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HIERARCHY – Juried Exhibition 2021

HIERARCHY Juror, Elena Gross July 22 – August 21, 2021 Opening Reception with Juror’s Talk, Saturday, July 24, 1-3pm Featured Artists: Pilar Aguero-Esparza, Jizell Albright, Norman Aragones, Sheldon Bachus, Tim Bermudes, Sue Bradford, Janet Bogardus, Dana DeKalb, Myra Eastman, Niloufar Farzam, Jane Fisher, Chris Harvey, Kristy Headley, Dorian Katz, Danielle Lopez, Linda MacDonald, Anna Mathai, […]

OMENS & OBSERVATIONS: Harry Clewans and Arthur Gonzalez

Omens and Observations: Harry Clewans and Arthur Gonzalez September 11 through October 10, 2020Virtual exhibition and in the gallery View the Virtual Exhibition Harry Clewans Harry Clewans, Sculpture In the Park In Winter, 2019, 68×58, assembled woodblock prints on panel Harry Clewans is an artist and member of the Gearbox Gallery and works in his […]

IN THE WAKE: TaVee McAllister Lee and Tamera Avery

Installed just before the Covid-19 shut down in March of 2021, “In the Wake” was extended for in person viewing from June 1st through July 18th. Check out the virtual display here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWZh7bn3qj4&feature=youtu.be One might wonder what Tamera Avery’s huge oil paintings have in common with TaVee McAllister Lee’s seemingly fragile torn paper constructions.  Avery’s […]

Artist Talk with TaVee McAllister Lee

During this time of shelter-in-place and social distancing, Gearbox artists are leaning into their art practice and looking for new ways to present their work to a digital audience. TaVee and Tamera’s exhibition In the Wake was scheduled to open right as the the shelter-in-place directive was given. In conversation with Oakland Art Murmur’s Jean […]

In the Studio with TaVee McAllister Lee

TaVee’s Happy Hour Artist Talk was on Facebook Live on March 31st! Click here to see the interview. IN the WAKE TaVee McAllister Lee creates work that is both playful and haunting. Seeming to float down from the wall, fragments of photos are stacked, overlapped and clustered. TaVee is a keen curator, both in her […]

Artist Talk with Dennis Hanshew

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 2 PM – 4 PM Artist talks at Gearbox are often our most engaging events, where visitors have a chance to dialogue with the artist about their work. For Dennis’ talk, we will begin with audience questions about the exhibition and embark on an interactive conversation.  If you’d like to […]

In the Studio with Dennis Hanshew

This month will be Dennis Hanshew’s first duo exhibition with Gearbox, we will remember these truths with Elizabeth Bennett. Dennis and I joined Gearbox Gallery around the same time last year, and we connected over a mutual interest in the stories an artist tells through their work. Each month, Gearbox members drop off their work […]

2020 Member Events

Congratulations! Gearbox Artists are a prolific group of artists who not only exhibit in our Oakland gallery, but nationally and internationally. This is a rolling list their myriad exhibitions, publications and awards. Marsha Balian in Small Footprint” at JP at the Bank, a pop up gallery of Jennifer Perlmutter. Learn more by visiting:  https://jenniferperlmuttergallery.com The show […]