LaPlant’s exhibition will come from multiple bodies of work, each a direct response to a particular period in her life. Her art explores the unconscious, music, family and nature. It emphasizes color, abstraction and a strong physicality in the textures and shapes of her imagery. She says that viewers who see her work “are often transported to a place of exuberance, which I call a ‘preferred state of mind.’”
Currently residing on California’s North Coast, LaPlant grew up in Marin County and studied drawing and printmaking at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her MFA in painting at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has shown her work at numerous West Coast galleries while teaching at Humboldt State.
An opening reception for the artist will be held at First Street Gallery on Saturday, April 3rd, from 6 to 9 p.m. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. and is located at 422 First Street, Eureka. Admission is free and group tours should be scheduled in advance by dialing 707-443-6363. Details are on line at www.humboldt.edu/~first.