Try to Tell a Fish About Water: The Art, Music, and Third Life of Norma Tanega

In addition to her successful career as a uniquely gifted musician and songwriter, Norma Tanega was a noted gallerist, longtime teacher, and a central figure in the vibrant and homegrown creative scene of Claremont, California. She was also a visual artist of astonishing originality. In Try to Tell a Fish About Water, the bold colors and gestural immediacy of Tanega’s paintings and mixed media art is presented for the first time alongside photos, illustrations, journals, and other ephemera. Featuring reflections and remembrances from Norma’s friends and collaborators scrapbooked together with the extraordinary visuals, Try to Tell a Fish About Water is a long overdue exploration of Tanega’s art career and a collaged testament to a life spent immersed in creativity.