Expressionistic landscapes take desert indoors at Gammage"Expressionistic Desertscapes" by Lois A. Wittich of Scottsdale will be on display through Nov. 22 at Arizona State University's Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium.Using canvases of varying size, Wittich presents a series of boldly colored acrylic landscapes, which feature stylized cacti, canyons and other desert features. Wittich received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1964 at the University of Hawaii. Her mentors include Toshiko Takaezu, with whom she interned, and Toyo Kaneshige, with whom she studied for a year in Japan. She spent three years in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, living and working with Andean artisans as a designer. Wittich has exhibited extensively in juried and invitational shows here and abroad. Also on display are mixed-media collages by Penny Benjamin Peterson of Phoenix and photographs by Stephen Ehre of Scottsdale. The works are exhibited in Gammage's lobby galleries from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on certain performance days and holidays. Tours are self-conducted and admission is free. Gammage Auditorium is at the intersection of Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard in Tempe. For more information, call 965-4050. 
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