In Conversation: Frances McCormack and Chester Arnold

Join artist Frances McCormack and painter/educator Chester Arnold for an insightful conversation on painting, artistic influences, and the role of the garden as inspiration in McCormack’s work. As part of the 40-year survey exhibition, Frances McCormack: Rooted in Wonder, this discussion explores her artistic journey, abstract compositions, and the poetic nature of her layered, botanical-inspired paintings.

McCormack, originally from Boston, found her creative voice in the Bay Area, where she developed a distinctive style that integrates fields of color, tendril-like forms, and painterly textures. Her work, described as a “material poetic statement,” uses the concept of the garden as a metaphor for growth, energy, and human experience. Limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, with gallery admission included before the event.