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Indepth Arts News:
"Think Green 2 Features Harry Weisbirds Art Work"
2010-04-10 until 2010-06-06
Expressions Gallery
Berkeley, CA,
USA United States of America
"Think Green 2" presents current work by local artists who, speak to our changing environment and encourage us through their work to "Think Green". Vanishing species, effects of global warming, art from recycled and found objects, bits of life regenerating out of cracks, threatened beautiful scenery, propped up nature and many more ideas that speak to the theme. Included in the exhibiiton is artwork by Harry Weisbird who has been a Premiere Portfolio Member at absolutearts.com since 2001.
Artwork includes paintings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, monotypes, jewelry, glass art, fiber arts, video art and other fine arts and crafts. Lots of unique one of a kind gift items from handmade silk scarves, to hand crafted fine hats, purses, plates, bowls, jewelry, origami, and much more.
Harry Weisburd was born in New York City and now lives in Berkeley, Ca. Harry became interested in Art when at the age of 6 years old. He attended the School of Industrial Art, Manhattan. Today the school is called School of Art & Design. Harry continued studying Art at top art schools in the country, Parsons School of Design, NYC. He went on to receive his MFA and BFA degrees at Calif College of Art, Oakland and San Francisco, Ca. After receiving an MFA degree, and graduating, he obtained a position as an Assistant Professor of Art, University of Connecticut. He taught, Painting, Drawing, Color Theory. From UCONN he went on to teach Sculpture as a Professsor of Sculpture at Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts. He became a Tenured Professor. He relocated to San Francisco, and taught at the De Young Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco and numerous private schools including the Tiburon Art Center, Tiburon, Calif. Harry has exhibited in Art Galleries nationally including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Seattle , Washington. He is listed in Who;s Who in the West, 1997, 1998. Harry's Art has been published in Yellow Silk, Journal of the Erotic Arts. Award Winning Literary Journal, published for 10 years in Berkeley, Cal. He was the Featured Artist, for the entire 5th Anniversary issue, Harry has also been published in PLAYGIRL magazine; GALLERY magazine, (pen and ink drawings published monthly for one year and a number of additional erotic magazines. Harry also exhibits Internationally including, England, France , Italy and Beijing, China.
View and Purchase Harry Weisbird's artwork at absoltuearts.com http://absolutearts.com/weisburd
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