Sixties music icon Grace Slick will make a rare appearance at Alexander Salazar Fine Art on July 10 at 6 p.m. The recently-opened gallery will host an exhibit that evening, “The Art of Grace Slick,” featuring a selection of artwork from the former rock star. Slick, now 70, retired from the music business in 1989, concentrating her efforts on artwork. Best known for her work with The Jefferson Airplane and later, Jefferson Starship, Slick was featured on hits with the band through three decades, including “Somebody to Love” (1967), “Miracles” (1975) and “We Built This City” (1985). Though she had sketched and drawn throughout her musical career, Slick’s artwork first came to public acclaim in 1998, via her autobiography, “Somebody to Love? A Rock and Roll Memoir.” The book included her portraits of musician friends. Soon, her paintings of fellow Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady were used for their side project Hot Tuna’s “Best Of” album cover. Slick first began to exhibit and sell her artwork in 2000. Drawing from experience, her work is largely based on her own life, whether it’s friends who happen to be music legends or historic musical gatherings of the 1960s. Some of her best-known works were inspired by events The Jefferson Airplane played at, including “Monterey” and “Woodstock.” Slick doesn’t restrict her work to a particular medium, with works on display in a range of styles from pen and ink to acrylic paints. Portraits to date include Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia and Janis Joplin as well as later artists such as Sting. In addition to the musicians, nudes and animals are frequent subject matter. Notably, “The Art of Grace Slick” includes a sub-exhibition of her “Wonderland Suite,” a 10-piece collection relating to her signature song, “White Rabbit” (1967), depicting scenes drawn from the first two chapters of “Alice in Wonderland.”