First Friday for Reclaimed/Repurposed
October 4 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Featuring:
Timothy Armstrong, Jenny Balisle, Benjamin Benet, Ashlie Benton, Jan Blythe, Joy Broom, Courtney Brown, Anna Carpenter, Deborah Corsini, Matt Crick, Lena Desterro, Sara Eberhart, John Ferrell, Lorrie Fink, April Ford, Paul Ford, Michael Gabriel, Shelley Gardner, Ruth Geos, Laura Gibson, Lisa Glicksman, Stacey Gregory, Robert Haemmerling, Kristie Hansen, Clint Imboden, Thomas Jackson, Judith Johnson, Rachel Katz, Christopher Keating, Jeff Key, Judy Knott, Elisabeth Koss, Todd Laby, Patricia Liverman, Fernanda Matinez, Jesse Muñoz, Lori Murphy, Janice Nakashima, Julia Nelson-Gal, Gadget Newblanc, Pat O’Connor, Celena Peet, Denise Richards, Hunter Ridenour, Connie Ryan, Deborah Salomon, Robert Saywitz, Marcia Stuermer, Mary Tartaro, William Thoms, Tanya Wilkinson, Noga Wizansky, Susan Zimmerman
Dates: September 12 to October 12, 2024
First Friday: October 4, 5-8pm
770 West Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
Contact: [email protected]
(510) 271-0822
Gallery Hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, 12-5 pm and First Fridays, 5-8 pm
From monotypes made through unorthodox methods with materials salvaged from homeless encampments to the collected feathers of 20 different birds, Reclaimed/Repurposed showcases an incredible breadth of creativity and ingenuity in artworks by fifty-three artists selected for exhibition by juror, Nancy Toomey of Nancy Toomey Fine Art. Many of the works tackle deep and poignant subjects through the use of meaningful items while others reinforce the essential beauty and integrity found in the most basic of objects. Classic cardboard and paper assemblages hold stage alongside elaborate constructions formed from natural materials or high-tech discards. Repurposed paint, discarded clothing and plastic debris are graced with the artist’s eye and hand in our 10th annual juried show at Gearbox Gallery.
About the juror: Nancy Toomey
Owner, Nancy Toomey Fine Art
Nancy Toomey brings more than twenty years of experience as a gallerist to her gallery, Nancy Toomey Fine Art, a venue for established and emerging artists whose work exemplifies the innovation of contemporary art while advancing the standards of quality. Based in San Francisco, the gallery represents a diversity of artists, hailing from across the globe and embracing a variety of disciplines.
Through its program, Nancy Toomey Fine Art pursues the discussion of what is relevant to the art process today, encourages the development of artists, and fosters the myriad techniques and concepts that identify contemporary art.
The shifting style and tone of the gallery’s shows defies easy categorization, but its shared priorities of artistic investigation and quality define its exhibitions as a whole.
Toomey’s gallery has been in its current location at 1275 Minnesota Street since the inception of San Francisco’s Minnesota Street Project in 2016
About Gearbox Gallery:
GearBox Gallery is an artist-run contemporary art gallery dedicated to showcasing the work of its members and a broad range of regional contemporary guest artists, fostering community and education through intellectual and cultural exchange focused on the visual arts. We are located at 770 West Grand Avenue in Oakland, California.
