A virtual tour of MarinMOCA's Elmer Bischoff show

We are closed, but you can enjoy this 15 minute video about the Elmer Bischoff exhibition right now. Click here to learn more about Bischoff's artwork and inspirations: https://youtu.be/z3S5fi0EyUQ

“Elmer Bischoff: A Survey of Paintings and Drawings, 1937 - 1972,”
includes 38 expressive works that illustrate Bischoff’s visual journey
from abstraction to figuration, and back again, over the course of four
decades. Bischoff was a Bay Area painter deeply engaged in the practice
of putting paint on canvas in a way that kept him constantly searching
for something just out of his reach. His paintings are sensual and
lyrical, with marks and compositions influenced by his love of music,
including New Orleans Jazz and classical music.

The exhibit is comprised of rarely-viewed paintings and drawings,
loaned from private collections and from members of Bischoff’s
family. MarinMOCA is grateful for the expert assistance of George Adams,
Bischoff Estate representative and owner of the George Adams Gallery,
located in New York. Mr. Adams explains, “This exhibition is not so much
about Elmer Bischoff becoming a painter as it is about his being a
painter who pursued something essential in each work through many
transformations of subject and process. One could say that he listened
to his paintings and responded honestly until he could no longer hear
what they were saying, whereupon he made the necessary switch to another
genre. This approach fulfilled Bischoff’s desire to keep his work
“alive and in the present.”

This exhibit furthers the Bischoff legacy and illuminates an artist who remains one of our 20th century Bay Area legends.

Exhibit Admission: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65+ and students 13-25. Free for members.