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SUMMARY:Paul Thompson’s “West Wild: American Culture”
DESCRIPTION:For October/November FM Oakland is excited to host the recent works by local Berkeley native Paul Thompson in his latest collection entitled “West Wild: American Culture.” Thompson’s work focuses on the romance and excitement of the wild west as he plays with paint\, line\, brushwork\, and composition to depict various scenes and portraits. His imagery highlights a range of cowboy life\, as it shows the somber loneliness of ranching\, to the rowdy and rough “fight or die” culture of bar fights and shootouts. Within that range one underlying aspect remains: his love for the wild west. \nPaul Thompson: Life of a Cowboy\n“I always played cowboys and indians with my brother as a kid \, and our father loved westerns. He would often play with us and eventually lived in the middle of the Nevada desert. We fantasized being cowboys and when we went to Nevada\, I enjoyed meeting real cowboys. It is still romantic and engaging to visit old western towns and imagine living as one. As an adult\, I took a tour of old western towns dressed as a cowboy. My mother used to draw with us and encouraged us to draw things that we imagined\, so I have been drawing and painting western themes ever since. I don’t make art for money. It is my therapy and as my mother says\, we share a healthy addiction.”  \nOctober 2nd – November 28th\, 2026
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/paul-thompsons-west-wild-american-culture-2/
LOCATION:FM Gallery\, 483 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pat O'Connor\, K.C. Rosenberg\, Emily Shepard: Material Messages
DESCRIPTION:Left to right: KC Rosenberg\, “Redeem\,” 2017\, Acrylic paint and laser cut canvas on felt 8”x 9” unframed\, 13”x16” framed (photo courtesy of the artist); Emily Shepard\, “Approach I\,” 2026\, acrylic\, ink\, canvas\, thread on panel\, 24” x 30”. Photo: Sibila Savage; Pat O’Connor\, “A Realignment” 2024\, Salvaged cardboard\, acrylic paint 22 in H x 120 in W x 12 in D. Photo: Jeannie O’Connor \nMaterial Messages brings together three artists whose abstract practices are guided by a collaboration with their materials. Each follows a distinct pathway\, using stains\, layering\, repetition\, text fragments\, and evidence of the body as carriers of information. \nPat O’Connor considers the histories held in ordinary objects. Found and repurposed cardboard becomes a layered assemblage\, taking on new form while traces of its previous life remain. K.C. Rosenberg uses words and fragments of language as both material and meaning. Removed from conventional narrative\, words shift between language and form\, creating a space where recognition gives way to abstraction and interpretation remains open. Emily Shepard builds forms through mark-making and assembly\, emphasizing presence. Gestures and materials come together into surfaces that echo experience\, attention\, and movement. Together\, the artists invite viewers to slow down and consider what material can reveal through their surfaces\, histories\, and transformations.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/pat-oconnor-k-c-rosenberg-emily-shepard-material-messages/
LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Helvella Art
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the month of November as we celebrate our neighboring artists at Helvella  @helvella.art\nRaul D’Mauries @rdmauries Felicia Ann @felishita and Malisa Suchanya @malisasuchanya Yosiell Lorenzo @midnightconjurer \nTheir colorful surealistic worlds instantly welcome you with good vibes. The refreshing sense of optimism envelops the space as you’re transported into this thoughtful creation of hope. Come hang out with us.  \nArtist Reception:\nThursday Nov 12th\nfrom 6-8pm\nThe Grand Gallery\n560 2nd St\nJack London \nShow runs Nov 5th – Nov 29th \nGallery Hours:\nWed-Thurs Noon – 5pm\nFri-Sat. 11am -7pm.\nSunday Noon -5pm.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/helvella-art/
LOCATION:The Grand Gallery\, 560 2nd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Opening Reception
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SUMMARY:GearBox Gallery Presents: Tilt Toward Joy\, Jenny Hacker and Maricris Briones Hansen
DESCRIPTION:Jenny Hacker and Maricris Briones Hansen\nNovember 5 – December 19\, 2026\nOpening Reception\nGearBox Gallery is pleased to present\, the winners of our Bay Area Open\, Jenny Hacker and Maricris Briones Hansen in their two person exhibition\, Tilt Toward Joy. November 5th through December 19th. With a special exhibition in the Inner Room Gallery\, Second Sight: views of the natural world\, photographic imagery by Joy Every \nReception for the Artists: Saturday\, November 7th at 1:00pm\nArtists’ Talks: Saturday\, December 12\, 2pm \nMore about Tilt Toward Joy: Both artists share a love of color and a playful approach to form\, Hacker with her free form sculptures and Briones-Hansen with her collage like paintings.  These two artists’ unique shapes appear to be in conversation with one another and lend an almost anthropomorphic quality to their abstract sculptures and paintings. Their work will be displayed together in the Main Gallery to create a colorful and joyous atmosphere —something we could all use right now.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/gearbox-gallery-presents-tilt-toward-joy-jenny-hacker-and-maricris-briones-hansen/
LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tiffany Schmierer: Aggregate Vision
DESCRIPTION:Tiffany Schmierer: Aggregate Vision\nNovember 5 – January 9\, 2027\n​(Closed Nov 26-28\, Dec 23 – Jan 2)​ \nArtist’s Reception: Saturday\, Nov 14th\, 1-4 pm\nStop by to greet the artist and enjoy the light refreshments with real people at a real place at a real time. \nArtist’s Talk: Saturday\, December 5th\, starting at 2 pm \nTransmission Gallery is pleased to present Aggregate Vision\, a solo exhibition of recent work by Tiffany Schmierer in the Small Space of the gallery\, at the top of the stairs. \nSchmierer’s ceramic sculptures bring together an intricate vocabulary of color\, pattern\, texture\, and form. Constructed from interlocking shapes and multi-planar facets\, the works balance geometric structure with organic movement. Each element has its own surface\, pattern\, and character\, yet contributes to a larger composition of surprising connections and visual complexity anchored by repeated motifs. \nThrough multiple glaze firings\, Schmierer builds richly layered surfaces\, combining varied colors\, graphic patterns\, and tactile details. Curves\, angles\, ridges\, and open spaces intersect and overlap\, creating a sense of movement and depth. As the eye travels across the work\, individual forms shift in relation to one another\, revealing new patterns and spatial relationships.  The interplay of structure\, color\, and surface gives the work an animated quality\, while the complexity of their construction holds the parts together as a cohesive whole. \nPlease join us for the Artist’s Reception\, concurrent with the Reception for No Life Guard on Duty. Stop in any time between 1 and 4 pm\, Saturday\, November 14th to greet the artists and check out the work while enjoying the light refreshments on our lovely outdoor deck (weather permitting). All are welcome!   \nAggregate Vision is one of two concurrent solo exhibitions at Transmission gallery\, with more art to see in the Artist’s Showroom.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/tiffany-schmierer-aggregate-vision/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hindsight is 20/20 – Wayne Armstrong\, Patrick Crotty\, Gina Gaiser\, Pam Jue\, Sandra Wong Orloff\, Alexander Yoshikawa
DESCRIPTION:Manna Gallery presents Hindsight is 20/20\, its end-of-year group exhibition featuring six East Bay artists working across painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, photography\, and wood marquetry. On view November 6 through December 12\, 2026\, the exhibition brings together work by Wayne Armstrong\, Patrick Crotty\, Gina Gaiser\, Pam Jue\, Sandra Wong Orloff\, and Alexander Yoshikawa. Yoshikawa joins the exhibition as the Manna Gallery Award winner from the Everything Must Go Juried Show. This exhibition celebrates the breadth of artistic practices in the Bay Area\, bringing together distinct materials\, approaches\, and perspectives in a single exhibition. \nArtists’ Reception – Saturday\, November 14 | 2–4 pm\nOakland Art Murmur First Friday – November 6 & December 4 | 5–8 pm\n25th Street Block Party & Closing Reception – Saturday\, December 12 | 3–5 pm \nGallery Hours – Saturdays | 12–5 pm & First Fridays | 5–8 pm\nAll events and admission to Manna Gallery are free of charge
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/hindsight-is-20-20-wayne-armstrong-patrick-crotty-gina-gaiser-pam-jue-sandra-wong-orloff-alexander-yoshikawa/
LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dana DeKalb: No Lifeguard on Duty
DESCRIPTION:November 12 – January 16\, 2027\nRegular Gallery Hours: Thursdays\, Fridays and Saturdays\, 12-5 pm\n​(Holiday Schedule: by appointment only from Nov 22-28 and Dec 22 – Jan 2)​​​ \nArtist’s Reception: Saturday\, November 14\, 1-4 pm \nArtist’s Talk: Saturday\, January 9th\, starting at 2 pm \nDana DeKalb’s Statement about No Lifeguard on Duty: \nSet within a long tradition of narrative art\, my figure paintings are riddles\, which balance the familiar and nostalgic with the surreal\, bringing a psychological charge to seemingly ordinary moments. The enigmatic subjects are situated in improbable dioramas\, which glow with the colors of a tinted photograph. With an inner emotion\, and a dash of humor\, they take on curious tasks and unforeseen events\, and are often caught in a moment of decision. At first\, they appear engaged in everyday actions; yet on closer inspection\, unexpected details reveal that something strange is unfolding. Each scene captures a narrative pause\, inviting viewers to unravel the plot and insert their own interpretation to complete the story. \nNo Lifeguard on Duty specifically focuses on the ocean\, an iconic environment by turns wildly beautiful\, serenely nurturing and dangerously volatile.  It’s tidal rhythm of ebb and flow is a symbol of transition and adaptation\, serving as an apt metaphor for the fluctuations of life. The figures in the paintings wobble in undersized lifeboats\, stilt walk determinedly through high tide\, or balance in a human tower on a diving platform. They build sandcastles\, play with inflatable toys\, and collect specimens from the sea and sky. Like the marooned seafarer Robinson Crusoe\, they are portrayed navigating their way through an unpredictable world. \nIn addition to figure paintings\, the show features a wall of miniature\, detailed panels of undersea zoophytes — an archaic term meaning\, literally\, “animal-plants” — which transition from lush color to cool monochrome. Mysterious and evocative\, they bring to mind alien flora and fauna\, while alluding to the bleaching of coral in warming ocean waters.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/dana-dekalb-no-lifeguard-on-duty/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nicole Irene Anderson // Land Figures
DESCRIPTION:Johansson Projects presents Land Figures\, Nicole Irene Anderson’s second solo exhibition of landscape paintings and drawings with the gallery.  \nKnown for her haunting California landscapes\, Nicole Irene Anderson renders subjects not as static portraits but as living atmospheres—shifting\, flickering\, and at times nearly dissolving into their environments. These forms become little islands unto themselves\, bound not by topography but by the emotional weather of their surroundings. Her work stirs with an uncanny\, near-hallucinatory stillness\, drawing us into moments where the familiar becomes spectral and the personal\, mythic. \nIn Anderson’s world\, the human condition is not a singular state but a diffuse\, mercurial experience. Our disparate and illusory natures seek to know each other in the darkness. The artist’s subjects—sometimes solitary\, sometimes accompanied—are lanterns in the fog. They search for connection\, and occasionally\, they find it in ways we do: in familiarity\, in strangeness\, in memory\, and the mirrors of perception. Her work suggests that this kind of connection\, fragile and radiant\, is possible only when we open ourselves to the ache of vulnerability. To witness the illusion of stillness in an entropic universe. \nTo describe Nicole Irene Anderson as simply a painter is to understate the force majeure she embodies in the studio. She mines the emotional terrain with an unrelenting commitment\, refusing sentimentality in favor of something sharper\, truer. Her hyperrealities are not polished simulations but cracked and flickering truths formed in the crucible of lived experience. They are a response to a world that often feels unreal—and a defiant claim that feeling\, in all its terror and tenderness\, is real. \nThis is not escapism. It is a radical kind of noticing. \nI’d like to believe her singular ability to reconstitute contemporary landscapes—both internal and external —was born from her formative time here on the Central Coast. A terrain too stark and too honest to allow for illusion. There is a coastal realism that imprints itself on those who grow up alongside its fog-drenched cliffs and fractured light. It teaches you to see things for what they are\, even when they hide. Anderson never stopped looking. Her paintings speak the visual language of that upbringing: attuned to absence\, lit by empathy\, edged with mystery. \nIn the lineage of artists who collapse the boundaries between place\, psyche\, and spirit\, Anderson is carving out her own topography—one that is deeply rooted\, relentlessly curious\, and wholly her own. \nBy Charles Smith \nLand Figures runs November 21\, 2026 to January 9\, 2027.  \nAn opening reception will be held Saturday\, November 21 from 3-5pm.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/nicole-irene-anderson-land-figures/2026-11-21/
LOCATION:Johansson Projects\, 2300 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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