Gray Loft Gallery ~ Wishes you an inspired and art-filled New Year!

                    

As 2016 comes to a close, the team at Gray Loft Gallery want to thank you for your support, inspiration and participation this year. We truly appreciate your commitment to supporting the arts as an important and fundamental element in our lives, and in our communities… this is even more crucial as we enter a new era in 2017.  We look forward to seeing you in the gallery in February – and wish you an inspired and art-filled New Year!

"Peace" by Julia Nelson-Gal Digital collage made from scanning pressed flowers from the 1920s from an archaeological site in Israel by Dr. William F. Bade. 40 x 40  Contact the gallery for purchasing information. Please check out Facebook and Instagram for posts from 2016.

CALL FOR ENTRIES INTO  THE  LIGHT a juried photography exhibit Entry Deadline:  Sunday, January 22, 11:59 pm. Show dates: February 10 – March 18, 2017 Juror:  Judy Walgren, Editorial Director, ViewFind, former Director of Photography, SF Chronicle   This exhibit is open to artists in the greater Bay Area. Reception, 2nd Friday, February 10, 6 – 9 pm 2nd Friday Reception, March 10 11, 6 – 9 pm Closing Reception and wine tasting: Saturday, March 18, 3:00 – 5:30 pm Please click here for entry information. GRAY LOFT GALLERY is a proud member of the Jingletown Arts and Business Association and the Oakland Art Murmur. DIRECTIONS ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY   Gray Loft Gallery - voted "Best Art Gallery" in the 2016 Oakland Magazine Award - has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area since 2012. The gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in Jingletown, and noted by Kenneth Baker, former SF Chronicle Art Critic, in his Visual Arts Don’t Miss Column as “…A space gaining prominence in the Bay Area…”   The mission of the gallery is to provide exhibition opportunities for artists in a setting that is an alternative to the traditional gallery model. We hope to inspire, engage and celebrate artists in our community and beyond.  We acknowledge the achievements of emerging, mid-career and established artists – with an emphasis on those who live and work in the Bay Area – in a non-traditional art space. A number of artists began their art career at Gray Loft Gallery. “I have always enjoyed this gallery, superb atmosphere and lighting. The polished and worn hardwood floors creek slightly in places as you climb to the third floor, providing a granular and unique, organic aesthetic. This is a do-not-miss venue in the East Bay.”  –  Facebook Review   Copyright © 2016 Gray Loft Gallery, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because you signed our guest book, are a friend or are interested in the arts. Thank you for your support! Our mailing address is: Gray Loft Gallery 2889 Ford Street, third floor Oakand, CA 94601

Gray Loft Gallery ~ Ghostship Oakland Fire Fundraiser

Join us for
11th Annual Jingletown Winter Open Studios
 2nd Friday receptions
throughout the neighborhood
and Ghostship Oakland Fire Fundraiser

 December 9, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

In honor of those who lost their lives in the Ghost Ship Oakland Fire, the Jingletown Arts Community will donate a percentage of our Winter Open Studios proceeds to the Fire Relief Fund.  Please consider supporting relief efforts in memory of our fellow artists and kindred spirits of this very tragic event.

You can also donate directly to YouCaring.com here.

Galleries in Jingletown include: Faultline ArtSpace, Float Gallery, Gray Loft Gallery, Jingletown Art Studios and Gallery, Norton Factory Studios, as well as art studios of many outstanding artists who are living and working in one of the most established arts districts in the Bay Area. There is a variety of artists mediums on display, including paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry and textiles.

Join us in celebrating our vital arts community and help us keep the arts alive in Oakland. The various galleries and live/work studios in our neighborhood are all legal spaces.

Participating galleries and artist studios
Faultine Artspace
815 High Street
Multiple artists, various mediums    

Float Gallery
1091 Calcot Place #116        
Multiple artists - group show

Ford Street Studios
2934 Ford Street
Studio  2     Counterpoint Studio: Lisa Levine & Peter Tonningsen, photography
Studio 24    Vida Pavesich, jewelry                     
Studio 26    Fernando Reyes,  Painting, Printmaking
Studio 30    Anastasia Schipani, Textiles, Sculpture and Painting
Studio 35    Peter Dreyfuss,  carved steel and watercolors
Studio 44    Just Ceppie, Reclaimed Wood

Gray Loft Studio Building
2889 Ford Street
Markus Storzer,  photography   4th floor
Humble Salve, handmade lotions 4th floor
Gray Loft Gallery, 3rd floor
Jamey Brzezinski, plexicut relief prints, paintings
Minoo Hamzavi, textiles
Josie Iselin, photography
Betsy Kendall, painting, drawing 
Jill McLennan, painting 
Dorie Meister,  jewelry 
Ginny Parsons, mixed media painting
Jude Pittman, painting, mosaics
Susan Tuttle, jewelry, photography, mixed media
Jan Watten, photography 
Karyn Yandow, photography 

Jingletown Art Studios
3001 Chapman Street
Chuck DiGuida, rust & ruin and noir-glam photography
Barbara DiSalvo,  handmade paper and fused glass    
Angela Hunkler,  ink and stick 
Melissa W. Johnson,  painting, pastels & prints  
Alison Limoges,  mixed media collage and clay   
Jan Stamos,  mixed media 
Stephanie Williamson,  photography/handmade books    

Norton Factory Studios
3094 E 10th Street
Multiple artists,  various mediums   
 

Support local artists!
Support our community!
Celebrate the season and give ART!

About Jingletown: 

Jingletown acquired its name at the turn of the century when Portuguese cannery workers whose earnings would "jingle" in their pockets at the end of the day as they walked home from the factories in the area, signifying prosperity.  As time went on the neighborhood went into disuse, but in the early 1980’s artists realized the potential and converted many of the neglected warehouses into functioning live/work spaces.  It is now a thriving artist community and one of the fastest growing arts district in the Bay Area.

In a time when our neighborhood has been changing dramatically, the goal of the Jingletown Arts and Business Community is to heighten awareness about the rich and diverse population of working and exhibiting artists and the creative opportunities in the Jingletown Arts District.

For a complete listing of Jingletown artists, businesses and upcoming events in the area, please visit our website: www.jingletown.org

 

Copyright © 2016 Gray Loft Gallery, All rights reserved.

Gray Loft Gallery ~ 11th Annual Jingletown Winter Open Studios

Join us this weekend for the
11th Annual Jingletown Winter Open Studios 

December 3 & 4, 11:00 to 6:00 pm
2nd Friday Receptions, December 9, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

The annual winter open studio event highlights the work of more than 50 artists who live and/or work in the area known as Jingletown, an historic artists neighborhood located between the Park and Fruitvale Street bridges bordered by the estuary separating Oakland from the island of Alameda.

Jingletown has a number of galleries, including: Faultline ArtSpace, Float Gallery, Gray Loft Gallery, Jingletown Art Studios and Gallery, Norton Factory Studios, as well as many art studios of many outstanding artists who are living and working in one of the most established arts districts in the Bay Area. The annual event will feature studios and galleries with an abundance of paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry and textiles.

Participating galleries and artist studios

Faultine Artspace
815 High Street
Multiple artists, various mediums      

Float Gallery
1091 Calcot Place #116         
Multiple artists - group show

Ford Street Studios
2934 Ford Street
Studio  2     Counterpoint Studio: Lisa Levine & Peter Tonningsen, photography  
Studio 24    Vida Pavesich, jewelry                      
Studio 26    Fernando Reyes,  Painting, Printmaking  
Studio 30    Anastasia Schipani, Textiles, Sculpture and Painting
Studio 35    Peter Dreyfuss,  carved steel and watercolors  
Studio 44    Just Ceppie, Reclaimed Wood

Gray Loft Studio Building
2889 Ford Street
Markus Storzer,  photography   4th floor

Gray Loft Gallery, 3rd floor
Jamey Brzezinski, plexicut relief prints, paintings
Minoo Hamzavi, textiles
Josie Iselin, photography
Betsy Kendall, painting, drawing 
Jill McLennan, painting 
Dorie Meister,   jewelry 
Ginny Parsons, mixed media painting
Jude Pittman, painting, mosaics
Joi Tripp, jewelry
Susan Tuttle, jewelry, photography, mixed media
Jan Watten, photography 
Karyn Yandow, photography 

Jingletown Art Studios
3001 Chapman Street
Angela Hunkler,  ink and stick 
Melissa W. Johnson,  painting, pastels & prints  
Alison Limoges,  mixed media collage and clay  
Barbara DiSalvo,  handmade paper and fused glass        
Jan Stamos,  mixed media 
Stephanie Williamson,  photography/handmade books    

Norton Factory Studios
3094 E 10th Street
Multiple artists,  various mediums   

Support local artists!
Celebrate the season and give ART!

About Jingletown: Jingletown acquired its name at the turn of the century when Portuguese cannery workers whose earnings would "jingle" in their pockets at the end of the day as they walked home from the factories in the area, signifying prosperity.  As time went on the neighborhood went into disuse, but in the early 1980’s artists realized the potential and converted many of the neglected warehouses into functioning live/work spaces.  It is now a thriving artist community and one of the fastest growing arts district in the Bay Area.

In a time when our neighborhood has been changing dramatically, the goal of the Jingletown Arts and Business Community is to heighten awareness about the rich and diverse population of working and exhibiting artists and the creative opportunities in the Jingletown Arts District.
 

For a complete listing of Jingletown artists, businesses and upcoming events in the area, please visit our website: www.jingletown.org

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakand, CA 94601

Gray Loft Gallery ~ Figure closes with a Cheer!

Jeffery Abrahams

Jan Watten & Tom White

Rachel & Ginny Parsons

Michael & Pj Callahan

with Jan Watten

Dick Winter (Rock Wall Wine Company) & Sam Bradley

Sam Bradley, Steve Nakashima, Ginny Parsons,
Jenny Bradley & Jan Watten

Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakand, CA 94601

510-499-3445

 

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FIGURE Closing Reception, Saturday, November 19

You are invited to the

Closing Reception for FIGURE
Saturday, November 19
Rock Wall Wine Company will be offering tastes of recent releases
from 3:00 to 5:30
The gallery will be open from 1:30 to 5:30

Join us for the Closing Reception for Figure. This is your last chance to surround yourself with great art, meet some of the artists in the show and revel in this celebration of figurative art.  Not to mention the opportunity to taste some award winning wines from Rock Wall Wine Company!  

Check out Facebook for more examples of art in the show, installation and reception photos. Figure, a group show that celebrates figurative art, includes ink drawings, paintings, watercolors, photography and mixed media abstractions of the figure.   “The use of line, symbolic color, and an abstracted compositional flat space, illuminate underlying culture and the human condition. Beyond portraiture, figurative paintings have sought to distill imagery to an abstract system which conveys elements of power, tension, and resolution.” ~ Jan Wurm   Featured Artists: Jeffrey Abrahams  |  Gabriele Bungardt  |  Mark Eanes  |  Lin Fischer Nathaniel Garcia  |  Cliff Gustafson  |  James Hartman  |  Lara Hoke Betsy Kendall  |   Susan Matthews  |  Lynn McGeever  |  Janet Norris   Gordon Pagnello   |  Jude Pittman  |  Claire Rabkin  |  Fernando Reyes Mary Robinson  |  Styrous  |  Tom White  |  Jan Wurm  |  Elena Zolotnitsky October 14 – November 19, 2016 Closing Reception and wine tasting: Saturday, November 19 Gallery Hours:  Saturdays, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, Sundays by appointment   Please visit Facebook and Instagram to see more examples of work in the show.

GRAY LOFT GALLERY is a proud member of the Jingletown Arts and Business Association and the Oakland Art Murmur. DIRECTIONS 11th Annual Winter Open Studios  Gray Loft Gallery will be participating in the annual Jingletown event with a gallery full of artists, jewelers and makers. Join us December 3 & 4 from 11:00 to 6:00 and a festive 2nd Friday, December 11, 6:00 - 9:00 Participating Artists: Jamie Brzezinski, plexicut relief prints, paintings Minoo Hamzavi, textiles Josie Iselin, photography Betsy Kendall, painting, drawing Jill McLennan, painting Dorie Meister,   jewelry Ginny Parsons, mixed media painting Jude Pittman, painting, mosaics Joi Tripp, jewelry Susan Tuttle, jewelry, photography, mixed media Jan Watten, photography Karyn Yandow, photography Other participating venues Jingletown include: Faultine ArtSpace, 815 High Street Float Gallery, 1091 Calcot Place #116          Ford Street Studios, 2934 Ford Street Jingletown Art Studios, 3001 Chapman Street Norton Factory Studios, 3094 E 10th Street Visit www.jingletown.org for more information Celebrate the season and give ART!   ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY   Gray Loft Gallery - voted "Best Art Gallery" in the 2016 Oakland Magazine Award - has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area since 2012. The gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in Jingletown, and noted by Kenneth Baker, former SF Chronicle Art Critic, in his Visual Arts Don’t Miss Column as “…A space gaining prominence in the Bay Area…”   The mission of the gallery is to provide exhibition opportunities for artists in a setting that is an alternative to the traditional gallery model. We hope to inspire, engage and celebrate artists in our community and beyond.  We acknowledge the achievements of emerging, mid-career and established artists – with an emphasis on those who live and work in the Bay Area – in a non-traditional art space. A number of artists began their art career at Gray Loft Gallery. “I have always enjoyed this gallery, superb atmosphere and lighting. The polished and worn hardwood floors creek slightly in places as you climb to the third floor, providing a granular and unique, organic aesthetic. This is a do-not-miss venue in the East Bay.”  –  Facebook Review   Copyright © 2016 Gray Loft Gallery, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because you signed our guest book, are a friend or are interested in the arts. Thank you for your support! Our mailing address is: Gray Loft Gallery 2889 Ford Street, third floor Oakand, CA 94601