Looking Back, Then Into the Future
Show Runs: December 10, 2011 – March 2, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6-8 PM
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Join us and the artists for our Art Show opening with music by Sallie Hannah Rhyne on Keyboard and Dave Topham on Trumpet
Expressions Gallery
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2035 Ashby Ave,
Berkeley, California
http://www.expressionsgallery.org
The current show entitled:“Looking Back, Then Into the Future ” covers the holiday period crossing from 2011 to 2012 making us aware of the passage of time and giving us the opportunity to envision the future. Lots of great handmade gifts are available when looking for something special for the holidays or the New Year.
As a major part of our show, we are pleased to present a retrospective show of the fine artwork of Artist, Helen Breger, now in her 90’s who has recently published two books. The show includes work from her fashion art days and the days when she illustrated poets while working as an illustrator for the Chronicle. Her book takes us from the days when she left Nazi Germany and came to the United States to the present when she is still actively creating new fine artwork. We look at different decades and different mediums she has mastered.
Also included as a major part of the show is the artwork of a number of local artists who focus on the theme of looking back and then into the future. These artists offer artwork encompassing such subjects as a look at fossils; archeology; nature and transition; a stepping into the past and jetting off to the future; using old art forms such as cyanotype and stained glass and new ones such as digital arts; entering the spiritual and the psychic; recalling cherished memories and hopes; alerting us to dangers of the future should we continue on our course without adjusting our lifestyles; giving us relief through the use of humor and providing time to envision the future and to override our fears and to reach for our dreams. The artists work in various mediums: painting, photography, digital art, fiber arts, crafts, jewelry, printmaking, garden art and lots more.
Featured throughout this show are a number of Free Events:
POETRY READINGSn Friday night Literature and Poetry Readings and Open Mike, 7– 9 PM :
December 16, 2011 : Featuring: Renae Keep and Janice Pang
January 20, 2012 : Featuring: Jeanne Lupton, Clive Matson and Cellist Gael Alcock
February 17, 2012: TBA
OPEN STUDIOS
Sunday, Dec 11, Saturday Dec 17, and Sunday Dec 18
12noon-6pm
Visit our Open Studios and meet the artists. Lots of great one-of-a-kind handmade gifts to buy for the Holidays. Glassware, sculpture, jewelry, mini hats, scarves, crafts, origami, and much more.
Off-Site Shows
Nothing But The Best: September 21, 2011 –January 6, 2012 Berkeley Planning and Development Department 2010 Milvia Street, Berkeley, Ca. 2nd Floor Visit during regular business hours: 9AM -4PM Mon.-Thursdays.
"Winter Ice and Snow” Photographs by Stanford Rose", November 18, 2011 – February 17, 2012., 1947 Center Street Lobby Gallery Berkeley CA
Visit during regular business hours 9-4PM. Not open on Fridays.
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Come on by and visit our Gallery! Whether you are a serious collector, someone interested in learning more about art, or just browsing, you are sure to find something of interest at Expressions Gallery.
Expressions Gallery, is more than a gallery, it strives to be an integral part of the community and an arts center dedicated to supporting all forms of art.
