Opening January 20 in Lafayette

For fourteen years, Joyce Mallonee lived with stage-four breast cancer. It metastasized to her bones, liver and lungs. She endured countless medications, treatments and surgeries – all of which left a great physical toll.
Sometimes these procedures resulted in parts of her body being removed, replaced and altered.
Joyce decided to channel her experiences with cancer into an art show called Deconstruction.
She believed her art can empower cancer survivors to tell their stories through creative expression, prompting difficult
but crucial conversations with loved ones that help both the survivors and their families deal with the disease.
Despite having studied art in college, Joyce didn’t consider herself artist and it was only after mentioning Deconstruction to her son Alex, a filmmaker, that the pair decided to pursue the concept.
For two years, the mother and son team conceptualized art pieces about the cancer’s effects on Joyce’s body and mental state while collaborating with a variety of artists to bring the pieces to life.
On October 4th, 2020 Joyce Mallonee passed away. But as they say, the show must go on…
The Deconstruction art show will take place at the Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery in Lafayette, California between January 20th-24th, 2021, closing on what would have been Joyce’s 70th birthday.
Open Hours
Wed-Fri: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 1 a.m.- 5 p.m.
LAFayette
3525 Mt Diablo Blvd
Featured Work
Cody Blocker
Alex Mallonee
Annie Dennison
Past Exhibits
Art Lovers #6
Wine by the Sea Warm breeze, sharing time with loved ones. Bay Memories, Jennifer Perlmutter 48 x 72, acrylic on canvas $8,100.Sand, Karen Folgner 60 x 40, oil on canvas, $7,000.Tides, Jennifer Perlmutter 36 x 36, mixed media on canvas $4,200.Lafayette 3525 Mt...
Art Lovers #5
A Quiet Moment Peace, calm and contemplation Figure 12, Karen Folgner 12 x 12, acrylic on canvas, framed in white floater frame, $810.Hope in a Boat, Jennifer Perlmutter 48 x 48, mixed media on canvas $6,500KC II, Karen Folgner 20" x 16", oil on canvas...
Art Lovers #4
Port & Caviar Sophisticated but not too serious Long Chapter, Jennifer Perlmutter 24 x 48 each, mixed media collage on panel, $8,500.Mixed media collage, II, Karen Folgner 24 x 18 $2,100.As it Goes II, Jennifer Perlmutter 36 x 48, acrylic on canvas $5,000.As...
Lafayette
3525 Mt Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
Wed-Friday 1-5
Saturday 11-5
Carmel
Studio 2 Millard Building
NW corner of Dolores and 6th
Wed – Mon: 11–6