Mila Gokhman: Light & Shadow Gallery Opening

Sunday, April 24, Gallery Opening Reception, 2 - 4 p.m.

The Merage JCC is honored to present Mila Gokhman: Light & Shadow, an exhibition devoted to a selection of art and design by a remarkable, 88-year-old Ukrainian-American artist of soaring creativity, who resides in Orange County. Vivacious, resilient, and technically adventurous in her approach, Gokhman had achieved, with tenacity and against all odds, a measure of success in Eastern Europe during the Soviet era, as well as after Ukraine gained independence in 1991. As a Jewish, self-taught artist unaffiliated with the official academies who initially worked in the unusual medium of leather, Gokhman was an outsider who struggled for recognition. Nevertheless, between 1972 and 2000, her highly inventive work was featured in more than a half-dozen solo shows in major museums, former palaces, and other major venues in Saint Petersburg, Tallinn (Estonia), and her native Kyiv. It was also extensively covered and lauded by the media. The work she has produced since coming to the U.S. in 2000 continues to dazzle, as seen in the many cut and pasted paper pieces on view.

 To learn more about Mila Gokhman's art please visit: https://www.milagokhman.art/