The Cannon Beach Gallery is hosting a new exhibit throughout the month of March.

Titled As Above, So Below: The Astrology Show, the exhibition will feature the work of two Manzanita artists,  Liza Jones and Claudia Johnson.

A well known Northwest printmaker, Jones will be showing both etchings and pastels based on the Chinese zodiac and Western astrology. 

A graduate of Princeton Seminary, Johnson has led classes and workshops in astrology, as well as other programs based in transformation. Johnson is also known for her whimsical mixed media collages featuring such cultural archetypes as Dorothy and Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz, and Charlie Chaplin paired with the constellations in vibrant compositions.

The exhibit will include a juried component, also based on the theme of astrology, curated by Portland-based astrologer Carol Ferris.

 The juried show program is one of the unique programs the CBAA offers for local and regional artists, both emerging and professional.

The show will run through  March 31.

 For the past several decades, astrology has been undergoing a renaissance, according to Johnson. New thinking about psychology and the soul have led thoughtful people around the world to re-examine and reclaim astrology as a viable approach to understanding what it means to be human.

Johnson has been a student of astrology and an astrological consultant for thirty years. This lengthy study has led her to an incisive understanding of how to live life fully, how to appreciate one’s own unique journey on this earth, and how to take action in shaping a destiny.

She has found that myth, personal narrative, and archetypal symbols can help each individual find his/her place in a universe that would be otherwise incomprehensible if we failed to understand its cycles and powerful forces.

 The true practice of astrology has little to do with the daily horoscope, Johnson explains.

A very old symbolic language, astrology makes use of the cycles of the seasons – along with the cycles and relationships of the planets in our universe – to describe, explore and map the human psyche.

The  Cannon Beach Gallery is open Thursdays through Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information on the guidelines for submitting work to the gallery, visit www.cannonbeacharts. org, or call 503-436-0744.