Artist Talk ~ Duncan Sherwood Forbes
2026-05-16 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Grand Gallery, 560 2nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94607, 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 time.
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.
“Like contour drawing, my version of wire sculpture traces boundaries. The core element of sculpture, that differentiates it from other media, is the use of mass. My work is an inversion of that tenet: the wire sculptures do not occupy space so much as propose it; they describe form through absence by using material not to depict the subject directly, but to outline where it would be.”
There is so much freedom in Forbes’s work. The lines appear to have been lifted off the page and magically transferred to air. It’s this reassignment of air as medium that makes Forbes’s work a must see.

Artist’s Talk – Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live
2026-05-16 14:00 - 14:30 | Transmission Gallery, 770 West Grand Ave., Suite A, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live
Artist’s Talk starts at 2 pm – please join us – all are welcome! Free street parking nearby.
In 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. Indeed, Gill often refers to her collages as paintings. Thoughtful of composition and content, Gill’s imagery emerges through a contemplative process with color drawn from a vast trove of magazine imagery.
Images pay homage to the daily moments from which our lives are built, quiet, repetitive, and precious as they are.
Come out to the artist’s talk to hear more from Sonia about her art practice, philosophy and the development of the figurative work on view at Transmission Gallery. Events are free and open to the public.
Can’t make the talk? See the work April 23 – June 6, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 12-5pm and by appointment.

Artists’ Reception – Familiar Strangers
2026-05-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Manna Gallery, 473 25th St., Oakland, CA, 94612, 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 Sterling, and Deirdre White. Meet the artists and be among the first to experience this thoughtful exploration of memory, identity, and image through contemporary figurative painting. The reception offers an opportunity to connect, ask questions, and engage with the work in a lively, informal setting.
May 16 – June 20, 2026
Artists’ Reception: Saturday, May 16, 2-4 pm
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 12-5 pm & First Fridays, 5-8 pm
Devynn Barnes is an Oakland-based painter, visual artist, and archivist. Through her multi-disciplinary work, she transforms archival fragments into portals of Afro-surreal conjure, restoring suppressed Black queer presence and imagining landscapes of collective homecoming. Barnes invites viewers to confront their own narratives, encouraging a collective awakening, communal (melanated) homecoming, and admittance to our interconnected archives.
Monica Guillory paints from vintage photographs, transforming fleeting moments of intimacy and joy into layered compositions that mirror the fragility and emotional elasticity of memory—where figures emerge, dissolve, and persist through time.
Madelyn Covey paints portraits of friends and family that examine the performance of identity within intimate, domestic spaces. Working on found wallpaper, she builds visual relationships between subject and surface, creating textured reflections on connection, care, and the subtle ways we inhabit our roles.
Pamela Mooney reconfigures found imagery into compositions that are at once familiar and disorienting. Through distortion, color disruption, and chance, her work challenges viewers to unravel embedded meanings while considering the impact our cultural narratives have on the possibilities of the future.
Jillian Shea captures nightlife scenes as sites of tension and agency, where visibility and performance collide. Her paintings reframe femme presence as active and resistant, emphasizing camaraderie and autonomy within spaces shaped by the dynamics of looking and being looked at.
Julianne Wallace Sterling’s recent paintings are inspired by photos she took on vacation with her family. These photos are of cherished memories and travels with loved ones. These paintings begin in an atmospheric location but quickly dive into magical imaginings of place through light, floral design, and shadow. Sterling’s work is fundamentally portraiture, but she has been exploring the figure in the complexity of cityscapes.
Deirdre White constructs poetic, often unsteady worlds drawn from memory, landscape, and imagination. Her paintings weave personal and collective narratives of life in the American West, where grief, wonder, and resilience coexist within scenes of quiet upheaval.

Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Gustave Carlson: New American Stillness
2026-05-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Mercury 20 Gallery, 475 25th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Gustave Carlson, “Inverness Midday”, 2026, photo courtesy of the artist
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.
Bio:
Gustave 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.
Gallery Hours: Friday and Saturday, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)
﻿Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday, June 5, 5 – 9 pm

Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Charlie Milgrim: Crude Futures
2026-05-16 15:00 - 17:00 | CA
Image: Charlie Milgrim, “Crude Futures #1”, 2026, used motor oil on paper, photo Bri Cheng
Twenty-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.
Now, 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.
Gallery Hours: Friday and Saturday, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)
﻿Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday, June 5, 5 – 9 pm

Getting the Shot: How Photojournalism Works Today
2026-05-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Oakland Photo Workshop, 312 8th St, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
As AI-generated imagery has enabled the mass spreading of misinformation, the role of photojournalists in documenting reality is more crucial than ever. Yet the economic implosion of the media industry means that there are relatively few full-time positions left, even at major news outlets. Amidst this challenging landscape, how are photojournalists adapting to changing technologies, maintaining their careers, and covering the stories that deserve to be covered?
To answer these questions and more, East Bay Yesterday host Liam O’Donoghue will be moderating a panel discussion with several Bay Area photojournalists. Expect to hear an illuminating conversation on the ethics, logistics, and love of taking pictures for a living.
Featuring:
Amir Aziz, Bay Nature Documentary Photography Fellow and co-founder of Coyote Media Collective
Charles Russo, SF Gate Senior Editor of Photography & Design
Jane Tyska, East Bay Times/Oakland Tribune photojournalist
This event is part of the closing reception for “Visible Labor: The East Bay at Work,” an exhibition of local photographers on display at Oakland Photo Workshop until May 24, 2026. This is a free event, but pre-registration is recommended. You can pre-register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/aac64c32-a84d-4107-9ff1-9f175b146f6f

Wandering Stars: Closing Reception
2026-05-23 16:00 - 18:00 | East Bay Creative Lab, 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Join us Saturday, May 23rd, for the closing reception of Wandering Stars: A Young Artists’ Portrait Show. This exhibition showcases OUSD High School students’ artwork. There are five schools represented in this show: Fremont High, Skyline High, Oakland High, Oakland International, and Madison Park Academy.
Wandering Stars is a celebration of beauty, selfhood, and identity. These artists don’t wait to be seen. They make themselves visible.
Reception will be held at East Bay Creative Lab from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. East Bay Creative Lab is located at 558 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA.

Field Notes: Linda Ellinwood / Joy Every, GearBox Gallery
2026-05-28 12:00 - 2026-07-03 17:00 | Gearbox Gallery, 770 West Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Field Notes – Linda Ellinwood / Joy Every
May 28 – July 3 2026
Artists’ Reception: Saturday May 30, 1 – 4pm.
Artists’ Talk: Saturday June 13, 2pm with a reading by author Joanne Furio.
This show runs concurrently with The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan, GearBox Gallery’s 2026 Inner Room Gallery winner
Gearbox Gallery is pleased to present Field Notes, an exhibition of new work by Oakland-based artists, sculptor Linda Ellinwood and mixed-media artist Joy Every on view from May 28 through July 3, 2026. The title Field Notes reflects Ellinwood and Every’s approach to art making: attentive, provisional, and deeply rooted in looking. Like notes taken in the field, the works operate as records of experience other than conclusions. Familiar forms dissolve into abstraction as images are altered by time, perception, and the artists’ hands allowing space for ambiguity and personal reflection..
GearBox Gallery
770 West Grand Avenue
Thursdays – Saturdays noon – 5pm

The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan, GearBox Gallery
2026-05-28 12:00 - 2026-07-03 17:00 | 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.

Oakland Art Murmur's 20th Anniversary Art Party
2026-05-30 11:00 - 17:00 | CA
Oakland Art Murmur’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and East Bay Open Studios Opening Party
Free and all-ages. Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11am–5pm at Orchard Galleries, 489 25th Street, Oakland
Kick off summer with a block party celebrating two decades of East Bay art and community. The day features hands-on art-making activities, live music and DJ sets, immersive performers, light bites, wine, and a community exhibition showcasing 100+ East Bay Open Studios artists — including OAM’s newest Emerging Artists cohort. Guest jurors will select and announce award winners. Art raffle tickets available at the event.
The exhibition continues Sunday, May 31, 12pm–4pm. East Bay Open Studios runs June 6–7 and June 13–14 across the East Bay.

Made in Oakland
2026-05-30 11:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-06 11:00 - 17:00 | Slate Contemporary Gallery, 5510 College Ave, Oakland, 94618, United States
Join us this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Oakland Art Murmur with our special pop-up exhibition, titled Made in Oakland, at our 473 25th Street Annex space featuring six Oakland-based artists from SLATE Contemporary Gallery’s roster.

GearBox Gallery Artists’ Reception: Field Notes – Linda Ellinwood / Joy Every
2026-05-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Gearbox Gallery, 770 West Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Saturday May 30th from 1 – 4pm
Please join GearBox Gallery in celebrating the opening of Field Notes with GearBox Gallery artists Linda Ellinwood and Joy Every. All are welcome.
Running concurrently to Field Notes is the 2026 Inner Room Gallery winner, Stan Chan with The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan. Artists’ reception on Saturday, May 30th from 1 – 4pm

GearBox Gallery Artists’ Reception: The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan
2026-05-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Gearbox Gallery, 770 West Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Saturday May 30th from 1 – 4pm
Please join GearBox Gallery in celebrating the opening of 2026’s Inner Room Gallery winner Stan Chan: The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan. All are welcome.
Running concurrently with The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan, is Field Notes with Joy Every and Linda Ellinwood. Artists’ reception is on Saturday, May 30th from 1 – 4pm

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, 2026-06-13 | 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

Practice Makes Process: Teaching Artists of the East Bay Photo Collective
2026-06-05 - 2026-07-19 | Oakland Photo Workshop, 312 8th St, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Practice Makes Process features the work of the teaching artists of the East Bay Photo Collective. Reflecting the diversity of the workshops program, the exhibition brings together a broad range of photographic practices, approaches, and ways of seeing. Each exhibiting artist sustains an individual creative practice while sharing aspects of their process through hands-on workshops and community experiences. This exhibition offers another point of access: an opportunity to encounter how sustained practice intersects with artistic process.
Featuring the work of Beatrice Thornton, Bob Shonkoff, Brenna Hansen, Chrissy Huhn, Jan Watten, Jaya Bhat, Jenny Sampson, Jop Baylon, Juliayn Coleman, Jyoti Liggin, Kelly Sullivan, Kimberley Campisano, Najee Tobin, Phillip Krayna, Sakara Birdsong, Sophie Stoerkel, Vincent Donovan, and Ziru Mo.

East Bay Open Studios
2026-06-05 11:00 - 2026-06-14 17:00 | The Grand Gallery, 560 2nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
See Local Art at The Grand Gallery and our neighbor Gallery Studios11, 560 Second Street, Oakland, near beautiful Jack London Square. Saturday and Sunday June 6,7,13 & 14th Saturday hours 11-7pm Sunday hours 11-5pm
Featuring emerging Artist Qi Han.

Made in Oakland
2026-06-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Slate Annex, 473 25th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

“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

First Friday Reception — Multi-Artist Exhibition – May-June
2026-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Art@Archer, 431 13th Street, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Five Bay Area artists bring their art and their unique styles to you. Meet the artists; view their work.
Dalit Fresco
Leon Kennedy
Christie Langley
Murray Nelson
Suying Zhang
Refreshments will be provided.

Opening Reception: Process Makes Practice
2026-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Oakland Photo Workshop, 312 8th St, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Joins us for an opening reception for Practice Makes Perfect; Work from the Teaching Artists of the East Bay Open Collective. There will be refreshments, music by the Cat Man of West Oakland, and some incredible work by our roster of instructors!
Practice Makes Process features the work of the teaching artists of the East Bay Photo Collective. Showcasing diverse photographic approaches, this exhibition explores the intersection of creative practice, artistic process, and shared learning. Featuring Joffrey Baylon, Jaya Bhat, Sakara Birdsong, Kimberley Campisano, Juliayn Coleman, Vincent Donovan, Brenna Hansen, Chrissy Huhn, Phillip Krayna, Jyoti Liggin, Ziru Mo, Jenny Sampson, Bob Shonkoff, Sophie Stoerkel, Kelly Sullivan, Beatrice Thornton, Najee Tobin, & Jan Watten.

East Bay Open Studios
2026-06-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-06 11:00 - 2026-06-07 17:00, 2026-06-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-13 11:00 - 17:00 | CA
See real local art this June!
East Bay Open Studios returns for two free weekends with over 180 artists opening their studios to the public. This free, self-guided event invites you to wander into local studios, galleries, and community hubs in Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond. Come curious — meet the creative minds behind the work, experience art where it’s made, and leave inspired.
Kick things off at our free Opening Party & Exhibition at Orchard Galleries on Saturday, May 30th (11am–5pm); a family-friendly day of art, music, food, and a community exhibition celebrating our 20th anniversary!
Not sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs, or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory!
🎉 Opening Party: May 30, 11am–5pm @ Orchard Galleries
🗓️ Open Studios: June 6-7 and 13-14; 11am–5pm daily
📍 Art in your neighborhoods across the East Bay
🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Visit eastbayopenstudios.com
2. Browse artist profiles or use the interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
3. Don’t know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists,Community Hubs, and Special Events.
4. Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am–5pm each day

Art Murmur First Friday at Werkshack
2026-06-06 18:00 - 21:30 | Werkshack, 481 25th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Werkshack is pleased to present “Kummerspeck”, recent Sculpture and Mixed Media work by Bay Area artists Kelly DeFayette and Cybele Gerachis.
Kummerspeck is a German word that translates to “grief bacon” — the weight gained from emotional overeating, or, more broadly, the ways people absorb and deal with discomfort, emotional confusion, and uncertainty.
This show does not illustrate the term as much as it moves through its emotional atmosphere. Across sculpture, painting, and mixed media, the work reflects making sense of creating amidst the pressure to adapt to a world constantly reshaping itself.
It also radiates humor, sarcasm, and material pleasure. The stubborn act of making something by hand while much around you feels out of human scale. There is no substitute for the act of making something – as a way to process, archive, feel, and connect.
The exhibition invites viewers into that shared space between grief and pleasure, vulnerability and spectacle — and asks what kind of meaning can still be built from the fragments around us – the scraps of paper or the bric-a-brac at the thrift store.
Meet the artists during this Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Event!

Wham! Bam! Queer!
2026-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | East Bay Creative Lab, 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
An exhibition portraying different perspectives of queer identities: black and brown people, gender non-conforming, femme, masculine, lesbian, gay, and all other members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The exhibition also showcases queer livelihoods depicted through histories of significant moments that define resilience, as well as zines about ways to fight back in our current social climate. Animals and characters represent the many facets of queer people and identities. Queer people are not a monolith, and their stories are unique and nuanced, transcending stereotypes. “We are here! We are queer! We make comics, zines, and illustrations that uplift, empower, and celebrate our communities.”

GearBox Gallery Artists’ Talk with Linda Ellinwood and Joy Every
2026-06-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Gearbox Gallery, 770 West Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
GearBox Gallery is hosting an artist talk with Field Notes artists Linda Ellinwood and Joy Every with reading by author Joanne Furio. Furio will also be moderating the talk. Join in on the lively conversation on Saturday, June 13th, 2pm
About Linda Ellinwood:
Ellinwood’s sculptures are created completely from found natural materials. Each one is unexpected, yet simple and evocative. It is evident that she has been working with these materials for many years, developing a vocabulary ,building up a library of materials, landscapes from which to cull; a lifetime of looking, noticing and delighting in natural forms. Ellinwood’s creations are elegant in their simplicity yet manage to elicit an emotional response: delight, humor, contemplation, disinterest. She has exhibited nationally, her work is included incollections throughout the United States. She lives and works in Oakland.
About Joy Every:
Joy Every presents a series of photography-based mixed media works that emerge from direct observation of the natural world. Beginning with photographic impressions of landscape, light, and atmosphere, her process unfolds through intuitive layering, abstraction, and mark making. These works do not document place, but instead trace what lingers in the space between representation and memory, where landscapes become internalized and reimagined. Through subtle shifts in color, texture, and light ,the work evokes horizons, skies, and terrain that feel at once recognizable and elusive—shaped as much by feeling as by geography.
“Joy Every’s latest mixed media works on paper continue her exploration of the natural world through an intimate, tactile lens. Embroidery introduces a measured, meditative pace, where each stitch becomes an act of reverence. The works feel simultaneously fragile and immersive, inviting a closer exploration.”-Lori Austin,Owner/Curator of Lori Austin Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
Joy Every has exhibited nationally, and internationally. Her work is included in public and private collections across the United States. including the Security and Exchange Commission and Embassy of Peru. She lives and works in Oakland ,California.
