa Cruz, the San Mateo Government Center in Redwood City and the Pacifica Center for the Arts in the East Wing of the Sanchez Art Gallery. Localvision 2011 features 60 artists showing in the beatiful gallery space of the Redwood Shores Library.

About Localvision

"You don't need an extensive educational background in Art to produce or enjoy good art. I am thrilled to see work produced through Community Art. There is incredible strength and sensitivity in my students' work. Everyone, whether they feel they are an artist or not, has an internal sense of art and good taste. All you need to do is tap into your artistic core and allow yourself to communicate what you see" said Marty Rose Springer in an interview with the San Mateo Arts Council.

The spirit of the show is inspiring. Participants are invited to put in one or two of their favorite images. The work includes digital images, Polaroid image and emulsion transfers, traditional black-and-white and color film images, and large cutting-edge canvas prints. Marty delights in curating this diverse show and finds that the images flow naturally and speak with each other to create a visual dialogue. It is a community experience with many artists meeting each other for the first time when they see the show on the wall. Friendships develop and an artistic community is born.

Localvision has always been self-supported by the artists. Students contribute a small fee toward invitations, printing and mailings, and anything left covers food and beverages for the reception and gallery talk.

Localvision 2011 Artists

Garrett Alley • Tammy Banjany • Hayden Banjany-Stewart • Matthew F Bartone • JoAnn Bellow • Joan Brannelley •Rebecca Brown • Sandy Brunicardi • John Cerelli • Chui Ping Chan • Kendall Chong • Tony Chou • Gabriela Cosio-Avilla • Pamela Fernandes • Matea Finander • Barry Fitzgerald • Barbara Fong • Lacy Fortier • Janet Francis • Malou Gemeniano • Neha Grover • Racquel Anna Ismael-Guidry • Frances Jaekle • Jennifer Jepsen • Steve Johnson • Maila Kesti • Sheila Kodani • Lisa Lacasia • Nadine Levin • Karen Lingua • Francine Lopacinski • Cassandra Lopez • Stephen A Lundberg • Nelana Manzano • Deborah Maufer • Nancy Minnig • Chris Nice • Dorothy North • Maria D Perez • Elaina Pitre • Marian T Pizzo • Elizabeth Pochop • Simon Reading • Eileen Schmeltzer • Chunying Shen • Vivienne Shen • Vince Siminitus • Weldon W Simmons Jr. • Rebecca Smith • Marty Rose Springer • Amy Stephenson • Susan Tidmarsh • Pauline Timm • Naomi Tuite • Nadine Tyo • Michelle Velarde • Gloria Vigil • Karol Watson • Keldyn West • Evelyn Woodruff