'Herb Alpert: A Visual Melody' Exhibition To Open In Palm Desert

PALM DESERT, CA – A new exhibition, “Herb Alpert: A Visual Melody," featuring paintings and sculptures by artist and musician Herb Alpert, opens next month at Heather James Fine Art in Palm Desert.

In addition to being a world-renowned musician, Alpert has spent much of his life as an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor, whose work has been widely exhibited in the U.S. and Europe, including at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles and The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, In 2013, he was recognized by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Arts Award.

“I have, like most people, been aware of Herb’s musical genius for years. It came to my complete surprise only recently of Herb’s passion and skill in the visual arts” said Jim Carona, owner of Heather James Fine Art. “We are extraordinarily pleased to be exhibiting his sculptures and paintings at our Palm Desert location.”

The collection will be on view Feb. 17 to May 31 at Heather James Fine Art, 45188 Portola Ave.

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--Photos courtesy of Heather James Fine Art, credit James Prinz and Gerry Warsh