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SUMMARY:Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday – Mapping Time: A Juried Show
DESCRIPTION:Mapping Time shows artists who approach time as a living material\, something that accumulates\, decays\, heals\, and transforms. In this exhibition\, time is marked through the body\, through ritual\, through the slow processes of making\, and through the traces we leave behind. The 41 works chosen from over 600 entries\, map the rhythms of aging\, grief\, regeneration\, and ecological change\, revealing how memory\, matter\, and attention connect. Across diverse mediums\, time becomes tangible\, layered through repetition\, captured in the traces left behind\, and illuminated in cycles of loss and renewal. \nMany of the artists in Mapping Time explore the body as an archive\, mapping lived experience through physical traces\, marks of illness\, healing\, vulnerability\, and endurance. Mapping Time invites viewers to slow down\, to witness how acts of marking\, remembering\, and remaking give shape to our memories in time\, reminding us that our stories unfold within larger cycles of transformation. \nMinoosh Zomorodinia is an Iranian-born interdisciplinary artist\, educator\, and curator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work explores the complex relationships between humans\, nature\, and technology. Through psychogeography and daily rituals\, she documents time and movement across landscapes to challenge colonial histories\, redefine borders\, and highlight ecological interconnectedness. Zomorodinia has received numerous awards and residencies\, including the YBCA 100\, Lucas Artists Fellowship\, Andy Warhol Foundation\, Kala Media Fellowship Award\, Headlands Center for the Arts\, Djerassi Residency\, Recology Artist Residency\, Alternative Exposure Award\, and California Arts Council grants. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as the Asian Art Museum\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, San Francisco Arts Commission\, Berkeley Art Center\, Pori Art Museum (Finland)\, and Nevada Museum of Art. It has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle\, Hyperallergic\, KQED\, and SFWeekly. She holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MA and BA from Azad University in Tehran. \nParticipating Artists:\nAdrienne Defendi\, Alieh Rezaei\, Andy Nguyen\, Caleb Wheeler\, Camille Schneider\, Charlie Levin\, Daniel Southard\, David Ruth\, Drew Klausner\, Elaine Nguyen\, Jean Cacicedo Leach\, Joanna Ruckman\, Judit Navratil\, Katherine Lee\, Kathy deRosas\, Katya McCulloch\, Kim Smith\, Kimberlee Koym-Murteira\, Leyla Rzayeva\, Linda MacDonald\, Luka Vergoz\, M. Seishin Cádiz\, Margaret E. Murray\, Mark Brest van Kempen\, Marsha Balian\, Max Del Bosque\, Mela Marsh\, Michelle Lin\, Michelle Mansour\, Namrata Bhatter\, Perry Meigs\, Quinn Keck\, Rainey Straus\, Ruth Tabancay\, Sarah Klein\, Scott Idleman\, Shelley Gardner\, Sonja Lee\, Syslee Rawlinson\, Victoria Heilweil\, Yvonne Cavanagh \nImage: Left: Linda MacDonald\, “Revelation”\, 2022\, Oil on Canvas\, 64 in. x 48 in. x 2 in. (Photo courtesy of the artist) Right: Kim Smith\, “Village”\, 2025\, Collage & Ink on Paper\, 26.5 in. x 24 in. x 1.25 in. (Photo courtesy of Tony Molatore)
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/oakland-art-murmur-first-friday-mapping-time-a-juried-show/
LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fourwalls – new works by Mike Texada at mighty mighty studio
DESCRIPTION:Opening February 6th 5:00 – 8:00 pm at Mighty Mighty studio \nMike Texada – Foruwalls \nFour Walls invites the audience into the foundational practices of MATTE Universe worldbuilding. This exhibition dives into the origins of reoccurring themes in the artist’s work such as Camoism and the Gatekeepers. Artistically\, Four Walls showcases the creative pillars of Texada’s practice using multiple mediums and techniques such as digital illustration\, mixed media oil paintings\, Hand-painted 3D collectibles\, and creative writing to emphasize his ever-expanding vision. \n​ \nBIO: \nMike Texada is a self-taught mixed media artist working in an abstract style he calls Camoism\, a visual language rooted in the interconnectedness of all things. Through colorful\, camouflage-like sequences\, his work explores themes of history\, philosophy\, worldbuilding\, and identity\, inviting viewers to consider how meaning emerges through connection.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/fourwalls-new-works-by-mike-texada-at-mighty-mighty-studio/
LOCATION:Mighty Mighty Studio\, 480 23rd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Walk,Opening Reception
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SUMMARY:Open First Friday: Between Here and There – Wayne Armstrong
DESCRIPTION:Manna Gallery is pleased to present Between Here and There\, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Oakland-based artist Wayne Armstrong. Grounded in a lifelong fascination with the California landscape\, these recent works reflect Armstrong’s ongoing exploration of the state’s rich visual possibilities. Using color\, pattern\, and spatial divisions unique to the region\, his paintings move between the memory of a place and the lived reality of a space. Infused with warmth\, humor\, and imagination\, the work reflects Armstrong’s enduring sense of curiosity and gratitude—“How lucky am I\,” he writes\, “to always find something in these environments to inspire me.” \nJanuary 10 – February 14\, 2026\nGallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, 5-8 pm
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/open-first-friday-between-here-and-there-wayne-armstrong/
LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Walk
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SUMMARY:BookMaking with e Bond at Mighty Mighty studio
DESCRIPTION:Cut\, Fold\, Cover\, Sew with e Bond\nFebruary 1st Sunday 11:00 – 3:30 \nBookbinding for Beginners \nBinding your own books is a fun\, challenging\, and addictive adventure and it all starts with a few fundamental skills: cutting\, folding\, covering\, and sewing. Join artist e bond in this intimate class setting to learn & practice basic bookbinding skills while making actual books. You’ll leave with 2-3 blank book forms: a star book ornament\, an accordion book\, and a hand-sewn journal (all by you!). \nSupply fee of $15 covers:\nall the paper\, glue\, bookboard\, and sewing materials you’ll need to make three forms plus a small kit of tools you can take with you. Feel free to bring cash\, or Venmo the instructor during the class. You are also encouraged to bring additional decorated paper to use for your book covers if you choose to. \nBIO:\ne bond is an artist\, bookbinder\, writer\, and designer currently living in Richmond\, CA. Under the studio name roughdrAftbooks—created in 2003—she creates artists’ books\, handmade journals and mixed media pieces that blur the boundaries of art\, craft\, design\, and poetry. 
e holds an MFA in Book Art & Poetry from Mills College. Her work has been featured at The San Francisco Center for the Book\, in Anthropologie stores\, the Berkeley Poetry Review\, & 500 Handmade Books. See more of e’s work here (ebondwork.com) or follow @eisroughdraft (https://www.instagram.com/eisroughdraft/)
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/bookmaking-with-e-bond-at-mighty-mighty-studio/
LOCATION:Mighty Mighty Studio\, 480 23rd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Three Girls – Christine Ferrouge
DESCRIPTION:Three Girls\, a solo exhibition with new paintings by Christine Ferrouge \nGallery Hours: Thursdays\, Fridays\, and Saturdays noon-5pm; and by appointment\nExhibition Dates: January 22\, 2026 – February 28\, 2026\nClosing Reception: Saturday\, February 28\, 2026\, 3-5pm \nCalifornia painter\, Christine Ferrouge makes paintings about the social and intrapersonal complexity of girlhood. Inside these paintings\, her daughters and their friends have been growing up before our eyes. Now the girls are older. They are not little girls. They are teenagers. Ferrouge’s teens are not exactly what you might expect. They are not the weak\, crazy\, second class we often negatively associate with “teens”. They have the strength\, dignity\, and psychological presence that she has always shown us in her paintings of girls. They are still the “women-to-be” that you could always see simmering below the surface of these determined and confident characters. \nThese works are a mother’s view of her teens: their lounging around\, napping frequently\, and the quiet social understanding between the them. You can feel the unique and tight knit bond-especially connecting the girls- and the looks they give you when you catch them in that sacred space. “When you enter the gallery and stand in front of one of these scenes\, you are present in their space\, but you are not part of their circle.” –Ferrouge\nThis is a well established thread in Ferrouge’s work. After the Costume Party (2019)\, Desert Picnic (2020)\, After the Fires (2021)\, Watching/Waiting (2023)\, and Girls in the Mirror (2024) all give the viewer the feeling that you are in their space. The artist first observed exclusivity and girl power in her daughters and their little friends when they were just 5 and 6 years old\, which inspired The Huddle (Ferrouge\, 2016). To Ferrouge’s surprise\, many young men found that painting scary. \n“[Ferrouge] portrays complex humans\, not cute\, one-dimensional beings; her paintings are seriously insightful images…”\nBetty Ann Brown\, PhD \n“…painter Christine Ferrouge\, whose ongoing portraiture practice engages a particular thread of art history in which women paint women\, girls\, and girls on the cusp of womanhood—celebrating their insider’s perspective on subject’s inner lives\, and their outsider’s perspective on the culture that surrounds them.”\n–Shana Nys Dambrot\, Art Critic\nLos Angeles\, 2024 \nIn contrast to the seven feet high oil paintings that dominate the room\, Ferrouge also has small works that capture the gestural\, figurative narratives on an intimate scale. Since beginning to paint and exhibit some small paintings last year\, they have become popular and easy to collect.\nPlease visit the gallery to experience this work in person: \nGearBox Gallery\n770 West Grand Ave.\nOakland\, CA 94612\n510-290-9660\ninfo@gearboxgallery.com\ngearboxgallery.com\nThursdays\, Fridays\, and Saturdays noon-5pm
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/three-girls/
LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Opening Reception
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SUMMARY:Sin Contar Cincuenta: Miguel Arzabe Solo Show
DESCRIPTION:Johansson Projects is pleased to announce Sin Contar Cincuenta\, the third solo exhibition by Oakland-based artist Miguel Arzabe with the gallery. Arriving at a moment of heightened social and cultural reckoning\, the exhibition features a dynamic body of new weavings that reflect not only a rich “pluriverse” of influences–interpolated ways of being and expression that span the artist’s personal life\, Bolivian heritage\, and art historical precedent–but also the urgent need to honor and defend cultural plurality in today’s world. \nSin Contar Cincuenta runs from January 17 – March 21\, 2026 with an opening reception and artist talk on January 17\, from 3-5pm.\nFor all inquiries\, contact Johansson Projects at 510-444-9140  or info@johanssonprojects.com
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/sin-contar-cincuenta-miguel-arzabe-solo-show/
LOCATION:Johansson Projects\, 2300 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artists Talk,Ongoing Exhibitions,Opening Reception
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