The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan, GearBox Gallery
2026-05-28 12:00 - 2026-07-03 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gearbox Gallery, 770 West Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan
May 26 – July 3 2026
Artist’s Reception: Saturday, May 30 1 – 4pm
Artist’s Talk: Saturday, June 13, 2pm with a reading by author Joanne Furio. This show is running Concurrently with Field notes
Gearbox Gallery is pleased to present the 2026 Inner Room juried show winner, Stan Chan. Chan’s installation of artifacts, writings and drawings creates an immersive experience that delves into a personal story of remembrance from his childhood in Oakland. This visual reading of objects and colorful bits gives the viewer a glimpse into our local past through the art of Stan Chan.
Chan says, “Growing up in East Oakland my immigrant parents were able to buy a house in the 1950s. It was a Victorian house and it was my shelter from the outside world. When I was a kid, I dug holes in the walls and in my mattress where I hid my treasures and through the years things accumulated in the nooks and crannies of the house.” It is from these memories that Chan’s installation of treasure boxes and colorful collages emerge.
Stan Chan, is an artist living in San Francisco with deep roots in Oakland. Receiving his MA from CCAC, Chan has shown in many solo and group shows locally and nationally including the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.

In Your Own Time: Leyla Pekmen + Julien Laporte
2026-06-04 13:00 - 2026-08-01 17:00 | Johansson Projects, 2300 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Johansson Projects presents In Your Own Time, a two-person exhibition featuring Turkish painter and sculptor Leyla Pekmen and French painter Julien Laporte. Known for their vivid compositions that illustrate the emotional landscape of their respective regions, both artists consciously embrace the beauty of their surroundings. Steeped in the history of local painting traditions, Pekmen and Laporte reject three-dimensionality, creating narratives through the interplay of color, line, and form.
Leyla Pekmen’s storybook-like compositions are influenced by Ottoman miniature paintings. Originating in the 15th century to narrate the conquests of the ruling class, Pekmen instead opts for scenes of contemporary gathering and recreation. Her jovial paintings examine moments of rest and play that allow space for resilience while living under oppressive systems.
In Pekmen’s work, an idyllic world of larger-than-life flora, gentle waterfalls, and warm oceans ensconces tiny figures. Engaged in activities such as swimming, strolling, and lounging, the figures occupy an infinite, peaceful present. They are lovingly watched over and diligently protected by grand features of the landscape.
Julien Laporte’s sun-dappled paintings of the Mediterranean channel the enduring vitality of the coastal landscape and its interaction with the built environment, both as an ecosystem and as a source of artistic inspiration. Drawing on the vibrant and expressive tradition of the Fauves, Laporte’s work demonstrates an ecological and historical sensitivity to the region, centering on experiential and energetic engagement with the natural world.
Laporte’s thick brushstrokes and unrestrained color palette command attention, inviting the viewer to feel and see the landscape anew. Reducing form to pattern and shape, expressively rendered trees intermingle with flatly colored architectural features. Void of human figuration, Laporte’s immersive landscapes capture moments of stillness along coastal paths, through open windows, along curving stairwells, and at cliff edges.
In Your Own Time will run Thursday, June 4, to Saturday, August 1, 2026. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 5 from 5-8 pm.

Jen Garrido: (Un)tethered
2026-06-05 - 2026-07-11 | Slate Contemporary Gallery, 5510 College Ave, Oakland, 94618, United States
SLATE is proud to present “(Un)tethered,” a solo exhibition by Jen Garrido. Featuring ten new paintings, marked by layered textures, fluid forms, and varied painterly techniques, this exhibition continues Garrido’s exploration of abstract painting through an evolving visual language. Suggesting atmosphere and imagined place, the works embody shifting environments and abstract spaces that resist fixed interpretation while remaining deeply grounded in sensation and feeling.
A Los Angeles native, Garrido lives and works in San Francisco. She holds an MFA from Mills College and has presented solo exhibitions across the United States, with her work included in galleries and collections throughout the U.S. and Canada.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, June 13, 4–6pm
Exhibition runs Friday, June 5–Saturday, July 11, 2026
Open Tues – Sat 11am-5pm
SLATE Contemporary Gallery
5510 College Ave, Oakland, CA

“Positively Cynical” recent work by Ryan Tesluk
2026-06-05 17:00 - 2026-08-01 17:00 | FM Gallery, 483 25th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Ryan Tesluk’s art provides viewers with honest, unadulterated content that triggers a
plethora of emotions. While many individuals may be uncomfortable with what they see, the fact that some may feel such discomfort when looking at his paintings means Tesluk is doing
something right.
More soon!
June 5th – August 1st, 2026
Receptions: First Friday, June 5th, 5-10pm
Receptions: First Friday, July 3rd, 5-10pm
Hours:
Saturdays 1-5pm
Every first Friday of the month 5-9pm
otherwise by appointment
