Art At Diablo Valley College
This afternoon I visited Diablo Valley College's Art Gallery's new show "Places Between: Artists Working with Photography and Sculpture" and I was disappointed. I wasn't disappointed with the work,...
View ArticleWhite Elephant returns
I just wanted to pop in here and remind you that the White Elephant Sale is happening this weekend. I went to the preview sale last month and bought a painting for $10 that has been alternately...
View ArticleA morning with Annie Leibovitz
This morning I met an artist who’s as famous as the people she photographs. Annie Leibovitz. Known mainly for her portraits of actors, politicians, artists, writers, dancers, musicians and other...
View ArticleSWAN’s in Martinez
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, has been designated SWAN Day (Support Women in the Arts Now Day) by The Fund for Women Artists, a San Francisco based non-profit arts organization which aims to help women...
View ArticleBrooms and bald eagles: An art world giant passes
American artist Robert Rauschenberg died Monday according to an AP report and New York's Pace Wildenstein gallery. Although known for his assemblage and mixed media works which brought together...
View ArticleIntroductions
There’s still a little bit of time to catch photographer Larisa Shaterian’s exhibit at Berkeley’s Photolab Gallery - but not much. "Introductions: Portraits of Palestinians from the Nablus and...
View Article“American President” at UC Berkeley School of Journalism
I finally got on over to UC Berkeley Friday to check out the Associated Press' "American President" exhibit in the Graduate School of Journalism's North Gate Hall. Some of the photos, like the one...
View Article45 Years of Civic Arts Education
Walnut Creek's Bedford Gallery was packed last night with artists and revelers celebrating the opening of Civic Arts Education's 45th Anniversary Exhibition, which is on display through Dec. 21....
View ArticleFun things to see and do on Saturday
I have waaaay too much to do this weekend already, with Christmas shopping still on the list and tons of holiday parties to go to. But I am not going to miss these two events, no matter what. The...
View ArticleJoseph Hoyt’s “Images of Afghanistan”
Joseph Hoyt says he always intended to publish the photos he’d taken in the early 1970’s on his myriad trips to far-flung locales like India and Afghanistan. 30 years later, he finally got the...
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