Artists' reception in the Handforth Gallery this Saturday A reception for the current exhibition of paintings by Karin Williams and Niki Williams is set for 2 - 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 at the downtown Main Library's Handforth Gallery.   The exhibition continues through June 8th.  Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. -through 8 p.m. on Tuesdays & Wednesdays; and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.  More information is available on the library's web site: www.tacomapubliclibrary.org. Karin Williams is a graduate of California State University, served as an art instructor at Tacoma Community College and as a choreographer /designer for the South Bay Ballet Company. Her work has been featured at the Pierce College Juried Art Competition (2012), the Gallery at Tacoma Community College (2012) and the December 2011 Proctor District December Invitational, as well as in galleries in Oregon and California. Of her "Bones" series she explains that the shape of bones has fascinated her for the past 40 years. ""Originally, I used graphite on paper, moved on to oils, mixed media, collage, paste chalk and, finally, acrylic."  Her work ranges from the fanciful to the highly abstract, structured reality. Williams "Within the ID" series explores her thoughts and feelings about life, relationships and the hierarchy within various parts of society. As with her choreography, she explained, she uses "strong diagonals, subtle curving lines, dominant motifs intermingling with lesser points, soft gestures and strong contrasts to serve as a beginning language to describe the depth of feelings we posses, yet the shallowness of what we are willing to share with the world." Niki Williams is a recent immigrant from New Zealand. She began painting in 1988. Williams paints to "capture any special beautiful visual moment in the day which usually always seems to be so fleeting .....it's all related to how the light falls on to any given thing...a mountain for instance,  a bowl of fruit, a landscape or anything else that can make every day images so  beautiful at any unexpected moment." The artists has a Diploma in Visual Communication Design at Christchurch Institute of Technology, and studied at the New Zealand Film and Television Training School. She spent a several years working as a Set Painter and Props and Model Maker, working on both local and international films She has exhibited widely in New Zealand. Her work has recently been shown at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma and Seattle's Mioposto Café. David Domkoski Community Relations Manager 253.292.2001   ext. 1220 Take the Tacoma Public Library with you wherever you go! Download our mobile app at tacoma.boopsie.com or at the iTunes App Store. ------------------------- Email sent using TPLmail