The first-floor art gallery in the Frank P. Doyle Library at Santa Rosa College will be named this month in honor of Dr. Robert F. Agrella, former superintendent and president of the college. The dedication ceremony will begin at the gallery at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, [...]
No wonder artists love to portray the human figure. The source material is always readily available. A landscape artist has to drive out to the beach or up to the mountains, but there is always some body around. "Go Figure," the new exhibit at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, [...]
Khysie Horn, longtime Sonoma County gallery owner and arts advocate, said today (Friday, July 6) that she plans to close her Quicksilver Mine Co. art gallery in Forestville at the end of the year. This is “a decision that has been a long time coming, as you might [...]
Fans of local art have long known that Santa Rosa’s Mylette Welch is one of the North Bay’s most popular painters. In the recent Press Democrat Readers' Choice poll, she tied for best artist with Sebastopol junk sculptor Patrick Amiot and Santa Rosa artist and arts activist Mario [...]
Here’s a double helping of beautiful Sonoma County landscapes: First, drive out to the Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery, and enjoy the view on the way. And second, when you get there, enjoy the current exhibit of 12 limited-edition images on canvas and paper by Santa Rosa landscape painter [...]
Richard Stilwell's Perdita Productions Gallery in Geyseville opens a new exhibit Saturday, March 31, of work by Oakland-based conceptual artist Randy Colosky. The opening reception runs from 5 to 9 p.m. “Randy Colosky: Commissions from the Museum of Craft and Folk Art” will continue through May 27 at [...]
You might think that art and sports never intersect, but sometimes they do. Case in point: The 15th annual "The Art of Baseball" exhibit, opening March 24 at the George Krevsky Gallery at 77 Geary St. in San Francisco, near Union Square. The show, set to run through [...]
"Eye of the Beholder", an exhibition featuring abstract art by artists from Becoming Independent, a program that promotes community involvement for people with developmental disabilities, opens on Saturday, Jan. 14. There will be a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Gallery of Sea and Heaven, 312 S. A [...]
Sonoma County artist Stephen Fitz-Gerald is best-known for his sculptures, both of human figures and abstract shapes. But he also creates functional art — furniture, lighting, candelabra, wall mirrors, jewelry, bowls, vases and flatware — all original designs made of steel, stainless steel or bronze. He’ll feature both categories [...]
Busy Sonoma County artist Sally Baker opens a new show of her colorful watercolors Dec. 6 at the Graton Gallery. And this show, titled “A Picture Is Worth 500 Words (or Less),” has an interesting twist. Each of Baker's watercolors will by accompanied by a poem or a piece of [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.