FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

EVENT: Art exhibition
 
TITLE:  Travel and Roadside Attractions: Paintings & Prints by Melissa Chandon

ARTIST: Melissa Chandon
 
DATES:  Through January 5th, 2008
 
LOCATION: Sacramento International Airport, Terminal B
 
CONTACT: SMAC (916) 566-3992 sacgalleries@comcast.net  
 
HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES FOR THIS SHOW MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT: http://melissachandon.com/SMFInternationalAirportExhibition.htm



A special exhibition of limited edition prints by Melissa Chandon is now on view throughout Terminal B at the Sacramento International Airport. Chandon’s lavish oil paintings, reproduced here as limited edition prints, document the scenic highways and byways of California as well as the iconic Americana of roadside attractions, vintage modes of transportation, and neon signs.

Born as a child of the 50’s, Chandon was raised on road trips with her parents who saw cross country travel as a means of educating their children to the humanity of the American experience. Chandon is committed to documenting this classic era of U.S. architecture and history before it disappears from the landscape.

Chandon’s artwork is rooted in the tradition of 20th century American figurative painting.  It manifests the directness of David Hockney’s work, the romance of Edward Hopper, Wayne Thiebaud’s delight with color and surface, and the intriguing abstraction of Richard Deibenkorn. For more information on the artist, visit: http://melissachandon.com

The Sacramento International Airport Gallery is facilitated through the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, a City/County Agency, and in cooperation with the Sacramento County Airport System. For further information on programs and opportunities available through the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission go to: www.sacculture.com <http://www.sacculture.com/>  

Some of these artworks are on display in the secure concourses and are available only to ticketed passengers. Free parking for the first half hour is available in the Terminal B Hourly Parking Lot. All artwork in this exhibition appears courtesy of the John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis, CA.

 
 

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