Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Gray Loft Gallery's The Love Show closing reception

Please join us for the closing reception of The Love Show
The inaugural show at the Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, 3rd floor, Jingletown, Oakland 94601

Closing reception: 
Saturday, February 25, 1:00 to 5:00 pm

(click on any image to see slideshow)


exterior shot of Gray Loft Gallery
photo by Jan Watten

The closing reception will also feature poetry readings:
"Sophia Was Pushed But The Moon Broke Her Fall" by Larissa
"Josefina's Sin" by Claudia H. Long.
Both will be reading from recently published books at 4:00 pm


interior of the Gray Loft Gallery
photo by Jan Watten






The opening reception featured the dancers, KaraMel.
photo by Jan Watten



Valentine's Day may be over, but the Gray Loft Gallery is filled with incredible and affordable art by some of the best emerging and established artists in the Bay Area, and the Pacific Northwest.  

 On display are photographs, paintings, monoprints and sculptures, which reflect love, passion, lust, hope, romance, broken hearts, true love and love poetry. The gallery also has handmade purses, hats, jewelry, hand-blown glass, hand crafted cards and textiles that reflect the theme of love. Art in The Love Show is priced from $8 to $500. 

Collect art and buy local, which supports the arts in Oakland!

The inaugural show in Oakland’s newest alternative art venue has been a huge success.  We hope you will come and support our artists as well as our mission to provide an alternative to traditional gallery spaces and to exhibit work by emerging as well as established artists who want to show their work in an unconventional venue.  

The third floor gallery is located in the heart of Jingletown, an historic and thriving artist district Oakland, in the first legal artists live/work building in the area.  

A few examples of the work included in the show are below. Please visit our blog to see the complete list of artists and more photographs of the gallery and the art. 




Chris Johnson (left)                     Julia Storrs (right)
"La Shaune in her slip"                               "Venus"
photograph                                               mixed media




Bonnie Clay Boller (left)           Susan Brady (right)
"Mystic Mary"                  "Watching Two Worlds"
Linocut                                   mixed media on 2 panels



Eben Ostby "God is Love" photograph


 Jewelry by Shelly Hanan



 Nancy LaRose (left)                        Bridget May (right)
Handmade purses                                   acrylic on wood
photos by Jan Watten




Elwyn Crawford (left)                         Susan Liang & 
hats                                           Bill Silveira (right)
~                                                               textiles & 
~                                                       license plate art 
photos by Jan Watten


                                                                                       "Snow Berries" acrylic on wood
                                                                                                                     photo by Jan Watten


Peter McCandless 
"Occupy Heart" Venetian plaster

Suzy Barnard "Little Kiss" oil on canvas  



Jewelry and cards by various artists
photo by Jan Watten


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Other artists in the exhibition


More artists in the exhibition


Complete list of artists in The Love Show
Gray Loft Gallery 
2889 Ford Street, #32 
Oakland, CA 94601 
510-499-3445
contact Gray Loft Gallery

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sittin' The Love Show

Saturday, February 18

It was a beautiful, spring-like day yesterday and Jingletown never looked lovelier.  It was the second day of "The Love Show" exhibition at Gray Loft Gallery to be open to the public. The artists attending the showroom and showing their work that day were Mariah Carle, Kathy Cronin, Barbara Cushman, Gabrielle Lessard, Styrous® and Susan Tuttle.

As the artists waited for the guests to arrive they talked and got to know each other better. Once the guests started arriving there was no time for more photos. What a pleasant afternoon.

(click on any image to start slideshow)


Kathy Cronin (left)             Susan Tuttle (right)
photo by Styrous®



Barbara Cushman (left)           Mariah Carle (right)
photo by Styrous®



Gabrielle Lessard (left)                     Styrous (right)
photo by Styrous®                                 photo by Tom White



Next weekend is the final weekend for The Love Show. Gray Loft Gallery will host a poetry reading by Larissa and Claudia H. Long, both will be reading from poems just published. The gallery will be open from 1:00 to 5:00, with the readings at 4:00. Please invite your friends to this closing party!  

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Some of the artists in the Love Show:



Susan Brady (left)                   Colin Herrick (right)
Mixed media                                       gicle'e prints
photos by Styrous® 




Susan Parish (left)            Barbara Cushman (right)
digital Photoshop prints        hand-crafted stationary
photos by Styrous® 



Peter McCandless (left)            Susan Laing (right)
Venetian plaster                    jewelry/clothing

photos by Styrous® 



oil on canvas
photo by Styrous® 




acrylic on canvas
photo by Styrous® 



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Gray Loft Gallery calendar


Gray Loft Gallery 
2889 Ford Street, #32 
Oakland, CA 94601 
510-499-3445
contact Gray Loft Gallery

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Happy, Happy ~ The Love Show


Kristie Tacey & Jan Watten
photo by Styrous®

We are still reeling from the wonderful opening reception we had on Friday! Thank's to all for your wonderful art and the support of those who came to see our new endeavor! We are very happy and thrilled by all the enthusiasm!

The weekend went well, too!  The wine tasting with Tessier Winery was well attended. Thanks Kristie!!!


Kristie Tacey
photo by Styrous®


We even had some folks from Marin who saw the posting on SF Gate!  They crossed two bridges to come to us, and were happy they did.

Don't forget the gallery will be open this weekend from noon to 5:00 pm. The art has been priced low for this special exhibition.

Regarding our final weekend, we will have a poetry reading by Larissa and Claudia H. Long, both will be reading from poems just published. We will be open from 1:00 to 5:00, with the readings at 4:00.  Please invite your friends to this closing party!  Bring a bottle of wine and I'll have some nibbles as we bring to a close the inaugural exhibition, The Love Show, at the Gray Loft Galery.


Some of the artists in the Love Show:

(click on any image to start slideshow)


Larissa (Left)                        Clint Imboden (Right)
photos by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®



Gabrielle Lessard (Left)                    Susan Tuttle (right)
                                       Mangosteen Jewelry                              jewelry
photos by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®



Bronwen Mauch
photo by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®





Thanks to everyone for participating, 
coming to see the Love Show 
and supporting this new venture.


Gray Loft Gallery 2889 Ford Street, #32 
Oakland, CA 94601 
510-499-3445
contact Gray Loft Gallery

Sunday, February 12, 2012

The Love Show bash

The first weekend of the Love Show has exceeded our expectations. We had an incredible opening reception with an enthusiastic crowd of more than 200 visit ors!  KaraMel entertained our guests with their fabulous belly dancing and art lovers viewed the art and crafts way past the end of show time. You can see the event here.

Valentines will have come and gone in a few days… but we will be open for two more weekends so you still have the opportunity to purchase original art works, jewelry, textiles and crafts from emerging and established artist, prices ranging from $8 to $500. 

Next weekend, February 18, the gallery will be open from 12:00 to 5:00.

We will have a closing reception, which will feature poetry readings by Claudia Long and Larissa (one of our gallery artists). They will be reading love poems at 4:00 on Saturday, February 25.  The closing reception will be from 1:00 to 5:00.  

Join us for this celebration of LOVE!





The Gray Loft Gallery 
inaugural exhibition:
The Love Show 

(click on any image to see larger size)

photo by Styrous®

 photo by Styrous®

photo by Styrous®

photo by Styrous®



Some of the artists in the Love Show:


Nancy LaRose (left)             Bill Silveira (right)
photos by Styrous®



photography
photo by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®



watercolor
photo by Styrous®



Elwyn Crawford - hats (left)        Julia Storrs (right)
photos by Styrous®



photo by Styrous®



photomontage



Suzy Barnard (top)        
photo by Styrous®



jewelry/clothing
photo by Styrous®




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Gray Loft Gallery calendar


Gray Loft Gallery 
2889 Ford Street, #32 
Oakland, CA 94601 
510-499-3445
contact Gray Loft Gallery

Friday, February 10, 2012

Gray Loft Gallery exhibition

February 10th: 11am...

DOn’t mISS OUT!  

the GRAY LOFT GALLERY’s gala inaugural show 

Opens

toNIght! 

Friday, February 10th 6pm to 9pm
and runs thru February 25th, 2012

THE LOVE SHOW

almost 50 Artists’ work will be on display in a converted artist loft.

THIS is IT my friends, the event of the year...  be part of this historical moment!

see you there


The Love Show @ the Gray Loft Gallery
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Show dates: February 10 – 25, 2012
Reception: Friday, February 10, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, Feb. 11 and Sunday, Feb. 12, noon to 5:00 pm
Saturday Feb 18 and 25, noon to 5:00 and by appointment
Gray Loft Gallery calendar
Location/direction


Grey Loft Gallery 2889 Ford Street, #32 
Oakland, CA 94601 
510-499-3445
contact Gray Loft Gallery

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Today is the day!

The Love Artists are bringing their work in today!
The space is transformed and tomorrow the show will be installed.
Stay tuned!

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Gray Loft Gallery Inaugural exhibition, "The Love Show"


Grey Loft Gallery, a new gallery is opening in the Jingletown section of Oakland. The inaugural show will feature work by more than 25 artists. On display will be photographs, paintings, monoprints and sculptures, which reflect love, passion, lust, hope, romance, broken hearts, true love, self love. This is not a Hallmark Valentine show, but rather a visual dialogue about love in its many incarnations and interpretations.  The gallery will also have handmade purses, hats, jewelry, hand-blown glass, cards and textiles that reflect the theme of love..

OPENING  RECEPTION
Friday, February 10, 6 to 9 PM
Gray Loft Gallery
2889 Ford Street, #32
Oakland, CA 94601

Tessier Winery wine tasting
Saturday, February 11, 2 to 4 PM
Bring your sweetheart for a 
delightful afternoon in Jingletown

Gray Loft Gallery will be open
Saturday, February 18th & Saturday, February 25th
Noon to 5 PM

Featured artists:
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Gray Loft Gallery
2889 Ford Street, #32
Oakland, CA 94601
510-499-3445
contact Gray Loft Gallery