Maureen Davidson is an arts writer based in Santa Cruz County, reporting on visual, performing and media arts throughout the Bay Area and beyond.  Her column, The Exhibitionist, is published in the Santa Cruz Good Times and her radio conversations with J.D. Hillard about Monterey Bay arts are aired weekly on KUSP.  The Exhibitionist is funded in part by the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County. Tumblr (3.0; @exhibitionist-kusp)http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/Sunday night was my night for listening, not thinking about what I was hearing or writing so...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11096557967http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11096557967Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:13:40 -0400The dappled light spilling through the trees just seemed the perfect filter for a hazy start to the...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095614227http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095614227Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:54:00 -0400When night falls at the Festival, the mood changes, the lights of the booths and venues bring...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095555135http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095555135Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:48:58 -0400Saturday afternoon was packed with opportunities to hear great music up really really close and to...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095376646http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095376646Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:33:00 -0400I arrived Saturday to a party in progress.  The strains from the Arena Stage were almost...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095041434http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/11095041434Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:04:28 -0400 Oh stop, Cabrillo Stage, you’re hurting my smile muscles, and you’ve done it before! Now, with a...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/8136350500http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/8136350500Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:28:00 -0400HairsprayCabrillo StageTony PanighettiMonica TurnerBobby MarchessaultMaureen DavidsonThe ExhibitionistKUSP.orgKUSPSanta Cruz Museum of Art & History @ the McPherson Center spilled from its lobby into outdoor...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/7920298707http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/7920298707Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:32:45 -0400MAHSanta Cruz Museum of Art & History @ the McPherson CenterSusana AriasLaurie HennigRichard BennettCynthia SiegelExperience ClayMaureen DavidsonThe ExhibitionistKUSPKUSP.org   A cheap overhead lamp pours merciless lumens over every moth-eaten feature, every brow-furrow and...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/7634656339http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/7634656339Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:57:00 -0400Krapp's Last TapePaul WhitworthJewel TheatreCenter StageSanta Cruz TheaterSamuel BeckettThe ExhibitionistMaureen DavidsonKUSPKUSP.orgBriefly from this internet cafe, lots to report from a packed, exhilarating and exhausting three...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/5740986933http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/5740986933Sun, 22 May 2011 15:31:00 -0400ArtMRKT San FranciscoSFFineArtFairArtMRKTSFArts for HealingVisual AidDiana HobsonEINEAPEXBlek le RatJustin GiarlaWhite Walls GalleryAlan BambergerArtbusiness.comPaule Anglim GallerBarry Friedman GalleryArt MurmurMURMURAMAMaureen DavidsonThe ExhibitionistKUSPKUSP.orgA quick note on Thursday’s previews of the extraordinary trio of San Francisco’s art...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/5674254223http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/5674254223Fri, 20 May 2011 16:19:00 -0400 With many charming moments, memorable imagery, skilful acting and stagecraft all supported by...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/5673099502http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/5673099502Fri, 20 May 2011 15:35:06 -0400PacRepEurydiceMaureen DavidsonThe ExhibitionistKUSP.orgKUSPCircle Theatresarah ruleJulian Lopez-MorillasJennifer Le BlancCarl Holvick-ThomasMichael WilesKenneth Kellehertheatretheatre 103 black and white portraits hang with precise tastefulness at eye level, subtly-lit,...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/3883795575http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/3883795575Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:27:00 -0400After a Friday immersed in Santa Cruz arts, particularly the riveting new work by Robynn Smith at...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/3882199635http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/3882199635Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:09:00 -0400 Jon Drier The first two weeks of January proved to be a tightly-wound springboard for a year of...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2836161961http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2836161961Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:10:00 -0500Unlike paintings that hang in frames on walls and are treated with care as precious artworks, murals...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2625840543http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2625840543Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:35:00 -0500santa cruz museum of art and historyjames doulkos awardThe face of a gigantic clock marks the place as well as the time of the action and plays an...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2633380440http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2633380440Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:30:00 -0500scroogecabrillo stageKuumbwa audiences do love a great song-storyteller, and Kim Nalley filled the bill beautifully on a...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2395508852http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2395508852Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:20:00 -0500kim NalleykuumbwaJazz at Pearl’sTammy Brown BandThe generosity of Monterey Bay artists is one thing nonprofits have depended on for years. Currently...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2395044648http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2395044648Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500Monterey Museum of ArtMiniaturesMAHIt’s elemental, the way a body moves: the shape of it, the shape it creates in space, the shape its...http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2394114582http://exhibitionist-kusp.tumblr.com/post/2394114582Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:37:00 -0500Diaspora, Food For Thought418 Project