BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.6.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260308T053243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260308T053243Z UID:10004224-1775919600-1775926800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Artist Reception: Gina Gaiser - Built Different DESCRIPTION:Join us for the reception of Built Different\, a series of black-and-white urban studies that examines the constructed world through a distinctly attuned lens. In these photographs\, Gina Gaiser documents brick facades\, graffiti\, industrial textures\, and architectural grids—evidence of how humans have reshaped and engineered their environment. Working in monochrome\, she strips away distraction to foreground repetition\, geometry\, and contrast. Individual images are brought together to form converging patterns\, reflecting a way of seeing that gravitates toward structure and system. What may appear chaotic or incidental resolves into rhythm and order. In Built Different\, the title operates on multiple levels: the city is built\, the environment is built\, and the mind observing it is built differently. The work suggests that difference in perception is not a flaw but a precision\, and an ability to recognize pattern\, coherence\, and design embedded within the grit of the everyday. \nBuilt Different\nNew Work by Gina Gaiser\nApril 3 – May 9\, 2026\nArtist Reception: Saturday\, April 11\, 3-5 pm\nGallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, April 3 & May 1\, 5-8 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artist-reception-gina-gaiser-built-different/ LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/built-different-22.jpg GEO:37.8144;-122.2672 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Manna Gallery 473 25th St. Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=473 25th St.:geo:-122.2672,37.8144 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260319T030543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T030810Z UID:10004242-1775919600-1775926800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception – Andrea Guskin: Signals Beneath The Surface DESCRIPTION:The networks beneath our forest floors—where tree roots and mycorrhizal fungi share sustenance and signals through intertwined subterranean paths—served as a source of inspiration for Andrea Guskin’s exhibition\, Signals Beneath the Surface. This new work continues her exploration of scientific discovery as a metaphor\, using metal paintings and photographic processes to investigate themes of ancestry\, memory\, and interconnection.\nThread\, found objects\, and imprints of Guskin’s body on the metal paintings translate concealed activity into form\, mapping the connections that sustain life below ground and above it.\nWithin this exhibition\, she presents work from her recent project Local Roots\, a photo-based community arts project centered on ancestral relationships to herbs and spices\, and a new site-specific collaborative installation created with local artists Courtney Griffith and Yaminah Abdur-Rahim. \nBio:\nAndrea Guskin is a San Francisco Bay Area based artist working across the disciplines of photography\, sculpture\, and painting. She began drawing by pillaging her father’s office supplies for fine-tipped pens and yellow legal pads\, filling them with figures while lounging on a 1970s shag carpet in Kenosha\, Wisconsin. After studying painting at Antioch College in Ohio\, Guskin moved to New York City and became a part of the arts community on the Lower East Side. Since moving to the Bay Area in 2003\, she has exhibited her work throughout the state\, including at the Richmond Art Center\, Berkeley Art Center\, and Red Poppy Art House. She graduated with an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Mills College at Northeastern University in April of 2023. Guskin lives in San Leandro with her husband and two sons. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nArtists’ Reception: Saturday\, April 11\, 3 – 5 pm\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, April 3\, May 1\, 5 – 9 pm\nJoin Andrea Guskin in a participatory activity centered around ancestry on First Friday\, April 3\, 6:30-7:30 pm \nImage: Andrea Guskin\, “Radial Expansion” (Detail)\, Acrylic paint on Cinefoil\, 2026\, photo courtesy of the artist URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-andrea-guskin-signals-beneath-the-surface/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Guskin_Radial-Expansion-Detail-Andrea-Guskin-1.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260319T031142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T221530Z UID:10004243-1775919600-1775926800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception – Alec Marin: All That You Change/Changes You DESCRIPTION:All That You Change/Changes You is a collection of work centered around Alec Marin’s life: painter\, scientist\, and Chicano from the South Texas border. Each piece is an exploration of some dimension of his varied interests and lived experience\, from the perceptual distortions that occur during the phases of intoxication to the hidden reality of racial and economic segregation along the Mexican American border. Recent work focuses on his read of the foundational principles of Mexica (Aztec) philosophy\, their symbols and spiritual practices within a contemporary framework. His two latest paintings build upon this by framing the images as the prophetic dreams of an ancestor whose life and works would catalyze the culture and religion of the Mexica people.\n\nBio:\nAlec Marin is an artist and neuroscientist based in Oakland\, California. His work has been published at knowingneurons.com and “The Beat\,” an art and literature journal published by The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. His work has been exhibited at the Fremont Art Association’s Annual Art Show; “Beyond Boundaries\,” a juried exhibition at the Mercury 20 Gallery; and “Ripples” group exhibition at the UCSF School of Law. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nArtists’ Reception: Saturday\, April 11\, 3 – 5 pm\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, April 3\, May 1\, 5 – 9 pm \nImage: Alec Marin\, “Reseeding the Garden\,” Oil on Canvas\, 36″x 48″\, 2025\, photo courtesy of the artist URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-alec-martin-all-that-you-change-changes-you/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Marin_Reseeding-the-Garden_36x48_-Oil-on-Canvas_-2025-scaled.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260319T215219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T215219Z UID:10004246-1775919600-1775926800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception – Group Show: Material Differences DESCRIPTION:Leigh Barbier\, Jessika Cadkin\, Laura Malone\, Christine Meuris\nThe four artists featured in Material Differences work in painting\, sculpture\, and weaving. Considered together\, their works draw attention to the ways texture\, material choice\, and scale shape the dynamics of the exhibition.\nLeigh Barbier’s series Under the Influence features ceramic heads informed by her intuitive drawing process: pieces created during moments of inspiration\, anxiety\, or relief. They capture glimpses of an idea\, feeling\, or dream; fragments of her imagination.\nJessica Cadkin’s sculpture\, Cavity\, depicts a large‑scale molar\, reflecting a lifelong fascination with her teeth and her aversion to dentist visits. Her work explores the tension between attraction and repulsion\, presenting the tooth as something both familiar and unsettling.\nExamining human subjectivity\, Laura Malone’s paintings traverse a range of emotional landscapes. From jubilant bursts of vermilion in one piece to gentle splashes of gray in another\, Malone invites viewers to gambol here\, only to rest in stillness there.\nChristine Meuris’s pieces are examples of overshot weaving\, in which a contrasting pattern thread is interwoven with the structural plain weave threads; and the process of inlay\, in which areas of pattern are placed only where the weaver wants them. For Meuris\, making them was an experiment in layering structures of form and pattern. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, April 3\, May 1\, 5 – 9 pm \nImage: Left to right\, Leigh Barbier\, Under the Influence (WIP)\, Ceramics\, 5″x5″x3″\, 2026; Laura Malone\, Fire Season\, Oil on Linen\, 40″x40″\, 2026; Christine Meuris\, Balance\, Woven Cotton\, 2 panels at 48″x19″ each\, 2024; all photos courtesy of the artists URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-group-show-material-differences/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chrissy_Jess_Laura_Composite16-x-9-v.2.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T180000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260330T212419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T220515Z UID:10004748-1775923200-1775930400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:WOMEN IN CARS – new works by Erin McCluskey-Wheeler DESCRIPTION:women\nin\ncars\nby\nErin McCluskey Wheeler \nopening at Mighty Mighty Studio\nApril 11th\nSaturday\n4:00 – 6:00 \nWomen in Cars \nis an ongoing series a decade in the making\, exploring escapism\, longing\, and the quietly unresolved moments of a woman’s inner life. Each painting begins with a vintage car advertisement\, collaged directly onto the canvas\, \nbefore Erin paints a new and uncertain world around the driver. Where is she going? She may never arrive. And perhaps that is exactly the point. \nEach piece is presented in a vintage frame personally collected and paired by the artist\, making every work a singular and complete object. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/women-in-cars-new-works-by-erin-mccluskey-wheeler/ LOCATION:Mighty Mighty Studio\, 480 23rd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Women-in-Cars_Erin-McCluskey-Wheeler-1-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260407T151744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T191407Z UID:10004767-1776340800-1779555600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Edges of Attention: Javier Arizmendi-Kalb / Susana Arias\, GearBox Gallery DESCRIPTION:GearBox Gallery presents paintings by the 2025 Juried Show winner Javier Arizmendi-Kalb\, and ceramic sculptures from guest artist Susana Arias\, in Edges of Attention\, April 16th through May 23rd. Artists’ Reception is Saturday\, April 25\, 1 – 4pm. \n“Edges of Attention” brings together the work of Javier Arizmendi-Kalb and Susana Arias in a shared exploration of structure\, gesture\, and the threshold between control and intuition. Across painting and sculpture\, the exhibition engages in a spatial dialogue where perception shifts—where what is seen directly is only part of what is felt. \nArizmendi-Kalb’s large-scale paintings\, each rising to six feet in height\, operate as immersive environments rather than images\, occupying space with both physical authority and emotional immediacy. Suggesting refracted light and architectural spaces\, planes of color\, linear scaffolding\, and gestural marks collide and cohere\, hovering between construction and improvisation. \nIn conversation with these expansive canvases\, ceramic sculptures from Susana Arias’ Tree Series rise from four to over six feet tall. These works do not depict trees; they extract their presence. Minimal yet grounded\, they quietly shape and divide the surrounding space while rings\, joints\, and variations in surface suggest time embedded within the material\, evoking cycles of growth without literal narrative. \nGearBox Gallery: 770 West Grand Ave\, Oakland.\nGallery hours: Noon to 5pm Thursdays\, Fridays and Saturdays URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/edges-of-attention/ LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_2508-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Gearbox Gallery":MAILTO:info@gearboxgallery.com GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gearbox Gallery 770 West Grand Avenue Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Avenue:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260417T190901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T190901Z UID:10004777-1776427200-1776618000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Women In Focus DESCRIPTION:A portrait exhibit of women exploring diversity yet striking similarities across humanity. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/women-in-focus/ LOCATION:Studios 11\, 560 2nd St Oakland\, California\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Women-in-focus_-Denise-Deleray-small.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Studios 11 560 2nd St Oakland California Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=560 2nd St Oakland\, California:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T143000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260404T232010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T232010Z UID:10004757-1776520800-1776522600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Artist's Talk - Frank D. Cole: The House Inside DESCRIPTION:Frank Cole Artist’s Talk\, April 18th starting at 2 pm.\nExhibition on view through April 25th. \nFrank D. Cole will discuss his work on view in “The House Inside” at Transmission Gallery\, starting at 2 pm\, Saturday\, April 18th. \nFramed by porches\, window casings\, and thresholds\, Cole’s paintings position the viewer in an interior space\, looking outward. Beams\, panes\, and floorboards divide and measure the picture plane acting as armatures for recollection\, holding in place fleeting impressions of light on water\, wind through tall grass\, or rain dissolving a stand of trees. The result is both architectural and narrative\, emerging as quiet meditations on place and time\, imbued with tranquility. \nSee the work through April 25th. With concurrent solo shows\, more artwork on view in the Gallery Office and GearBox Gallery just downstairs\, Transmission Gallery is an unexpected art oasis upstairs in the “ART” building at 770 West Grand Ave. in West Oakland. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artists-talk-frank-d-cole-the-house-inside/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Artists Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TGGallery_FrankCole_PondHouse-md.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Transmission Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Suite A Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260411T235223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T235223Z UID:10004771-1776945600-1780765200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere/Remember to Live DESCRIPTION:Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere/Remember to Live\nApril 23 – June 6\n____________ \n​Artists’ Reception\nconcurrent with reception for Jeff Dikio: This Must Be the Place\nSaturday\, May 2nd from 1-4 pm \n​Artist’s Talk\nSaturday\, May 16h at 2 pm \nClosing Reception\nSaturday\, June 6th from 1-4 pm \nIn Memento Vivere: Remember to Live\, Sonia Gill’s work invites us into a world where painting is reimagined through paper—where the brushstroke is replaced by the torn edge of a magazine fragment\, and color is discovered rather than mixed. \nBeginning with a photographic reference drawn from her everyday life\, Gill builds her compositions piece by piece through a slow and contemplative process. Drawing from a vast archive of printed matter: pages of magazines\, discarded scraps\, and remnants of images once whole\, she assembles hundreds of paper fragments translating the image into a new state of presence. Within this self-imposed constraint\, she embarks on a rigorous and intuitive search for the exact hue\, value\, or texture needed to bring a scene to life. \n​At its core\, this body of work is an homage to the quiet\, enduring moments that define human life: reading together\, tending to small rituals\, routine tasks and moments of reflection. In an era often marked by business and noise\, Gill’s practice offers a counterpoint—a deliberate slowing down\, a careful reconstruction of meaning through attention and care reminding us that life’s significance resides not in spectacle\, but in the accumulation of small\, luminous moments. This work is a reminder – remember to live. \nTrained as a painter and influenced by mentor’s Jay DeFeo and Ron Dahl\, Gill graduated with a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts\, in addition to degrees from Michigan State University in French. With a robust exhibition history\, she has shown extensively in the Bay Area with solo exhibitions dating over the past twenty years and inclusion in a long list of juried shows. Her work has been published in Studio Visit Magazine and 48 Hills\, among other publications\, and recognition in painting and watercolor with awards from the Sebastopol Center for the Arts\, Northern National Art Competition\, Richmond Art Center and Fort Bragg Art Center. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/sonia-gill-memento-vivere-remember-to-live/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gill_LightingTheNight_20x20-scaled.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Transmission Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Suite A Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T160000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260325T182634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T012913Z UID:10004250-1777111200-1779465600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Wandering Stars: Young Artists’ Portrait Show DESCRIPTION:An exhibition showcasing OUSD High School students’ artwork. There are four schools represented in this show\, which are: Fremont High\, Skyline High\, Oakland High\, Oakland International\, and Madison Park Academy.\nIdentity\, home\, and the power of unapologetic presence run through this youth portrait exhibition. OUSD artists worked in photography\, digital media\, collage\, and painting—using symbols\, brush strokes\, color\, texture\, and imagination to portray what it means to be Oakland.\nThe evidence is in the details: facial expressions that don’t perform for anyone\, the way they hold their loved ones\, the specific choices that make each portrait theirs.\nRepresentation matters here. These young artists are about to graduate\, about to enter a world outside high school. But first\, they’re making visible what they know about themselves—their beauty\, their identity\, the fact of who they are.\nWandering Stars is a celebration of beauty\, selfhood\, and identity. These artists don’t wait to be seen. They make themselves visible. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/wondering-stars-young-artists-portrait-show/2026-04-25/ LOCATION:East Bay Creative Lab\, 558 Bellevue Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94610\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Postcard-V1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260421T193349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T193540Z UID:10004782-1777118400-1777222800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Women in Focus - Closing Weekend DESCRIPTION:Closing week-end for Women in Focus\, art exhibit by Denise Deleray\, invites you into a thoughtful and quietly powerful exploration of shared humanity at Studios 11. \nThe exhibition features two interconnected elements: a series of painted portraits and an interactive installation of interchangeable\, card-sized facial features representing women from around the world. While the paintings depict serene\, resilient faces shaped by wisdom and lived experience\, the hands-on display encourages visitors to rearrange the pieces themselves—transforming the act of viewing into something more personal and reflective. \nStop by Studios 11 to experience Women in Focus before it closes at the end of the month. \nGallery Hours: Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm or by appointment 510-390-6356 URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/women-in-focus-2/ LOCATION:Studios 11\, 560 2nd St Oakland\, California\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Women-in-focus_-Denise-Deleray-small-1.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Studios 11 560 2nd St Oakland California Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=560 2nd St Oakland\, California:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T160000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260423T011318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T011318Z UID:10004783-1777122000-1777132800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:EDGES of ATTENTION Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 25th at 1pm\, GearBox Gallery presents an Opening Reception for Edges of Attention artists Javier Arizmendi-Kalb and Susana Arias. Edges of Attention is on view through May 23. Thursday -Saturday\, Noon – 5pm\nGearBox Gallery\n770 West Grand Ave\nOakland\, CA 94612 URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/edges-of-attention-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_8583-scaled.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gearbox Gallery 770 West Grand Avenue Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Avenue:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T180000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260325T182634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T012913Z UID:10004251-1777219200-1777226400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Wandering Stars: Young Artists’ Portrait Show DESCRIPTION:An exhibition showcasing OUSD High School students’ artwork. There are four schools represented in this show\, which are: Fremont High\, Skyline High\, Oakland High\, Oakland International\, and Madison Park Academy.\nIdentity\, home\, and the power of unapologetic presence run through this youth portrait exhibition. OUSD artists worked in photography\, digital media\, collage\, and painting—using symbols\, brush strokes\, color\, texture\, and imagination to portray what it means to be Oakland.\nThe evidence is in the details: facial expressions that don’t perform for anyone\, the way they hold their loved ones\, the specific choices that make each portrait theirs.\nRepresentation matters here. These young artists are about to graduate\, about to enter a world outside high school. But first\, they’re making visible what they know about themselves—their beauty\, their identity\, the fact of who they are.\nWandering Stars is a celebration of beauty\, selfhood\, and identity. These artists don’t wait to be seen. They make themselves visible. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/wondering-stars-young-artists-portrait-show/2026-04-26/ LOCATION:East Bay Creative Lab\, 558 Bellevue Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94610\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Postcard-V1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260404T232520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T232520Z UID:10004758-1777550400-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Jeff Dikio: This Must Be the Place DESCRIPTION:Jeff Dikio: This Must Be the Place\nApril 30 – June 13\, 2026 \nOpening Reception\, Saturday\, May 2nd\, 1-4 pm. \nIn This Must Be the Place\, Jeff Dikio reflects on the quiet spaces where memory\, environment\, and emotion intersect. Borrowing its title from the Talking Heads song\, the exhibition considers “place” not as a fixed location\, but as a feeling—something recognized in passing\, in fragments\, in moments of stillness. \nUsing paint chips in his collages\, Dikio reconstructs familiar “every day” scenes into compositions that feel both grounded and unsettled. What emerges is a visual language of belonging\, where home is less about geography and more about resonance.” \nDikio is a Bay Area artist born in 1975 on Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Raised within a transient military culture\, he found early grounding in drawing and observation\, developing a lifelong sensitivity to place\, movement\, and change. \nIn his recent collages\, Dikio tries to capture the colorful and quirky architecture and scenes found in his immediate surroundings that are distinctive of the surrounding Bay Area. \nHe received his BA in Fine Arts from the University of California\, Santa Cruz in 1997\, and has since worked across figurative\, landscape\, and mixed-media practices. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/jeff-dikio-this-must-be-the-place/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jeffdikio.yellowmissionvictorian.jpeg-scaled.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Transmission Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Suite A Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260513T193203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T214057Z UID:10004871-1777640400-1782579600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:KUMMERSPECK DESCRIPTION:Works by Kelly Defayette and Cybele Gerachis URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/kummerspeck/ LOCATION:Werkshack\, 481 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ART.png ORGANIZER;CN="Werkshack":MAILTO:werkshack@gmail.com GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Werkshack 481 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=481 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260308T053640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260308T053640Z UID:10004226-1777654800-1777665600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Open First Friday: Built Different - Gina Gaiser DESCRIPTION:Built Different is a black-and-white photography series by Gina Gaiser that examines the logic embedded in the urban landscape. Focusing on brickwork\, graffiti\, industrial surfaces\, and architectural grids\, Gaiser isolates fragments of the built environment and reframes them as studies in repetition\, contrast\, and form. Stripped of color\, the images emphasize structure and rhythm\, allowing overlooked details to surface with clarity. When assembled\, the photographs converge into larger visual systems\, revealing order within what might otherwise register as visual noise. Built Different reflects on construction in multiple senses\, of cities\, of environments\, and of perception itself\, proposing that heightened attention to pattern and geometry is not deviation\, but insight. \nApril 3 – May 9\, 2026\nArtist Reception: Saturday\, April 11\, 3-5 pm\nGallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, April 3 & May 1\, 5-8 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/open-first-friday-built-different-gina-gaiser/2026-05-01/ LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/built-different-4.jpg GEO:37.8144;-122.2672 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Manna Gallery 473 25th St. Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=473 25th St.:geo:-122.2672,37.8144 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T150000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260407T230810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T230810Z UID:10004769-1777726800-1777734000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Hands-on art making event: Collage DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun\, family-friendly afternoon of creativity at Manna Gallery! As part of Built Different\, a black-and-white photography exhibition by Oakland-based artist Gina Gaiser\, we’re hosting a hands-on art-making event for all ages. \nOn Saturday\, May 2\, from 1–3 pm\, visitors are invited to explore paper collage using provided materials or bring their own to personalize their creations. Inspired by Gina’s experimental approach and her keen eye for Oakland’s urban landscape\, this activity encourages playful discovery and artistic expression for the whole family. \nBuilt Different runs April 3 – May 9\, 2026\, with additional events including Oakland Art Murmur First Fridays (April 3 & May 1\, 5–8 pm) and an Artist Reception on Saturday\, April 11 (3–5 pm). Gallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, 5-8 pm. \nAll events and gallery admission are free. Come make art\, get inspired\, and experience Oakland through a new lens! URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/hands-on-art-making-event-collage/ LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Artists Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/built-different-31.jpg GEO:37.8144;-122.2672 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Manna Gallery 473 25th St. Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=473 25th St.:geo:-122.2672,37.8144 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T160000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260404T235259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T235259Z UID:10004759-1777726800-1777737600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception - Jeff Dikio: This Must Be the Place DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception\, Saturday\, May 2nd\, 1-4 pm\nConcurrent with the Opening Reception for Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live\, also at Transmission Gallery at 770 West Grand Ave in Oakland. \nAll are welcome so please join us to greet the artist\, enjoy the light refreshments and check out Jeff Dikio’s recent colorful paint chip collages celebrating Bay Area neighborhoods. \nIn This Must Be the Place\, Jeff Dikio reflects on the quiet spaces where memory\, environment\, and emotion intersect. Borrowing its title from the Talking Heads song\, the exhibition considers “place” not as a fixed location\, but as a feeling—something recognized in passing\, in fragments\, in moments of stillness. \nUsing paint chips in his collages\, Dikio reconstructs familiar “every day” scenes into compositions that feel both grounded and unsettled. What emerges is a visual language of belonging\, where home is less about geography and more about resonance.” \nJeff Dikio is a Bay Area artist born in 1975 on Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Raised within a transient military culture\, he found early grounding in drawing and observation\, developing a lifelong sensitivity to place\, movement\, and change. \nIn his recent collages\, Dikio tries to capture the colorful and quirky architecture and scenes found in his immediate surroundings that are distinctive of the surrounding Bay Area. \nHe received his BA in Fine Arts from the University of California\, Santa Cruz in 1997\, and has since worked across figurative\, landscape\, and mixed-media practices. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-jeff-dikio-this-must-be-the-place/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jeffdikio.reddoelger.jpeg.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Transmission Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Suite A Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T160000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260416T234616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T234616Z UID:10004776-1777726800-1777737600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Artist's Reception - Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live DESCRIPTION:Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live\, Artist’s Reception\, Saturday\, May 2nd\, 1-4 pm \nAll are welcome\, please stop by between 1 and 4 pm Saturday\, May 2nd\, to greet the artist\, check out new work in the gallery and enjoy the light refreshments served up on our lovely deck outside (weather permitting). Look for the “ART” building at 770 West Grand Ave in Oakland with free street parking along West Grand and the neighborhood south. Also on hand will be artist\, Jeff Dikio\, with new paint chip collage work at Transmission in “This Must Be the Place.” See both shows at Transmission with more artwork in the Office and\, while you’re in the building\, check out Gearbox Gallery just downstairs. \nIn Memento Vivere: Remember to Live\, Sonia Gill’s work invites us into a world where painting is reimagined through paper—where the brushstroke is replaced by the torn edge of a magazine fragment\, and color is discovered rather than mixed. \nBeginning with a photographic reference drawn from her everyday life\, Gill builds her compositions piece by piece through a slow and contemplative process. Drawing from a vast archive of printed matter: pages of magazines\, discarded scraps\, and remnants of images once whole\, she assembles hundreds of paper fragments translating the image into a new state of presence. Within this self-imposed constraint\, she embarks on a rigorous and intuitive search for the exact hue\, value\, or texture needed to bring a scene to life. \n​At its core\, this body of work is an homage to the quiet\, enduring moments that define human life: reading together\, tending to small rituals\, routine tasks and moments of reflection. In an era often marked by business and noise\, Gill’s practice offers a counterpoint—a deliberate slowing down\, a careful reconstruction of meaning through attention and care reminding us that life’s significance resides not in spectacle\, but in the accumulation of small\, luminous moments. This work is a reminder – remember to live. \nTrained as a painter and influenced by mentor’s Jay DeFeo and Ron Dahl\, Gill graduated with a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts\, in addition to degrees from Michigan State University in French. With a robust exhibition history\, she has shown extensively in the Bay Area with solo exhibitions dating over the past twenty years and inclusion in a long list of juried shows. Her work has been published in Studio Visit Magazine and 48 Hills\, among other publications\, and recognition in painting and watercolor with awards from the Sebastopol Center for the Arts\, Northern National Art Competition\, Richmond Art Center and Fort Bragg Art Center. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artists-reception-sonia-gill-memento-vivere-remember-to-live/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gill_MinorMiracles_2026_36x36-1.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Transmission Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Suite A Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260421T192626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T192844Z UID:10004781-1777726800-1777741200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Weight of Air - Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Saturday May 2nd 1-5pm. The Grand Gallery is excited to announce the opening of Duncan Sherwood-Forbes – Weight of Air. Forbes is a multimedia artist based in Oakland specializing in figurative metalwork. His sculptures have been exhibited at galleries and art fairs both nationally and internationally. His approach to wire is rooted in line drawing. “I use wire to divide air\, treating space itself as the primary medium.” This effect commands your attention as the figures appear to be suspended in mid-thought. The negative space is just as relevant as the wire itself. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/weight-of-air/ LOCATION:The Grand Gallery\, 560 2nd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Duncan-Sherwood-Forbes-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Grand Gallery":MAILTO:thegrandgalleryoakland@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T210000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260428T183054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T183054Z UID:10004796-1777831200-1777842000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Hallowed / Hollowed the works of David Polka: Closing Show DESCRIPTION:David Polka is an Oakland-based artist whose practice moves fluidly across painting\, drawing\, murals\, sculpture\, and installation. His work is less about fixed images and more about building environments—layered\, textural worlds that ask you to look longer\, feel deeper\, and sit inside contradiction. \nWorking with a palette that often feels both grounded and unsettled\, Polka explores the tension between what is held sacred and what has been worn hollow over time. Surfaces are built up\, scraped back\, and reworked—revealing traces of process that mirror the ways we carry memory\, identity\, and place. \nEnjoy food\, drinks\, fine art and community. DJ Moto Tembo will be bringing the vibes. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/hallowed-hollowed-the-works-of-david-polka-closing-show/ LOCATION:Dear John\, 3807 Macarthur Blvd\, Oakland\, CA\, 94619\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Live-Music-from-DJ-Moto-Tembo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260505T235533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T235545Z UID:10004803-1777968000-1778000400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Multi-Artist Exhibition -- May-June\, 2026 DESCRIPTION:FIVE BAY AREA ARTISTS FIVE UNIQUE STYLES\n Dalit Fresco\n Leon Kennedy\n Christie Langley\n Murray Nelson\n Suying Zhang URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/multi-artist-exhibition-may-june-2026/2026-05-05/1/ LOCATION:Art@Archer\, 431 13th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Multi-Artist-May-June-Front-4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Art@Archer":MAILTO:greg@archerbike.com GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Art@Archer 431 13th Street Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=431 13th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T180000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260505T235533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T235545Z UID:10004804-1777975200-1782669600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Multi-Artist Exhibition -- May-June\, 2026 DESCRIPTION:FIVE BAY AREA ARTISTS FIVE UNIQUE STYLES\n Dalit Fresco\n Leon Kennedy\n Christie Langley\n Murray Nelson\n Suying Zhang URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/multi-artist-exhibition-may-june-2026/2026-05-05/2/ LOCATION:Art@Archer\, 431 13th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Multi-Artist-May-June-Front-4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Art@Archer":MAILTO:greg@archerbike.com GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Art@Archer 431 13th Street Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=431 13th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260424T180240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T181035Z UID:10004786-1778241600-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Gustave Carlson: New American Stillness DESCRIPTION:Gustave Carlson\, “Perry Hill Screened Porch”\, 2026 acrylic and graphite on wood panel\, 18″ x 24″\, photo courtesy of the artist \n“New American Stillness” by Gustave Carlson explores the quiet psychological presence of the contemporary American landscape. Focusing on ordinary architecture—coastal houses\, open lawns\, interiors\, still lifes\, and expansive skies—these paintings place absence at the center of experience. Rather than narrative\, Carlson emphasizes observation\, structure\, and atmosphere. Buildings act as anchors within broad fields of light and color\, suggesting both stability and solitude. Subtle tonal shifts allow spaces to feel at once specific and timeless\, inviting viewers to consider how shadow\, memory\, and perception shape place. While Edward Hopper often conveys psychological isolation and Fairfield Porter captures domestic intimacy\, Carlson draws from both to explore architecture as a perceptual construct rather than a narrative stage. In these restrained scenes\, stillness is not emptiness but presence—an invitation to look longer and see more. His work suggests that the contemporary American landscape\, when closely observed\, continues to offer moments of quiet depth and reflection. \nBio:\nGustave Carlson is an architect and principal of Gustave Carlson Design in Berkeley\, California\, and a painter exploring the quiet tension between architecture\, light\, and lived space. He is the author of Pacific Modern Houses of Northern California (ORO Editions\, 2018)\, a widely acclaimed survey of regional modernism. His award-winning architectural work has received international recognition and appears in Elle Decor\, Dwell\, Wallpaper\, The New York Times\, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Carlson holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and studied painting there under Color Field painter Adele Alsop. He has attended residencies at Edgewood Farm at Castle Hill in Truro\, Massachusetts\, and Studio Faire in Nérac\, France. His paintings have earned honors including Best in Show at the Greenwich Art Society and have been exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum\, Castle Hill Center for the Arts\, Tiburon Library Gallery\, Greenwich Art Society\, and Mercury 20 Gallery. His work is held in private collections. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nArtists’ Reception and Talk: Saturday\, May 16\, 3 – 5 pm\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/gustave-carlson-new-american-stillness/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Perry-Hill-Screen-Porch-Final-Gustave-Carlson-scaled.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260424T180919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T181138Z UID:10004787-1778241600-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Charlie Milgrim: Crude Futures DESCRIPTION:Charlie Milgrim\, “Crude Futures”\, 2026\, used motor oil on paper\, 24″x24″x1″\, photo Bri Cheng \nTwenty-five years ago\, in the shadow of the September 11 attacks\, Charlie Milgrim searched for a way to confront the deeper forces fueling global conflict. She turned to the very substance that was a catalyst in those struggles: oil. With a bowling ball as her brush\, she rolled long lines across thick paper with used motor oil\, setting the “landscapes” in motion. Over the decades\, the contaminants in the motor oil slowly seeped outwards\, its unpredictable spread mirroring the drifting\, uncontrollable nature of an oil spill. Time became an important collaborator in the piece\, shaping its quiet but constant transformation.\nNow\, after more than two decades\, the oil has left an indelible stain—much like the omnipresent residue of oil spills that continue to haunt the environment. Despite the rise of renewable energy over these same years\, the politics surrounding oil remain largely unchanged. The work stands as a reflection of that persistence: a grim reminder that the world still grapples with the long shadow of oil dependency\, its consequences rippling through our present day wars. \nBio:\nCharlie Milgrim is a multimedia artist from New York City who moved to the Bay Area to attend the California College of the Arts and later received her MFA from the University of California\, Berkeley. Since then\, she has had solo shows at OK Harris Gallery in New York City; Haines Gallery and Gallery 16 in San Francisco; the Richmond Art Center in Richmond\, CA; and the Oakland Museum. She is active in the Bay Area arts community and exhibits her work at Mercury 20 Gallery in Oakland. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nArtists’ Reception and Talk: Saturday\, May 16\, 3 – 5 pm\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/charlie-milgrim-crude-futures/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Charlie-Milgrim_Curde-Futures-1-Charlie-Milgrim-scaled.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260424T181514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T181514Z UID:10004788-1778241600-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Abby Zhang: Private Weather DESCRIPTION:Abby Zhang\, “It rains inside\,” 2025\, Acrylic and oil on canvas\, 30″ x 24″\, photo courtesy of the artist \nPrivate Weather brings together a new group of paintings by Abby Zhang that explores how thought\, feeling\, and visual memory take form in space. Built through improvisation\, revision\, and accumulation\, these works move between structure and instability\, allowing images to emerge without fully settling. Meaning develops through relation: between marks\, between paintings\, and between the work and the room. The exhibition treats painting as both image and atmosphere\, creating a space charged by tension\, proximity\, and change. Private Weather points to an inner climate made visible\, where perception stays open and everything remains slightly in motion. \nBio:\nAbby Zhang is a Bay Area–based painter whose work explores memory\, perception\, and psychological atmosphere through layered\, semi-abstract images. She received her MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in 2021\, recently participated as a resident artist at Art Bias\, completed a residency at Kala Art Institute and Vermont Studio Center\, and has been selected for an upcoming residency at the Torrance Art Museum this summer. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nArtists’ Reception and Talk: Saturday\, May 16\, 3 – 5 pm\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/abby-zhang-private-weather/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Zhang_Abby_2-.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260425T163138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260425T163138Z UID:10004792-1778241600-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Abby Zhang: Private Weather DESCRIPTION:Image: Abby Zhang\, “Caution! Wet Floor”\, 2025\, Acrylic and oil on canvas\, photo courtesy of the artist \nPrivate Weather brings together a new group of paintings by Abby Zhang that explores how thought\, feeling\, and visual memory take form in space. Built through improvisation\, revision\, and accumulation\, these works move between structure and instability\, allowing images to emerge without fully settling. Meaning develops through relation: between marks\, between paintings\, and between the work and the room. The exhibition treats painting as both image and atmosphere\, creating a space charged by tension\, proximity\, and change. Private Weather points to an inner climate made visible\, where perception stays open and everything remains slightly in motion. \nBio:\nAbby Zhang is a Bay Area–based painter whose work explores memory\, perception\, and psychological atmosphere through layered\, semi-abstract images. She received her MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in 2021\, recently participated as a resident artist at Art Bias\, completed a residency at Kala Art Institute and Vermont Studio Center\, and has been selected for an upcoming residency at the Torrance Art Museum this summer. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-and-artist-talk-abby-zhang-private-weather/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Artists Talk,Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Zhang_Work-sample_CautionWet-floor-Abby-Zhang-scaled.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260425T155211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260425T155929Z UID:10004790-1778243400-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Andrea Brewster\, Tara Esperanza\, Elizabeth Sher: Succulents\, Spirals\, Blooms DESCRIPTION:Left to right: Tara Esperanza\, “Tenderness”\, 2024 acrylic on canvas\, 35” x 24”\, Elizabeth Sher\, “Layered Spiral #e (pink)”\, 2026\, oil\, acrylic and ink on Yupo\, 16” x 14”\, Andrea Brewster\, “Resemblance #2-Peony”\, 2026\, Digital print on aluminum\, 16” x 20”\, Photo courtesy of the artist. \nAndrea Brewster’s work transforms flowers into speculative\, non-biological forms that resemble flora yet are entirely constructed—part specimen\, part apparition. Printed on reflective aluminum\, images shift with light\, offering a quiet\, contemplative experience shaped by the distance between nature and its digital afterimage. \nTara Esperanza’s paintings reflect the quiet resilience of succulents as they adapt\, thrive\, and live in harmony. Rooted in community\, these forms support one another\, flourishing together as a collective force of nature. \nElizabeth Sher’s focus has turned to spirals\, first in rope\, then in wire\, and now in painted and drawn marks. This ongoing series “Spiraling Out of Control” visualizes a shared emotional landscape: the disorientation and instability many of us feel in these uncertain times. Yet within the spiral\, Sher finds a pulse of hope\, a reminder of cycles\, of return\, renewal\, and resilience. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nArtists’ Reception: Saturday\, May 16\, 3 – 5 pm\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/andrea-brewster-tara-esperanza-elizabeth-sher-succulents-spirals-blooms/ LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/backroom-composite-Elizabeth-Sher-scaled.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T160000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260501T172932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T172932Z UID:10004800-1778331600-1778342400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:WAXWORK DESCRIPTION:WAXWORK- Experimental mono-prints and drawings on paper with cold wax by Denise Owen.\nMay1-31\, 2026 Reception Saturday May 9\, 1-4pm\nStudios11 near beautiful Jack London Square\, 560 2nd Street\, Oakland\, CA URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/waxwork/ LOCATION:Studios 11\, 560 2nd St Oakland\, California\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Waxwork.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Studios 11 560 2nd St Oakland California Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=560 2nd St Oakland\, California:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T203000 DTSTAMP:20260610T024936 CREATED:20260424T163943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T163943Z UID:10004784-1778610600-1778617800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Abstract Watercolor: Foundations & Flow DESCRIPTION:Master abstract watercolor with Arthur Norcome! 4-week beginner series starts May 12. All supplies included—focus on flow and creativity. \nAbstract Watercolor: Foundations & Flow \nIf you’ve ever wanted to try watercolor but felt intimidated\, this class is for you. In this 4-week series\, you’ll learn the fundamentals of watercolor through a relaxed\, hands-on approach that focuses on exploration rather than perfection. Using abstract techniques\, we’ll take the pressure off “getting it right” and instead focus on understanding how the medium moves\, blends\, and surprises. \nSchedule \nThis course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evening sessions: \nSession 1: Tuesday\, May 12\nSession 2: Tuesday\, May 19\nSession 3: Tuesday\, May 26\nSession 4: Tuesday\, June 2\nTime: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/abstract-watercolor-foundations-flow/ LOCATION:Dictée Art & Exhibitions\, 2117 11th Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94606\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Arthur-Norcome.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR