Fidler achieved widespread renown with innovative weaving, then walked away from it all at the height of her success.
Eve Kushner
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Berkeley honors arts ambassador Susan Felix with lifetime achievement award
Felix, who selects a Berkeley artist to be honored every month, is the only person ever to have served as Berkeley’s art ambassador, a position Mayor Tom Bates created in 2004.
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With ‘Eureka Day,’ playwright Jonathan Spector holds a mirror up to Berkeley
The playwright’s goal was to create a realistic depiction of Berkeley residents and the situations in which they embroil themselves. He isn’t mocking anyone, he says.
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Susan Felix is Berkeley’s ambassador to the arts
You may be a longtime Berkeley resident and a regular patron of the arts, but not know that Berkeley has an art ambassador who honors a Berkeley artist every month.
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Egrets only: The photography of Gerry Traucht
The photographer’s egret obsession was born in 2011. He has since come to feel that his encounters with the majestic birds have altered his life.
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Josh Kornbluth and the art of self-deprecation
Josh Kornbluth talks about his art, his inspirations and why he likes to present himself as a screwup. The Berkeley comic and filmmaker is at the Elmwood Rialto tonight, Monday.
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New Yorker artist Eric Drooker: A small giant in our midst
Eric Drooker at work. The Berkeley resident is an accomplished artist whose work appears regularly on the cover of the New Yorker. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Eric Drooker at work. The Berkeley resident is an accomplished artist whose work appears regularly on the cover of the New Yorker. Photo: Wikipedia Commons If you passed Eric Drooker, 58, on […]