Belvedere-Tiburon Library exhibit showcases artists’ personal narratives, life stories

Ora Clay’s quilt ‘The Complete Food’ portrays bananas and plantains as symbols of global nourishment and interconnection. Bonnie Blake-Drucker’s ‘I am trying to see the light and life beyond’ captures cherry blossoms through a moon window. Brian Rothstein’s ‘Be Gentle 1’ is inspired by a book that teaches boys how to be gentle with children. Nimisha Doongarwal’s ‘Colonial Contrast’ is a mixed-media portrait merging four individuals into one image.

Artists will reveal intimate glimpses of their lives through diverse artwork in a new Belvedere-Tiburon Library exhibition opening this week.

“Artists’ Narratives: Their History and Identity” runs March 20-May 7, featuring 58 pieces selected by nine jurists. The exhibition explores how artists translate their personal experiences, cultural backgrounds and worldviews into visual art.

“These 58 artists got personal, divulging what they wanted us to know about them through either visual storytelling or their signature styles,” said arts exhibition chair Diane Green. “Some artworks draw from their response to nature, a range of emotions or various self-images in photography and paintings.”

An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. March 20.

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