A wiser person than I once described art as the intermediary between the physical and the spiritual. I share in that opinion. The creative act is the linchpin of my personal spiritual quest. This does not imply that the creative product is overtly religious or spiritual, simply that the process has a spiritual component. I…
Judith T. Irwin
Bio Judith T. Irwin is a visual artist. Her talents lie not only in the visual arts but also in the horticultural. She has a bachelor degree in from California Collage of the Arts, alumni 1996. For 20+ years she has freelanced as a fine maintenance gardener and aesthetic pruner. The combination of the being…
Dana DeKalb
My figure paintings are rooted in the narrative tradition. The characters are sourced from social studies textbooks, antique travel guides and high school yearbooks. They are placed in improbable settings that are simultaneously nostalgic and disorienting, and are often captured in a moment of decision. My intention is that the viewer will become as absorbed…
Michael Robinson
I’m know for bold colors and big ideas. As such, my art is largely an extension of my focus on the spiritual and metaphysical aspects of life. Though deeply spiritual in nature, I also have a fondness for satirical subjects that underscore my view of the nature of human existence that often is a form…
Salma Arastu
As a woman, artist, and mother, I work to create harmony by expressing the universality of humanity through paintings, sculpture, and calligraphy. At birth, I was given the life-defining challenge of a left hand without fingers. Seeing the unity of an all-encompassing God, I was able to transcend the barriers often set-forth in the traditions…
Guillermo Navarrete Davis
I am a self-taught painter born and raised in Santiago de Chile, and have lived in the Bay Area since 1998. I am an admirer of Dali, Gustav Klimt and the Great Impressionists, but dedicate my talent to a more realistic style, meticulously working in fine details. I use an ancient technique of mixing colors…
Joey Rose
Joey Rose was born in the East Bay and raised in a small town: Latrobe, CA. He found his passion for public art upon moving back to Oakland as a student at California College of the Arts, graduating with a BFA in Illustration in 2017. His practice is focused primarily on painting site-specific murals, many…
Tiffany Conway
Tiffany Conway is a Bay Area painter who creates vibrant, imaginative works that celebrate the African Diaspora. Born in 1984, Tiffany brings a bold, expressive style to paintings that explore the intersections of past and present. While largely self-taught, Tiffany is an award-winning artist and participated in exhibitions across California. Her paintings seek to capture…
Sally K. Smith
I create charcoal from unique materials such as money, food, documents and plants. These materials have meanings that I can integrate into a drawing or painting. I have developed methods for applying these unconventional charcoals to surfaces. Most of my charcoal pieces are minimalist and conceptual. Some revolve only around pattern or gesture. The materials…
Mary Coffield
As an oil painter I produce both abstract and figurative work. My paintings invite the viewer to immerse themselves in the natural world. I paint my emotional response to what I see. I use a variety of implements to apply paint to the canvas. The results are often accidental. I look for beauty in the…
Arthur Norcome
I work with watercolor because of its natural desire to do unpredictable things. My abstract paintings are attempts at capturing emotions that come from unexpected places.
Halloran Parry
Halloran Parry is a surrealist and fantasy artist in Alameda who likes finding the comic horror in the mundane challenges of day to day life. She comes from an illustration background and has trained under Jeff Miracola, Aaron Miller, Jonathan Hardesty, and more. Her influences include tabletop roleplaying and card games, video games, N.C. Wyeth,…
Karol Hilker
Karol Hilker’s paint is built up in layers of color to create an environment for the figures. She likes to show the despair, hope, tension, love, and passion that we all experience through her images. Her paintings show the chaos and balance we can create in our lives. Karol has had the joy of being…
Barry Ebner
Barry Ebner is a printmaker specializing in monoprint and etching. The majority of his work is abstract, embracing texture and markmaking to create visual spaces that echo mapmaking and ways which we define borders. His most recent exhibitions were with Vessel Gallery in Oakland CA and at Taller 99 in Santiago, Chile. He has taught…
Katherine Bacher
I design my fabric with a specific process and do the sewing for scarfs, bags and purses, pillows and necklaces with unique embellishments such as ribbons, yarns, beads and buttons. Occasionally I do abstract work and my original drafts such drawings and paintings for the fabric can be used as abstract work as well. It…
Carol Jenkins
I have always loved painting abstract landscapes. With every layer of paint I spread across the canvas, I become more deeply involved with the colors, textures and movement of the imaginary space emerging before me. More recently, I’ve also fallen in love with figures! I marvel at how each mark I make creates a character,…
Mila Moldenhawer
Mila Moldenhawer was born in Berkeley, California in 1996, embracing a unique identity as a trans man and first generation American, born to Polish and Indian Immigrants. Growing up in the culturally rich Bay Area, Mila has drawn as much inspiration from his cultural background as he has through urban culture, contemporary queer aesthetics, graffiti…
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