August 13, 2003

Artist and alum Gregory Kondos to speak,
signed print benefits campus

Painting "Life on the River" by Gregory Kondos

Gregory Kondos, one of Sacramento’s best-known artists and an alumnus of California State University, Sacramento, will discuss his life and work at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 at the CSUS Alumni Center. The talk is free and open to the public.

In conjunction with this special event, 200 limited edition signed prints of Kondos’ “Life on the River” painting are now available. Proceeds will benefit the University Library and the CSUS Alumni Association.

Kondos earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at CSUS. He spent 27 years teaching at Sacramento City College, where the art gallery has since been named in his honor, and he helped found the Artists Contemporary Gallery in Sacramento.

Kondos’ distinctive, colorful paintings are primarily landscapes of the Sacramento Delta, Northern California, Aix-en-Provence and Greece.

The signed prints are available for $1,000 (gallery retail is $1,500). The cost for four or more is $750 each.

For more information or to reserve a print, contact Emily Wilson at the CSUS Alumni Center at (916) 278-7718 or alumni@csus.edu.

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