CAC hosts reception for new art exhibit

Central Arizona College invites the public to attend the opening reception for Recent Work by Mary Bruns at the institution’s Visual Arts Gallery on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Signal Peak Campus.

Bruns’ exhibit will be unveiled during a reception from 6-8 p.m. in the Student Services Center (Building M, clock tower).

The reception is open to the public and will include complimentary faire produced by Central Arizona College’s culinary arts students. There is no charge for the event.

The menu’s theme is A Taste of China and will feature the following items:

– Crab Puffs
– Fresh Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce
– Nantaing Pork Lettuce Wraps
– Almond Cookies
– Chinese Cake
– Punch

Bruns’ exhibit will be on display from Nov. 12 through Dec. 18 in the Visual Arts Gallery. She will make a return appearance at the gallery on Sat., Nov. 14, during the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Signal Peak Campus.

“I am a realist painter using various forms of still life to produce my oil paintings,” Bruns explains on her Web site – https://www.marybrunsart.com. “I refer to many photographs and real life scenarios to create these pieces. No photo-transfers are ever done on my painted, charcoal or graphite images. I use a traditional glaze over glaze free-hand style of oil painting.”

A 1971 graduate of the University of Nebraska with a degree in art and art education (K-12), Bruns received her first master’s degree in printmaking in 1982 from Cal State Los Angeles followed by her second master’s degree in painting from the same institution in 1985.

Bruns’ Recent Work will be on display at the CAC Visual Arts Gallery from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday.

For more information on the show or the Visual Arts Gallery, call Tom Belden at 520-560-2452.

Photo by Mary Bruns