Saturday, December 5, 2020

Gallery News: Holiday Art Gifting Opportunities

Give the gift of ART this season and help support local artists and galleries! 
 
We have two online shows to view.
Please visit them both!








Winter Salon


We invite you to visit our online exhibit Winter Salon to celebrate the season with us. This virtual online group show of gallery artists includes painting, mixed media and photography by Bay Area artists.  
 
Endings and darkness… as we enter this new season we encourage you to rest and reflect on the art in this show.  We believe that art is essential component in our lives, and our intention was to create an exhibit that could be a visual antidote to the current climate of our world.  

We also believe that giving art is a way to support local artists and galleries.


Please visit our website to view the gallery of art and contact us if you are interested in purchasing work from this show.


 
Thank you for your support!



    


    









The Meaning of Green
 


The Meaning of Green is our 3rd annual color themed photography show selected by Ann M. Jastrab, independent curator, photography consultant, editor, writer; and Jan Watten, founder of Gray Loft Gallery.  

This virtual exhibit of green inspired images from a wide array of traditional and alternative photographic processes includes pinhole photography, images made with plastic cameras, cyanotypes, collage, and other photo-based works by Bay Area photographers.

An excerpt of Ann Jastrab's jurors statement: “Maybe this selection of images is an antidote to the pandemic too. I want to fly high over a green pond, or see fireworks again exploding against a night sky, or walk into rooms painted the coolest shades of green. Or really, just walk into a room that is unfamiliar, what would that be like? It would be like visiting this show.


Please visit our website to view the gallery of art and 
contact us if you are interested in purchasing work from this show.




     



     



Photo by Sally Weber



Photo by Judi Iranyi



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
 
 
 

    






Hours:  Online shows only until further notice
2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland CA 94601


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Gray Loft Gallery
2889 Ford Street, third floor
Oakland, CA 94601