Ubon Edmonds: From the Heart
Exhibition Dates: October 24, 2022 – March 2, 2023
Exhibition Reception: Wednesday, November 2, 5 – 6:30pm, artist introduction 5:30pm
Exhibition Venue: Community Center’s Crowell Board Room,
851 E William St, Carson City, Nevada
From the Heart
Exhibition in the Crowell Board Room
Inspired by her own enthusiasm and current social issues, Ubon Edmond’s painting exhibition, From the
Heart, presents a colorful look at her world both real and imaginary.
Edmonds’ show will be in the Community Center’s Crowell Board Room, from October 24, 2022 through March 2, 2023. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Wednesday, November 2, 5:00 – 6:30PM with an artist introduction at 5:30PM. The Community Center is located at 851 E William Street, Carson City. The Crowell Board Room is open for all the city’s public meetings. Watch the gallery tour and interview with Ubon here: https://youtu.be/diW_iCxL7BA
Edmonds said, “I’m a self-taught artist born in Thailand, raised in California, and I moved to Carson City in 2007.” She has wide-ranging subject matters from an extra-terrestrial moon landing to tranquil water scenes. Her narrative paintings have a bright palette that help capture viewers’ attention. She also demonstrates a sly sense of humor in the Nevada Governor’s Mansion Halloween extravaganza and in her composition of a pink luxury vehicle.
She recalled that when her dad would turn off the light at bedtime, she would vividly see so many things that she wanted as a child. She would grab these vivid imaginary images and stuff them into her pillowcase every night. She remembers thinking, “I will get all these things and play with them the next day.”
Ubon is driven by her love of the visual arts. Her urban scenes and landscapes provide views of familiar and imaginary scenes. She has been drawing and painting since she was four years old. Edmonds attended Mt. San Jacinto College in Riverside County, CA. She said, “My work often relates to the beautiful blue planet we live in.”
CCAI is an artist-centered not-for-profit organization committed to community engagement in contemporary visual arts through exhibitions, illustrated talks, arts education programs, artist residencies, and online activities.
The Initiative is funded by the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, John and Grace Nauman Foundation, Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City Cultural Commission, U.S. Bank Foundation, Kaplan Family Charitable Fund, Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation, Steele & Associates LLC, and CCAI sponsors and members.
top image, right: Ubon Edmonds, Pink, acrylic on canvas, 12″x12″, 2017
2nd image, left: Ubon Edmonds, Road to Enlightenment, acrylic on canvas, 12″x36″
bottom image: From the Heart exhibition flier