Artful Insights: Avril Angevine’s Art Lecture

California Pop!

Did you know that California artists were in the vanguard of Pop?

In 1962, Pop Art burst on the scene when the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles exhibited Andy Warhol’s soup cans. Local artists were also bringing contemporary objects, like ice cream cones, gas stations, and the Goodyear blimp, into art. Learn about some California Pop stars in this talk.

About our presenter:

Avril Angevine is an arts lecturer with a particular interest in modern, contemporary, and California art. She speaks on many subjects at various locations in the Bay Area, including the OLLI programs at Cal State East Bay, Dominican College, San Francisco State, and the Fromm Institute. Avril has a BA in English and an MA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley and taught English and Humanities at local colleges. She is also a museum guide at SFMOMA, the Oakland Museum, and the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art.

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