Desert Light Gallery

Kelso Depot Visitor Center

Exhibition: August 15 - Sept 30, 2016

The Desert Light Gallery is pleased to present “The Permanent Collection”, a Mojave National Preserve Artists-in-Residence exhibition from artists: Ken Cook, Terry Ellis, Janet Huston, Bob Killen, Caroline Kwas, Tom Lowe, Norman Schwartz, Jim Smart, and Gabe and Russell Thorburn.

Many museums and not-for-profit art galleries support permanent collections of art. The Museum of Modern Art, for example, contains 200,000 pieces of contemporary art by over 13,000 artists. Others have smaller collections that may emphasize various genres, styles and or historical periods. The Mojave National Preserve Artist Foundation Board of Directors decided to launch a permanent collection early in our development and many of our current and former Artists-in-Residence contributed work to the collection.

Permanent Art Collections allow a gallery to re-display work, curate various works to present new approaches to subject, style and genre. We can also loan work(s) from the permanent collection to other galleries and we can create travelling exhibits that will allow us to share the Mojave National Preserve with others who may never have the opportunity to get a little sand in their shoes or feel the Mariah winds on their faces.

During the months of August and September, our first permanent collection exhibit will be on display at the Desert Light Gallery. We invite you to visit and support the collection with purchases of limited edition prints and painter’s lithographs.