Last Chance to View Tracing Passages!

This is your last opportunity to see Tracing Passages!

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRACING PASSAGES

Please join us for the Closing Reception for Tracing Passages!   On view is a captivating exhibit that showcases unique perspectives of three Bay Area artists. Featuring an mesmerizing 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.

Closing Reception:  Saturday, November 11, 5:00 - 7:30 pm
The gallery will be open at 3:00 if you want to stop by earlier

We hope you will stop by the gallery soon to see the show!
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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 "Learning Mandarin and the Language of Lumens No 291" by Jacquline Walters

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Photo by Styrous

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gray Loft Gallery ~ Oakland Style Week!

Join us in Jingletown and for Oakland Style Week!

SAVE THE DATE!

TRACING PASSAGES On view now!  We are thrilled to present Tracing Passages - 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. We hope you will stop by the gallery to see the show! Show dates:  September 23 - November 11 Gallery hours:  Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00pm   Oakland Style Week is happening Saturday, October 21st! Oakland Art Murmur, in collaboration with Visit Oakland, is offering an arts and culture event across the city of Oakland as part of this year's Oakland Style Week. Gray Loft Gallery is excited to participate in Oakland Style Week with a fashion show featuring unique creations by Carol Lee Shanks and soundscape by Styrous, which will be presented in the gallery during our three-person exhibit “Tracing Passages” on Saturday, October 21, 3:30 pm.   See details below. The fashion show will be followed by tastings of Tessier Winery and artisan chocolates by Bisou Chocolates. Carol Lee Shanks designs and handcrafts unique and wearable clothing. She has a great reverence for cloth, allowing it to be the foundation of her inspiration. Carol strives to make beautiful, simple, unstructured garments that feel good on the body, function well and are easy to care for. Her layered silhouettes of unencumbered cloth flatter the body and capture the eye with a hint of mysterious delight.  The surfaces of these garments are lively due to the piecing and patching that happens while she assembles the small bits into a larger piece of cloth.  Ultimately, she creates layered silhouettes of unstructured garment shapes that become moving sculptures once they are on the body. Sign up for a one of the special guided tours where local art experts will lead you through a journey of art, fashion and culture at Oakland's finest galleries and art spaces.   The fashion show at Gray Loft Gallery is at 3:30.  Click here for more details and to sign up to reserve a spot on the bus for the tour that begins at noon. You can also go solo and visit visual art venues using the Oakland Art Murmur guide. Check out the Oakland Style Week page on the website.  Please let us know if you will be going solo - we have limited space!  RSVP here. Below are details and information about the artists in our exhibit Tracing Passages.

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.     The mixed media pieces by Tom White 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 installation photos of the show. 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. Show dates:  January 13 - February 10 Click here for the prospectus.

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
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 and 2023.

Tracing Passages articles      

 

 

 

 

  

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.

Our mailing address is:
Gray Loft Gallery

2889 Ford Street, third floor

Oakland, CA 94601

Gray Loft Gallery ~ Flora & Form

It's SPRING and what better time to revel in the season than with the current exhibit at Gray Loft Gallery:

Flora  and Form
a group show that celebrates all things botanical

March 29 – May 17, 2014
Artists’ opening reception: 2^nd Friday Art Walk, April 11, 6 – 9 pm
2^nd Friday Art Walk reception: May 9, 6 – 9 pm
Saturday hours: 1:00 to 5:00 pm or by appointment

Gray Loft Gallery is very pleased to present Flora and Form,
celebrating all things botanical.  Artists in
the exhibit explore the nature of plants, flora and fauna in a variety of media, including sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, watercolor and mixed media.  Flowers, trees, and a diversity
of plant life are depicted in a variety of interpretations, and
show a range of emotion, artistic sensibility and
consciousness of the natural world.  

Steven Andresen

Jennifer Bain
Betty Jo Costanzo
Peter DeLucchi
Seth Dickerman
Jan Erion
Emily Farish
Lorrie Fink
Shelley Gardner
Sonia Gill
Susan Goldsmith
Katie Hawkinson
Phillip Hua
 Laura Kiernan
Carrie Lederer
Ellen Little
Danila Rumold
Michelle Smith-Lewis 

Styrous®
Anne Subercaseaux
Lisa Toby
Jan Watten
John W. Wood
Karyn Yandow
June Yokell

Jon Zax

 some of the art in the show...

Zinna by Katie Hawkinson Mostly Indigenous John Wood

Red Rock Carrie Lederer Thistle Gold Green Lorrie Fink

Paradise Jennifer Bain Yarrow Michelle Smith Lewis

Magnolia Jan Watten Backyard #136 Ellen Little

Tingle Tangle Susan Goldsmith December 12 Lisa Toby Goodman

Lilies on Black Styrous Steven Andresen

Letting My Hair Down Sonia Gill Waiting for A Return Phillip Hua

Botanical #2 Karyn Yandow   Mexican Lily Peter DeLucchi

     Orchid

    Emily Farish

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We are delighted to be participating in Slow Art Day again this year.
Join us on Saturday, April 12! Seating is limited, sign up today.
About Slow Art Day:
One day each year – April 12 in 2014 – people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience.
That’s it. Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art and the art of seeing.
If you would like to participate at the Gray Loft Gallery to contemplate the
Flora and Form Exhibit,
please sign up on the Slow Art Day website and choose our gallery in Oakland.

Bring a bagged lunch, we will provide dessert. Artists will be present to talk informally about their work in the "Flora and Form" exhibit.

 

Slow Art Day at the Gray Loft Gallery, 2013

Open Studios 2014
in conjunction with Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios
Gray Loft Gallery will be particpating in the Pro Arts Open Studios event, which takes place the first two weekends in June.



About the Gray Loft Gallery...

Founded in 2012, the gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in Jingletown and noted by Kenneth Baker, SF Chronicle, 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 believe that Art is a wonderful vehicle for communication, community building and inspiration.  We want to encourage the appreciation and interest in the arts by presenting work in a non-exclusive, welcoming, professional and fun environment.  We hope to cultivate the belief that art is for everyone, and that art belongs in our community at large, not just in traditional gallery and museum environments.

The Gallery is a unique venue located on the 3rd floor of one of Oakland’s oldest artists’ work/live warehouses in the historic artist district Jingletown.

GRAY LOFT GALLERY
2889 Ford Street, third floor
Oakland, CA 94601
510-499-3445

Visit our website for more information and our blog for photos of past events and directions.

Contact us if you have questions, or would like more information about the gallery, our shows or to make an appoinment to visit the gallery.

ACCEPTING PROPOSALS
The Gray Loft Gallery is available for events and curated shows. Please contact us if you have a show in mind that you would like to hold in our space.  If you are interested in our prospectus, please email us for information about having your show in our gallery in 2014.

Gray Loft Gallery affiliations: Oakland Art Murmur Jingletown Arts and Business Association Thank you for your support of Oakland artists and galleries!

 
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2889 Ford Street, #32 Oakland, CA 94601  

510-499-3445    

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