This is your last chance to see
SUMMER SALON.
Join us in Jingletown this Saturday!
Join us this Saturday for the last day of
SUMMER SALON
Closing reception:
Saturday, August 25, 4:00 – 6:30 pm
The gallery will be open at 3 pm,
if you would like to stop by earlier
Participating artists at Gray Loft Gallery:
Susan Brady, mixed media assemblages and monotypes
Jamey Brzezinski, paintings and prints
Olga Evanusa-Rowland, mixed media
Shelley Gardner, mixed media
Dorie Meister, hand crafted jewelry
Barbara Nussel, photography
Jude Pittman, drawing and painting
Laurie Rothman, painting and mixed media
Jenny Sampson, photography
Susan Tuttle, jewelry and photography
Emily Weil, acrylic works and watercolors
"Heated Bedrock"
Lin FischerI use painting as a way to get in touch with a higher power. Images occur to me and I create them. Everything depends on the mood I am in when I go to paint, and what I am feeling. It all revolves around what image is attracting me and what will fulfill me. Consequently the paintings are not always exactly the same as the last ones in terms of abstraction, expressionism, impressionism or realism. I trust the paint and my hand to do the job. The brain seems to have little to do with it. Afterwards I learn from what is on the canvas.
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Amy Sollins
Save the dates!
Fall Exhibitions!
The gallery is honored to be showcasing Amy's art posthumously.
Amy created charcoal drawings of her possessions, including her grandmother’s cast iron doorstop, underwear, jewelry, and other inanimate objects that had meaning for her, revealing a whimsical nostalgia for sacred and personal artifacts. She drew with the softest charcoal possible so that the dust falls in shadows. Uprooted from the context of her life, the artifacts were drawn on large white pieces of paper, floating and swimming, disregarding the natural laws of gravity. She subjectively curated the drawn objects from her personal mythology and that of her heritage. The result is a surreal narrative, where scale and context are less relevant than emotive charge, and the everyday, inanimate object is poetry.
If you are interested in seeing other pieces by Amy, please contact the gallery.
Amy created charcoal drawings of her possessions, including her grandmother’s cast iron doorstop, underwear, jewelry, and other inanimate objects that had meaning for her, revealing a whimsical nostalgia for sacred and personal artifacts. She drew with the softest charcoal possible so that the dust falls in shadows. Uprooted from the context of her life, the artifacts were drawn on large white pieces of paper, floating and swimming, disregarding the natural laws of gravity. She subjectively curated the drawn objects from her personal mythology and that of her heritage. The result is a surreal narrative, where scale and context are less relevant than emotive charge, and the everyday, inanimate object is poetry.
If you are interested in seeing other pieces by Amy, please contact the gallery.
Save the dates!
Fall Exhibitions!
In the Realm of the Senses - Karyn Yandow solo show
September 14 - 29
Reception: 2nd Friday, September 14, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
This exhibit is part of the Month of Photography event held this September throughout the Bay Area.
Betty Jo Costanzo - Portals - solo show
October 20 - November 17
Opening reception: Saturday, October 20, 4:00 - 6:30
Exquisite Little Things - a group show of small works of art
December 1, 2 and 8
2nd Friday reception: December 14, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
in conjunction with the 13th annual Jingletown Winter Art Walk
September 14 - 29
Reception: 2nd Friday, September 14, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
This exhibit is part of the Month of Photography event held this September throughout the Bay Area.
Betty Jo Costanzo - Portals - solo show
October 20 - November 17
Opening reception: Saturday, October 20, 4:00 - 6:30
Exquisite Little Things - a group show of small works of art
December 1, 2 and 8
2nd Friday reception: December 14, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
in conjunction with the 13th annual Jingletown Winter Art Walk
ABOUT GRAY LOFT GALLERY
Gray
Loft Gallery - voted "Best Art Gallery" two years in a row - 2016
& 2017 - in the Oakland Magazine Readers' Choice Award - has
promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for
5 years. The gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in
Jingletown, and noted by 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
“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
is a proud member of the Oakland Art Murmur, Jingletown Arts and Business Association, Oakland Grown and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association
Hours: Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 and by appointment
2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland CA 94601
is a proud member of the Oakland Art Murmur, Jingletown Arts and Business Association, Oakland Grown and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association
Hours: Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 and by appointment
2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland CA 94601
