By Malcolm Ryder The most conceptual show I’ve seen recently is, appropriately enough, at a university. Mills College, which is now Northeastern University’s Oakland presence, …
THE SCIENCE OF MYTH
INTO THE BRIGHTNESS
By Malcolm Ryder At the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), the art is a celebration of California. In OMCA’s current great hall exhibit Into the …
THE STORIES WE TELL AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
By Malcolm Ryder This current show born of the East Bay Photo Collective, which runs through September 3rd, is unusual for the gallery, but maybe …
ERIC COLLINS: TAKE OVER
By Mario Hernandez In early November, I took in Eric Collins’ show, Takeover, at Last One’s gallery in Oakland’s Laurel District. A Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco …
COLLECTIVE & COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims.