Tracing Passages Closing Soon & Call for Entry

Gray Loft Gallery

Non Stop Art and Tracing Passages!

There are only two more opportunities to see Tracing Passages!
Please scroll down for information about our Pretty in Pink call for entry - due November 12!!

On view for only two more weeks! Tracing Passages is a captivating exhibit that showcases unique perspectives of three Bay Area artists. Featuring a large-scale installation by Ruth Boerefyn, large ceramic vessels by Cuong Ta and mixed media paintings by Tom White.  The exhibit offers an immersive experience that delves into the realms of beauty, fragility, and impermanence through their distinct artistic mediums and visions.

Please read this insightful write-up of the show by Malcolm Ryder.

  

   

  

  

  

  

Ruth Boerefyn presents a mesmerizing installation "tin can symphony" that draws viewers into a world of intricate connections and hidden narratives. Her work invites contemplation of the delicate balance between life's fleeting moments and the enduring traces they leave behind.  The colored paper is cut from her own drawings from nature, imprinted with other narratives and perception, through which she punches holes as a way of forging through them to get to the act of new expression. Her vocabulary of materials comes alive in conversation with the objects and lived-in spaces around them.

Cuong Ta has always been fascinated by the play of positive and negative spaces in his work. The balance of glazed and unglazed areas on the surface takes on an organic impression although he takes deliberate care in the design and execution of the pieces. Over the course of his career, he has developed a vocabulary of lines and shapes that he returns to - each repetition is a recitation of a memorized passage, each new piece a variation of the play between boundary and flow.

Tom White's mixed media pieces push the boundaries of conventional artistic expression. His creations blend various materials and techniques to craft thought-provoking compositions that explore the interplay of form and context. Through his work, White prompts viewers to reconsider the relationship between the tangible and the intangible.

 Photo by Styrous 

  

Oakland Style Week was a hit!
Check out our post about this wonderful fashion show event in the gallery recently!

Please visit our Instagram page for more photos of the exhibit.

TRACING PASSAGES
This exhibit is not to be missed!

 

 

 

 

  Ruth Boerefyn presents a mesmerizing installation "tin can symphony" that draws viewers into a world of intricate connections and hidden narratives. Her work invites contemplation of the delicate balance between life's fleeting moments and the enduring traces they leave behind.  The colored paper is cut from her own drawings from nature, imprinted with other narratives and perception, through which she punches holes as a way of forging through them to get to the act of new expression. Her vocabulary of materials comes alive in conversation with the objects and lived-in spaces around them.

Cuong Ta has always been fascinated by the play of positive and negative spaces in his work. The balance of glazed and unglazed areas on the surface takes on an organic impression although he takes deliberate care in the design and execution of the pieces. Over the course of his career, he has developed a vocabulary of lines and shapes that he returns to - each repetition is a recitation of a memorized passage, each new piece a variation of the play between boundary and flow.

 
Tom White's mixed media pieces push the boundaries of conventional artistic expression. His creations blend various materials and techniques to craft thought-provoking compositions that explore the interplay of form and context. Through his work, White prompts viewers to reconsider the relationship between the tangible and the intangible.

Please visit our Instagram page for more photos of the exhibit.

 

 

 

Oakland Style Week was a hit!
Check out our post about this wonderful fashion show event in the gallery recently!

Please visit our Instagram page for more photos of the exhibit.

 

 

 

 

Photo by Styrous

PRETTY  IN  PINK!

 

Our next juried photo show is open for entries!
Jurors:  Ann Jastrab, executive director of the Center for Photographic Art
and Jan Watten, photographer and curator.
Entries due November 12!
Show dates:  January 13 - February 10
Click here for the prospectus.

 

 

Moonrise V2 by Francis Baker

COMING SOON!
OPEN  STUDIOS - WINTER 2023

 
Collectors Preview Party: Friday, December 1, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Open Studios: December 2 + 3, 11:00 – 5:00 pm
 
Participating Artists @ Gray Loft Gallery
Mary Ann Leff – painting
Dorie Meister – hand wrought jewelry
Malcolm Ryder – photography
Jenny Sampson – photography
Alex Starfield – photography
Susan Tuttle – jewelry/mixed media
Emilie Watten – photography
Jan Watten – photography
Stephanie Williamson – photography

IN THE NEWS
 

We were delighted to be featured in a KTVU Channel 2 feature story about Jingletown.
Please click here to view the story about Gray Loft Gallery and the artists and history of Jingletown.

ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY

  Gray Loft Gallery has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for 11 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 and 2023.

  

GRAY LOFT GALLERY
is a proud member of the Oakland Art Murmur and
Jingletown Arts and Business Association

Hours: After September 29: Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 pm and by appointment

2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland CA 94601
Not wheelchair accessible.