Join us for an art reception on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on the 2nd floor of the Frank P. Doyle Library. We will be celebrating “JERROLD BALLAINE: LAND AND SEA,” paintings by longtime Sebastopol resident Jerrold “Jerry” Ballaine. The exhibition is featured March 23, 2026, through December 11, 2026, on the 2nd floor of the Doyle Library during open hours.
Dean of Arts & Humanities Kerry Loewen will share opening remarks. Jack Leissring will speak on behalf of the Mr. Ballaine, who has enjoyed one of the most diverse and sustained careers of any artist working in Northern California. Mr. Leissring is the co-author of the book Jerrold Ballaine: Winter Landscapes, available at Doyle Library.
As exhibit curator and former Library Technician Scott Lipanovich noted: “Jerry taught at Berkeley for more than thirty years. During those decades he shared studio space with, among other art world luminaries, Joan Brown and Manuel Neri. He had a close relationship with his mentor, Richard Diebenkorn. Jerry was at the center of a groundbreaking era in all the visual arts.”
Exhibits and reception refreshments are supported by the Art in the SRJC Libraries Endowment.
Loretta Esparza, MLIS (she|her)
Public Services Librarian
Santa Rosa Junior College | SRJC Libraries
Herold Mahoney Library, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy.,
Petaluma, CA 94954 — (707) 778-3972
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