The Pence Gallery’s ArtSmart Program is perfect for children ages 6-11 and includes four projects designed to stimulate a child’s creativity. This is our 3rd class, “Writing & Symbols in Art,” which meets online (via Zoom) on Wednesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 31, from 3:15-4:30pm. In the style of artist Susan Tonkin Riegel, students will […]
Join artist Susan Tonkin Riegel virtually as she discusses her creative process and experiences that inspire her abstract mixed media work. Her exhibit, Marking Time, will be on display at the Pence Gallery March 2-April 18, 2021. Artist Talk: Friday, March 19, 3:30-4:30 PM (FREE) via Zoom Link to register will be available soon […]
Royal Fashions: Reflections on Modernizing the Image of Siamese Queens in the Late 19th Century Saturday, March 20, 2-3 PM (FREE) via Zoom The Pence Gallery’s Art History Lecture Series continues on March 20 with Dr. Pattaratorn Chirapravati, Professor of Art History at California State University, Sacramento. In this free virtual lecture, Dr. […]
The Pence’s Slice exhibit is open to all artists residing in California, and is juried this year by Faith J. McKinnie, independent curator and art consultant. The exhibit showcases art that is conceptually thoughtful, technically skilled, and representative of contemporary trends in art. Work may be in any medium except for sound or video, but […]
The Pence Gallery’s ArtSmart Program is perfect for children ages 6-11 and includes four projects designed to stimulate a child’s creativity. This is our 3rd class, “Writing & Symbols in Art,” which meets online (via Zoom) on Wednesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 31, from 3:15-4:30pm. In the style of artist Susan Tonkin Riegel, students will […]
The Pence Gallery’s annual Emerging Artist Award is now open for application via www.callforentry.org. This award supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit. Artists must use the award to further their work in a significant direction, and may work in any […]
David Nasater’s approach to photography takes the medium to a deeper, thought-provoking level. As a landscape photographer, his view turns away from grand settings and instead focuses on smaller scenes that feel more personal, such as an old barn or a familiar row of trees. The black and white tones of his images strip away […]
The Fashion and Design Society (FADS) at UC Davis presents its annual fashion show in a virtual format on April 15 at 7 p.m. Uncharted will feature fashion created and executed by ten students in the Department of Design’s Signature Collections course.
At the Pence Gallery, we will have a new collection of work along the stairwell by artist Rebecca Rippon. Her beautiful, vibrant silkscreen prints will be on display March 2 - April 16, 2021. "Lately I have been thinking of the silkscreen almost as a way to 'paint'. All of the flowers and animals in […]
The Art of Painting in the 21st Century is an annual conference and exhibition in its eleventh year and is geared towards nurturing dialog on contemporary painting and the shared ideas that define current trends in the field. Many painters work alone, an isolated process that deprives the artist of thriving debate until the work is […]
The Pence Gallery will have a new collection of pastel landscapes by Patricia Prendergast along our staircase. Since retiring from a career as a computer programmer, Patricia has been able to indulge her love of nature and art. She chose pastels as the best medium to portray the serenity of the landscape of her native […]
Mapping in the Modern World Lecture with Mariah Briel Saturday, April 17, 2-3 PM | (FREE) via Zoom In our age of digital media, we've become inundated with images and information, and have increasingly relied on maps as a way to see and interpret data. Though we often think of maps as objective reality, art […]
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