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Oakland, CA–September 1, 2008. Mills College art professor Anna Valentina Murch's photographic prints, Dissolving, will be exhibited at Brian Gross Fine Art, 49 Geary Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, from September 4 to November 1, 2008. The exhibition opens with a free public reception on Thursday, September 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Murch has used photography as a way to explore and capture ideas from the environment and draws inspiration from the history and landscape of the surroundings to create experiential spaces incorporating elements such as light, water, and sound. Her current exhibit captures passing moments of light reflecting on water. Known for her large-scale, public installations, Murch often collaborates with architects, engineers, and other artists.

"I focus on creating places that lead the viewer on a sensory and psychological journey that measures time and provokes memory," she said.

For Murch, the photographic investigations ask questions about the fleeting nature and fragility of the organic world. She sees reflections as mirrors, reflecting what exists, but also what is hidden.

Murch has a master of arts in sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London (1973) and a graduate diploma from the Architectural Association in London (1974). Her recent permanent public art installations include: St. Louis Metro System; Muni Metro Extension, San Francisco; Queens Civic Court House, New York; Arroyo Suite, Century City, Los Angeles; "Waterscape," Civic Center Plaza, San Jose, California; "Water Scores," for the Performing Arts Center Plaza, Miami, Florida.

Nestled in the foothills of Oakland, California, Mills College is a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts college offering a dynamic progressive education that fosters leadership, social responsibility, and creativity to approximately 950 undergraduate women and 500 graduate women and men. Since 2000, applications to Mills College have more than doubled. The College is named as one of the top colleges in the West by U.S. News & World Report, one of the Best 368 Colleges by the Princeton Review, and ranks 75th among America's best colleges by Forbes.com. Visit us at www.mills.edu.

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