Saved by Beauty: Photography by the Ladies of Isaiah

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Orange County Catholic Worker with “Saved by Beauty: Photography by the Ladies of Isaiah,” in this special exhibition at California Fine Arts Exhibition Gallery in Santa Ana. The show is free and open to the public beginning September 2. It closes September 30.

Sponsored by a generous grant from the Picerne Family Foundation (via their Artist Outreach Project), the community of women at Isaiah House were encouraged to document their lives over the course of the past year. Using disposable cameras and cellphones, a dozen women captured the beauty around them in simple and elegant terms, creating their own Instagram page (Ladiesofisaiah), and posting over 1000+ photographs.

“We’ve avoided the clichés of homelessness in the photos,” says curator Dave Barton. “While much of the subject matter covers the natural world (kittens, trees, insects, clouds, and beaches), there are also scenic photos of everyday life in Ghana and Indonesia, the odd and the ordinary in Orange County architecture, street photos, colorful flora and fauna following the recent rainstorms, and mundane everyday items seen afresh.”

All photographs are affordably priced, with every penny from each sale going to women artists in need.

Following the opening on September 2, the Gallery will be open on Fridays from 6pm-9pm and on Saturdays from 11am-2pm. It will also be open by appointment by calling 714-598-7406.