CULVER CITY, CA.- Opening December 15, Don抰 Fence Me In presents work by the twelve female artists who have shown at Bandini Art during its first year. Artists Sharon Ben-Tal, Castillo, Jennifer Celio, Jessica Curtaz, Ashley McLean Emenegger, Mitra Fabian, Susan Holcomb, Robin McCauley, Laura Ricci, Lana Shuttleworth, Jennifer Vanderpool and Leslie Yagar each approached the group show differently, some taking the opportunity to push the boundaries with one-off experiments, others working through their signature styles to make pieces that define their individual oeuvre. A spirit of expansiveness and empowerment informs all the works.\True to the adventurousness of Bandini抯 distaff side, works are on the walls, the floor and hung from the ceiling in materials as diverse as felt and plastic, paper and breath, acrylic, ink, graphite, hair, PVC, and dryer lint.

Laura Ricci contributes a live pine tree in all its beauty and power, bringing into focus the underlying mythology of the midwinter season. The exhibition is a celebration of the extraordinary talent of these women and thrilling glimpse of things to come in 2008.