By Malcolm Ryder The most conceptual show I’ve seen recently is, appropriately enough, at a university. Mills College, which is now Northeastern University’s Oakland presence, …
INTO THE BRIGHTNESS
By Malcolm Ryder At the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), the art is a celebration of California. In OMCA’s current great hall exhibit Into the …
TABITHA SOREN: Structuring Absence
Tabitha Soren explores the expansive power of photography by pushing its material limits and embracing its unreliable nature. She probes the surface of the photograph …
THE STORIES WE TELL AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
By Malcolm Ryder This current show born of the East Bay Photo Collective, which runs through September 3rd, is unusual for the gallery, but maybe …
Recycledelic Fusionism
After living abroad in Asia and Central America for over four decades, Dickens 44 Bascom, whose creations made him a counter culture celebrity in the …
MURMURATIONS: 2023 MFA EXHIBITION – MILLS COLLEGE ART MUSEUM
Murmurations, the 2023 MFA thesis exhibition, presents the work of graduating MFA candidates with concentrations in studio and book arts at Mills College at Northeastern …
OPENING RECEPTION | 2023 MFA EXHIBITION – MILLS COLLEGE ART MUSEUM
Celebrate the opening of Murmurations, the 2023 MFA thesis exhibition presenting the work of graduating MFA candidates with concentrations in studio and book arts at …
ERIC COLLINS: TAKE OVER
By Mario Hernandez In early November, I took in Eric Collins’ show, Takeover, at Last One’s gallery in Oakland’s Laurel District. A Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco …
COLLECTIVE & COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims.