Branch Gallery New Exhibition News

Branch Gallery is excited to announce our new exhibit

No Man's Land Scape
by Jessalyn Haggenjos.

The Exhibit runs April 22-June 4th
The reception is this Thursday, April 22nd 5-8pm

First Friday receptions: May 7th and June 4th 5-8pm


Jessalyn’s work is process oriented and steeped in its materiality. The thick, glossy enamel she uses erupts on the panel and causes a reaction to other paints by cracking and flowing in both a playful and toxic way. This duality conveys a sense of both the beauty and contamination the artist sees in the American landscape. The luscious colors combine with force to create tumultuous yet sensuous abstractions of monumentally iconic American Southwest scenes.

Jessalyn Haggenjos is a painter and sculptor who lives and works in San Francisco. Jessalyn received an MFA from California College of the Arts. Her work has been shown in New York, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle and Copenhagen. She was a recent resident at Ox-Bow.

Jessalyn's work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, New American Paintings, ArtSlant, Cheap and Plastique, Shotgun Review and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Branch Gallery
455 17th St, 3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94608
510-508-1764
www.bayvan.org
Hours: Thurs-Fri 12-6pm, Sat 12-4pm, First Friday until 8pm

image: Freestyle Rock Balance, 2009, enamel on panel

Branch Gallery open until 8pm tonight for First Friday

Some pics taken with my iphone from the Branch Gallery. I am using this great app. I downloaded that makes all images look like polaroid film...

Did I mention in the last post that we extended Karen Gallagher's show one week, so it will now be on view thru April 9th.

Branch Gallery news

Branch Gallery is open.

Discolorations the solo exhibition by Karen Gallagher has been extended and will run thru April 9th.

The Gallery will be open to 8pm for this upcoming First Friday, April 2nd.

The other galleries near by will also be open late including The Crucible Gallery, Pro Arts, Awaken Cafe Gallery and Joyce Gordon. Nearby restaurants include Flora, Le Cheval and Spice Monkey..and don't forget the Layover bar for a nice cocktail.

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Karen has been working to isolate in her artistic process those facets integral to the alchemical 'print' process in both her printed & hand drawn works. By focusing on the underlying elements: pressure, stains, and the use of information systems as a sieve these hand drawn encaustic works are created.

Within this body of work, bruises are her primary subject. Focusing on the pure mechanics of writing & line work (similar to handwriting), brocade & other flourished line patterns are layered on wax panels in raw pigment to build up images of bruises. This subject matter illuminates her deep interest in scars & bruises as a fading, or permanent, record of an action or event that is intense enough to cause an imprint or stain on the body. The physical and observable evidence of damage to the body is represented as sensual and seductive undulations of brocade patterning.

Karen Gallagher was born in Queens, New York and is currently maintaining her studio in Oakland, CA. She is an experimental printmaker focused on disassembling the traditional format of printmaking into a contemporary experience of self-documentation and re-composition. Gallagher has taught in Bay Area educational programs such as Kala, the San Francisco Art Institute (where she received her MFA with the department Merit Fellowship), and the Richmond Art Center. She exhibits locally and on the east coast in Solo and Group exhibitions, and maintains an Artist Residency at Kala in Berkeley. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art through their acceptance of a group printmaking portfolio "The Printable Principles of Dialogue" and The State University of New York at Albany Art Museum.

Image: Black and Blue 7, drawn dry pigment on beeswax panel, 2009

Gallery Hours: Thursday and Friday 12-6pm, Saturday 12-4pm. Open until 8pm on First Friday, and by appointment.

Branch Gallery open late for First Friday

Branch Gallery will be open until 8pm this coming First Friday. If you missed the opening for our current exhibit, this is a great time to check it out.


Discolorations
Solo Exhibition by Karen Gallagher

February 18th - April 2nd, 2010
First Friday Events 5-8pm, March 5th & April 2nd

Karen has been working to isolate in her artistic process those facets integral to the alchemical 'print' process in both her printed & hand drawn works. By focusing on the underlying elements: pressure, stains, and the use of information systems as a sieve these hand drawn encaustic works are created.

Within this body of work, bruises are her primary subject. Focusing on the pure mechanics of writing & line work (similar to handwriting), brocade & other flourished line patterns are layered on wax panels in raw pigment to build up images of bruises. This subject matter illuminates her deep interest in scars & bruises as a fading, or permanent, record of an action or event that is intense enough to cause an imprint or stain on the body. The physical and observable evidence of damage to the body is represented as sensual and seductive undulations of brocade patterning.

Karen Gallagher was born in Queens, New York and is currently maintaining her studio in Oakland, CA. She is an experimental printmaker focused on disassembling the traditional format of printmaking into a contemporary experience of self-documentation and re-composition. Gallagher has taught in Bay Area educational programs such as Kala, the San Francisco Art Institute (where she received her MFA with the department Merit Fellowship), and the Richmond Art Center. She exhibits locally and on the east coast in Solo and Group exhibitions, and maintains an Artist Residency at Kala in Berkeley. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art through their acceptance of a group printmaking portfolio "The Printable Principles of Dialogue" and The State University of New York at Albany Art Museum.

Image: Black and Blue 7, drawn dry pigment on beeswax panel, 2009

Gallery Hours: Thursday and Friday 12-6pm, Saturday 12-4pm. Open until 8pm on First Friday, and by appointment.

BayVAN news and opening reception this Thursday 5-8pm

GALLERY NEWS
Join us this for a reception this Thursday 5-8pm

BayVAN is excited to officially announce the launch of Branch Gallery. The gallery will exhibit work drawn from Bay Area Visual Arts Network’s (BayVAN) premier artist registry, Branch features thoughtfully curated exhibitions showcasing a wide range of contemporary Bay Area Art.

Branch will be open Thursday- Friday 12-6pm, Saturday 12-4pm, open until 8pm every First Friday and will also be available by appointment

In the Gallery:

Discolorations

Solo Exhibition by Karen Gallagher

February 18th - April 2nd, 2010
Artist Reception, February 18th 5-8pm
First Friday Events 5-8pm, March 5th and April 2nd

Karen has been working to isolate in her artistic process those facets integral to the alchemical 'print' process in both her printed & hand drawn works. By focusing on the underlying elements: pressure, stains, and the use of information systems as a sieve these hand drawn encaustic works are created.

Within this body of work, bruises are her primary subject. Focusing on the pure mechanics of writing & line work (similar to handwriting), brocade & other flourished line patterns are layered on wax panels in raw pigment to build up images of bruises. This subject matter illuminates her deep interest in scars & bruises as a fading, or permanent, record of an action or event that is intense enough to cause an imprint or stain on the body. The physical and observable evidence of damage to the body is represented as sensual and seductive undulations of brocade patterning.

Karen Gallagher was born in Queens, New York and is currently maintaining her studio in Oakland, CA. She is an experimental printmaker focused on disassembling the traditional format of printmaking into a contemporary experience of self-documentation and re-composition. Gallagher has taught in Bay Area educational programs such as Kala, the San Francisco Art Institute (where she received her MFA with the department Merit Fellowship), and the Richmond Art Center. She exhibits locally and on the east coast in Solo and Group exhibitions, and maintains an Artist Residency at Kala in Berkeley. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art through their acceptance of a group printmaking portfolio "The Printable Principles of Dialogue" and The State University of New York at Albany Art Museum.

Image: Black and Blue 7, drawn dry pigment on beeswax panel, 2009

Gallery Hours: Thursday and Friday 12-6pm, Saturday 12-4pm. Open until 8pm on First Friday, and by appointment.

BayVAN News

Happy New Year!

We hope you all had enjoyable holidays. We are excited about the new year and would like to fill you in on a few great events coming up.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12th 6-8pm
Join us for a cocktail reception for BayVAN artist Daniel Healey at one of Oakland's latest great creation the Layover bar.

1517 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 834-1517

FIRST FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 5-8pm
We will be open for Oakland's First Friday art walk. The gallery is currently hosting a group exhibit of BayVAN artists who we worked with during our first year.
Participating artists: Brian Caraway, Jason Byers, Steuart Pittman, Modesto Covarrubias, Maryly Snow, Zoe Ani, Eric Larson, Martin Webb

BayVAN at the Ellington!

The Bay Area Visual Arts Network invites you to view the Twelve-Artist Collection at The Ellington Condominiums.

OAKLAND, CA – Three acclaimed Bay Area Arts Organizations, Blankspace Gallery, Objet D’Art and BB Art, have unveiled their first project as the joint venture, The Bay Area Visual Arts Network (BayVAN). Beginning August 1st the Ellington collection can be viewed daily by appointment. The collection features work by a cadre of emerging and established professional artists based in the Oakland area.

We invite you to visit the works by artists Peter Foucault, Modesto Covarrubius, Jessica Dacher, Jason Byers, Brian Caraway, Steuart Pittman, Eric Larson, Victoria Wagner and more. Works can be viewed daily by appointment and during a public reception on Thursday, August 20th, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m, at The Ellington, 222 Broadway (@ Third St)., Oakland, CA.

The Ellington unveiling coincides with the opening of BayVAN’s new showroom in Oakland’s Uptown entertainment and arts district. Located at 455 17th St. at Telegraph, the third floor showroom will serve as the administrative offices and exhibition space for the new venture whose mission it is to source opportunities for Bay Area artists to display, lease and sell artwork outside traditional gallery venues. BayVAN founders Nicole Neditch, Kerri Johnson and Brook Baird are all working artists with a combined 35 years of experience in arts administration, curation, design and marketing. Their goals in forming BayVAN were to create economic opportunities for fellow artists, promote originality in corporate collections and bridge communities. Professional services include acquisitions, project management, commissions, leasing, marketing, design services, curation, framing and installation. The BayVAN showroom will be open daily by appointment.

For more information and to set up a viewing at the Ellington please contact BayVAN at 510-508-1764 or the Ellington at 510.835.8885, or by emailing info@bayvan.org or visit the website at www.bayvan.org

Click here to download the info sheet