September 2 - September 28, 2010; Reception 7-9pm, September 2, 2010
San Francisco design store and gallery, Rare Device, is proud to present: Spin - A New Twist on Vintage Board Games: Work by Jennifer Judd-McGee and Mati McDonough. The work will occupy the Rare Device gallery September 28, 2010. A reception for the show will be held Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 7 - 9 pm.
Artists Jennifer Judd-McGee and Mati McDonough share a love of pattern, palette and play in their work. Their work for SPIN is inspired by a mutual admiration for the bold, graphic punch of vintage board games. Jennifer and Mati have incorporated elements like winding pathways, typography, colors, characters and textures of old games, and have re-spun them in a thoroughly modern fashion.
Jennifer Judd-McGee is a mixed media artist and illustrator living and working in Maine. Much of her inspiration comes from her coastal Maine surroundings and the patterns and forms she sees in nature. She has shown her work in galleries across the US, and in England and Canada, and her work has been featured in several books, including Old School, Jen-11, and The Handmade Marketplace. She is a regular illustrator for Maine Magazine, and has done design work for companies including Target, I-Pop, The Art Group and Modern Twist.
Mati McDonough was born and raised on the southern tip of Maine where she became well versed in real and imagined board games. For the past 10 years Mati has lived and gleaned color combinations from her art studio in the Mission and calls San Francisco her home. Mati attended CCA for painting and illustration and is represented by Lilla Rogers Studio. .
Rare Device is a store and gallery that features functional experiments and original ideas in art, design, craft and fabrication. Owners Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon constantly seek out objects that are beautiful, evocative, well constructed and thoughtful. We are pleased to bring to our San Francisco store an ever-growing roster of local, national and international artists and designers for a truly "rare" experience.
Rare Device (raredevice.net) is located at 1845 Market Street between Valencia and Guerrero Streets. Store/gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7pm and Sunday noon to 6 pm.
