(Photo courtesy Camille McDorman)
Camille McDorman is back home in West Seattle for a short visit from Burma/Myanmar, where she works for an education nonprofit she says is “focused on supporting leaders in civil society (aka those who are working for positive change in one of the most isolated and oppressed countries in the modern world).” She brought along 40 paintings by eight Burmese artists who, Camille says, “have been painting for decades but have been unable to show their work publicly due to the political control and sensitivity that had reigned in the country until the recent political changes …” To show and sell the paintings, Camille and her family are holding an exhibition at Alki Arts (2820 Alki SW) this Friday, August 10th, 4-9 pm, with all profits are going directly to the artists. (For more information, check out the Facebook event page.)