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The Klamath Art Association and Gallery invite you to our September 2024 Exhibit “Vision of Indonesia”
The free exhibit begins on Sunday, September 1st and ends on Sunday, September 29. The exhibit will kick off with an opening reception on September 1st, from Noon to 4:00 pm and will be open daily from Noon to 4 pm Thursday through Sunday.
Visions of Indonesia and other Blue Water Pictures. A photo show by Dennis Anderson
Dennis Anderson, a San Francisco photographer in love with the sea, now lives here in the forests and high deserts of Klamath Falls. For many years he ran a San Francisco photo studio and lived on his wooden boat in the Loch Lomond Marina, San Rafael, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. In 2011 he was invited to do a dream job in Indonesia, shooting the final steps in the creation of a huge new wooden ship, a 170 ft long craft called a Phinisee. It was being built by hand by Bugis and Konjo tribesmen whose maritime heritage reached back to the days of the spice trade. They still used traditional methods and tools, although now they wore flip-flops and wielded STIHL chain saws. Supervising the project were marine architects Mark and Jeni Hyde, Anderson’s seagoing friends from San Francisco Bay, who had earlier sailed themselves to Indonesia with their three-year-old daughter. They had been hired by the owner, Bali businessman Mark Robba. Anderson was hired to join the group, photograph the latest work on the project, and shoot some local color to go with it. That ship was called the Dunai Baru, (New World in Indonesian)
Three years later Anderson was asked to return to photograph the Dunai Baru’s maiden voyage, a month long 1000-mile journey through the Indonesian Sea. She was sailing from Bali to Papau New Guinea, and along the way could return the builders to their home village in Ara, explore some remote islands, see Komodo dragons firsthand, and dive into the underwater world of the Coral Triangle, home of the last of earth’s healthy reefs. The trip of a lifetime. Now, on Sept 1, 2024, at the Klamath Art Gallery a photo show called Visions of Indonesia is the result.
Dennis Anderson is an internationally known photographer who has fine art work in the New York and San Francisco Museums of Modern Art. Major shows have hung at the California Academy of Science and the San Francisco Airport Museums. He has traveled professionally throughout Asia, South America, and the Caribbean, shooting features above and below water on assignments for both commercial and environmental clients. Named one of 10 great hospitality photographers by Hospitality Design Magazine, his book “Hidden Treasures of San Francisco Bay”, was published in 2004. Anderson was featured on the popular television program Bay Area Backroads. Senator Diane Feinstein gave it a glowing review and endorsed his work for the book’s back cover.
The Klamath Art Gallery invites you to attend the opening reception of “Visions of Indonesia” on Sunday September 1st from Noon to 4 pm. You can meet this talented photographer and discuss his works. This show and sale last through September, Thursday – Sunday from Noon to 4 pm.
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The Klamath Art Association Gallery showcases a different artist or photographer nearly every month in a cozy intimate gallery space that is a delight for gallery goers. A few months per year are dedicated to group shows. The gallery not only shows work from local artists and photographers, but also hosts shows by artists from outside the region. Admission is free.
From time to time KAA offers instructional classes that are open to the public, as are all of our events. The non-profit member supported Klamath Art Association averages 140 members.
KAA is the oldest organization of its kind in Oregon and was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1946. The Gallery is open from 12-4 PM Thursdays thru Mondays. During the months of June through September, our membership participates in the community 3rd Thursday Art Walks.
The Klamath Art Gallery is located on historic Maple Park at 120 Riverside Drive, at the south end of the Link River “birding trail.” Regular gallery hours of operation are Wednesday through Mondays, noon to 4 pm. We are closed the last week of each month (Tuesday through Saturday) for exhibit change outs. For additional information about the Klamath Art Association and Gallery you can phone us at 541-883-1833 during open hours or E-mail us at klamathartassoc@aol.com.