Open Studios this Weekend!

Join us for Open Studios this weekend in Jingletown! Our annual event is In partnership with East Bay Open Studios June 6 - 7 + 13 - 14, 11 – 5 pm Join us for our annual Summer East Bay Open Studios Event! Check out art, meet the artists and have fun at our annual open studio event that highlights the work of more than 40 artists who live and/or work in Jingletown, a small but mighty arts neighborhood in Oakland.  Information about Jingletown and participating open studios artists, please click here. Featured Artists at Gray Loft Gallery Shelley Gardner – fiber art Paul Feinberg – painting Sue Matthews - painting Dorie Meister – jewelry, metal work Kitty Muntzel – fiber art Pam Jue – drawing, painting Malcolm Ryder – photography Jenny Sampson – photography Susan Tuttle – jewelry + mixed media  Visit our Instagram page to see examples of work that will be on display in the gallery. Jingletown Raffle! Want to help Oakland kids get the arts education they deserve? Enter the Jingletown Raffle for a chance to be one of many winners to take home an original artwork by a participating Jingletown artist. 100% of proceeds will go to Arts for Oakland Kids! AOK is a local charity providing arts education to underserved youth across Oakland. Click here for more info.

GRAY LOFT GALLERY a proud member of the Oakland Art Murmur, San Francisco Art Dealers Association and Jingletown Arts and Business Association Gray Loft Gallery Jingletown 2889 Ford Street #32, third floor, Oakland CA 94601 Third Floor - not wheelchair accessible. Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sunday, 11:00 - 5:00 pm

Our mailing address is:

Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601

Join us in Jingletown for Open Studios next weekend!

Please join us next weekend!

Join us for 
Open Studios in Jingletown
In conjunction with East Bay Open Studios
June 1 + 2, 8 + 9, 11 – 5 pm

 
You are invited to join us June 1 + 2 and 8 + 9 for the Summer East Bay Open Studios Event! Check out art, meet the artists and have fun at our annual open studio event that highlights the work of artists who live and/or work in Jingletown, a small but mighty arts neighborhood in Oakland.
This event is free and open to the public.
 
Many artists will be offering affordable and one-of-a-kind pieces. Photography, cards, paintings, prints, jewelry, glassware and more!  Bring your family and friends to this special event that allows you to glimpse into the creative worlds of many talented artists in our special pocket artist community.

Don't miss an opportunity to win an original piece of art in the Jingletown raffle!
Participating artists will have raffle cards in their studios.

Not only will we have great art throughout our neighborhood, you can get a slice of Gabba Gabba Pizza and taste award winning wine offered by Jingletown's own Drawbridge Cellars while listening to the cool tunes of Stephen Dreyfuss and Company in the parking lot of Ford Street Studios
Saturday, June 1, noon to 5:00: Gabba Gabba Pizza and Drawbridge Cellars
Saturday, June 1, 2:00 - 4:30: music by Stephen Dreyfuss and company
Sunday, June 2, noon to 5:00: Gabba Gabba Pizza

Featured below are the participating artists - all within a three-block walk in our unique neighborhood. Be sure to check out the murals along the way!

3035 Chapman Street #6
Sarah Merola – ceramic sculpture
 
Ford Street Studios
2934 Ford Street
Peter Dreyfuss, Studio 35 – painting/sculpture
Lisa Levine, Studio 2 – photography/digital art
Fernando Reyes, Studio 26 – painting/printmaking
Vida Pavesich, Studio 24 – photography
Dobee Snowber, Studio 2 – mixed media/painting
 
Gray Loft Gallery
2889 Ford Street, third floor
Jose Johann Bitancor – painting/mixed media
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
 
Jingletown Art Studios and Gallery
3001 Chapman Street
Anna W. Edwards – painting
Patricia Guthrie – mixed media
Karol Hilker – painting
Jill McLennan – painting/printmaking
Halloran Parry – fine art/illustration
 
417 Peterson Street
Dan McGarrah – photo-based art
 
And more!

Please visit our new Instagram page for highlights of many of the participating artists and our newly redesigned website for more information about Jingletown artists.
You can also check out all the open studio listings on the East Bay Open Studios website.
 

Don't miss this special event in Jingletown!
Thank you for supporting local artists!

  

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601

Open Studios is happening this weekend at Gray Loft Gallery!

Join us in Jingletown  for our annual East Bay Open Studios!  

More than 20 artists will be participating throughout the neighborhood! 

Start your tour at Gray Loft Gallery!
Join us for our Preview Party on December 1!

WINTER  OPEN  STUDIOS
in conjunction with East Bay Open Studios

Collectors Preview Party @Gray Loft Gallery
Friday, December 1, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
special open studios discounts will be offered at the Preview Party

 
Open Studios: December 2 + 3, 11:00 – 5:00 pm

 

Participating Artists:
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

Join us in Jingletown!
More than 20 artists will be opening their studios for our annual Open Studios event.
 Check out art, discover unique gifts and have fun at our annual open studio event that highlights the work of artists who live and/or work in Jingletown, a small but mighty arts neighborhood in Oakland.

Jingletown Raffle! 
Enter our raffle for your chance to win original art from one of the many artists participating in Open Studios this year.  Pick up a raffle ticket at Gray Loft Gallery!
 
While you are touring the neighborhood, stop by Ford Street Studios for 
Pizza, Wine and Live Music!
Saturday, December 2, noon to 4:30: Gabba Gabba Pizza and Drawbridge Cellars
Saturday, December 2, 2:00 - 4:30: music by Stephen Dreyfuss and company
Sunday, December 3, noon to 4:00:  Gabba Gabba Pizza

Come to Jingletown and get inspired!
Thank you for supporting local artists and galleries!

Open Studios throughout Jingletown: December 2 + 3, 11:00 – 5:00 pm
For more information about Jingletown, please see our website.

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

"Moonrise V2" by Francis Baker

PRETTY  IN  PINK!
Our next juried photo show will be on view in January.
Please stay tuned for the selection of photographer's work chosen to be on display.
Show dates:  January 20 - February 17, 2024

Photo by Styrous

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

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

Open Studios Hours:  
Friday, December 1: Preview Party - 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 - 5:00 pm

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

You are cordially invited to the Closing Reception for SUMMER SALON!

Please join us at the the Closing Reception on 
Saturday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:30 pm 
The gallery will open at 3:30 if you would like to stop by early.

We hope you won't miss our annual Summer Salon exhibit which showcases the innovative and captivating creations of twelve exceptional Bay Area artists  working in a broad range of styles and mediums.  Our annual summer exhibition celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments of these painters, printmakers, photographers, mixed media and hand-wrought jewelry artists.

 

 

Featuring:
Beth Fein – printmaking
Jennifer LaPierre – painting
Sue Matthews – painting
Melina Meza – photography
Dorie Meister – jewelry
Ginny Parsons – mixed media
Jenny Sampson – photography
Simone Simon – painting
Jan Watten – photography
Andrea Wedell – painting
Stephanie Williamson – photography
John Wood – painting

Closing Reception: Saturday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:30pm 

We are delighted with a very nice write up by Vita Hewitt in Broke-Ass Stuart.
You can read it here.

Please visit our Instagram page for more photos of work in the show.

 

 

  

   

  

 

 

DID YOU SEE US 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.

Mark your calendar!
TRACING PASSAGES opens Saturday, September 23! 

On view will be a  dynamic three person show:  

installation by Ruth Boerefyn, 

paintings and mixed media by Tom White 

and ceramic sculptures by Cuong Ta.

 

 

 PINK!
Our next juried photo show will be open for entries soon!
Jurors:  Ann Jastrab, executive director of the Center for Photographic Art
and Jan Watten, photographer and curator.
Show dates:  January 13 - February 10
Entries due:  TBA  Email us for the prospectus.

 

 

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.

 

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

Hours: Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 and by appointment

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

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601

 

 

 

 

Gallery Updates: In the News & Summer Salon Closing Soon!

Join us tomorrow in Jingletown!

 

 

  

Summer is almost over... as is our summer exhibit. 
There are only TWO more weeks left to view
SUMMER SALON!
We hope you will visit us soon!

The gallery will be open this Saturday, August 19 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm
OR
Please join us at the the Closing Reception on Saturday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:30pm

Summer Salon features new work by 12 Bay Area artists working in a broad range of styles and mediums.  Our annual summer exhibition celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments of these painters, printmakers, photographers, mixed media and hand-wrought jewelry artists.

 
Featuring:

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  *
* showing first weekend only

JOIN  US  IN  JINGLETOWN!
 

Closing Reception: Saturday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:30pm

Please visit our Instagram page for more photos of work in the show.

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

DID YOU SEE US 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.

Mark your calendar!
Our next exhibit will open Saturday, September 23!  
On view will be a  dynamic three person show:  installation by Ruth Boerefyn, paintings and mixed media by Tom White and ceramic sculptures by Cuong Ta.

   

PINK!
Our next juried photo show will be open for entries soon!
Jurors:  Ann Jastrab, executive director of the Center for Photographic Art
and Jan Watten, photographer and curator.
Show dates:  January 13 - February 10
Entries due:  TBA  Email us for the prospectus.

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.

 

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

Hours: Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 and by appointment

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

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601

This Sunday at Gray Loft Gallery :: Wine and Art!

Join us for an afternoon of art and wine

 

 

 

Melina Meza
Symphony of Curves, pigment print

 

 

Join us for a special afternoon of sampling award winning
Tessier Wines during our current exhibit

 

 

SUMMER SALON

 

 

Sunday, July 23, 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Art and Wine makes the perfect pairing!

 
Summer Salon features new work by 12 Bay Area artists working in a broad range of styles and mediums.  Our annual summer exhibition celebrates the extraordinarily accomplishments of these painters, printmakers, photographers, mixed media and hand-wrought jewelry artists.
 
Featuring:

 
Beth Fein – printmaking
Jennifer LaPierre – painting
Sue Matthews – painting
Melina Meza – photography
Dorie Meister – jewelry
Ginny Parsons – mixed media
Jenny Sampson – photography
Simone Simon – painting
Jan Watten – photography
Andrea Wedell – painting
Stephanie Williamson – photography
John Wood – painting
 

 

IN THE NEWS!!
We are delighted to be featured in a KTVU Channel 2 story about Jingletown.
Please click here to view the story about Gray Loft Gallery, the artists and history of Jingletown.
 

 

Tessier Wine Tasting: Sunday, July 23, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:30pm
Show Dates:  July 14 – August 26, 2023  

 

 

Gallery Hours: summer hours are by appointment
Please contact us!  We would be happy to meet you in the gallery!

 

Please visit our Instagram page for more photos of work in the show.

GRAY LOFT GALLERY
2889 Ford Street, third floor
Oakland

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.

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

Hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays by appointment

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

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601