Bark!

: An Artistic View of Man’s Best Friend and solo Roy De Forest exhibition
John Natsoulas Gallery
521 1st St. Davis, CA 95616
www.natsoulas.com ~ (530) 756-3938
Exhibition Dates: February 2nd-February 23rd
Opening Reception: February 11th, 7pm-9pm
The John Natsoulas Gallery has had a long history of working with dog imagery. F
or the month of February, “Bark!: An Artistic View of Man’s Best Friend”. This exhibit
ion will be showing dog pieces from many local artists including: Robert Arneson
, Wayne Thiebaud, David Gilhooly, Robert Ransom, Arthur Gonzales, Esther Shimazu
, Jeffrey Downing, Stephen Braun, Avery Palmer, Amber Aguirre, Rene Martucci, an
d many, many more. In conjunction with “Bark!”, we have a solo exhibition by the wor
ld-renowned dog artist, Roy De Forest.
In conjunction with the opening reception, there will also be a book signing for
the book, “Photobooth Dogs”. This book was compiled by Cameron Woo, the co-founder
and creative director for the dog-centric magazine, The Bark. Most of the photo
graphs within the book are a part of Woo’s personal collection and the rest have a
ppeared after hours of combing through flea market photographs. One Bark reader
submitted an image of the inventor of the photobooth, Anatol Jesepho, with his t
errier (c. 1928).
Dogs have a long history of being involved in art. Many artists have included do
gs into their works including Picasso, Gaugin, and Lautrec. Dogs are beloved to
many artists and their patrons. Going back to the 18th and 19th century, noblema
n and royals would have their dog companions immortalized by artists. Even going
back to 2008 b.c., there have been paintings on the walls of caves featuring do
gs with their owners. Dog paintings have helped authors view and trace dog linea
ge and breed genealogy through the years.
Contact:
Lexy Van Dyke
art@natsoulas.com
(530) 756-3938