Undertakes to Answer | June 5 - July 10, 2021

Carol Ceres, Trust series III, 2004 | 24’’ x 36’’ | $800

Undertakes to Answer | LGBTQIA+ Artists (and Allies) of the U.S. West + East

[Carol Ceres and her circle]

5 June - 10 July 2021

Carol Ceres, Trust series IV, 2004 | 24’’ x 36’’| $800 — Carol Ceres, *Trust series IV,* 2004 | 24’’ x 36’’| $800

featuring artworks —photographs, paintings, drawings, collages, music and/or films — by Ruth Anderson, Kenneth Anger, Saul Becker, Garth Bixler, Robin Bordow, Paul Cadmus, Carol Ceres, Jess (Collins), Nathaniel Dorsky, John Dugdale, Christine Ferrouge, Jared French, Barbara Hammer, Margaret Hoening, Ed Kamuda, George Kuchar, Annea Lockwood, Rolland Lee, David Linder, Andy Moore, Andrew Ogus, Rock Ross, Lynne Sachs, Talena Sanders, Jay Steensma, Mark Tobey, Hadley Williams and Thomas Wood.

[artworks on loan from the private collections of Garth Bixler, Glenn Fox, Lawrence Jordan, Jonathan Marlow and/or courtesy of the artists or their respective estates]

presented with thanks to Brittany Brown Ceres and the Ceres family, the Hobson Lucas Family Foundation, Canyon Cinema Foundation, Mary Fassbinder, Florrie Burke, Company Gallery, the Morris Graves Museum of Art and the Cascadia Art Museum

additional thanks to the installation and documentation team: Mary Fassbinder, Amanda Bergan, Susan Cross, Doug Cross, Sara Downing, Hamish Hafter, Janet McBeen, Hella Merrill, Clark Mitchell, Kanani O'Donnell, Pritesh Pithia and Ann Schlagenhauf

Carol Ceres, Dawn, 2007 | 36’’ x 24’’ | NFS — Carol Ceres, *Dawn,* 2007 | 36’’ x 24’’ | NFS

Carol Ceres, Trust series V, 2004 | 24’’ x 36’’ | NFS — Carol Ceres, *Trust series V*, 2004 | 24’’ x 36’’ | NFS

Carol Ceres, Trust series X, 2007 | 24'' x 36'' | $800

Carol Ceres, Trust series XII, 2007 | 24'' x 36'' | $800

Conversation

The tumult in the heart

keeps asking questions.

And then it stops and undertakes to answer

in the same tone of voice.

No one could tell the difference.

Uninnocent, these conversations start,

and then engage the senses,

only half-meaning to.

And then there is no choice,

and then there is no sense;

until a name

and all its connotation are the same.

— Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)

Carol Ceres, As far as you can, 2005 | 9.5'' x 7.5'' | $400

Carol Ceres, Hunger my driver, 2005 | 9.5'' x 7.5'' | $400

Ed Kamuda, [untitled-landscape], mid-1990’s | 13’’ x 19’’ | NFS — Ed Kamuda, *[untitled-landscape]*, mid-1990’s | 13’’ x 19’’ | NFS

Christine Ferrouge, The Day After the Costume Party, 2019 | 96'' x 108'' | Please inquire for pricing

Christine Ferrouge, Huddle, 2016 | 60'' x 48'' | $6000

Rolland Oliver Henry Lee, [untitled mixed media], mid-1980’s | 4’’ x 7’’ | NFS — Rolland Oliver Henry Lee, *[untitled mixed media]*, mid-1980’s | 4’’ x 7’’ | NFS

“Art is an experience that allows you to un-ask, let go of questions, and simply be. Potentially making more sense of the world, without answers, or even words.”

— Brittany Ceres

Hadley Williams, 050920, 2020 | 16'' x 14'' | $1800

Hadley Williams, 011718, 2018 | 36'' x 36'' | $4000

Hadley Williams, 051020, 2020 | 16'' x 16'' | $1800

Garth Bixler, COVID Color Study, 2020 | 27.5'' x 35'' | NFS

George Kuchar, [untitled cityscape], mid-2000’s | 15’’ x 19’’ | $1500 — George Kuchar, *[untitled cityscape],* mid-2000’s | 15’’ x 19’’ | $1500

Robin Bordow, 23 Blue, 2016 | 36’’ x 36’’ | $6500 — Robin Bordow, *23 Blue*, 2016 | 36’’ x 36’’ | $6500

Russell Ryan, Deer Jawbone with Cast Iron Rabbits and Poppies, 2018 | 18" x 24" | $1500 — Russell Ryan, *Deer Jawbone with Cast Iron Rabbits and Poppies,* 2018 | 18" x 24" | $1500

Jay Steensma, [untitled woodblock print], mid-1970’s | 14’’ x 16’’ | NFS — Jay Steensma, *[untitled woodblock print]*, mid-1970’s | 14’’ x 16’’ | NFS

The in person exhibition of Undertakes to Answer features multi-media pieces including Paradise of the Damned, the short film by Rock Ross.

Take a moment to view the piece here.

Thomas Wood, Portrait of Guy Anderson, early-1990’s | 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" | $500 — Thomas Wood, *Portrait of Guy Anderson,* early-1990’s | 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" | $500

Saul Becker, Arctic Series CCXIV, 2011 | 4'' x 8'' | NFS

Mark Tobey, Devoted, 1970 | 24'' x 20 1/2'' | $2400

John Dugdale, Constantine, 1997 | 13'' x 15'' | NFS

John Dugdale, Figs and Pomegranates, 1997 | 13'' x 15'' | NFS

John Dugdale, Spirit Ascending, 1999 | 9'' x 11'' | NFS

PaJaMa [Paul Cadmus | Jared French | Margaret Hoening], Man Holding Black Robe, 1940's | 13'' x 10'' | NFS

David Linger, Men - Moscow, 2010 | 10'' x 12'' | NFS

David Linger, Woman - Moscow, 2010 | 10'' x 12'' | NFS

Barbara Hammer, Lota and Bishop, 2015 | 5’’ x 7’’ | NFS — Barbara Hammer, *Lota and Bishop*, 2015 | 5’’ x 7’’ | NFS

“It is the beholder who ultimately translates the narrative for themselves. While there is meaning infused in the making, the meaning derived by the viewer is what shapes the living experience over and over again. Each of us with different stories and backgrounds, bringing our unique questions and needs to the work, looking for answers — expanding the meaning of the artwork exponentially with each viewing…”

— Brittany Ceres

Andrew Ogus, Poseidon VI, 2021 | 17'' x 17 1/4'' | $650 — Andrew Ogus, *Poseidon VI,* 2021 | 17'' x 17 1/4'' | $650

Andrew Ogus, Castor and Pollux LXV, 2021 | 18 3/4" x 19" | $450 — Andrew Ogus, *Castor and Pollux LXV,* 2021 | 18 3/4" x 19" | $450

Jess [Collins], The Acacia (in gallery), 1950's

Jess [Collins], The Acacia, 1950's | 22 1/2'' x 25'' | NFS

Kenneth Anger, Satyr's Eye and Fishbowl [from Invocation of My Demon Brother], 1969 | 28’’ x 21 1/2’’ | $1300 — Kenneth Anger, *Satyr's Eye and Fishbowl* [from Invocation of My Demon Brother], 1969 | 28’’ x 21 1/2’’ | $1300

Nathaniel Dorsky, Song II, 2013 | 12'' x 13'' | NFS

Nathaniel Dorsky, The Return I, 2011 | 12'' x 13'' | NFS

Undertakes to Answer is on view at Petaluma Arts Center from 5 June - 10 July, 2021.

Please inquire by phone or email for pieces available for sale.

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