My Community – Group Show by Tam High Art Students

First Tuesday Artwalk
• May 2, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Exhibition Dates:
May 1 – 31

Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce presents My Community – Group Show featuring acrylic on linen by Tam High Art Students. Come see new work and join us at the First Tuesday Art Walk.

Longtime Tam High art teacher Zachary Gilmour, who is largely responsible for supporting the array of creative artwork from his students that ends up being showcased at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Fest each year, is showcasing his 33 of his students’ drawing and painting work on the walls of the Mill Valley Chamber’s space at 85 Throckmorton Ave., including a reception on Tuesday, May 2, as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s First Tuesday Artwalk (5:30-7:30pm). Aside from the First Tuesday Artwalk, the Chamber’s office is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12-4pm.

The title of the exhibition, whose medium acrylic on canvas, is My Community – portraits of teachers, coaches, friends, parents and other members of the community that the student wished to recognize.

Here’s a list of the participating artists:

• Alexandria Forbes – Portrait of “Regina from Downtown”
• Lily Hayes – Portrait of Ms. Leonard teacher at MVMS
• Kyra Ferguson – Portrait off Jane Ferguson Educator & Volunteer with Doug Ferguson Environmental Activist
• Hilary Knowles – Portrait of David Vogelstien “Vogie” Tam Mock Trial coach
• Jane Song – Portrait of Susan Guadagno Teacher at Marin Horizon School
• Abbey Lehman – Portrait of Lisette Lehman Lawyer, Board Member @ Throckmorton Theater, PATH board member
• Jack Bartlett – Portrait of Jorge Sandoval Jr. Marin FC Soccer Coach
• Phoenix Kaiser – Portrait of Ms. Black Tam High English Teacher
• Maxel Melchionda – Portrait of Jordan Park School Crossing guard
• Liana Smeltzer – Portrait of Patty Parnow Tam Assistant Principals Administrative Assistant
• Fiona Bailey – Portrait of Alexander Redwoods Senior Living Security Guard
• Nina Churan – Portrait of……
• Gabrielle Lenchner – Portrait of Sam – Drag Queen based in the Castro SF

Mill Valley’s monthly celebration of local art features a host of venues, including the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Seager Gray Gallery, the Mill Valley Public Library, the Depot Bookstore & Café, City Hall, the Mill Valley Community Center and the Throckmorton Theatre, among many more. Receptions at each venue are Tuesday from 6–8pm.