CONTACT: Michelle Dock
TELEPHONE: 480-350-2867
E-MAIL: michelle_dock@tempe.gov

TEMPE, Ariz. – “Some Like it Hot,” an exhibition exploring the desert lifestyle, paying special attention to a precious resource in the desert…water…will be on display from April 20-Aug. 15 in the Youth Library Gallery, 3500 S. Rural Road.

Phoenix artists John Armstrong, Wendy Willis and Kathryn Maxwell highlight the people who live, work and play in Arizona and address the questions: Where did they come from? Why do they live here?

About the Artists
Armstrong was born and raised in Laurel, Mont. He has been a museum director/curator, teacher and a collaborator with artists in his printmaking studio. He emulates the teaching ideals of Ben Steele while working independently in sculpture, painting, and printmaking. Armstrong is co-founder of Armstrong-Prior, Inc., a multi-faceted arts business encompassing fine arts printing, publishing and arts brokering. He also has worked placed in private, corporate and international collections. Armstrong now devotes his time to creating his own work in sculpture, painting and collaboration with artists in his printmaking studio.

Willis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in design from the University of Cincinnati and continued her artistic education through painting and printmaking workshops throughout the Southwest. Her art has been included in a wide selection of solo, group and juried exhibitions, art publications and public art commissions. Willis is also a participating member of the Arizona Print Group and the 515Arts Gallery in Phoenix.

Maxwell is originally a Midwesterner and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin. Maxwell’s prints and mixed media works have been exhibited in more than 20 solo exhibitions and more than 30 group exhibitions in places such as Scotland, India, Belgium and the United States. Since 1988, Maxwell has been a professor of printmaking at Arizona State University and, more recently, acquired the Associate Director for Academic Affairs position.

LIBRARY HOURS
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Noon to 5 p.m., Sunday
(Closed on city-observed holidays)

INFORMATION
www.tempe.gov/arts/Exhibitions/library.htm
Telephone: 480-350-2867

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