Thursday, July 28, 2022

Night Vision opens this Saturday, July 30!

 
 
 
July 30 – September 3, 2022
Artists’ Opening Reception: Saturday, July 30, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, September 3, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
 
Gray Loft Gallery is delighted to present Night Vision - guest curated by Isaac Jasper Amala.  What happens when we can see with night vision?  Night Vision presents the work of nine artists whose diverse practices tune into subtle and fugitive wavelengths - revealing glimpses of the tender, haunting, kaleidoscopic, sensual, and expansive worlds hidden within us and around us.  On display will be painting, sculpture and mixed media works utilizing braided textile, collage, ceramic, driftwood, jellyfish, painting, and works on paper.
 
Featured Artists:
Abel Soto Díaz
Caleb Yono
DJ Whelan
Esther Hilsenrad
Isaac Jasper Amala
Llane Alexis
Mariana Varela
Tom White
Vita Hewitt
 
About our guest curator Isaac:
Isaac Jasper Amala is a painter, printmaker, and multimedia visual artist living and working in San Francisco.  This is his curatorial debut.
Examples of some of the work on view is below.  Please also check out our Instagram posts for more examples of additional pieces in the show.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events...
 
 
 
 
 
Jingletown Originals
group show of artists who have lived and worked in the 2889 Ford Street artist studios - the first live/work building in Jingletown

Show Dates: September 24 – October 29, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 24, 4:00 – 6:30 pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, October 29, 3:00 – 6:00 pm



Call for Entry
The Meaning of Gray

5th annual color themed photo show
Click here for the prospectus
Deadline: October 1

 
 
 
ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY
 
Gray Loft Gallery has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for 10 years. The gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in Jingletown, and noted by the late 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 has received "Best Art Gallery" in the Oakland Magazine's Readers Choice Award in 2016, 2017, 2021 and voted one of five top art galleries in 2022.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Hours: 
Saturday, July 16: 1:00 - 6:00 pm
and by appointment

Masks are requested in the gallery.

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

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Mid-Summer Soiree at Gray Loft Gallery




Examples of some of the work on view below.  
Please also check out our Instagram posts for 
more examples of additional pieces in the show.




Senecio Rowleyanis
8x10 wet plate collodion tintype photograph by







Hand wrought jewelry,
silver and vintage beads
by Dorie Meister





Tintype photo cuffs - collaboration by







Lake Chelan
oil on canvas by  

Betty Jo Costanzo









Willow Blur
film capture, pigment print

Jan Watten










Pen and ink on paper, Modern Chinese paintings, circa 1970, 
from our collection will be on display.




Thank you for your support Drawbridge Cellars!







ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY
 
Gray Loft Gallery has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for 10 years. The gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in Jingletown, and noted by the late 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 has received "Best Art Gallery" in the Oakland Magazine's Readers Choice Award in 2016, 2017, 2021 and voted one of five top art galleries in 2022.






    




       








Hours: 
Saturday, July 16: 1:00 - 6:00 pm
and by appointment

Masks are requested in the gallery.



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