For Immediate Release Please List
“The Gifts We Don’t Know We Have”
November 29-December 30, 2022
Opening receptions:
Thursday December 1, 5-7pm (Private)
Saturday December 3, 4-6pm
Mask wearing desirable
Just in time for the holiday season, Viridian Artists is pleased to present “The Gifts We Don't Know We Have,” an invitational group exhibit of small artworks, all priced at $300 or under. Over 30 artists share their art with you in our special holiday exhibition.
This is the season when our email is filled with messages offering gifts of all sorts. But we must remember that there are many meanings to the word “Gift.” The first that comes to mind is a present that we give to someone without expecting payment. But other definitions of “gift” can be very different. The Department of the Interior defines a gift as being anything with monetary value that you get for less than its “market value.” And in legal language “gifts” can often be a way to avoid paying tax.
But there are also the gifts of kindness and generosity which once used, become easier and easier to share and are irreplaceable. Fred Rogers, who some might remember as Mr. Rogers, once said “in a world where you can be anything, be kind.” Those who possess the qualities of empathy and compassion possess gifts that cannot be gotten with money.
And then there are the gifts of talent and ability. There are so many things in our lives that we take for granted, sometimes not realizing how fortunate we are to have them. Our special abilities are not always recognized by others or even by ourselves, but they are gifts that only we possess. Singing, writing, making art, moving beautifully, physical strength, cooking, organizing, fixing are all attributes and abilities that develop as we find the propensity to utilize them. Sharing such gifts often brings not only the pleasure in the doing, but also acknowledgement and gratitude from others. The artists in this exhibition look forward to sharing their artistic and creative gifts with you.
Participating Artists
Ayako Bando * Jenny Belin * Annaliese Bischoff * Dorothy Braudy * Ellen Burnett * Sabine Carlson * Irene Christensen * Ursala Clark * Chasity Colon * May Deviney * Rhonda Donovan * Stefanie Eins * Bernice Faegenberg * Arlene Finger *
David Fitzgerald *Alan Gaynor * Wally Gilbert * Joshua Greenberg * Miho Hiranouchi *
Kazuo Ishikawa * Kat King * Namyo Kubo * Marco Lando * Angela M. LaMonte *
Bernice Sokol Kramer * Jackie Lima * Rosemary Lyons * John Lloyd * Vern McClish *
Carol Massa * Matthias Merdan * Hiromi Minami * Vernita N’Cognita *
Nancy Nicol * Anna Novakov * Mariko Okabayashi *Alla Podolsky * Brett Poza *
Sarah Riley * Karen Roth * Laura Rutherford Renner * Sai A. * Tomoyo Seta *
Frank Sheehan * Susan Sills * Angela Smith * Sheila Smith * Jane Talcott *
Toto Takamori * Ryuga Tenzan * Christopher T. Terry * Canan Tsubaki *Sharon Wybrants & others
For further information please contact
Vernita Nemec, Director or Jenny Belin, Assistant Directorvisit Instagram @viridianartistsinc, see us on Facebook & YouTube at
Viridian Artists Gallery or visit our website at viridianartists.com