The intimate Gallery is a setting for more focused shows and smaller-scale artworks. Exhibits linking art, nature and culture change every four to six weeks and highlight the creative works of artists living in the region.

Who Do You Think We Are? Tohono Chul Park Staff Profiles
July 29 – September 14, 2010
As part of Tohono Chul Park’s 25th anniversary, we are saluting our talented and hard-working Park staff while giving visitors the opportunity to get to know them a little better. It may not be surprising that some have a passion for animals while others tend their home gardens with the same zest and vigor they bring to Tohono Chul’s grounds, and many of the staff members have additional hidden talents. Some are gifted artists, quilters, woodworkers, photographers, writers, and poets while others have athletic talents and unique hobbies.

Comfortable at her computer or with a camera at hand, Darlene Kryza, Park Communications Coordinator, uses these tools and her keen sense of design to create the Park’s attractive brochures and e-newsletters, but she also utilizes them for her own personal means of artistic expression—creating photographic constructions that have a dreamlike quality. Jeannine Hougland, Park Rental Coordinator, is also a wizard with a camera. She has taken dozens upon dozens of photographs at the Park, from our fanciful tumbleweed “snowman” on display during Holiday Nights to eye-popping wildflowers and cactus blossoms. Karen Kubara is best known for her work in the propagation area, and in her free time she enjoys practicing the art of sumi-e (delicate East Asian brush painting) and has a poet’s heart.

Contributing a block for the Park’s 2010 Bird Quilt Raffle, Chris Totura, Accounting Assistant, has had a love affair with quilting for the last 35 years. Ben Johnson, Assistant Exhibits Curator, is an avid birder and hiker and his oil paintings reflect these interests in wildlife and the scenic landscape. And Angella Anguiz, who manages the Park’s permanent collection of Native American crafts, has a personal collection of her own. Angella collects Snoopy and Peanuts memorabilia and actually had the chance to meet creator Charles Schultz in person when she was a teenager.
We look forward to introducing our staff and their profiles in our exhibit.