JULY / AUGUST 2008

 

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Northern California

 

Southern California

 

Idaho, nevada, oregon, utah, washington

 

SAN FRANCISCO

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
625 SUTTER STREET GALLERY
625 Sutter St. 94102, 415-618-3696, www.academyart.edu, M-F 8-5, St 10-5
Jason Rennie, paintings, Aug. 1-28. Reception: Aug. 7, 5:30-7:30pm; Jason Liekhus, Anita Shih, paintings, Aug. 2-27. Reception: Aug. 7, 5:30-7:30pm
688 SUTTER STREET GALLERY
688 Sutter St. 94102, 415-618-3696, www.academyart.edu, M-F 8-5, St 10-5
“The Photography Intensive MFA Class,” Aug. 5-28. Reception: Aug. 7, 5:30-7:30pm
79 NEW MONTGOMERY GALLERY SPACE
79 New Montgomery St. 94105, 415-618-3696, M-F 9-6, St 9-5, Sn 11-5
“Pastiche: A Group Show: BFA & MFA Students,” thru Jul. 31

ASIAN ART MUSEUM
200 Larkin St. 94102, 415-581-3500, www.asianart.org, Tu-Sn 10-5, Th 10-9
“Power and Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty,” porcelain, paintings, textiles, lacquer, jade, jewelry, architectural elements, thru Sep. 21; “Later Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century,” thru Aug. 17; “In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection,” ongoing

BRAUNSTEIN/QUAY GALLERY
430 Clementina St. 94103, 415-278-9850, www.bquayartgallery.com, Tu-St 11-5:30

CCA WATTIS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
1111 8th St. 94107, 415-551-9210, www.wattis.org/exhibitions, Tu, Th 11-7, W, F, St 11-6
“Passengers 1.11: Valerie Mrejen”; “Amateurs,” Johanna Billing, Jennifer Bornstein, Andrea Bowers, Phil Collins, Jeremy Deller, Harrell Fletcher, Josh Greene, Cameron Jamie, Alan Kane, Long March Project, Yoshua Okon, Michele O'Marah, Hirsch Perlman, Jim Shaw, Simon Starling, Javier Tellez, Jeffrey Vallance, Eric Wesley, curator Ralph Rugoff, thru Aug. 9; “Capp Street Project: Tim Lee,” audio, thru Jan. 10; “Passengers,” Alexandre da Cunha, Ryan Gander, the collaborative JoNao Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva, Federico Herrero, Annette Kelm, Tim Lee, Shana Lutker, Daria Martin, Gareth Moore, Valerie Mrejen, Roman Ondák, Ulla von Brandenburg, ongoing; “Capp Street Project: Mario Ybarra,” thru Aug. 9; “Americana: 50 States, 50 Months, 50 Exhibitions,” thru May 31, 2012; Tino Sehgal, ongoing

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES
1453 MISSION STREET
Main Bldg. 4th Fl., 94103, 415-575-6242, www.ciis.edu/arts, M-F 9-6:30, St-Sn 9-3
695 MINNA STREET
695 Minna St. 94103, 415-575-6242, www.ciis.edu/arts, M-F 9-6

CATHARINE CLARK GALLERY

150 Minna St. 94105, 415-399-1439, http://www.cclarkgallery.com, Tu-F 10:30-5:30, St 11-5:30

CROWN POINT PRESS
20 Hawthorne 94105, 415-974-6273, www.crownpoint.com, Tu-St 10-6

EVOLVING ART GALLERY@INJA
215 15th St. 94103, 415-255-9091, www.evolvingartgallery.com, Tu-F 10:30-5
“Summer Group Show,” Jung Ran Bae, Peter Boyer, Eekjin Choi, Bela Harcos, Taiwoong Kang, Chang Ho Kim, Krena Kononova, Marilyn Kuksht, Inya Laskowski, Paulette Long, Chiyomi Taneike Longo, Karen Laudon, David Mark, Mina Markovic, Douglas Malone, Alejandro Martinez-Pena, Sunghong Min, Hyun Su Park, Jeffrey Sully, Andrei Wilenius, Wonju Shin, Younhee Paik, gallery artists, thru Jul. 30

FREY NORRIS GALLERY
456 Geary Blvd. 94102, 415-346-7812, www.freynorris.com, Tu-St 11-7, Sn 11-5
“Koh Myung Keun: Windows on Nature,” photographs, Jul. 3-Aug. 3. Reception: Jul. 3, 6-9pm; Lecture: Jul. 5, 5pm (catalog w/essay by Anuradha Vikram)

GALLERY PAULE ANGLIM
14 Geary St. 94108, 415-433-2710, www.gallerypauleanglim.com, Tu-F 11-5:30, St 10-5

HACKETT-FREEDMAN GALLERY
250 Sutter St., 4th Fl. 94108, 415-362-7152, www.hackettfreedmangallery.com, Tu-F 10:30-5:30, St 11-5
“Jeffrey Ripple: Recent Paintings,” Jul. 10-Aug. 30. Reception: Jul. 10, 5:30-7:30pm (catalogue w/essay by Gail Leggio)

PASQUALE IANNETTI ART GALLERIES, INC.
565 Sutter St. 94109, 415-433-2771, www.pasqualeart.com, M-St 10-6

JENKINS JOHNSON GALLERY
464 Sutter St. 94108, 415-677-0770, www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com, Tu-F 10-6, St 10-5
“Celebrate Summer,” gallery artists, photographs, paintings, Jul. 24-Aug. 30; “Beyond Representation,” Edward Burtynsky, Sean Cheetham, The Clayton Brothers, Anne-Karin Furunes, Carla Gannis, Grant Hayunga, Kahn & Selesnick, Julian Opie, Joel Meyerowitz, Robert Polidori and Jeongmee Yoon, Peter Zokosky, and others, thru Jul. 19

GREGORY LIND GALLERY
49 Geary St., 5th Fl. 94108, 415-296-9661, www.gregorylindgallery.com, Tu-St 10:30-5:30

MISSION 17
2111 Mission St. Ste. 401, 94110, 510-467-2818, www.mission17.org, W-St 1-6
“The Land of a Million Cereals: A Mixed-Media Installation by Ryan Alexiev,” thru Jul. 12

MUSEUM OF CRAFT & FOLK ART
51 Yerba Buena Ln. 94103, 415-775-0991, http://www.mocfa.org, Tu-F 11-7, St-Sn 10-5
“Simply Shaker: The Ben and Toby Rose Collection of Shaker Arts and Crafts,” furniture, household objects, tools, equipment, textiles, graphics, Aug. 15-Nov. 2. Reception: Aug. 14, 5-7pm; “American Symbols: From Lady Liberty to the Stars and Stripes,” thru Aug. 3; Workshops: “Subversive Symbols,” Travis Meinolf, Jul. 3, 6-9pm; Family Activity Day, Jul. 12, 2-4pm; Event: “100 American Flags: A Unique Collection of Old Glory Memorabilia,” Kit Hinrichs,
Jul. 12, 2pm

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY
401 Van Ness Ave. 94102, 415-554-6080, www.sfacgallery.org, W-St 12-5

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
151 3rd St. 94103, 415-357-4000, www.sfmoma.org, M-Tu, F-Sn 11-5:45, Th 11-8:45
“Room for Thought: Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer,” digitally created works, Jul. 10-Oct. 5; “The Art of Lee Miller,” photographs, Jul. 1-Sep. 14; “Half-Life of a Dream: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection,” organizor Jeff Kelley, Jul. 10-Oct. 5; “Frida Kahlo,” paintings, photographs, thru Sep. 28; “Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Bequest,” thru Jul. 20; “Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas,” thru 2008; “Structuring the Spiritual: Paul Klee's Cubism in Context”; “Matisse and Beyond: The Painting and Sculpture Collection,” ongoing

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
ARTISTS GALLERY

Ft. Mason Ctr., Bldg. A (Laguna St. entrance) 94123, 415-441-4777, http://www.sfmoma.org/museumstore/artists_overview.html, Tu-St 11:30-5:30
“Summer Selections: Julie McNiel, Deborah Barrett, Barbara J. Morris, Ama Torrance, Gail Chadell Nano, Arminee Chahbasizn, Jul. 2-30. Reception: Jul. 2, 5:30-7:30pm; “Paper Work,” Lani Asher, Maria Andrews, Rafael Bensuaski-Vieira, Andy Black, JoAnn Biagini, Ishan E. Clemenco, Sheila Ghidini, David M. Gibson, Emily Lazarre, Miju (Michele Muennig, Juan Carlos Quintanta), Deborah Salomon, Patricia Sonnino, Maryly Snow, Andrea Voinot, Rebecca Volinsky, thru Jul. 27

ANDREA SCHWARTZ GALLERY
525 2nd St. 94107, 415-495-2090, www.asgallery.com, M-F 9-5

PAUL THIEBAUD GALLERY
718 Columbus Ave. 94133, 415-434-3055, www.paulthiebaudgallery.com, Tu-St 10-6
“Robert M. Kulicke: Paintings & Works on Paper,” thru Aug. 16

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
THACHER GALLERY
Gleeson Library/Geschke Center

2130 Fulton St. 94117, 415-422-5178, www.usfca.edu/library/thacher/, M-Th 8-9, F 8-6, St 10-6
“Night Blooming: Sculptures by Ann Weber,” Aug. 4-Oct. 5. Reception/lecture: Sep. 4, 4-6pm/3pm, Maraschi Rm., FrommHall; “Revolution 9: The Ninth Annual Thacher Student Showcase,” thru Jul. 7

YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
701 Mission St. (at 3rd) 94103, 415-978-2787, http://www.YBCA.org, Sn, Tu-W, F-St 12-5, Th 12-8
“Bay Area Now 5: Inside/Outside,” Maria Antelman, Elaine Buckholtz, Joshua Churchill, Brian Conley, Ala Ebtekar, Ana Teresa Fernández, Donald Fortescue and Lawrence LaBianca, Misako Inaoka, Jonathon Keats, Edmundo de Marchena, Ian McDonald, Praba Pilar, John Roloff, Paul Schiek, Erik Scollon, Leslie Shows, Ginger Wolfe-Suarez and Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe with poet Moira Roth, Canan Tolon , lauren woods, Jul. 19-Nov. 16; “Theory of Survival,” curator Taraneh Hemami, Jul. 19-Aug. 24; “Ground Scores: Guided Tours of San Francisco Past and Personal,” curator Valerie Imus, Jul. 19-Oct. 19; “Estacion Odesia, audio, Jul. 19-Nov. 16; “The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics,” Lisa Anne Auerbach, Andrea Bowers, Nao Bustamante, Tammy Rae Carland, Vaginal Davis, Eve Fowler with Math Bass, Deborah Grant, MK Guth, Taraneh Hamami, Miranda July and Shauna McGarry, LTTR, Leslie Labowitz and Suzanne Lacy, Aleksandra Mir, Laurel Nakadate, Shinique Smith, subRosa, SWOON and Tennessee Jane Watson, The Counterfeit Crochet Project organized by Stephanie Syjuco, The Toxic Titties, Jessica Tully, RiotGrrl, paintings, sculpture, photographs, video, installation, music, performance, thru Jul. 29

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EAST BAY

Berkeley

JFK UNIVERSITY ARTS ANNEX
ARTS & CONSCIOUSNESS GALLERY

2956 San Pablo Ave., 2nd Fl. 94702, 510-649-0499, www.jfku.edu, M-F 11-6
“The Right Kind of Girl,” Heidi Forssell, video, sculpture, drawings, Jul. 11-Aug. 2. Reception: Jul. 12, 6-9pm; “Sifting Between the Opposites,” Kim Campisano, Kathy Derosas, Tara Ford, Aug. 8-30. Reception: Aug. 9, 5-8pm

TRAX GALLERY
1812 5th St. 94710, 510-540-8729, www.traxgallery.com, W-Sn 12-5:30

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM

2626 Bancroft Way 94720-2250, 510-642-0808, http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu, W-Sn 11-5, Th 11-7
“Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky,” photographs, thru Sep. 14; “Scott Snibbe: Falling Girl,” thru Aug. 31; “Bruce Conner,” photographs, thru Jul. 20; “Jim Campbell: Home Movies,” thru Aug. 3; “The Graphic Arts Loan Collection at UC Berkeley: 50 Years,” thru Aug. 3; “Joan Jonas: The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things,” video, performance, thru Jul. 20; “James Lee Byars: the Perfect Audience”; “Held Rectangles,” both thru Aug. 3; “Parting the Curtain: Asian Art Revealed”; “Selections from the Collection,” ongoing

Fremont

OLIVE HYDE ART GALLERY
123 Washington Blvd. 94538, 510-791-4357, www.fremont.gov/recreation/olivehydeartgallery, Th-Sn 12-5
“Timescapes: Three Discrete Chronicles,ˆ Helene Fischman, photographs, Cybele Gerachis, mixed media, Christopher Allen, paintings, Jul. 25-Aug. 23; “Best of Show,” Pamela Ciszewski, Kay, Hille-Hatten, Dmitri Grudsky, Mitchell Neto, Michelle Waters, Michael Wertz, Mary Medrano, Marion Foreman, Linda Raffel, Joanna Pashdag, Tamar Assaf, Jeanette Turkus, Denise Miller, Donald Brown, Lucy Traeger, Diana Hartman, Kevin Fox, Connie Lin, Andrea Gunderson, Amanda Lee, J. J. L’Heureux, animal portraits, thru Jul. 12

Hayward

CSU EAST BAY
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Art and Education Bldg., 94542, 510-885-3299, http://class.csueastbay.edu/artgallery, M-Th 12:30-3:30

Moraga

SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE
HEARST ART GALLERY

St. Mary’s Rd. (PO Box 5110) 94575, 925-631-4379, http://www.heartartgallery.org, W-Sn 11-4:30
“Carl Sammons: California Impressionist Landscapes from the Donna Walsh Sumner Collection,” Jul. 12-Sep. 21. Reception: Jul. 13, 2-4pm; “William Keith: The 1890’s Paintings,” ongoing

Oakland

MILLS COLLEGE ART MUSEUM
5000 MacArthur Blvd. 94613, 510-430-2164, www.mills.edu/museum, Tu-Sn 11-4, W 11-7:30
“Selections from the Mills College Art Museum and Special Collections,” curators Janice Braun, Jessica Hough; “Divine Visions Worldly Lovers: Indian miniature paintings from the Barbara Janeff Collection,” curator Robert J. Del Bontà; “Charlotte Schulz: An Insufficiency in Our Screens,” drawings; “The Life and Times of Sarah McEneaney: Selected Paintings,” curator Melissa Feldman, all thru Aug. 3

OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
1000 Oak St. 94607, 510-238-2200, www.museumca.org, W-St 10-5, Sn 12-5, 1st F 10-9
“Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury,” Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Charles and Ray Eames, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, Helen Lundeberg; “Cool Remixed,” both thru Aug. 17; “In Our Own Backyard: A Celebration of the East Bay Regional Parks,” Bob Walker, photographs, thru Oct. 12. Workshops: “Botanic Art,” Jul. 12, 9:30am-4pm, $70/nonmembers, $60/members; With Andie Thrams, Jul. 13, 12-4pm, $35/adults, $15/children; “Reptiles & Amphibians,” Carolynne Griffin, Jul. 27, 11am-4pm, $55/nonmembers, $45/members, to register, call 510-238-2365; Event: “Samplings 2008: A Festival of Textiles,” Aug. 10, 12-4pm

SWARM GALLERY
560 2nd St. 94607, 510-839-2787, www.swarmstudios.net, Tu-Sn 11-5
“Sum of Its Parts,” gallery artists; Terry Furry, both Aug. 1-31. Reception: Aug. 1, 6-8pm; “Junction: Recent Works by Mills College MFA Grads,” Michael Hall, Ethan Worden; Trisha Grover, installation, both thru Jul. 27

Richmond

RICHMOND ART CENTER
2540 Barrett Ave. 94804, 510-620-6772, www.therichmondartcenter.org, Tu-Sn 12-5
“The Institute for Social Research and the Discovery of Art God,” Michelle Blade, Luke Butler, Donna Chung, Dina Danish, Christina Empedocles, Martina Geiger-Gerlach, Patrick W. Gillespie, Kamil Goerlich, Robert Goerlich, Tanor Hudson, Jana Jacob, Anita Kapraljevic, Byung Chul Kim, Florian Klette, Paul Kramer, Travis Joseph Meinolf, Nicholas Meyer, Helena Rempel, Rosa Rücker, Marco Schmitt, Ines Lilith Schreiner, Gareth Spor, Kestutis Svirnelis, Sara Thacher, Christoph Trendel, Pablo Wendel, thru Jul. 26; (catalog w/essays by Brian Conley, Christian Jankowski and Erin Elder)

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PENINSULA

Belmont

1870 ART CENTER GALLERY
1870 Ralston Ave. 94002, 650-595-9679, www.1870artcenter.org, Th-Sn 1-5
“Students of 1870 Art Center Artists,” Aug. 7-Sep. 14; “Patty Neal,” thru Aug. 3

PENINSULA MUSEUM OF ART
1219 Ralston Ave. 94002, 650-654-4068, www.peninsulamuseum.org, W-F 12-4, St-Sn 1-4
“Bruce Beasley: Monumental,” sculpture, thru Aug. 31

NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY
WIEGAND GALLERY

Madison Art Center, 1500 Ralston Ave. 94002, 650-508-3595, www.ndnu.edu, Tu-St 12-4
(Gallery closed thru Aug.)

Pacifica

SANCHEZ ART CENTER
1220B Linda Mar Blvd. 94044, 650-355-1894, www.sanchezartcenter.org, F-S 1-5
“Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship,” Beverly Rayner, Hanna Hannah, Robert Larson, William Marino, curator Susan Hillhouse; “Apolitical, Be Political,” Art Guild of Pacifica; “Art Reach/Arc of San Francisco,” all Jul. 18-Sep. 6. Reception: Jul. 18, 7-9pm; “From Ashes to Life,” Joao De Brito, John Mattos, Nathan Oliveira, Mel Ramos, curator Phil Linhares; “Surf and Turf,” Art Guild of Pacifica; “Art is My Bag,” co-curators Leigh Radtke, cheryl Coon, allthru Jul. 12

Palo Alto

BRYANT STREET GALLERY
532 Bryant St. 94301, 650-321-8155, Tu-St 10-5:30, Th 10-8pm

PALO ALTO ART CENTER
1313 Newell Rd. 94303, 650-329-2366, www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter, Tu-St 10-5, Th 7-9pm, Sn 1-5
“16th Annual Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival,” Jul.12-13, 10am-5pm; “Nathan Oliveira: The Painter’s Bronzes,” sculpture; “Timothy Berry: More Missing Magic,” paintings, both thru Sep. 7

Redwood City

CALDWELL GALLERY
400 County Center, 94063, 650-591-2101, www.artshare.org, M-F 9-5
“The World Is My Canvas,” JoAnneh Nagler, paintings, Jul. 1-Aug. 29

McCAIG-WELLES & ROSENTHAL
2317 Broadway 94063, 650-369-1948, www.mcaigwellesrosenthal.com, Tu-St 10-6
“Monster Mash: Works by Amy Hill,” thru Jul. 8; “Jane Hambleton”; “Group Show,” Goldmine Shithouse, Travis Lindquist, David Hochbaum, Colin Burns, Deedee Cheriel, R. Nicholas Kuszyk, Eric Joyner, Amy Hill, Craig Larotonda, Shepard Fairey, and others, thru Jul. 9

Stanford

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
CANTOR ARTS CENTER

Lomita Dr. at Museum Way 94305-5060, 650-723-4177, www.museum.stanford.edu, W-Sn 11-5, Th 11-8
“Richard Diebenkorn, Artist, and Carey Stanton, Collector: Their Stanford Connection,” drawings, paintings, prints, Jul. 23-Oct. 26; “Richard Diebenkorn: Abstractions on Paper,” prints, drawings, Jul. 23-Nov. 9; Lecture: “The Art of Friendship:, Helen Tye Talkin, Jul. 24, 6pm, free; “Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art,” Francois Boucher, Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miro, Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Pierre Auguste Renoir, John Singer Sargent, Giambattista Tiepolo, Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, thru Oct. 8; “Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas,” ongoing; “African Art in Context”; “Auguste Rodin Collection; “The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family,” all ongoing

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SOUTH BAY

Cupertino

EUPHRAT MUSEUM OF ART
DE ANZA COLLEGE

Cupertino 95014, 408-864-8836, M-Th 10-4

San Jose

MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
510 S. 1st St. 95113, 408-998-2783, www.maclaarte.org, W-Th 12-7, F-St 12-5
“El Laboratorio,” Ruben Ortiz Torres, Favianna Rodriguez, in collaboration with Zero1, thru Aug. 9; “High n’ Lowrider,” Ruben Ortiz-Torres; “American Dream,” Favianna Rodriguez, both thru Aug. 9

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
560 S. 1st St. 95113, 408-283-8155, www.sjica.org, Tu-W, F 10-5, Th 10-8, St 12-5
“Eureka!,” Aug. 1-Sep. 20. Reception: Aug. 15, 6-8pm; “Medusa,” Timothy Horn, installation, Aug. 15-Sep. 27. Reception: Aug. 15, 6-8pm; “Monotype Marathon 2008,” Jul. 1-19; Auction: Jul. 19, 6-8pm; “Crater Bay Area,” Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, interactive drawings; “Memories I’ll Never Have,” Brendan Lott, both thru Aug. 2

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
THE NATALIE AND JAMES THOMPSON GALLERY

School of Art and Design, 1 Washington Sq. 95192, 408-924-4328, www.SJSU.edu/depts/art_design/, Tu-F 11-4, Tu 6-7:30pm

Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
DE SAISSET MUSEUM

500 El Camino Real 95053, 408-554-4528, www.scu.edu/deSaisset, Tu-Sn 11-4

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART
1505 Warburton Ave. 95050, 408-247-3754, www.Tritonmuseum.org, M-W 11-5, Th 11-9, F-Sn 11-5
“Betty Nobue Kano: Paintings,” Jul. 5-Aug. 31; “Contemporary Still Lifes,” Jul. 12-Sep. 7; “Vicki Walsh: Portraits,” Jul. 12-Aug. 31. Reception for all: Jul. 11, 7-9pm

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MARIN

Point Reyes Station

GALLERY ROUTE ONE
11101 Hwy. 1 (PO Box 937) 94956, 415-663-1347, www.galleryrouteone.org, W-M 11-5
“Tenth Annual Box Show,” Aug. 1-Sep. 14. Receptions: Aug. 3, 3-5pm; Sep. 14, 2-4pm; Auction: Sep. 14, 4pm; “Right Now! 25th Anniversary Exhibition,” Mimi Abers, Arianne Dar, Mary Mountcastle Eubank, Paula Fava, Tim Graveson, Pauline Greenfield, Madeline Hope, Noah Shem Klein, Geraldine LiaBraaten, Gloria Matuszewski, Zea Morvitz, Hannah Mott, Eleanor Murray, Suzanne Parker, Stephen Pring, Andrew Romanoff, Bob Snyder, Marj Burgstahler Stone, Will Thoms, Betty Woolfolk, Vickisa, thru Jul. 27; “Loss and Found,” Madeline Nieto Hope; “Water Books: The Wild Book Show,” thru Jul. 6. Reception: Jul. 6, 5-7pm w/final bidding

San Rafael

ART WORKS DOWNTOWN
1337 4th St. 94901, 415-451-8119, www.artworksdowntown.org, Tu-St 10-5
“Assemblage,” juror Ivan Majdrakoff,
Aug. 1-Sep. 19. Reception: Aug. 8, 6-8pm; “Thinking Green,” Mimi Abers, Robin Begbie, Adi Braeman, Michele Collier, Beverly Crist, George Jercich, Nina Koepcke, Tuppy Lawson, Gary Marsh, Carolyn Means, Lee Middleman, Judy Bolef Miller, Natalie-Ann Morris, Alexis Moyer, Kathy Pallie, Charlene Doiron Reinhart, Jan Schachter, Molly Schardt, Cynthia Siegel, Alfred P. Spivack, Kim Webster, Celeste Welch, Greg W. Williams, Mardi Wood, Melissa Woodburn, juror Bill Abright. thru Jul. 25

FALKIRK CULTURAL CENTER
1408 Mission Ave. 94901, 415-485-3328, www.falkirkculturalcenter.org, M-F 1-5, St 10-1
“The Parlor of Earthly Delights,”
David Adams, Rene Almon, Sonya Lee Barrington, Don Braden, Hugh Buttrum, Scott Clark, Bonita Cohn, Brian Condran, Michael Cullen, Cory Ferris, Robert Gauthier, Griffe Griffiths, Susan Hersey, David Hirsch, Stephanie Hoppe, Susannah Israel, Dennis Lasher, John Lavine, David Marks, Laurie Marson, Chuck McLaughlin, Catherine Merrill, Bruce Mitchell, Janet Moore, Robert Nelson, Sheila O’Hara, Mark Oldland, Bev Prevost, Chuck Quibell, Paul Reiber, Inge Roberts, Janice Rowell, Jan Schachter, Barbara Sebastian, Barbara Shapiro, Barbara Andino Stevenson, Phyllis Thelen, Carol Wedemeyer, thru Aug. 16

DONNA SEAGER GALLERY
851 4th St. 94901, 415-454-4229, www.donnaseagergallery.com, Tu-St 11-6, Sn 1-5
“Leslie Allen: Taking the Plunge,” Jul. 2-Aug. 3. Reception: Jul. 11, 6-8pm; Kim Ford Kitz, Lisa Kokin, Waldemar Mitrowski, Nancy Legge, Aug. 6-30. Reception: Aug. 8, 6-8pm

Sausalito

ROBERT ALLEN FINE ART
301 Caledonia St. 94965, 415-331-2800, http://www.robertallenfineart.com, M-F 9-5
"Transitional Landscapes," Stephen Duren, Henry Isaacs, Carol Lefkowitz,
John Maxon and Sylvia Verange, Aug. 7-29; “Gallery Artists,” Aug. 7-29; “In Good Time,” Aleah Koury, mixed media on paper and canvas, thru Jul. 25

Stinson Beach

CLAUDIA CHAPLINE GALLERY & SCULPTURE GARDEN
3445 Shoreline Hwy. (PO Box 1117) 94970, 415-868-2308, www.cchapline.com, F-Sn 11-5

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HUMBOLDT/SHASTA/BUTTE/MENDOCINO

Chico

CSU CHICO
HUMANITIES CENTER GALLERY

Trinity Hall 100, 95929-0800, 530-898-4642, www.csuchico.edu/hfa/hc/gallery.html, M-F 8-5
“You Are What You Eat,” Dylan Tellesen, Jul. 14-Aug 28. Reception: Aug. 28, 5-7pm

Eureka

MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM OF ART
636 F St. 95501, 707-442-0278, www.humboldtarts.org, W-Sn 12-5

Redding

TURTLE BAY EXPLORATION PARK
800 Auditorium Dr. 96001, 530-243-8850, www.turtlebay.org, Tu-Sn 9-6
“Bodies Revealed,” human bodies, dissected and preserved, thru Sep. 14

Ukiah

GRACE HUDSON MUSEUM AND SUN HOUSE
431 S. Main St. 95482, 707-467-2836, www.gracehudsonmuseum.org, W-St 10-4:30, Sn 12-4:30

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DIABLO VALLEY

Walnut Creek

BEDFORD GALLERY
DEAN LESHER REGIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS

1601 Civic Dr. 94596, 925-295-1417/1423, www.bedfordgallery.org, Tu-Sn 12-5
“Local Voice 2008: Defining Community Through Art,” juror Phil Linhares, thru Aug. 31

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NAPA/SOLANO/SONOMA

Benicia

ARTS BENICIA CENTER GALLERY
991 Tyler St., Ste. 114 (PO Box 157) 94510, 707-747-0131, www.artsbenicia.org, F-Sn 12-4
“Cream—from the top,” students from California College of the Arts, Mills College, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, Stanford Univerrsity, University of California, Berkeley, Jul. 19-Aug. 31. Reception: Jul. 27, 3-5pm

Forestville

QUICKSILVER MINE CO.
6671 Front St./Hwy. 116 95436, 707-887-0799, www.quicksilvermineco.com, Th-M 11-6
“Legacies,” Bear, Nuala Creed, Linda MacDonald, Aug. 8-Sep. 14. Reception: Aug. 9, 4-6pm; “Cuttings,” Brooke Holve, thru Aug. 17. Lecture: Jul. 10, 7pm; “The Fox’s Wedding,” Pamela Blotner, thru Aug. 3

Healdsburg

ERICKSON FINE ART GALLERY
324 Healdsburg Ave. (PO Box 1867) 95448, 707-431-7073, www.ericksonfineartgalley.com, Th-Tu 11-6

HAMMERFRIAR
139 Healdsburg Ave. 95448, 707-473-9600, www.hammerfriar.com, Tu-F 10-6, St 10-5
“New Work: Penny Michel,” sculpture, Aug. 10-Sep. 14; "Selected Works," Sandy Deeks, Jenny Honnert Abel, Sally Krahn, Kassie Marcel, Hamlet Mateo, Penny Michel, James Millikan, Deborah Salomon, Aug. 8-Sep. 6

Napa

DI ROSA PRESERVE
GATEHOUSE GALLERY

5200 Carneros Hwy. 121 94559, 707-226-5991, www.dirosapreserve.org, Tu-F 9:30-3
“There! New Art From Oakland,” Aug. 1-Sep. 20. Reception: Aug. 9, 6-8pm (Members preview: 5-6pm); Panel discussion: Aug. 21, 7pm; “Lewis deSoto: Tales of Power,” sculptures, thru Jul. 19

Petaluma

PELICAN ART GALLERY
143 Petaluma Blvd. N. 94952, 707-773-3393, www.PelicanArt.com, Tu-Th 10-6, F 10-8, St-Sn 11-5
“Jazz Art,” Christopher Schink, thru Aug. 17

Rohnert Park

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

1801 E. Cotati Ave. 94928, 707-664-2295, www.sonoma.edu/artgallery/, Tu-F 11-4, St-Sn 12-4

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MONTEREY BAY

Carmel

CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
San Carlos & 9th St., Sunset Cultural Center (PO Box 1100) 93921, 831-625-5181, www.photography.org, Tu-Sn 1-5

WESTON GALLERY
6th Ave. between Dolores and Lincoln (PO Box 655) 93921, 831-624-4453, W-St 11-5, Sn 1-4

Santa Cruz

MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY @ THE MCPHERSON CENTER
705 Front St. 95060, 831-429-1964, http://www.santacruzmah.org, Tu-Sn 11-5, 1st F 11-6
"Elaine Badgley Arnoux: Once Upon a Time," paintings; "From the Byways to the Highways: Rondal Partridge Photographs California, 1936-1969," both Jul. 12-Sep. 7; "Manny Santana: Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year," Jul. 5-Aug. 24; "Down to Earth: Masayuki Watanabe," ceramics, Jul. 20

UC SANTA CRUZ
MARY PORTER SESNON ART GALLERY

Porter College 95064, 831-459-3606, http://arts.ucsc.edu/sesnon, Tu-St 12-5

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CENTRAL VALLEY/ CENTRAL SIERRA

Fresno

GALLERY 25
660 Van Ness 93721, 559-264-4092, www.gallery25.com, F-Sn 1-4
“New Members’ Exhibit: Avetik Atoian, Diran Lyons, Joseph Morel, Norma Rogers, Jul. 3-27. Reception: Jul. 3, 5-8pm (gallery closed thru Aug.)

Sacramento

AXIS GALLERY
1517 19th St. 95814, 916-443-9900, www.axisgallery.org, St-Sn 12-5

b. sakata garo
923 20th St. 95814, 916-447-4276, www.bsakatagaro.com, Tu-St 12-6
Wes Rodriguez, David Linger, Melanie Lombard, Dennis Raines, Jul. 1-Aug. 2. Reception: Jul. 12, 6-9pm; “My Diaphonous Muse,” Lynn Klein, thru Jul. 5 (gallery closed in Aug.)

CROCKER ART MUSEUM
216 O St. 95814, 916-264-5423, www.crockerartmuseum.org, Tu-Sn 10-5, Th 10-9
“American Pop: Featuring Andy Warhol’s Athletes from the Richard Weisman Collection,” Aug. 16-Nov. 2. Tours: Aug. 23-24, 10-2pm; “The Language of the Nude: Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body,” thru Jul. 27. Lecture: “Understanding the Small Print: Buying and Selling Art,” Jul. 19, 1-3pm, $20/nonmembers, $10/members, $5/students, seniors, register: 916-442-6210

JAYJAY
5520 Elvas Ave. 95819, 916-453-2999, www.jayjayart.com, W-St 11-4
“Home and Away: Contemporary Video Art,” Rachel Clarke and M. Azevedo, Erika Dawn, Stephen Eakin, Doreen Maloney, Darrin Martin, David Phillips and Paul Rowley, Natalie Rishe, Jenny Stark, Ernest Zarate, Jul. 9-Aug. 2. Reception: Jul. 12, 6-9pm

PAMELA SKINNER/GWENNA HOWARD CONTEMPORARY ART
723 S St. 95814, 916-446-1786, www.pamelaskinnergallery.com, W-St 12-5
“8th Annual Artjam,” Jul. 12-Aug. 2. Reception: Jul. 12, 6-90pm; “Off the Grid,” John Yoyogi Fortes, paintings; Andries Fourie, Lauren Ari, sculpture, thru Jul. 3 (gallery closed in Aug.)

Stockton

SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE
L. H. Horton Jr. Gallery

Shima Center, 5151 Pacific Ave. 95207, 209-954-5507, www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts, Tu 11-4, W-Th 11-6:30, F 11-1, St 11-3
“Four Views,” Barbara Rita Jenny, Shelly Murney, Xavier Nuez, Michelle Rogers, photographs, Aug. 21-Sep. 18. Reception: Aug. 28, 5-7pm (Gallery closed thru Aug. 20)

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