JOAN BAEZ is a musical force of nature whose commitment to social activism has never wavered. Starting with her early 1960s recordings, her performances of traditional ballads exerted a powerful attraction on a generation and songs like “House of the Rising Sun” and “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” found their way into the rock vernacular. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. At the same time, Baez’s role in human rights and anti-war movements around the world has earned her another place in history, alongside friends and allies including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, the Irish Peace People, Nelson Mandela, Vaclav Havel, and others. Today, the life and times of the iconic Baez are reflected in her “Mischief Makers” series of paintings that immortalize risk-taking visionaries, ranging from King and Bob Dylan to the Dalai Lama and Patti Smith.