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

Last Day of Pretty in Pink!

Pretty in Pink

Please join us at the Closing Reception on
Saturday, February 24, 4:00 - 6:30 pm.

Pretty In Pink - the sixth in our series of annual color-themed photo shows -ends on February 24th.  On display is a vibrant group photography show with an impressive collection of elegant and stunning shades of pink. Images on view include mixed media, alternative processes, color imagery and hand-colored photographs. Juried by Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art; and Jan Watten, founder, Gray Loft Gallery.

Participating Artists
Golnaz Abdoli, Stephen Albair, Caren Alpert, Laurel Anderson, Francis Baker, Janet Beaty, Ingrid Becker, Bonnie Blake-Drucker, Rose Borden, Janis Burger, Kimberley Campisano, Ginnie Chabre, Marna G. Clarke, Sas Colby, Kimberly Cortigiano, Tony DeVarco, Gene Dominique, Allyson Ely, Susan Felter, Diane Fenster, Robel Fessehatzion, Raena Frohlich, Ashley Gates,  J. M. Golding, Steve Goldband & Ellen Konar, John Greenleigh, Marsha Guggenheim, Gary Hauser, Edie Hoffman, Ann Holsberry, Christine Huhn, Judi Iranyi, Josie Iselin, Candice Jacobus, Bill Johnston Jr, Nadine Levin, Kendra Luck, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Melina Meza, Charles Moulton, Steve Napoli, Julia Nelson-Gal, Fletcher Oakes, Eben Ostby, Peter R. Paluzzi, Ginny Parsons, Anne Morrison Rabe, Malcolm Ryder, Jenny Sampson, Matty Sarubbi, Ron Moultrie Saunders, Jr, Neocles Serafimidis, Scott Sidorsky, Dean Snodgrass, Ari Salomon, Alex Starfield, Douglas G. Stinson, Michael Teresko, Lisa Toby, Marcy Voyevod, Sally Weber, Susan West, Rusty Weston, Stephanie Williamson, Nick Winkworth, Yelena Zhavoronkova

We hope you won't miss this extraordinary celebration of PINK!

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

Recent Press

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.

Check out the very fun Instagram post featuring the song
that inspired the show title by Eric Swenson.

Art of the African Diaspora
We are delighted to participate in the Richmond Art Center’s Art of the African Diaspora as a satellite exhibition.  Art of the African Diaspora is the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area, this year showcasing more than 150 artists of African descent.  Gray Loft Gallery has curated an exhibition featuring the following artists, all living and working in Oakland and the Bay Area.

March 9 - April 27, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 4:30 - 7:00 pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, April 27, 4:30 - 7:00 pm
 
Featured Artists:
Cynthia Brannvall, mixed media
Kelvin Curry, mixed media
Anna W. Edwards, painting
Jimi Evins, painting
Chuck Harlans, photography
Dulama LeGrande, painting
Dawn Rudd, mixed media
Raymond L. Haywood, painting
Arthur Norcome, painting
Malik Seneferu, painting
Tomye: Living Artist, mixed media

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

Participating Artists
Johann Bitancor – painting
Dalit Fresco – 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

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

  

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

Pretty in Pink is on view until February 24

Pretty in Pink

We are still reeling from the incredible opening reception of Pretty in Pink last weekend!  Thanks to everyone who joined us in this celebration of all things photographically pink!
 
Pretty In Pink is the sixth in our series of annual color-themed photo shows and is on view until February 24th.  On display is a vibrant group photography show with an impressive collection of elegant and stunning shades of pink. Images on view include mixed media, alternative processes, color imagery and hand-colored photographs.
 Juried by Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art; and Jan Watten, founder, Gray Loft Gallery.

In case you missed the opening, you can check out the very fun Instagram post featuring the song that inspired the show title.

A short film was also created by Eric Swenson, which you can view here:
 
Join us next Saturday, February 3 from 3:00 - 5:00 for a tasting of award winning Tessier Wines!

Participating Artists
Golnaz Abdoli, Stephen Albair, Caren Alpert, Laurel Anderson, Francis Baker, Janet Beaty, Ingrid Becker, Bonnie Blake-Drucker, Rose Borden, Janis Burger, Kimberley Campisano, Ginnie Chabre, Marna G. Clarke, Sas Colby, Kimberly Cortigiano, Tony DeVarco, Gene Dominique, Allyson Ely, Susan Felter, Diane Fenster, Robel Fessehatzion, Raena Frohlich, Ashley Gates,  J. M. Golding, Steve Goldband & Ellen Konar, John Greenleigh, Marsha Guggenheim, Gary Hauser, Edie Hoffman, Ann Holsberry, Christine Huhn, Judi Iranyi, Josie Iselin, Candice Jacobus, Bill Johnston Jr, Nadine Levin, Kendra Luck, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Melina Meza, Charles Moulton, Steve Napoli, Julia Nelson-Gal, Fletcher Oakes, Eben Ostby, Peter R. Paluzzi, Ginny Parsons, Anne Morrison Rabe, Malcolm Ryder, Jenny Sampson, Matty Sarubbi, Ron Moultrie Saunders, Jr, Neocles Serafimidis, Scott Sidorsky, Dean Snodgrass, Ari Salomon, Alex Starfield, Douglas G. Stinson, Michael Teresko, Lisa Toby, Marcy Voyevod, Sally Weber, Susan West, Rusty Weston, Stephanie Williamson, Nick Winkworth, Yelena Zhavoronkova

We hope you won't miss this extraordinary exhibit!

We are open Saturdays from 1:00 - 5:00 and by appointment.
Closing Reception: Saturday, February 24, 4:00 – 6:30 pm

Below are a few examples of the work in the show.

Please visit our Instagram page for gallery updates.

   

  

  

   

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

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