Call to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art
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Susan Tonkin Riegel: Marking Time
Susan Tonkin Riegel’s residencies in France over two years have yielded a dynamic new series of abstract mixed media work. Her compositions vibrate with gestural lines, both drawn and stitched, and saturated areas of color on paper and other surfaces. New two-dimensional work includes elements such as letters, symbols, and enigmatic figures, and two-sided pieces […]
Judith Foosaner: Decameron
While in quarantine this past spring and summer, Judith Foosaner began to paint large sheets of cardboard on the ground with painterly calligraphic marks. By cutting the sheets into shapes and tacking them up on the wall, the artist noticed that her arrangement seemed to create a playful choreography of animate shapes in her studio. […]
Call to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art
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 […]
Call to Artists – Emerging Artist Award 2021
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: Monochromatic Visions
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 […]