Sonoma County has been a magnet for artists and art connoisseurs for many decades, and continues to attract sophisticated artists and art collectors, along with casual art lovers. Combined with the sheer natural beauty, and general creative ambience, the area readily entices visitors, as well as long-time residents, to explore the many and varied fine art offerings. With the addition of great food, drink, and outdoor activities, it’s easy to spend a day, a week, or a lifetime traversing through the vineyards, forests, and rolling hills, along the scenic coast, and through the welcoming towns of Sonoma County.

The following is a partial list of local art exhibitions. Many eateries, wineries, and civic buildings also present changing art shows in their spaces.

*** Designates an Opening Reception.

Arts Guild of Sonoma
January 3 through January 29, Glimpse
*** Artists reception Saturday, January 13 from 5 to 7 p.m.
What catches our eye and draws us in – a juried show of work by 26 artists.
140 E. Napa St., Sonoma
707-996-3115
www.artsguildofsonoma.org

 

 

Café Frida Gallery
SOFA Arts District
300 South A Street, Santa Rosa
707-308-4344
www.cafefridagallery.com

 

Calabi Gallery
Through January 28, Gallery Group Exhibition
456 Tenth St., Santa Rosa
707-781-7070
www.calabigallery.com

 

 

 

 

 

Charles M. Schulz Museum
Through July 14, 2024, Snoopy in Orbit
Into space with Apollo 10, aboard the International Space Station, and now around the Moon during the Artemis I mission—Snoopy is the first beagle on the Moon! See Snoopy, who served as the zero-gravity indicator for the Artemis I mission, now safely home to Earth, alongside more never-before-exhibited space-flown Peanuts artifacts!
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
www.schulzmuseum.org

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through January 19, Prove
The guest artists for this exhibit are Stephen Fitz-Gerald, Metal Sculpture and Linda Loveland Reid, Acrylic Painting. Resident artists are Laura Paine Carr, Jane Gardner, Pamela Heck, Terry Holleman, Hanya Popova Parker, Jason Taylor Morgan, Clay Vajgrt, and Jennifer Weiss.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org

Cloverdale, CA
Through April 25, 2024, Cloverdale Sculpture Trail
Nine new sculptures have been chosen by the Selection Committee and are part of the 2022-2024 Sculpture Trail. The themes of these nine sculptures are diverse and show the creative thinking and craftsmanship of the sculptors.
cloverdalesculpturetrail.org/

 

Corricks Art Trails Gallery/ My Daughter the Framer
January 5 through January 28, Remembering Nicole Ours
*** Reception Friday, January 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The show Honors the memory of Sonoma County painter Nicole Ours and celebrates her artistic brilliance, also Experience Nicole’s vibrant art and personal insights in a special video.
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Gallery 300
6780 McKinley St., Suite 130
The Barlow, Sebastopol
707-332-1212
www.gallery-300.com

Graton Gallery
Through January 21, Annual Small Works
The 12th Annual Small Works Juried Show was juried by painter, Charles Becker.

January 25 through March 3, Clarity
*** Artists Reception January 27, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Paintings by Sally Baker, with guest glass artists Valerie Adams, Mark Freed, Branka Harris, and Salatino-Gondolfo. Also showing work by guest artists Lucy Ames, Gail Anderson, Sheri Fox, Claire Halenbeck, Michon Sardello, and Suzanne Young.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
www.gratongallery.net

 

Hammerfriar Gallery
132 Mill St, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
www.hammerfriar.com

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
January 4 through January 28, Kaleidoscope: The Annual Members Exhibit
*** Artists’ Reception Saturday, January 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Kaleidoscope celebrates the unending creativity of HCA’s artist members.
334 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
healdsburgcenterforthearts.org

IceHouse Gallery / Digital Grange
Through January 5, Catch and Release
On view are over 100 artworks and curiosities from the collections of Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator Emeritus of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.
405 East D St., Petaluma
707-778-2238
www.digitalgrange.com

 

Laguna Foundation, Heron Hall
January 13 through April 26, Robin Dintiman; Water and Dreams
*** Opening Reception Saturday, January 13, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Robin Dintiman presents her large-scale analog photographs of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. The work is about love of our natural environment and habitat. It is about the many hands working to restore and preserve this habitat. It is about seeing the dream for the future restored through the waters of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
707-527-9277
www.lagunafoundation.org

Museum of Sonoma County
Art
Through January 7, 34th Annual Artistry in Wood
Artistry in Wood is an annual exhibition presented by the Sonoma County Woodworkers Association in partnership with the Museum of Sonoma County. Staged every year since 1988, it is recognized as one of the premier fine woodworking shows in North America and has become a favorite among museum visitors.

January 27 through May 26, A Question of Balance
***Artist Reception Saturday, January 27, from 3 to 5 p.m.
This juried exhibition of work by Pacific Rim Sculptors features sculpture that explores the varied and multiple meanings and interpretations of “balance” which is commonly defined as a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight or amount, or something used to produce equilibrium.

History
Through March 3, Tilden Daken: The Art of Adventure
Tilden Daken (1876-1935) was a California landscape painter known primarily for his oil paintings of the California redwoods, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and countryside scenes in both Northern and Southern California. He is closely associated with the California Impressionists, who painted during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Daken’s life, travels, and adventures paralleled many of the important stories of California – from the Gold Fields, to the growth of San Francisco and the rise of Hollywood, to the state’s connections across the southern border with Mexico.

Permanent Exhibition & Oral History Project, Sonoma County Stories
This permanent Sonoma County history exhibition allows visitors to engage with the past through the power of storytelling. The exhibition captures Sonoma County’s rich history, defined by a confluence of cultures and people, and a powerful connection to the land. Featuring stories representing the many diverse histories and cultures of the county, this ambitious and innovative permanent exhibition has at its core the Oral Histories of Gaye LeBaron.
425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa
707-579-1500
www.museumsc.org

Occidental Center for the Arts
Through January 26, Wonders of West County
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Oli Gallery
132 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma
16215 Main Street, Guerneville
www.oligallery.com

Paul Mahder Gallery
Through February 4, Annual Holiday Exhibit
Work by nearly 50 artists.
222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-473-9150
paulmahdergallery.com/

Petaluma Arts Center
January 18 through February 24, Souvenirs: A Reflection of Memory
This exhibition delves into how we document and convey our surroundings to maintain a sense of our own internal landscape in years to come.
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
707-762-5600
www.petalumaartscenter.org

 

Ren Brown Collection Gallery
Through January 12, Remembering Micah
The current exhibition in the gallery is a retrospective honoring our dear friend Micah Schwaberow. He was a man who devoted his entire life to creating beauty, and expressed his talent in so many different media. Housed in a refurbished building with shoji and a small, serene Japanese garden, the gallery shows contemporary art by Japanese and regional Northern California artists.
1781 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay
707-875-2922
www.renbrown.com

Santa Rosa Arts Center
Through January 28, Members Show: New Works
*** Reception First Friday January 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. plus SOFA Arts District Open Studios.
312 South A Street, Santa Rosa
707-526-0135
santarosaartscenter.org/

Santa Rosa Junior College, Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
707-527-4298
art-gallery.santarosa.edu/current-exhibits-0

Sculpturesite Gallery, Glen Ellen
View over 30 outdoor sculptures by 15 artists throughout the beautiful grounds at Jack London Village, offering a selection of abstract and figurative sculptures, including wind activated kinetic works.
14301 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen
707-933-1300
www.sculpturesite.com

 

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
January 6 through February 4, Illuminating Perspectives: Exploring Light in Innovative Art
*** Opening Reception Saturday, January 6 from 4 to 6 p.m.
This juried art exhibition is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of artistic interpretation and challenging conventional notions of light across various mediums, such as painting, drawing, video, digital, film, visual projection, photography, sculptural, and experiential.
282 South High St., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
www.sebarts.org

Sebastopol Gallery
Through February 3, WATER: Chris Boyd and Paula Matzinger
The current featured show is shared by artists Chris Boyd, ceramicist, and Paula Matzinger, expressionist painter, and encompasses a selection of their past and current works.
150 N. Main St, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
www.sebastopol-gallery.com/

Sebastopol Library, Forum Room
Through January 17, Linda Kammer
An exhibit of paintings using layers of watercolor on paper with graphite, from the garden by Linda Kammer.

January 29 through March 17, Green Greenwald Paintings
*** Reception with the artist, February 3, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
707-823-7691

 

 

 

 

Sonoma State University, University Art Gallery
1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park
707-664-2295
artgallery.sonoma.edu/

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through January 7, Richard Mayhew: Inner Terrain
The exhibition features paintings that speak to American arts, culture, and history. Mayhew’s African American, Shinnecock, and Cherokee-Lumbee ancestries inform his dreamlike landscapes, which are saturated in vibrant colors, including shades of red and burnt earth that suggest, as the artist has said, “blood in the soil.

January 20 through April 28, 2024, Tsherin Sherpa: Different Worlds
*** Exhibition Reception, Saturday, January 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Event is free for SVMA members, and $10 for non-members. Pre-registration is required.
The exhibition presents the captivating artworks of Tsherin Sherpa, a globally renowned contemporary artist. Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tsherin Sherpa immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998. The artist’s work is grounded in his personal experiences within the Himalayan Diaspora and his rigorous training as a thangka painter (traditional Buddhist art). Organized by Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California.
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
www.svma.org

Upstairs Art Gallery
January 1 through January 28, Cheers
*** Reception Saturday, January 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. Artists Laura Roney and Marsha Connell will demonstrate their drawing and watercolor approaches from 1:30 to 2:30.
Laura Roney presents Cheers, a collection of oil paintings with a focus on fun times – still life paintings that depict objects which inspire good times, and figurative pieces that show people enjoying time together. Meet the Artist: Roney will be hosting the Gallery January 6 and 31,11am to 6 pm.

The Stairway Small Works Showcase presents Marsha Connell’s A Walk in the Woods, a collection of small watercolor paintings that dance with rhythmic colorful strokes expressing the intriguing shapes and forms found in nature. Meet the Artist: Connell will be hosting the Gallery January 1, 20, 24, & 28, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
306 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-4214
www.Upstairsartgallery.net

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