Capital City Arts Initiative—Basin and Range

Candida Webb; Demarcation, Conway Summit; oil on canvas; 24″ x 36″; 2018.

CCAI presents Basin and Range by artist Candida Webb at the Community Center’s Crowell Board Room from June 16 – October 14, 2021. The Community Center is located at 851 E William Street, Carson City and is open during all public meetings and on request. The Initiative will host a reception for the artist in the Crowell Board Room, Friday, June 18, 5 – 6:30 pm.

Basin and Range presents color-filled landscape paintings of the artist’s personal view of the Sierra. Her work refers to the time of day that Webb calls “Ante Sidera”, Latin for “before the stars”. She focuses on light, contrast, and texture, with an emphasis on “saturated color”. As Maynard Dixon’s son, Daniel, said about his famous father’s paintings, “He see colors that no one else sees” — also a fitting description for Webb’s canvases.

This program is supported by Nevada Humanities. Learn more