Oakland Art Enthusiast — Following the Oakland Art Scene

Photo Feature: Jennie Ottinger & Megan Reed, “Rabble-Rousers” at Johansson Projects

Artwork can insert itself in various contemporary issues, whether it is offering a contrary voice among political discourse, or it prods at social norms and (in)propriety. In Rabble-Rousers at Johansson Projects, Megan Reed and Jennie Ottinger’s work examine the multiple layers of the contemporary visual world around us, from the attractive array of colors meant to entice consumption […]

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Open Call for Video Art at Aggregate Space Gallery — Deadline: November 20, 2016

11.07.2016

For the fourth time, Aggregate Space Gallery’s January 2016 show will be an all-video show built from single submissions gathered through this newly announced open call. It’s a short turnaround, so spread the word and get your submissions in ASAP. The theme of the show will grow out of the quality of the submissions we receive […]

“In Passing” at Good Mother Gallery

09.12.2016

In the 21st century artists must balance tech-based interaction with fellow artists, admirers of their work, and their friends with the traditional “IRL” collaborations, support and cooperation, and social get-togethers. ‘In Passing,’ an exhibition of new work from Bay Area based artists Henry Fey, Bryon Christman, Alicia Mccarthy Pablo De Pinho and Oliver Hawk Holden […]

Photo Feature: Micah Wood, “Healthy Tears” at Johansson Projects

09.09.2016

From spotlight features of the new and novel places to eat and ways to eat to the at times obsessive deference paid by today’s socially responsible and meaning-well consumer to the minute details of origin, type, and sustainability of food comprising their diet, food and health has developed into almost a mega-culture of modern life. In his first solo exhibition at Johansson […]

Interview: Danielle Schlunegger-Warner, “Frontier” at Basement Gallery Oakland

05.23.2016

Frontier, Danielle Schlunegger-Warner’s current installation project had just opened the preceding Friday at Basement Gallery Oakland when Oakland Art Enthusiast stopped by to talk with the artist. An ambitious undertaking made possible by a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding, which she regularly tells us of her immense gratitude to her donors throughout the visit, Schlunegger-Warner’s installation is an approximately 12-foot-wide […]

Photo Feature: Erik Parra, “each devil his own” at Transmission Gallery

01.06.2016

San Francisco-based artist Erik Parra draws upon the nuances of predominantly American culture, both the visual arts of painting and film as well more underground spheres of that culture including music and radical political groups, to form a psychological portrait of the United States at critical moments in the nation’s history. His carefully-rendered images explore how the fabricated and real histories […]

Photo Feature: Santos Shelton, “The Kingdom is Lost” at Faultline Artspace

11.09.2015

In “The Kingdom is Lost” now on view at East Oakland’s Faultline Artspace local artist Santos Shelton begins his multi-part visual epic series chronicling the adventures of the character known as Deep Space Traveler. “The Kingdom is Lost” is the first part of this narration, which concerns a civilization that has been nearly destroyed by a meteor, and has […]

Call for Proposals and Diners: Oakland Stock — Deadline: November 8, 2015

10.20.2015

Oakland Stock: a micro-granting dinner series November 15 Call for Proposals & Diners Come eat a lovely meal, meet your community, vote on and support artist projects, and have a swell time. Sunday, November 15, 6pm-8:30pm Humanist Hall, 390 27th St, Oakland, CA 94612 DINERS: Tickets- Direct ticket inquiries to oaklandstock@gmail.com. Pre-purchase is necessary to […]

Don’t Miss: Brian Haefling, “Yellow Pages” at Good Mother Gallery

09.29.2015

“Yellow Pages,” Brian Haefling’s solo show of paintings on the ground floor, and an immersive installation that fills the entire upstairs gallery, will be on view at Oakland’s Good Mother Gallery for just another week. Haefling’s paintings, filled with colorful and intricate patterns, turn into intriguing exercises in repetitious imagery that survey intrinsic meanings behind the symbols and […]

Photo Feature: Athen B. Gallery, “Condition”

09.20.2015

Experiences and moments, from the everyday to the once-in-a-lifetime, are enjoyed and endured through a limited filter of just 5 senses, and the essential physicality of the body. Athen B. Gallery’s group show, “Condition” refers specifically to the included artists’ diverse avenues of examination into this particular (and also perhaps peculiar) human condition. With each artist’s unique depictions and perspectives […]

Call for Artists: Real Time & Space, 2016 Residency — Deadline: November 1, 2015

09.02.2015

Real Time & Space is pleased to announce an open call for applications to our 2016 international residency program! Applications are due Nov. 1st, 2015. Real Time & Space is located in a 4000 sq ft former print shop in Oakland’s Chinatown. RTS is comprised of 15 work-only artist studios, one of which is dedicated […]

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