Weight of Air – Opening Reception

The Grand Gallery 560 2nd Street, Oakland, CA, United States

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 …

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Hallowed / Hollowed the works of David Polka: Closing Show

Dear John 3807 Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States

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 …

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Gustave Carlson: New American Stillness

Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Gustave Carlson, "Perry Hill Screened Porch", 2026 acrylic and graphite on wood panel, 18" x 24", photo courtesy of the artist "New American Stillness" by …

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Charlie Milgrim: Crude Futures

Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Charlie Milgrim, "Crude Futures", 2026, used motor oil on paper, 24"x24"x1", photo Bri Cheng Twenty-five years ago, in the shadow of the September 11 attacks, …

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Abby Zhang: Private Weather

Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Abby Zhang, "It rains inside," 2025, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30" x 24", photo courtesy of the artist Private Weather brings together a new …

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WAXWORK

Studios 11 560 2nd St Oakland, California, Oakland, CA, United States

WAXWORK- Experimental mono-prints and drawings on paper with cold wax by Denise Owen. May1-31, 2026 Reception Saturday May 9, 1-4pm Studios11 near beautiful Jack London …

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Abstract Watercolor: Foundations & Flow

Dictée Art & Exhibitions 2117 11th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

Master abstract watercolor with Arthur Norcome! 4-week beginner series starts May 12. All supplies included—focus on flow and creativity. Abstract Watercolor: Foundations & Flow If …

$305.96

Watercolor for Brain Health: A 5-Week Creative Journey

Dictée Art & Exhibitions 2117 11th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

Join artist Salma Ramadan for a 5-week series using watercolor to turn down mental noise. Focus on the creative process through play! About the Workshop …

$161.90

Artist Talk ~ Duncan Sherwood Forbes

The Grand Gallery 560 2nd Street, Oakland, CA, United States

From paper and pen to wire and air, Duncan Sherwood-Forbes creates sculpture that uses air as medium. Forbes captures figures in mid-thought, breathtakingly suspended in …

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Artists’ Reception – Familiar Strangers

Manna Gallery 473 25th St., Oakland, CA, United States

Join Manna Gallery in celebrating the opening of Familiar Strangers, a group exhibition featuring Devynn Barnes, Madelyn Covey, Monica Guillory, Pamela Mooney, Jillian Shea, Julianne …

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