Jan. 12, 2007
Story on Maggot Art ~ Art in Action ~ Rebecca O'Flaherty's Maggot Art Web site
The grand opening celebration of the Maggot Art show at the Capital Athletic Gallery, 1515 8th St., Sacramento, took place Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The crowd, ranging from forsenic entomologists to graduate students, viewed the some 45 pieces of art created by UC Davis doctoral student Rebecca O'Flaherty and her UC colleagues and friends, Brandi Schmitt and Charlotte Wacker. |
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| Rebecca O'Flaherty hangs art in preparation for the show. The entomology doctoral student coined and trademarked the educational curriculum, Maggot Art. |
Rebecca O'Flaherty (on ladder) hangs art with fellow artists and colleagues Brandi Schmitt (far left) and Charlotte Wacker. |
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| Elizabeth Albers, a forensic pathologist in the Sacramento County Coroner's Office, admires the Maggot Art. |
Forensic anthropologist Turhon Murad, recently retired from California State University, Chico, chats with Brandi Schmitt. |
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| Rebecca O'Flaherty talks about her Maggot Art. |
Charlotte Wacker explains how she titles her work. |
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David Kistner, professor emeritus from the Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Chico, with his former student Rebecca O'Flaherty.
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Trio of Maggot Art artists: (from left) Charlotte Wacker, Rebecca O'Flaherty and Brandi Schmitt. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey) |
--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
(530) 754-6894
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