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Dark Matter: Jerry McLaughlin & Gina Telcocci

with special installation, FACTOTUM, by Jessica Eastman in the Inner RoomSeptember 28 – October 22, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, October 6th from 6-9 pm Jerry McLaughlin: The Art of Taking RisksArtist’s Talk & Book Event, Saturday, October 14 from 1-3 pm_________________  The works of both of these artists reflect a deep engagement with the raw materials they are […]

Jessica Eastburn: Factotum

Congrats to Jessica Eastburn, the winner of our 2017 Inner Room Call for Entries. Eastburn’s installation, Factotum, on view in special installation in the GearBox Gallery Inner Room from September 28 – October 21st.  The exhibition includes Eastburn’s paintings as well as sculptural objects & cut-outs.These works address technology and the deluge of information that we are presented […]

Tamera Avery: Off the Rails

A special installation in the Inner Room at GearBox Gallery: August 31 – September 23, 2017 The 2016 award winner from the Gearbox Gallery call for entries exhibtion, WILD/MIND, Avery shows new work in this Inner Room installation. “I am a San Francisco based visual artist working in oils to create large-scale paintings that consider the dynamic […]

BLUETS:To Fall Under A Spell

August 3 – 26, 2017 Juror Jack Fischer Opening Reception: Friday, August 4th from 6-9 pm_________________  Diane Abt • Linda Belden • Ellen Bepp • Gina Borg • Kristen Brown • Patricia Bruning • Robert Cotham • Carol Dalton • Jean Davis • Lucia Dill • Deborah Benioff Friedman • Adam Forfang •  Shelley Gardner • Tali […]

What Remains: Phyllis Lasché & Danny Rosales

with special installation, Off the Rails, by Tamera Avery in the Inner RoomAugust 31 – September 23, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, September 1st from 6-9 pm Conversation with the Artists:Saturday, September 9 from 12-4 pm _________________  Striking works by Phyllis Lasché and Danny Rosales emphasize materiality and transformation in this exhibition of new work at GearBox Gallery this fall.  […]

Otherwise: Marsha Balian & Sherry Parker

June 29 – July 29, 2017First Friday Reception:  July 7th from 6-9 pmClosing Reception: Saturday, July 22nd, 2-4 pm Artists Marsha Balian and Sherry Parker both work in the medium of collage, using instinctive juxtapositions of found images & intuitive compositions to create works full of mystery and humor. Balian, who leaves behind a long […]

Through Lines and Morphosis: Tara O’Siochain & Parra O’Siochain

 June 1 – 24, 2017First Friday Reception:  June 2nd from 6-9 pm What happens when a family tradition is passed down and adapts to circumstances in the next generation? This two-person exhibition is the first time that Parra O’Siochain and Tara O’Siochain, father and daughter, are showing their work side by side. Though the proximity […]

Biographies: Pancho Jiménez & Leslie Plato Smith

April 27 – May 27, 2017First Friday Reception:  May 5th from 6-9 pmimage left: Jiménez, Hipster, ceramic, 14.5×6.5×9” right: Smith, Aaron, oil on canvas, 72×48″ Portraiture is updated and given new twists in this exhibit of oil paintings and ceramic sculpture by Leslie Plato Smith and Pancho Jiménez. Exploring the line between individuality and universality, the two adopt nearly […]

The Light and Darkness of Being: Joseph Mele & Carol Dalton

March 23 – April 22, 2017First Friday Reception:  April 7th from 6-9 pm Besides having studios next door to one another at the Benicia Arsenal, Joseph Mele and Carol Dalton have been friends for many years. They share a sensibility that embraces delicate and moody palettes, abstracted figurative references, and layering of colors, materials, and meanings. Each is bringing […]