M. Louise Stanley, It's Not My Fault, 2017, gouache, 10” X 14"
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No Laughing Matter M. Louise Stanley and Friends
August 2 - September 21 Opening Reception: Friday, August 2nd, 6-9 pm Artist's Talk/Gallery Walk Through Saturday, September 14th, 2 pm |
Transmission gallery presents work by M. Louise Stanley and protest placards by M. Louise and friends:
Gael Fitzmaurice, Archana Horsting, Susan Landauer, Therese Lahaie, Linda MacDonald and Susan R. Stanley
M. Louise Stanley and friends, Second Women’s March, Oakland
EastBay Express
Jocoseriosity
First Thursday-Saturday of every month, 12-6 p.m. Continues through Sept. 21
Voltaire once wrote that tragedy and comedy should never mix; it was one of his few errors, for what is Candide but an ironic look at life’s tribulations? M. Louise Stanley and Diana Krevsky take humorous aim at new follies — same as the old follies. ... read more
— DeWitt Cheng
Jocoseriosity
First Thursday-Saturday of every month, 12-6 p.m. Continues through Sept. 21
Voltaire once wrote that tragedy and comedy should never mix; it was one of his few errors, for what is Candide but an ironic look at life’s tribulations? M. Louise Stanley and Diana Krevsky take humorous aim at new follies — same as the old follies. ... read more
— DeWitt Cheng
Visual Art Source pick of the week September 6, 2019
Bay Area artists M. Louise Stanley and Diana Krevsky perform a pro bono publico service with their humorous, trenchant looks at the American scene, Anno domini 2019. ...read more
Bay Area artists M. Louise Stanley and Diana Krevsky perform a pro bono publico service with their humorous, trenchant looks at the American scene, Anno domini 2019. ...read more
A veteran of protest and social commentary through art since the 70’s, M. Louise Stanley uses humor to draw attention to a wide range of issues that are truly no laughing matter. Tying together classical references, sly inferences and very human responses her work has long addressed injustices, inequalities and daunting tragedies that resonate with current social media taglines like Me Too, No More and Never Again.
Stanley paints in the tradition of history and narrative painting, documenting contemporary and fictitious events using myth and allegory. Under her wry scrutiny, the foibles of our society and mores are examined. Recent exhibitions in the Bay Area have highlighted the breadth of her practice. Multiple iterations on her favorite themes range from large scale works to expansive and intensive journals to midsize explorations, each nuance adding to the scope of the work.
In recent months Stanley has joined forces with friends and artists putting their talents to work in protest at the Women’s Marches, Climate March, Gun Violence March and more. While protest is only a small part of activism, it serves to demonstrate the solidarity of those working toward responsive change and energize the effort. Transmission Gallery presents work by M. Louise Stanley and protest poster art by M. Louise Stanley and friends Gael Fitzmaurice, Archana Horsting, Susan Landauer, Therese Lahaie, Linda MacDonald and Susan R. Stanley in recognition and support of equal rights for all persons and a safe and sustainable climate for generations to come.
M. Louise Stanley was born in Charleston, W. Virginia and holds a BA from La Verne College, a BFA and MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts (presently California College of the Arts). She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (2), Fleishhacker Foundation, Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation (2), Pollock-Krasner Foundation 2014 and John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2015. She has lectured, taught and exhibited nationally and now teaches at Berkeley City College.
Friends include a talented group: painters Gael Fitzmaurice and Linda McDonald, with many exhibitions to their credit; sculptor, Therese Lahaie, whose light infused works include multiple public installations; Archana Horsting, printmaker, cofounder and executive director at Kala Art Institute; art scholar, curator and writer, Susan Landauer and sister in creative endeavor, Susan R. Stanley, illustrator of science curriculum at Lawrence Hall of Science.
Stanley paints in the tradition of history and narrative painting, documenting contemporary and fictitious events using myth and allegory. Under her wry scrutiny, the foibles of our society and mores are examined. Recent exhibitions in the Bay Area have highlighted the breadth of her practice. Multiple iterations on her favorite themes range from large scale works to expansive and intensive journals to midsize explorations, each nuance adding to the scope of the work.
In recent months Stanley has joined forces with friends and artists putting their talents to work in protest at the Women’s Marches, Climate March, Gun Violence March and more. While protest is only a small part of activism, it serves to demonstrate the solidarity of those working toward responsive change and energize the effort. Transmission Gallery presents work by M. Louise Stanley and protest poster art by M. Louise Stanley and friends Gael Fitzmaurice, Archana Horsting, Susan Landauer, Therese Lahaie, Linda MacDonald and Susan R. Stanley in recognition and support of equal rights for all persons and a safe and sustainable climate for generations to come.
M. Louise Stanley was born in Charleston, W. Virginia and holds a BA from La Verne College, a BFA and MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts (presently California College of the Arts). She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (2), Fleishhacker Foundation, Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation (2), Pollock-Krasner Foundation 2014 and John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2015. She has lectured, taught and exhibited nationally and now teaches at Berkeley City College.
Friends include a talented group: painters Gael Fitzmaurice and Linda McDonald, with many exhibitions to their credit; sculptor, Therese Lahaie, whose light infused works include multiple public installations; Archana Horsting, printmaker, cofounder and executive director at Kala Art Institute; art scholar, curator and writer, Susan Landauer and sister in creative endeavor, Susan R. Stanley, illustrator of science curriculum at Lawrence Hall of Science.
M. Louise Stanley courtesy Anglim Gilbert Gallery
