We believe that art is a vital component of a healthy community. The mission of our art exhibits is to provide a venue for people to discover the work of local artists and thereby foster art, nourish the roots of our culture, and strengthen community ties.
Upcoming Exhibit
Elemental Boundaries
Fernanda Martinez, Erin McCluskey Wheeler, Gina Borg, and claire b cotts
October 26 – January 8, 2027
A sharp line appears when separate elements meet. They form boundaries to the building blocks of our world, be it a grouping of atoms, a river cutting through a forest floor or tectonic plates jostling for position. Finding the right viewpoint to comprehend these demarcations is challenging. Fernanda Martinez, Erin McCluskey Wheeler, Gina Borg, and claire b cotts all seek to find the edges, shapes, and colors that explain how things fit together and to explore the tension that exists when forces seek equilibrium.
Reception
Join us on Thursday, November 5, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
to celebrate four talented artists.
Inquiries
If you have questions about our art exhibits or are interested in submitting your work for consideration, please be in touch with:
James Wilson, Director of Client Experience
510.528.5820 | [email protected]
Gallery Visits
We welcome visits to our office gallery. Please contact us in advance to schedule a time. Our normal visiting hours are Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 510.528.5820 or email [email protected]
Past Exhibits
Botanicals
Our Botanicals exhibit features the work of June Yokell, Kija Lucas, Karen LeGault, and Jules Kobelin. Their diverse styles and perspectives explore the wonder of plants and our emotional connection to the natural world.
Earthworks
Earthworks features the art of Monika Mayer, Lisa Carroll, and Janine Brown. Each artist creates work that contemplates on the meaning and rhythm of nature.
Voices of Joy
We are honored to be a part of the Richmond Art Center’s 2026 Art of the African Diaspora.
Connection and Meaning
August 2025 – February 2026
This retrospective features over 60 of our previously exhibited artists. Each artist is represented by a single piece of work. The varied perspectives resonate with our belief that art is essential for our communities.
Recognition and Rapture
January – April 2024
This is a satellite show of Art of the African Diaspora which presents the work of emerging and established African American artists and, in the process, builds a creative community of artists and art lovers.
Acts of Discovery
October – December 2024
We are pleased to be featuring abstract works of art by local artists Irene Nelson and Valerie Corvin.
Voices in Fabric
July – September 2024
Featuring the art quilts of local artists Carol Drucker, Ora Clay, Roxanne Schwartz, and Giny Dixon.
Bearing Witness
January – April 2024
This is a satellite show of Art of the African Diaspora which presents the work of emerging and established African American artists and, in the process, builds a creative community of artists and art lovers.
Inner Passages
October – December 2023
The art of Merl Ross and Eileen Starr Moderbacher with its bold color and powerful movement explores the connection between what we see and the feelings and perceptions it evokes.
Memory and Other Inventions
July – September 2023
The art of Marsha Balian and Joy Broom explores connections to the past through assemblages of natural materials, personal photos, and ephemera.
Stillness and Movement
April – June 2023
The art of Beth Fein and Martin Webb encourages you to pause and reflect. Their finely balanced compositions create tension between calm and energy. Opening Reception on May 4.
Art of the African Diaspora
January – March 2023
The Art of the African Diaspora presents the work of emerging and established African American artists and, in the process, builds a creative community of artists and art lovers.
Buoyant
October – December 2022
The art of Dobee Snowber and Lisa Levine reflects on the buoyancy of water by capturing the transformative moments when the equilibrium of the world shifts.
Oaxaca Variations
March – July 2022
Explore the photography and textiles of Gary Goldberg, inspired by 20 years of traveling to Oaxaca.
Elemental Beauty
April – June 2021
Explore the mesmerizing work of Richmond-based artist, Stephen Bruce who uses a variety of acids to paint on metal surfaces. Join us for a virtual artist reception on April 29.
Earthsuits
January – March 2021
Explore the Earthsuit series of Ian Cion. Join us for a virtual artist reception on Thursday, January 21.
The Great Oaks
December 2020
Explore the Great Oaks of California through the paintings of Adam Wolpert. You’ll discover a deep connection to nature and a profound understanding of relationships.
Strange Beauty
November 2020
Join us on a journey into the strange and beautiful worlds of Katie McCann. Her imaginative collages of creatures, plants, and people will delight you.
Pieced Together
January – July 2020 When pieced together, two elements become something completely new. Christine Meuris, Scott Idleman, and Deborah Benioff Friedman are masters of pattern and form.
The Places We Know
Selected works by Betsy Kendall, Ari Targownik, and Judy Shelton October 14 – January 10Our community touches the bay on the west and hills to the east, spanning the diverse scenery of our neighborhoods, ranging from tree-lined streets to deteriorating industrial buildings covered in graffiti. For Betsy Kendall, Ari Targownik, and Judy Shelton the roads,
Glimpse
Selected Works by Lara Hoke, Ned Axthelm, and Elena Zolotnitsky July – September 2019There are moments of recognition — the tilt of a stranger’s head as they laugh with friends, a shared look, a familiar repose — that spark something within us. We see ourselves in others as we glimpse these fleeting moments. The paintings
Portraits of Nature
Selected works by Mary Shisler, Marie-Luise Klotz, and Marguerite Elliot April 15 – June 28, 2019We seek patterns in nature, a way of simplifying its intricacy and scale into something more humanly understandable. For all our efforts, we often neglect the fundamental character of our natural world. Trees, plants, rocks, rivers, and the earth they
Mapping
January – March 2019
Mapping allows us to see how the world in and around us is connected and how and where we fit in its scheme.
Unveiled
Selected works by Larraine Seiden, Lisa McCutcheon, and Karen Gallagher Iverson November 1, 2018 – January 11, 2019Somewhere between our senses and physical reality our feelings, memories, and perceptions work to derive meaning from the world. Larraine Seiden, Lisa McCutcheon, and Karen Gallagher Iverson explore the layers of meaning between us and the world through
Reclamation
Works in glass, wood, and denimby Wilma Wyss, Lutz Hornischer, and Shelley Gardner July 16 – September 29We live in a material world. Glass, wood, and fabric are the base materials for the buildings we inhabit, the wares we use, and the clothes we wear. What happens when these ubiquitous items are worn and have
The Art of Hongnian Zhang, Lois Woolley, and Renee Zhang
May 1 – July 6, 2018We are honored to welcome a talented family of artists from upstate New York to our office gallery in Berkeley. Hongnian Zhang, his wife Lois Woolley, and his daughter Renee Zhang, all accomplished artists in their own right, find their way to us through a nearly forty-year-old connection with our
Gesture
Selected works by Leigh Wells, Diane Abt and Jessica Williams January 15 – April 15What is revealed in a gesture, in the movement of the artist’s hand as it travels across paper? Everything. Leigh Wells, Diane Abt, and Jessica Williams use each gesture in their work to reveal their inner selves and in the process
Superstructure
Selected Works by Deborah Sibony and Anne Subercaseaux October – December 2017There is the natural world and there is the world we’ve built on top of it. Urban life is a construct of incredible ingenuity designed to meet our human needs, sometimes on an incredible scale. Bridges, cranes, buildings, and towers populate our horizon, cast
Patterns of Nature
Selected Works by Francesca Saveri and Nancy Hartley July 10 – September 30Something joyous happens when viewing the work of Francesca Saveri and Nancy Hartley. You experience a ‘bright moment’, a jolt of energy that originated deep in the artists, then flowed through their hands as they transferred pigments onto medium. What we receive in
Irving Guyer
Selected Works 2007-2011 April 24 – June 30Irving Guyer lived a full artistic life, working for the WPA in the ‘30s, mounting solo shows in New York in the ‘60s, and experimenting in San Francisco in the ‘70s and ‘80s. In the latter part of his career, living in the Sierra Foothills, and with diminishing
At One Time, From One Place
Selected Landscapes by June Yokell, Sarah Morrison, Karen Smidth January – March 2017Gaze upon the land that surrounds you and you’ll see it change from moment to moment, morphing in shifting light, bending in the breeze. As grand and permanent as our western landscapes seem, they are an ever-changing perception that can only be frozen
Botanical Languages
Selected Works by Katie McCann, Lorrie Fink, Lee McCaffree, Sonia Gill September – November 2016Four Bay Area artists with four unique perspectives explore the beauty, mystery, and universal appeal of the botanical world. From technical to fantastic, from expressive to abstract, their work compellingly illustrates our enduring connection to a natural world. Please join us
Nightwatch
The Night Photography of John Vias “I often think the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”– Vincent Van Gogh June – August 2016John Vias’ images, taken using long exposures that freeze a moment in time, allow others to see the life and colors of the night captured in a tree’s
Surroundings
The Art of Ned Axthelm and Rick Oginz March – May 2016There is a connection between the private self and the public world that is charged with tension. Our tendency when moving within modern urban environments is to recoil from this energy, to turn inward and become willfully blind to the people, places, and objects
Sacred Beauty
The Photographic Images of Hagit Cohen November 2015 – January 2016In her current body of work, Hagit Cohen transforms found natural objects photographically by manipulating light, color, and scale to give them a new presence. Her practice includes walking, looking, finding, collecting, and exposing. Delicate palm tree bark turns into intricate, theatrical shadow play. Tree-seed
Colores+Intersections
The Photography of Harley Jensen August – November 2015Harley Jensen is a retired architect now concentrating on his long-time passion of photography. His work is influenced by a deep understanding of form stemming from his career and by his extensive travels here and abroad. He has exhibited his work in several venues including Placeware+Lyndon Design