The Pacific Art League is offering a wide range of classes this fall in traditional media like painting, photography, watercolor and pastels. But there is a medium you may have never heard of: encaustic monotype. A relatively new process that involves the use of heat and beeswax-infused pigments, encaustic monotype will be a major focus at the venerable art center with workshops, a class and a solo exhibition of ...
Read MorePalo Alto's former Pace Gallery space hosts a three-week exhibit of abstract realist works by painter Mitchell Johnson. "It Takes Time" features 30 paintings created during a four-year period with the hope that visitors also take their time viewing.
Read MoreThe winning images of the 2023 Peninsula Photo Contest celebrate the diversity of the “decisive moment” (to quote the celebrated Henri Cartier-Bresson).
Read MoreThe blank canvas is a daunting challenge for most artists: where to begin, and what to paint? For Anna Sidana, whose work is currently on display at the Pamela Walsh Gallery, the answer came by looking back at her childhood.
Read MoreGallery House, founded in Palo Alto in 1958, is marking its 65th anniversary this month and will celebrate the occasion with a June 9 reception featuring works in a variety of media by the 30 artists who are members of the gallery.
Read MoreWith multiple exhibitions now open and a symposium planned for the end of the month, Stanford's interdisciplinary Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI) aims to make the university a major center for the study of Asian American art.
Read MoreIn 2018, five Bay Area second-generation (Sansei) Japanese American artists traveled to Manzanar WWII relocation camp. Like many others whose family members were incarcerated in these camps, they bonded over their families’ shared experiences and cultural identities. The pilgrimage and the filming of their yet-be-released 2020 documentary, “Sansei Granddaughters’ Journey,” was the impetus for the exhibit “Sansei Granddaughters’ Journey,” on view through Sept. 3 at AZ Gallery.
Read MoreThe “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration” group show in Palo Alto is part of a larger initiative bringing art therapy workshops and wellness programs to the Peninsula.
Read MoreColors, shapes & cityscapes: New exhibition showcases 30 years of local painter’s artistic evolution
Selections from throughout Mitchell Johnson’s career highlight his longtime love of color (and picnic chairs) by Sheryl Nonnenberg
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