Vida Pavesich

Vida Pavesich makes digital collages based on her photographs of children, forests, oceans, sunsets, polluted environments, and more. She teaches philosophy at the University of San Francisco and maintains an art practice. She has been profoundly affected by teaching environmental ethics the past few years. She relished diving into the literature, not knowing how much

Kim Thoman

Artist Bio Kim Thoman has been exhibiting nationally and receiving grants for more than 35 years. She has art degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco State University and was an art professor in the Peralta Community College District for over 30 years. Selected grants include the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of

Christine Federici

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Drama 1973 – Mercyhurst College, Erie PA. I had a career as a modern dancer and dance teacher in NYC and the SF bay area for 25 years. I had the great fortune to work as an assistant to NYC photographer, artist, and performer, Maryette Charleton,

JS Webster

My work is inspired by math genius Alan Turing’s algorithms that simulate organic graphic patterns in nature. These Turing Patterns I create on my own computer, using photos or digitally generated pictures as seed images. Finally, I combine them with hand painting or drawing on paper, and use them to create cutout paper and wood

Jan Watten

I find inspiration in the natural world. Through my camera, I aim to embrace chance and choice, celebrating spontaneity and being present in the moment. Images on display are a study of nature, where I strive to capture its beauty by isolating forms, patterns, and abstractions. I focus on light, texture, flora, and fauna, with

Kenneth Wilan

Kenneth Wilan is based in Berkeley, California. Wilan’s styles include modern, pop, expressionism, figurative and abstract. He works with ink, acrylic, oil, digital and mixed media. Wilan’s paintings are available on paper, cloth and digital canvases. Wilan has lived in New England, San Fransisco, Basel Switzerland and New York City. His formal education includes Kala

Dave Kwinter

After years of painting with acrylics and digital art software, I have discovered the delights of assemblage. Working in three dimensions is much more fun than being confined to two. The components of my sculptures come from thrift stores, flea markets, and eBay. More than once, something I picked up from the sidewalk has ended

Sara Frucht

Sara Frucht is an artist, programmer and mathematician who has been working in a variety of media for many years. She has always had a fascination for geometry, and when she was in high school, she won a regional award for a presentation on visualizing in four dimensions. She started making generative art in the

Wenda Pyman

-For me, photography is a means of self-expression, but also I seek to convey a sense of place for the viewer. I want to draw the viewer into the scene and experience that awe and oneness with nature that speaks to me. It’s is not just about light, composition or location, but finding harmony and

Alys Briggs

ABOUT ME AND MY WORK Although I trained as a lawyer and practiced law for 35 years, I came from an “artsy craftsy” family. (Both my father and sister were artists and art teachers.) I started my photographic journey as a kid. My first camera was a Brownie – I even had a dark room

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