The Mendocino College Art Gallery is proud to announce its new exhibit, “Travelin’ Dave presents The BigFoot Family Band,” opening on Thursday, November 3 with a reception from 4-6pm.  The exhibit is a mixed media art installation featuring the work of Lush Newton which will transform the gallery with the adventures of a traveling dog, musical bears, and other unexpected delights.

Ms. Newton is a visual artist who lives and works in Arcata, California.  Drawing, painting and creating art have been a passion for her since she was a small child living in rural southwest Missouri. Newton graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration and Design from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1997.  After completing an internship with Hallmark Cards, she was recruited to work for the Walt Disney Company. Working for Winterland Productions Newton designed t-shirts for a range of musical performers from Led Zeppelin to N'Sync.  In 2001 Newton came to Humboldt County, California, where she draws, paints and makes sculpture out of recycled materials. Since 2003 Newton has participated in the Kinetic Sculpture Race, the triathlon of the art world. In the 2009 Kinetic Grand Championship, Newton’s team won First Place Art for the Kinetic Chicken.
  
Travelin’ Dave presents The BigFoot Family Band runs November 3 – December 8, 2016 at the Mendocino College Art Gallery, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA  95482. Regular gallery hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:30-3:30 and by appointment.  Contact us at www.mendocino.edu or 707.468.3207 for more information.