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diversions
Art
gallery showcases CSULB alumna
By Heather Clarke
Summer On-line Forty-Niner
Artistic Edge,
a Long Beach framing shop and art gallery on Fourth Street,
supports local artists including Cal State Long Beach Alumnus,
Kirsten Nielson Anderson.
Kristina Suhr, owner of Artistic Edge, holds five shows a
year in her gallery that run for 60 days each. Many artists
submit their work to her and she is always finding artists
in the area, Suhr said.
“I line them up so they’re all strong but different” Suhr
said.
Anderson is the current artist on display in Suhr’s gallery.
Her paintings are done in plein-aire style, which evolved
from the French impressionist style when painters after they
saw the different quality of light in California and wanted
to capture the environment, Anderson said.
A graduate from Occidental College, Anderson took illustration
courses at CSULB while earning her degree in radiation therapy
there. She supports herself mainly through her art, while
working one day a week in radiation therapy.
Anderson produces commissioned art for large restaurant chains
such as California Pizza Kitchen, Marie Callendar’s and El
Torito.
She is also a resident artist at two galleries, Studio Seven
and Portico. Her plein-aire paintings are of the Long Beach
and Newport Beach coast’s as well as her travels to Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, Egypt and China. Her art will be on
display until Sept. 14.
Suhr has been in the framing business in Long Beach for eight
years. She moved and expanded to include a gallery in 2000.
The opening for Anderson’s works on July 20 was Suhr’s 12th
opening. She said seven pieces were sold. She had such a good
turn out that other artists called her requesting to have
shows of their own at her gallery, Suhr said.
Suhr started from the ground up to create her shop and gallery
in an abandoned building, she said.
“It was very cool,” Suhr said. “It was laid out perfectly
to be a frame shop and gallery.”
Suhr does everything on her own, cutting the wood, glass and
mats in a workroom which is separated from the raised gallery
floor.
She obtained her art degree from Cal State Chico and considers
framing to be her current art. Suhr said she puts a lot of
emphasis on asking people about their home decor and personal
style when framing something for her clients.
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“Summer Fun,” by Kirsten Anderson, is one of many plein aire
paintings on display at Artistic Edge.
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