Gallery Shows

Stockton Art League
Elsie May Goodwin Gallery
1902 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 466-6604

The gallery hosts an “Artist of the Month” each month during the year. This artist’s work is exhibited for the entire month, and a public reception is held in their honor on the second Saturday of that month from 4 to 7 p.m. The Goodwin Gallery is a co-op of over 50 active artists displaying paintings in oil, pastels, and watercolors, as well as ceramics, sculptures, jewelry and photography. Exhibits change every two months. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Artist of the Month

Linda Abbott Trapp, Featured Artist
February 11th, 2011 | 4-7pm

Linda Abbott Trapp, PhD is a juried artist who has recentlyre turned to fine arts production following a long hiatus, during which she served as faculty and dean atseveral colleges, founded a consulting firm, worked on several continents, and published seven books and over 250 articles. Her previous arts experience included pottery, sculpture, weaving, and serigraph production. Arts administration included grant management in Fresno, CA, adminstration as a Dean at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and ownership of a pottery and weaving supply shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She taught pottery to students from preschool to elder hostel, and taught K-12 art at the Good Shepherd School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Her recent work includes wood sculpture, watercolor, and collage. She is interested in producing lyrical pieces that express psychological insights within natural settings.

Artist Statement:
Painting the boundary between pyschology and art Whether I’m working in wood, watercolor,or another medium, I’m exploring the boundary between art and psychology. Rather than represent the surface of things, I want to provide insight into what’s underneath, what motivates and matters. I’m happiest when, in addition to illuminating psychological truth, the work speaks to environmental concerns as well. In short, my art is meant to resonate with both inner truth, the psychological, and outer truth, being in the world in a responsible way