Wednesday, August 12, 2020




SUMMER  SALON
July 24 – September 7, 2020

SUMMER  SALON is our annual celebration of summer - this year presented as an online group exhibit of gallery artists featuring painting, mixed media, ceramics, photography and jewelry by more than 25 Bay Area artists. 

The gallery is temporarily closed - and will remain closed until we can safely open - but we are delighted to present this online experience for your viewing pleasure from the comfort of your home.   We hope you enjoy this exhibit that celebrates not only summer, but the importance of art in our lives. 
Your support of the arts is important as we navigate this uncertain time in our lives.


Please visit our website to view the gallery of art.


Introducing our first virtual artist talk!
Please click here to view our first artist talk with Josie Iselin, Dorie Meister and Jenny Sampson and learn more about these three  amazing artists in the show.  Stay tuned for more virtual talks.
 

photo credits: 
(top of page)  Three Color Groups of Seaweed  photo by Josie Iselin
(below)  Pressed Flowers  lumen print by Jenny Sampson
Simply Summer jewelry by Dorie Meister
Dodonea Midnight Blue cyanotype by Ron M. Saunders
Tilden #6 painting by Suzy Barnard




        





photo by Marna Clarke


Upcoming Events!

The Meaning of Green 
a group photography exhibit selected by Ann Jastrab and Jan Watten

Our annual photography show will be on view after Labor Day.
This exhibit will also be held as an online viewing experience.
Stay tuned for the list of artists and a link to the show.




In Solidarity 
Gray Loft Gallery continues to stand in solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters in the fight for justice and political reform.   The ART world celebrates our Black creators, thinkers and doers.  We hope that our supporters will stand strong with us and fight for what's right.

For purchases from The Art of the African Diaspora exhibit in February, we will donate 10% of the profits to Black Lives Matter.


Saving Gray Loft Gallery...

If you are able to help support the gallery during this uncertain time, please visit our GoFundMe page.  This would mean so much to us - and to the community of artists and the art lovers who rely on the gallery to exhibit the beautiful and meaningful shows in our unique and aesthetic space.

We look forward to being able to celebrate with you when this pandemic is over!

With gratitude and thanks.

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 7 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,
Oakland Grown and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association
Hours:  Temporarily closed

2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland CA 94601



Our mailing address is: Gray Loft Gallery
2889 Ford Street, third floor
Oakland, CA 94601