2018 Exhibitions
The Same, Just Different: Jules Campbell & Jerry Leisure and in the Inner RoomAbout Face: Marsha Balian & Deborah Benioff Friedman November 22, 2018 – Jan 7, 2019 SHIFT: New Work by Ruth Santee October 11 – November 17, 2018 Passion & Restraint: Irene Nelson and Gina Telcocci and in the Inner RoomBurn Pile: Bachrun Lomele August […]
THE SAME: Just Different Jules Campbell & Jerry Leisure
November 24, 2018 – January 5, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, December 5th from 6-9 pm with special installation in the Inner Room About Face: Marsha Balian & Deborah Benioff Friedman Jules Campbell, like Jerry Leisure, invests herself in the processes and materials of making art. Engaged in her environment, observing the color, grit and texture of the […]
SHIFT: New Work by Ruth Santee
October 11 – November 17, 2018 Artist’s Reception: Friday, November 2nd from 6-9 pm Shift In what? Thinking? Seeing? Doing? I have been making art most of my life. In my professional art practice, I have become accustomed to the ways in which I explore and interpret visual information. But comfort in one’s process often leads […]
PASSION and RESTRAINT: Irene Nelson & Gina Telcocci
with special installation, Burn Pile by Bachrun LoMele in the Inner RoomAugust 30 – October 6, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, September 7th from 6-9 pm Closing Reception Friday, October 5th, 6-9 pm Painter Irene Nelson and sculptor Gina Telcocci both deal in abstraction. New works by the two Oakland artists complement one another with striking form and color, and are […]
Burn Pile: Bachrun Lomele
By Implication: Marsha Balian and Joy Broom
June 28 – July 28, 2018 First Friday Opening Reception: July 6, 2018 Saturday Artists’ Reception: July 14, 2018 Marsha Balian and Joy Broom use ephemera and found objects to create evocative artworks suggesting narratives and personal histories. Juxtapositions of imagery and objects are guided by intuition and improvisation. The resulting works hint at stories […]
Walking the Line: Juror Drew Bennett
August 2 – 25, 2018 Juror Drew Bennett Opening Reception: Friday, August 3rd from 6-9 pm Reception with Informal talk by Juror Drew Bennett coinciding with Oakland Art Murmur Walking Tour Saturday, August 18, 2-4 pm_________________ We invited entries in any medium exploring the theme Walking the Line, inspired by the catchy Johnny Cash song, “I keep a close watch on this […]
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 […]