Phoenix Public Library, Phoenix, AZ. -- June 23, 2009 -- Burton Barr Central Library will host two artist exhibits, "Alphabet Ruins" by Rachel Wilson and "Code Loves You" by Angela Cazel Jahn, July 1 - Aug. 30 at the library's @Central Gallery, 1221 N. Central Ave.

Free artist receptions, hosted by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. during First Friday art walk on July 3 and Aug. 7.

The artists were selected to exhibit together because of their complementary use of text and symbols. Wilson's mixed media monotypes deal with the theme of passing time and civilizations, expressed through alphabet fragments and cultural symbols. Cazel Jahn uses found objects, bits of text and computer code to create mixed media collages which explore the role of modern technology.

Wilson graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. She currently resides in Flagstaff, Ariz. where she teaches printmaking and mixed media workshops for children, teens and adults.

Cazel Jahn is a Phoenix native and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University. She co-founded the Children's Museum of Phoenix and served as artistic director from 1998 to 2007.

Phoenix Public Library is a system of 15 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central Library. For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org.