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Fort Mason Foundation Main Office Lobby, Building A
Susan Tibbon is an artist of infinite vision. In 2002 her showing of delicately detailed botanical etchings delighted visitors to the Fort Mason Center (FMC) main office. This spring, Tibbon has returned to the same venue with an exhibition of brilliantly colored wall pieces. Each of the 24 works on view is a painstakingly drawn and colored altar crafted from hand-marbled paper. Doors and windows open to reveal much about the artist’s dreams and inner vision.
Tibbon is a long-time San Francisco resident who has been creating art since childhood. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is also a credentialed teacher. Her work is in many private and public collections and has been featured in numerous publications. She also has been profiled on national and local television.
Tibbon works in an amazing variety of media. Some of her most unusual pieces are hand-painted eggs, each a little jewel of intricately detailed craftsmanship. This same attention to detail is evident in her exhibit in the FMC main office lobby. Each altar tells a unique story, and viewers are encouraged to interact with the pieces by opening the doors and windows and seeing beyond what is apparent at first encounter.
“Susan Tibbon’s Hand-Marbled Altars” is on display through June 17. There is an artist’s reception on May 3. For more information, see Visual Arts. See images of Tibbon’s work at www.mesart.com/stibbon.
— Jovanne Reilly
Image: Hand-marbled altar by Susan Tibbon, Photo: Loyd Hryciw
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