Exhibit by Joseph Zirker Exhibit by Joseph Zirker (January 19, 2005)

A reception and walk-through with printmaker Joseph Zirker of Menlo Park are scheduled for Friday, January 21, at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University.

The exhibit of works by Mr. Zirker, considered one of the Bay Area's most innovative printmakers, will continue through March 11.

The exhibit, "Translucent Transformations," will highlight Mr. Zirker's cast acrylic monotypes created from his patented printmaking process.

The walk-through with the artist is scheduled for 6 p.m.; it will be followed by a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Both are free and open to the public.

Mr. Zirker, a resident of Menlo Park since 1973, has a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Denver and a master's degree from the University of Southern California.

He has had solo exhibits at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Reno Museum of Art, and at Smith Andersen Editions in Palo Alto.

He has shown his work at the de Saisset Museum several times over the years. The museum is located at Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. For more information, call 408-554-5126.

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