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Remembering DeForest - sacbee.com sacbee.com The Web Site of The Sacramento Bee This story is taken form Sacbee / Entertainment - Sacticket / Art Galleries. Remembering DeForest - Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, June 2, 2007 Roy DeForest, an artist known for his outrageous wit and artistic irreverence, was a founding member of the so-called California Funk art movement. He never much cared for the name. That's something his friends and admirers might talk about during a celebration of his life at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento (1519 19th St.) The open-microphone event will feature an exhibit of DeForest's art. DeForest, a world -renowned artist and educator, taught at the University of California, Davis, for nearly 30 years. He died May 18 at age 77. His work is in the collections of such institution as the October Art Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Oakland Museum. Those unable to attend Thursday's event but who wish to share their thoughts or memories of DeForest with his family can e-mail comments to ccasacramento@grmail.com. For more information: --Bee staff Go to: Sacbee / Back to story This article is protected by copyright and should not be printed or distributed for anything except personal user. The Sacramento Bee, 2100 Q St., P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento, CA 95852 Phone: (916) 321-1000. Copyright The Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com/art/v-print/story/201338.html 6/8/2007