Along with her family and home, art is Frances M. Galli's life. It's a continuation of many things. Being a product of
Italian immigrant parents and having had a studio in Tuscany for 25 years, her paintings are greatly influenced in color
and subject matter by the Italian scene. Taking advantage of their culture, she has incorporated many aspects of the Italian
life, their colorful landscapes, their imaginative pottery and ceramics, and of course the people themselves. Always with
a point of view in mind - to keep her paintings a pleasure to look at. Wasn't it Moliere who said
"The aim of art is to please."
Frances M. Galli is a Bay Area artist and has lived in Kentfield since 1945. Along with her studio in Italy,
she also maintained one at the Industrial Center Building in Sausalito since 1985. Her formal training began with
scholarships at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, the California Art Institute, and she also studied
with Tom Holland. That was followed by three years on staff at a Graphic Arts Design Studio. Since then, Galli has had
many solo exhibitions and collections of her work are found all over the world. The Museo is proud to showcase a
retrospective of Frances Galli's work this spring.
THE WOMEN OF OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION
Anyone who knows Italy understands that it is a land and culture notorious for itslove of the female form - in art and in life.
The Museo ItaloAmericano presents a sampling of our permanent collection devoted to the depiction of women in various forms and
mediums. Whether these depictions glorify la mamma, render female nudes with graceful contours, or investigate the interior of a
woman's soul, all do a unique job in lending insight to a most complex subject.
Works by Rico LeBrun, Beniamino Bufano, Anna Duranti, Tina Modotti, Elena Civoli Brittain and many more will be on display in
our back gallery. We intend for this show to be a compliment to Frances Galli's lively paintings of women and the Italian
scene and ultimately to lend further insight on the role of women in art as Italian and Italian-American artists have
consistently maintained.
In addition, we are pleased to display works by Italian sculptor Alberto Cristini.
