Cristina Acosta - Mixed Media Retablos at High Desert Gallery - Bend Oregon December 4, 2009

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon is pleased to announce the opening exhibition and sale of work by nationally known Oregon artist, Cristina Acosta in our Bend Oregon fine art gallery. High Desert Gallery in Bend is located on the retail ground floor of the Oxford Hotel at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at Lava. The Gallery is open daily from 10am to 6pm and will be open late on Bend First Friday Art Walk, Friday December 4th 5-9pm and Saturday, December 12th 4-9pm for the Minnesota Avenue Holiday Block Party. Great art, refreshments and holiday cheer will be served. A Central Oregon favorite, Bellavia, will perform their live jazz renditions at the gallery's First Friday Art Walk event.

Cristina's mixed media retablos will be on display and for sale from December 4 through December 31, 2009. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on the event, Cristina and the gallery please call 1-866-549-6250 or visit: www.highdesertgallery.com.

Art Exhibition and Sale: Cristina Acosta

What: Retablos by Cristina Acosta

When: December 4, 2009 through December 31, 2009

Gallery Hours: Open Daily 10am to 6pm

Extended Hours: Bend First Friday Art Walk, Friday December 4th 5-9pm and Saturday, December 12th 4-9pm for the Minnesota Avenue Holiday Block Party.

Where: High Desert Gallery, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue, Bend Oregon 97701

Cost: Free and open to the public

More information: 541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250 and www.highdesertgallery.com

About Cristina Acosta: Cristina's career has included: A two-year stint as a billboard mural and lettering artist. Five years teaching college art classes. Nine years as an artisan tile designer & production artist for her nationally distributed signature line of ceramic tile during the 1990’s, life long love of the arts and more. Her artistry is featured in a variety of books and magazines, including her successful art book, Paint Happy! (North Light Books, ©2002,2004). She illustrated the children’s book, When Woman Became the Sea (Beyond Words Pub., ©1998) and contributed to many other books and periodicals including Artist Magazine, Pure Inspiration, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful, Latina magazine, Latina Style, Good Housekeeping, and Woman’s Day home design publications. Cristina continually paints and writes from her studio at her home in the rain-shadow of the Cascade Mountains. She creates three distinct series of paintings: Paint Happy series, Hispanic Heritage series (Madonnas) and her oils including her Animal Spirit series. Despite the different styles, her work is typified by her lush use of color, dynamic design and the presence of joy. Museums, galleries and collectors nationwide collect and exhibit her work. Cristina's work is represented by and available for sale through High Desert Gallery's Fine Art Gallery in Central Oregon.

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon, Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

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