CHOICE WORDS: Matthew Priest & Maryann Steinert-Foley
May 31 – June 23 above image: left – Matthew Priest, Person,, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 left – Maryann Steinert Foley, No Means No, ceramic , 13.5w x 58h x 18d Matthew Priest, winner of the Juror’s Award from last years’ GearBox exhibit, Bluets, is featured this month in Choice Words, along with sculptor […]
SYNCOPAINTED PAUSES: Phyllis Lasché & Paula Boas
April 26 – May 26, 2018 Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Reception, May 4th, 6-9 pm above image: left – Phyllis Lasché, River Dance, oil and wax, 36″ x 48″ right – Paula Boas, Thought Marks 3,, charcoal, crayon and acrylic, 30″ x 30″ The paintings of Paula Boas & Phyllis Lasché share a sensibility that celebrates abstraction […]
Record of the Journey: Work by Deborah Benioff-Friedman
Deborah Benioff Friedman was selected as the GearBox Gallery Award winner of our 2017 juried exhibition, Bluets. Her work was featured in the Inner Room of the gallery March 22nd through April 21st, 2018. Artist Statement: I am an artist and veterinarian living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work with a variety of materials, including repurposed paper, cardboard […]
ASSEMBLED CHARACTERS: Work by Harry Clewans & TaVee McAllister Lee
and in the Inner RoomRecord of the Journey, work by Deborah Benioff Freidman March 22 – April 21, 2018 Opening Reception, Saturday, March 31st, 1-3 pm Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Reception, April 6th, 6-9 pm above image: Harry Clewans, Porter, 73″ x 63″, assembled woodcuts on panel Artists Harry Clewans and TaVee McAllister Lee use […]
CHROMATIC CONSTRUCTS: Hunger & Huncilman
February 15 – March 17, 2018 GearBox Poetry featuring Clara Hsu Saturday, February 17th, 2-4 pmopen mic sign ups at 1:30 pm Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Reception:March 2nd, 6-9 pm A Conversation with the Artists: Hunger & HuncilmanMarch 3, 2018, stop by any time between 1 and 4 pm events are free and open to […]
SHIFTING GEARS: Jeff Snell & Tiffany Schmierer
January 11 – February 10, 2018 Opening Reception, Saturday, January 13thOakland Art Murmur Art Walk Artists’ Reception, February 2nd, 6-9 pm The works of Jeff Snell & Tiffany Schmierer share an aesthetic sensibility that embraces densely packed forms and textures. Both artists derive inspiration from the fast-moving nature of contemporary culture and the natural environment. […]
2017 Exhibitions
ON the EDGEJules Campbell & TaVee McAllister Lee and in the Inner Room: Small Works by Special Guest Artists Angela Baker, Paula Boas, Carol Dalton, Lucia Dill, Jane Fisher,David Fitzgerald, Ann Holsberry, Daniel McClain and Robert Ray. November 30, 2017 – January 6, 2018 Oakland Art Murmur Art Walk Opening Reception, December 1st, 6-9 pmClosing Reception, Saturday, […]
On the Edge: Jules Campbell & TaVee McAllister Lee
With a special small works show in the Inner Room, featuring guest artists including:Angela Baker, Paula Boas, Carol Dalton, Lucia Dill, Jane Fisher, David Fitzgerald, Ann Holsberry, Daniel McClain and Robert Ray. November 30, 2017 – January 6, 2018 Oakland Art Murmur Art Walk Opening Reception, December 1st, 6-9 pmClosing Reception, Saturday, January 6th, 2-4 pm “On the Edge” […]
Other Conversations: Irene Nelson & Frances Lerner
October 26 – November 25, 2017 Oakland Art Murmur Art Walk Reception, November 3rd, 6-9 pmFrances Lerner courtesy Jack Fischer Gallery “Other Conversations” will juxtapose the AbEx influenced paintings of Irene Nelson with the eccentric assemblages of Frances Lerner. Both artists share a conviction in the values of their intuitive processes. Nelson says of her […]