Studio Gallery - People, Places and Things

The newest show from Studio Gallery is

People, Places & Things
Wed, Sep 26th - Sun, Oct 14th
reception: Saturday, Sep 29th, 4-8 pm

The new show covers a wide range of subjects and media by a number of artists.

This piece to the left from the show is "The Bell Tower" by Elizabeth Ashcroft.

So, I'm going to leave it to Jennifer of Studio to give you a taste of the show:

"Once in a while we like to do a show of beautiful pieces from some of our favorite artists: no overarching theme except talent. We'll have new paintings from Brandon Smith, Brian Behnke, Scott Grabowski, Chiami Sekine, Brett Amory, Scott Pettersen, Lola, Jeremy Mann, Greg Gandy, Michael-Che Swisher, Jumeen Kim, Samantha Zaza, Mike Dutton and Christine Susilo. We have lots of new ceramics from Joanna Mendicino, sculpture from Richard Benbrook, jewelry from Brook Jasmine, and prints from Elizabeth Ashcroft. We're especially happy to welcome Gage Opdenbrouw, Chris Curtis, Michael Chamberlain and Tammy Stellanova, who will all be showing in the gallery for the first time. Work in the show ranges from the very serious--Gage Opdenbrouw's "Faces of War" series--to the seriously wacky--Brian Behnke's "A Bat in the Budweiser"--something, we hope, for every taste and outlook."

Studio Gallery is located at 1718A Polk Street, between Washington and Clay. Hours are 11-8 Wed-Fri, 11-6 Sat and Sun. Closed Mon and Tues. http://studiogallerysf.com/

Venetian Plaster Paintings at Studio Gallery

Rab Terry will be showing his Venetian Plaster Paintings from September 12-23 at Studio Gallery at 1718A Polk Street (between Clay and Washington).

Venetian plaster surfaces look so smooth and cool, I always want to rest my cheek on them. Seeing as one of the two series exhibited is based on plums from the farmers' market, I might just bite one. (Forgive me/ they were delicious/ so sweet/ and so cold)

There will be an artists demonstration on Saturday, Sept 15 4-5pm with a reception to follow with yummy snacks.

An extra bonus - On Saturday, September 22, Rab will conduct an Intro to Venetian Plaster class - contact Studio for more info and to sign up.

Studio Gallery - 415-931-3130; http://www.studiogallery.com/.

Cityscapes at Studio Gallery

I dropped by Studio Gallery at 1718A Polk Street for a peek at the City Streets show Jennifer and Rab are hanging for the Wednesday opening.

Here is Jennifer's announcement:

"Time to celebrate the places we call home, the cities of the Bay Area. This year's show is filled with terrific views of San Francisco and beyond, from close-up looks at favorite haunts to panoramic vistas that take in several cities and landmarks.

Work includes paintings by Brandon Smith, Scott Grabowski, Sookyi Lee, Dennis King, Brett Amory, Jeremy Mann, Jennifer Wasson, Nicholas Coley, Zannah Noe and Mike Dutton. Lola has a big mixed media resin piece in the show, Alice Gibbons and Toru Sugita are showing etchings, and Vivena's made lots of "I left my heart" necklaces, so you don't have to go home minus an organ.

And making sure that we have something for every budget, we have new pieces in four of our most popular series: Brian Behnke's "Fear of" phobia encaustics, Beth Ashcroft's North Beach prints, Niana Liu's map prints, and Proehl Studios' photos on canvas.

Finally, we're very happy to welcome Greg Gandy and Jumeen Kim, who are both showing their paintings in the gallery for the first time.

We hope you'll join us at the reception, see the work and meet some of the artists. Click here to see lots of advance photos from the show. "

The last show, Mischief was a huge hit. Art was flying out the door at the reception. Considering how we all love this city, City Streets should be even more successful.

Details: City Streets, urban views of the Bay Area. August 15th - September 9th, 2007, Reception: Saturday, August 18th, 4-8 pm

STUDIO Gallery, 1718A Polk St. (between Washington and Clay); 415-931-3130; http://www.studiogallerysf.com/; Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 11-8, Sat-Sun 11-6, Mon-Tue by appt.

Mischief at Studio Gallery

This e-mail just in from Jennifer at Studio Gallery:

Mischief
characters, critters & cartoons, under $400
July 18th - August 12th, 2007
reception: Saturday, July 21st, 4-8 pm

STUDIO Gallery
1718A Polk St. (between Washington and Clay)
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-931-3130 www.STUDIOGallerySF.com
Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 11-8, Sat-Sun 11-6, Mon-Tue by appt.

Time for a walk on the wackier side...Mischief is our 3rd annual show of character-based art: yahoo! This year we have work from over 40 artists, including gallery favorites Brian Behnke and Ayu Tomikawa (who were the sole artists in the first Mischief show), Lark Pien, Dave Higgins, Chiami Sekine, Joanna Mendicino, Michael Loomis and Josh Coffy. We're also happy to welcome over a dozen new artists, including Josh Ellingson and Jeremy Mann, who are showing in the gallery for the first time. Work in the show includes painting, prints, ceramics, drawings, mixed media pieces and even some jewelry, plus lots of bird sculptures. Best of all, everything in the show is under $400.

We hope you'll join us at the reception, see the work and meet some of the artists. Click here to see a complete list of participating artists, and here to see lots of advance photos from the show.

I, for one, am looking forward to this show. Lark Pien writes and draws my favorite comic - Long Tail Kitty, and has pieces in the show. I highly recommend attending the reception; Rab and Jennifer put out a nice spread and its fun to meet the artists.

Reply with your thoughts if you attend the show.

VOLCOM comix art exhibit...OPEN BAR...this Sat

This e-mail just in from Space Gallery:

Space Gallery1141 Polk Street (at Sutter) www.spacegallerysf.com

In May, Volcom launched a worldwide artshow tour and 60-page comic book in support of the biggest Volcom Featured Artist Series line ever.The exhibit travels from NY to LA, London to Tokyo and ends here in San Francisco at Space Gallery...And to celebrate, the drinks are on them!Invite your friends and check out the last stop on this historic tour of counter-culture comix.For more info:http://www.volcom.com/news/article.asp?articleID=1940

Saturday, July 14th 8pm - late

Out of Walls? Art to wear or hoard.

Velvet da Vinci is a reasonably serious gallery. Let's just say, they post artists statements. Given that, I sort of expected some gallery attitude, but I was happily relieved of that misconcepton by the gracious Ariel who greeted us, gave us a tour of the gallery and even gave our dog a biscuit. (Say,"Thank you," Chester.)

The gallery specializes in artist jewelry and metalwork. Ariel shared the thought behind the layout - the front half of the gallery usually shows many of the gallery's regular artists and the back half is reserved for larger shows.

Kristin Beeler has the big show to herself in the back half of the gallery from July 18 to August 26. You can get a preview of Beeler's "Beauty and Other Monsters" show on the VDV website: http://velvetdavinci.com/show.php?sid=69.

Velvet da Vinci is at 2015 Polk Street, phone: 415-441-0109, Open Tues - Sat 12-6, Sun 12-4

Studio Gallery Defines Polk Community

I have to credit Jennifer Farris and Rab Terry with two things:

1. Selling me nearly every piece of art I own.
2. Welcoming me into the Polk Community, or at least their little corner of it.

Jennifer and Rab own Studio Gallery on Polk. Mike, Chester and I stop in nearly every time we walk down Polk -- on the way to pick up Chester's food at The Animal Connection, after a martini at the Lush Lounge or after a stop at the post office (yes, Chester's been welcome in all three). Chester gets a charlie bear treat and we get to meet whichever artist or neighbor has also stopped by and we check out the latest work.

I have no neat classification for the art at Studio. All the better. From fine art to craft, paintings, jewelery and furniture, everything is tied together by Jenneifer and Rab's sensibilities. There are a few theme shows every year (so far): "Delicious" - the food show, "tiny" - art under 7"x7" and under $200, "Salvaged" and "Mischief" - cartoon and character works. A sense of hilarity abounds.

Maybe this list of items that just arrived will help give you a sense of what I mean

• Loads of crab & fish plates in new colors by Lorna Newlin
• Newly restored classic clocks from Jake Wrench
• Lots of Baby Edddy Heads from 3D-Edddy
• New Dust Bunny paintings &
• Lots of "Fear of..." encaustics from Brian Behnke

'Nuff said? The next show is the return of "Mischief", character-based art, everything is under $400, July 18th - August 12th, reception: Saturday, July 21st, 4-8 pm.

Studio Gallery: 1718A Polk Street, between Clay & Washington, 415.931.3130, Hours: Wed - Fri 11am - 8 pm, Sat, Sun - 11 am - 6 pm.