Flights of Fancy: Sculpture by Steven McGovney
McGovney uses clay, steel wire, and acrylic and oil paint to bring his animal and figurative work to life, concentrating on the sculptural side of ceramics.
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Curator’s Talk: Assemblage in Northern California
Curator’s Talk: Assemblage in Northern California Saturday, June 11, 2-3 PM | Free, suggested donation $10 Natalie Nelson shares a short history of the practice of assemblage, or found object sculpture, followed by an exhibit tour of Found. Found June 10 – August 14, Reception: June 10, 6-9 PM Artists from the Sacramento region to
Pence Gallery: Found
Artists from the Sacramento region to the Bay Area have been drawn to the practice of creating assemblages since the 1950s. Assemblage refers to a sculpture fabricated by assembling discarded or recycled objects into a cohesive whole, often with an embedded social commentary. Contemporary artists Suzanne Adan, Randy Brennan, Julia Couzens, Stephen Giannetti, Nemo Gould,
Mondavi Center: Ritual Encounters by Ashwini Bhat & Forrest Gander
In Ritual Encounters, the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre is reconfigured as a kind of temple that celebrates the secular, sacred environment of Mount Tamalpais. Visitors to this installation are invited to circle in a ritual walk ceramic monuments and biomorphic sculptures that are ringed by dirt mandalas that are themselves edged with hems (hymns) of words. Through
CCACA Reception at the Pence Gallery
On April 29th, the Pence Gallery will be open for a public art reception in conjunction with the 35th California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts (CCACA) hosted by the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts in Davis, CA. Stop by our Gallery from 6-9 PM to explore the art on display, browse the
Pence Gallery Artist Talk: Marsha Schindler
Join the Pence Gallery for an Artist Talk with Marsha Schindler on Saturday, April 2. For her talk, she will discuss how the installation process is a dialogue between her ideas and the mediums involved. The long evolving process of creating an immersive installation is different than creating individual works for her, and about the
NCECA Reception at the Pence Gallery
This year, the Pence Gallery is excited to participate in the annual conference from March 16-19 hosted by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Sacramento and surrounding areas. All three of our exhibits opening in March will feature ceramic artists – On the Edge: CCA Clay, a solo exhibit by
2nd Friday ArtAbout!
Don’t miss 2nd Friday ArtAbout at the Pence Gallery on March 11, 6-9pm! During our public reception, you can: View our new exhibit upstairs: Tinderbox: Water in the West by Jeff Downing A series of paired sculptures that address the critical water shortage affecting the natural habitats of the Western United States. On display
Pence Gallery: Tinderbox, Water in the West – Sculpture by Jeff Downing
Tinderbox: Water in the West includes a series of ceramic diptychs by Bay Area sculptor Jeff Downing that address the critical water shortage affecting the natural habitats of the Western United States. Downing’s paired sculptures feature imagery symbolic of the severe drought conditions in our region that are exacerbated by the overuse of available
Pence Gallery: On the Edge by CCA Ceramics
Artist Viola Frey (1933-2004) played a huge role in the Bay Area’s historic ceramic revolution. Her legacy has continued to thrive at California College of the Arts. This exhibition pays tribute to the innovation and experimentation she fostered as head of CCA’s ceramics studio. Includes a sculpture by alumni Peter Voulkos and Robert Arneson. Also
