Satellite Exhibit Art of the African Diaspora Opens Saturday, March 9

Time is an Illusion
mixed media on linen, 44" x 44"
 by Dulama LeGrande

Art of the African Diaspora

March 9 - April 27

Please join us for the Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 4:30 - 7:00 pm
 

Gray Loft Gallery is pleased to participate as a satellite gallery in the Richmond Art Center’s Art of the African Diaspora.  Art of the African Diaspora is the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area. It began in 1989 as a salon for African American artists known as Colors of Black, organized by artist and professor Marie Johnson Calloway.
 
In 1996, artists Jan Hart-Schuyers and Rae Louise Hayward established the exhibition, The Art of Living Black at Richmond Art Center. Many of the artists from Colors of Black participated in the inaugural exhibition, which presented the work of emerging and established African American artists. The artists gained introductions to new audiences, and access to build a creative community of artists and art lovers.
 
This is the fourth year Gray Loft Gallery has participated in this annual exhibition.
We have curated this show featuring the following 11 artists from the Richmond Art Center roster of AOTAD artists, all living and working in the Bay Area.
 
Featured Artists:
Cynthia Brannvall, mixed media
Kelvin Curry, mixed media
Anna W. Edwards, painting
Jimi Evins, painting
Chuck Harlans, photography
Dulama LeGrande, mixed media painting
Dawn Rudd, mixed media painting
Raymond L. Haywood, painting
Arthur Norcome, watercolor
Malik Seneferu, sculpture and painting
Tomye: Living Artist, mixed media
 
Closing Reception: Saturday, April 27, 4:30 - 7:00 pm

Gallery Hours:
Saturday, March 9, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
After March 9: Saturdays, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, and by appointment
 

Please visit our Instagram page for examples of work in the show.
Examples of pieces in the show are below.

   

   

   

Thanks to everyone who visited our
Pretty in Pink Exhibit!
 

If you missed the show, you can see photos of installations and receptions on our Instagram page.  Click here to see the reel by Eric Swenson that features the music that inspired the show title. 
Many pieces are still available. Please contact us if you are interested in adding one of these amazing photos to your collection.

Read the current review in the Daily Californian by Allison Yager.
Please click here to read a feature of the show by Malcolm Ryder. 
View a short film by Eric Swenson here.

 

 

 

 

June 1 + 2 and 8 + 9, 2024 
11:00 - 5:00 pm

Participating Artists
Johann Bitancor – painting
Paul Feinberg – painting
Shelley Gardner – sculpture
Vivien Hart – kiln-formed glass
Dorie Meister – hand wrought jewelry
Kitty Muntzel – mixed media
Malcolm Ryder – photography
Susan Tuttle – jewelry/mixed media
Jan Watten – photography

 

 

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ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY

  Gray Loft Gallery has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for 12 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.  We are proud that many 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

Gallery Hours:  
Saturdays: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

2889 Ford Street #32, third floor, Oakland CA 94601
Not wheelchair accessible.

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601