The Fresno Art Museum in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution is celebrating the opening of a new exhibition “Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab”, on January 19th. The exhibition presents Sikh artwork and artifacts produced from the 18th century to the present, including miniature paintings; arms and armor; traditional textiles and dress; coins; musical instruments; sacred texts; and modern works of art. It also includes a scale model of the Darbar Sahib (commonly referred to as the “Golden Temple”), a Sikh sacred space at Amritsar, India.
Thank you to the following sponsors:
- Dr. Narinder Kapany
- Sikh Council of Central California
- Charanjit Singh Baath Foundation
- Dr. Agit and Mrs. Balbir Singh
- Sohan and Kamal Chaudhary
- Robert and Gina Estrada
- Greg Markarian Ag Enterprises
- Param Fagoora
- Jaswant C. and Joginder S. Matharu
- Gurdeep S. and Sharanjeet K. Ramu
- Ujagger S. and Inderjit K. Dhillon
- Fresno Medical Center, Inc.
- S.S. Chahal
- MD, Watson Ag Chemicals, Inc.
- Caruthers Pump, Inc.
- Balvinder S. Brar
- Chahil Farms
- Satwant S. Samrao
- Lakhwinder Brar
This group show, curated by guest curator Kathryn Funk, includes the art of Donnalee Dunne, Juliana Harris, Linda Koch, Anne Scheid, Trude McDermott, Joan K. Sharma, and Robert Weibel. In this exhibit, California Contemporary Art collective artsits focus on the concept of how edges define or play into their work.
Garrod is a California photographer who transforms everyday things by looking at them as shapes and light. He has shown in more than 60 solo and group shows, and his prints are in many private and institutional collections, including the Smithsonian Institution, George Eastman House, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Oakland Museum of Art, and also many international collections. Spectrum Gallery's David Ashcraft is curating.