SERGIO CUAN, BONSAI ARTIST HEADLINER – FIRST TIME ON WEST COAST

October 12 – 13, 2019 Oakland, California

East Bay Bonsai Society: Annual Show at the Lakeside Park Garden Center at Lake Merritt, located at 666 Bellevue Avenue. Show hours are Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm. The show’s headliner is Sergio Cuan, notable bonsai artist awarded the “finest deciduous bonsai” at the US National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester NY. For the first time on the West Coast, Sergio will conduct a presentation on deciduous trees on Saturday, October 12th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm and demonstation on two trees, a Japanese Maple and Cork Bark Elm, on Sunday, October 13th, from from 1:00pm to 2:30pm . Raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win either trees.

Sergio Cuan is a graphic designer with a BFA in art and design from Pratt Institute. He uses these talents for his bonsai artistry. His love of art and nature since as a child led him to bonsai as a living art form which he believes require the intimate dialogue between artist and tree. Sergio’s work has appeared in International Bonsai magazine, Bonsai Focus magazine and Bonsai Bark blog. His work has been shown at numerous exhibitions and has received several awards including “Finest Deciduous Award” at the 4th US National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester, NY and “Best in Show” at the 2016 Winter Silhouette Expo in Kannapolis, NC.

There will also be a sale of bonsai and related materials along with a silent auction. A “tree doctor” will also be available to answer your bonsai-related questions.