from the press release





Edgeware Gallery

“Color Odyssey”
June 6th, 2009 from 12 – 6 pm in conjunction with Art Around Adams Street Fair

Edgeware Gallery is proud to announce the debut of “Color Odyssey”, an exhibit featuring 35 collages from the artist Dr. Frank Leo Vicino. It is the gallery's first showing of an artist without autism.

Vicino’s collages range from abstracts to landscapes to portraits, with the universal component being their dazzling color. Comparing his pieces to a play, Vicino comments, “On my stage, the main actors are color, texture, and composition, with color in the lead role”. The supporting role of composition also adds an intriguing unpredictable/random element in the form of upside-down letters and word fragments which show up on many of the small magazine pieces which are laboriously pieced together to create each collage, a process Vicino calls “Mosiac Collage”.

Edgeware Gallery is the newest art gallery in the Kensington district, and has the distinction of featuring both disabled and non-disabled artists. Its resident artist is Mark Rimland, son of Gloria Rimland, and the late Dr. Bernard Rimland. Mark Rimland is an adult artist with autism, and Dr. Rimland was the founder of the adjacent Autism Research Institute, a fixture in Kensington since 1967.

Proceeds from the sale of artwork from the Edgeware Gallery fund research to develop and to validate effective treatment for people on the autism spectrum.

Edgeware Gallery
4186 Adams Ave
San Diego, CA 92116
619.534.8120
info@EdgewareGallery.com
www.EdgewareGallery.com