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November 2021
Silver Peak: Rachelle Reichert – Local Language
Local Language is pleased to present Silver Peak, a new exhibition by Artist in Residence Rachelle Reichert. Over the course of her residency at Local Language, Rachelle Reichert created artworks using satellite images of the Clayton Valley, Nevada, the site of the only active lithium salt ponds in the United States. Over 150 years ago, the Clayton Valley, sacred to the Shoshone tribe, was colonized by white settlers seeking silver, salt, and gold. When lithium was found near the town…
Find out more »10th Anniversary Holiday Show
Partners Mark Lightfoot, Elaine Maute` and Dan Weber are celebrating Manna Gallery’s 10thanniversary this year. We are ending the year with a holiday show featuring an eclectic selection of paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings by gallery artists we have exhibited over the years. Mark, Elaine and Dan welcome you to stop by, enjoy the show and select a special artwork for yourself, a family member or friend. All works are priced under $500 and are intimately scaled to fit into…
Find out more »Reflections: Jane B Grimm & Rachel Major — GearBox Gallery — November 18 – December 31
Artists’ Reception Saturday December 4, 1 - 4 pm770 West Grand Ave, Oakland CAContact: [email protected](510) 271-0822Gallery Hours: Thursdays -Saturdays, 12 – 5 pm GearBox Gallery is pleased to present Reflections, an exhibition of ceramics by Jane B Grimm and paintings by Rachel Major. Repetition and abstraction bring these two Bay Area artists into formal dialogue. Grimm pushes the material possibilities of clay to build sinuous reliefs and textured forms inspired by plants, invertebrate sea life and music. Major addresses the…
Find out more »December 2021
Slow Fuse
UMA Gallery is excited to present Paulette Traverso's "Slow Fuse" in the small chapel. Be prepared to step into another world as Paulete creations are an intimate extension of a story from lost time, tempted into a new existence today. For Paulette, creating is as necessary as breath. Daily art practice is essential. Her inspirations are nature, literature, history, music, science and art. Especially from earlier centuries where technology as we know it was nonexistent. The making of illuminated…
Find out more »Vinyl Epitaph
What a treat! UMA Gallery has a surprise for you in the embalming room. Lori Herbst, an independent artist specializing in realistic portraits made from glitter upholstery vinyl that she hand cuts with hobby blades and sews to canvas. Lori's art is truly unique and one of a kind. Horror movies, her never-ending love of Sci-Fi, modern mythology all serve as inspiration in creating her vinyl portraits. These portraits give us a glimpse into our ever changing culture. Lucky…
Find out more »Viva La Punk
Guest Curator: Destroy Art Opening Reception, Saturday December 4th 6 - 10pm This December in Oakland's UMA Gallery! VIVA LA PUNX! is an art show by punx, and for all those punk lovers. Featuring the art of Monkey (The Adicts), Rikk Agnew (D.I/ (R)Adolescents/ Christian Death/Social Distortion), DNGRCT (The Degenerics/Kamikaze) & Phil Geck (Monster Squad/LUV), we're celebrating the other side of punk rock through its visual expressions - loud, youthful, scary, irreverent, yet truthful. Opening night is on Saturday 12/4…
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