Join us on April 7th!
Please join us for the artists' reception
this Saturday, April 7th, 4:00 to 6:30 pm.
Gray Loft Gallery is extremely pleased to present Magnificent, a group show that celebrates large-scale work by Bay Area artists. The pieces in the exhibit include painting, mixed media, photography and sculpture. Chosen not only for their scale - but also for their visual impact - the works have an intensity, significance and brilliance. The exhibit hopes to inspire viewers to explore the experience of viewing large two- and three-dimensional artwork in a gallery setting.
Participating Artists
Betty Jo Costanzo Katie Hawkinson Silvie Lukacova
Javier Manrique Julie Nelson-Gal Ginny Parsons
Bruce Pizzichill Simone Simon Jan Watten
Jon Wessel Tom White John Wood
If you can't make the opening reception,
here are other opportunities to see the show:
2nd Friday Jingletown Reception, April 13, 6 – 9 pm
Slow Art Day, Saturday, April 14, 12:00 – 2:00 pm (please email us for more info or to RSVP)
Closing reception: Saturday, May 12, 4:00 – 6:30
with a wine tasting with Rock Wall Winery
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 1:00 - 5:00 pm and by appointment
Javier Manrique
Blue Emotion 2017
oil on canvas
Tom White
Blue-Greem 4 & 5 2016
mixed media
Bruce Pizzichillo
Uprising
steel, glass: blown, slumped and pate de verre, sticks, gesso
Silvie Lukacova
Reach 2014
oil on wood panel
John Wood
Unknown Narrative 2015
mixed media on paper, cold wax varnis
Ginny Parsons
Wheelbarrow and grasses
Found metal and acrylic on canvas
Julie Nelson-Gal
From the series LIFE 2017
vintage LIFE Magazines, acrylic on pane
Katie Hawkinson
Cosmic Artifacts 2018
oil on paper
Betty Jo Costanzo
Lake Chelan #4
oil on canva
Simone Simon
Melodious Moons
acrylic on canvas
Join us for Slow Art Day!
One day each year – this year April 14 – people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience.
That’s it.
Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art and the art of seeing.
Click here for more information about Slow Art Day.
We will be hosting Slow Art Day at the gallery from 12:00 to 2:00pm, which includes lunch with the artists in our current show Magnificent.
Send us an email and we will send more information about Slow Art Day at the Gray Loft Gallery
Limit of 12 participants. Sign up today!
Join us for East Bay Open Studios!
June 2, 3 and 9, 10
11 - 6 pm
ABOUT GRAY LOFT GALLERY
Gray Loft Gallery - voted "Best Art Gallery" two years in a row - 2016 & 2017 - in the Oakland Magazine Readers' Choice Award - has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for 5 years. 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
GRAY LOFT GALLERY
is a proud member of the Oakland Art Murmur, Jingletown Arts and Business Association and Oakland Grown.
Hours: Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 and by appointment
2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland CA 94601
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Gray Loft Gallery
2889 Ford Street, third floor
Oakand, CA 94601
