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Show iC" Exhibits by Utah (v&r' - 't Designer Craftsmen, 1 L- Carleen Jimenez m to open at x Jirnball Art Center Of yJP l TJn$?55 Left: Wood bowls t yY tJ lQrvk', I by Preston Thomas. ' ? 1 W t Below: Frank Lloyd r VJ V- VVright chair built -Kf A Y by Jeffrey Fritz- v ... , -ySti&M William and Peter V?6 : VIr4V Squires. ' si SSt -. - mN'S' r 4 . , nhntnc hu lilt CnwHor Multimedia work by members of the Utah Designer Craftsmen and paintings by Salt Lake's Carleen Jimenez will be the focus of two exhibits scheduled to open at Park City's Kimball Art Center Sunday, Sept. 18. The UDC exhibit will be housed in the center's Main Gallery and the Jimenez collection will be shown in the Little Gallery. Gal-lery. Both exhibits run through Oct. 14. The Utah Designer Craftsmen Crafts-men was founded in 1961 by faculty members from a exhibits, and publication of resource material pertinent to our members." The UDC exhibit will be juried by Los Angeles mixed media artist Greg Card. Carleen Jimenez explains her work by quoting from the 16th century alchemist Gerhard Dorn. "The whole of our work is to reveal the truth which one cannot see with one's outer eyes," Dorn said in discussing the transformation transfor-mation of matter. "All doubts are dissolved through this insight. Therefore, one the women's show sponsored by the American Association of University Women at the Salt Lake Art Center. There will be an opening reception honoring Jimenez nd the participating members mem-bers of the UDC Sunday, Sept. 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Kimball Art Center. The reception is free and open to the public. Kimball Art Center hours are Monday through Saturday, Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sun-day, noon to 5 p.m. For further fur-ther information, call 649-8882. I y ill .1 i nuinoer oi uian college art departments. According to UDC President Stan Roberts, Rob-erts, the group's purpose is to "unite all craftsmen in Utah who are striving for excellence ex-cellence in design, personal creative development and higher professional and aesthetic standards in craftsmanship. crafts-manship. "Original membership consisted mostly of academicians," Roberts said. "But today's focus is on the development of careers of the professional 'working craftsmen' in Utah through sponsorship of workshops, should start from within and then one will, within the light of nature, recognize oneself : via the outer." To this Jimenez adds, "It is my pleasure and my work to pursue this insight and to extend into visibility that which lies at the border of light." Jimenez has had one-person one-person shows at the Salt Lake Art Center in 1975 and 1981. She has also had solo shows at the De Saisset Museum in Santa Clara, the Berkeley Art Center and the Yellowstone Art Center. Her work was also included in |