MICHEEN LEVEE
Micheen Levee is loosely affiliated with the Seaside-based artists collective Open Ground Studios, and her work “Undecided,” above, is part of the group’s ongoing exhibit at the Marjorie Evans Gallery in Carmel. Levee lives in Santa Cruz, where she also works as a marriage and family therapist; she is interested in art therapy. The Open Ground exhibit also includes work by eight other local female artists. While the creations of each artist are quite distinct, the exhibit celebrates areas of commonality – including a sense of freedom to explore and radical acceptance, the same principles that underpin the Open Ground Studios community. The exhibit opened on Friday, Jan. 12 and will be on display until Feb. 28. [AP]
SUSANN E. CATE LYNN
Susann E. Cate Lynn is the featured artist for January at Monterey’s Venture Gallery. Her exhibit, titled Unpaved Paradise, focuses on natural, undeveloped locales that elicit a peaceful calm and restorative feeling – places that we are lucky to have in abundance here in Monterey County. The work above, for example, is titled “Breathing-In at Garland Park.” Cate Lynn was born and raised in Carmel. A reception for the exhibit happens from 2-4pm on Saturday, Jan. 20. [TCL]