Sedona Arts Center — Free Performance Wednesday, May 1, 4

Joella Jean Mahoney
May 1-31, 2024

Sedona Arts Center presents “Joella Jean Mahoney: A Retrospective & Sale,” opening May 1, 2024. The exhibition will span the career of contemporary American painter and long-time Sedona resident Joella Jean Mahoney, who passed away in 2017. The exhibit was conceived to celebrate her art, life and legacy.

Showcasing the range and depth of her work, the exhibition comprises more than 20 paintings from her archives. Known for her dramatic and luminescent large-scale landscapes, Mahoney’s work reveals the human connection to place. The artist’s distinctive style, a fusion of realism and abstraction, uses color and structure to reflect the emotional and spiritual soul of the Southwest. The characteristics of her work—spontaneous brush strokes, inventive shapes, lambent color and monumental scale—are defining hallmarks. While she also painted flowers and figures, the Colorado Plateau was a major subject in her oeuvre.

“Joella Jean Mahoney: A Retrospective & Sale,” is on view through May 31, 2024.
An opening reception is planned for Wednesday, May 1, from 4-6 p.m. and will be held in conjunction with Celebrate Sedona.

Our mission is to connect, enrich, educate and lead through the inspiring power of the arts and creative discovery.

Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit is based in Uptown Sedona and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley.

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