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
Through July 29, Celebrate the Arts
*** Artist reception Thursday, July 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Work by 20 Arts Guild Artist Members on view.
140 E. Napa St., Sonoma
707-996-3115
www.artsguildofsonoma.org

Calabi Gallery
July 11 through August 31, The Visual Art of Johnny Otis
*** Opening Reception Saturday, July 13 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Legendary R&B and jazz musician Johnny Otis also painted, drew, sculpted, and cartooned. His creative energy was boundless and could not be limited to a single medium. The work in the show is a collection of Otis’ art consigned by the family of Terry Gould, his long-time friend and manager. Music themed artwork by a variety of other artists is also on view, including Pele de Lappe, Mike Henderson (also a great musician!), Raymond Howell, Emmanuel Catarino Montoya, David Park, and more. Also featured is a selection of vintage rock ballroom posters.
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!

Through September 11, Cowabunga, Peanuts!
Featuring original Peanuts comic strip art, animation clips, vintage toys, archival photos, and more, the exhibition dives into the rise of beach culture in the 1960s and follows Snoopy and the Peanuts gang as they head to the coast for their own sun-soaked adventures. The exhibition explores the cultural moment in the years soon after when beach life became a pop culture phenomenon and “California cool” pervaded music, movies, television, fashion, and realms beyond.
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
www.schulzmuseum.org

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through July 19, Variation
The guest artist for this exhibit is Trudie Folsom: Fiber Arts/Weaving. Resident artists are Laura Paine Carr, Jane Gardner, Pamela Heck, Terry Holleman, Jason Taylor Morgan, Hanya Popova Parker, Clay Vajgrt, and Jennifer Weiss who is the featured resident artist.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org

Corricks Art Trails Gallery/ My Daughter the Framer
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Graton Gallery
Through July 7, Circuitous Routes and Urban Elements
Featuring work by Tamra Sanchez and Ellen Gust. Guest Artists are Maury Lapp, Thomas Rothchild, Ceylan Crow, and Dan Rogers.

July 11 through August 18, New Work
*** Artist Reception, Saturday July 13 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Harry Frank, drawings and monoprints; Robyn Beattie, ceramic vessels.
Also Showing Guest Artists; Lucia Antonelli, Barbara Kelley, and Briant Smith.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
www.gratongallery.net

Hammerfriar Gallery
Through September 14, ICONS by Ryan Carrington
Ryan Carrington’s multi media work pays a quiet homage to the modern-day craftsman and tradesman. His art bridges issues of labor, class, work ethic and economics with his own personal and family history.
132 Mill St, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
www.hammerfriar.com

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
July 4 through August 18, 2024 Extravaganza!
*** Artists Reception Saturday, July 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Over 40 HCA artists show their latest and greatest! Paintings, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Woodworking, Photography, Jewelry, Ceramics, and Glass.
334 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
healdsburgcenterforthearts.org

Hotel E
Through September 14, No Feeling is the Last
The art of Linda Loveland Reid.
37 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa
707-481-3750
www.hotelesantarosa.com

IceHouse Gallery / Digital Grange
405 East D St., Petaluma
707-778-2238
www.digitalgrange.com

Laguna Foundation, Heron Hall
Through August 30, The Last Coho
Photography by Kaare Iverson combining large-scale portraiture of endangered salmon with editorial excerpts that collectively illustrate the incredible effort to rehabilitate Coho in the Russian River Watershed. Many of the portraits were shot on large format film using an heirloom land camera which the photographer inherited through a connection to Ansel Adams.
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
707-527-9277
www.lagunafoundation.org

Museum of Sonoma County
Art
Through November 24, Cruisin’ – Sonoma County Lowriders and The Art of Justin Favela
Working in collaboration with the Sonoma County Lowrider Council, an organization that supports and promotes the creative car culture which is a significant part of the Sonoma County experience, the exhibition includes custom lowrider cars, fashion, photographs, artworks, and more as a representation and celebration of lowrider culture and lifestyle. A special feature is the artwork of Justin Favela, a nationally known mixed media artist who does large-scale installation sculptures in the piñata style, including full scale lowrider cars. His work references pop culture, art history, society, and cultural commentary. Favela is particularly known for his social practice in which he engages local students and community volunteers in the process of creating his unique works.

History
Through September 1, On Tap: Sonoma County Hops & The Beer Revolution
In 1977, using discarded dairy tanks and other cast-off equipment, New Albion Brewery started making beer in the town of Sonoma, launching the first modern microbrewery in the United States. Today, we take microbreweries and world-class beer for granted. Every year, thousands of people descend on Sonoma County for the release of internationally renowned beers. The exhibition explores the revolutionary beginnings of the county’s microbreweries, and the rich legacy of local hop culture that dates back to the 19th century.

Permanent Exhibition & Oral History Project, Sonoma County Stories is a permanent Sonoma County history exhibition that 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 July 14, Touch and Go
Printmaking and Photography by Sonoma County artists.

July 20 through August 25, Pointless Sisters Quilted Masterpieces
The Pointless Sisters is an art quilt group that uses a variety of quilting techniques to produce innovative fiber arts. The group meets regularly to explore surface design and quilting techniques, discuss new trends, and often challenge each other to produce fiber art of a common theme.
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Paul Mahder Gallery
Through July 7, View with an Appropriate Amount of Skepticism
Paintings and Drawings by Patrick Duegaw
222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-473-9150
paulmahdergallery.com/

Petaluma Arts Center
July 18 through August 24, Black Artists of Northern California
*** Opening Reception Thursday, July 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
*** Artist Reception Saturday, July 20 from 12 to 4 p.m.
Featuring the work of nearly 30 regional artists working in a variety of media.
The intention of the exhibition is to give voice and vision to Black American artists. For a list of related events and programs see the PAC website.
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
707-762-5600
www.petalumaartscenter.org

Redwood Café
Through August 13, 13 on the Wall
A group show by AWS artists: Enid Barnes, Susan Bradford, Linda Dove-Pierson, Katha Engblom, Sarah Hegarty, Lorna Ho, Carolyn Jarvis, Gail Mardfin, Sandi Maurer, Leah Ocean, Linda Loveland Reid, Honora Russell, and Kim Winter.
8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati
www.redwoodcafe.com

Ren Brown Collection Gallery
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 July 28, Colors of the Rainbow
SOFA Arts District
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
Through August 10, Reverberations 2024
Art and Poetry Exhibition that brings together 56 rarely seen works of art from the homes of private collectors and Bay Area institutions, curated as a wide-ranging visual conversation among artists from the 20th century —Edward Hopper, Richard Diebenkorn, Willem de Kooning, Lucian Freud, Fernand Léger, Ruth Bernhard, Wayne Thiebaud, Ed Ruscha, Sonia Delaunay, and Hung Liu — to contemporary working artists including Saif Azzuz, Maria de los Angeles, Enrique Chagoya, Elizabeth Peyton, Ramekon O’Arwisters, Alicia McCarthy, and Emilio Villalba. See the SCA website for list of related programs and events.
282 South High St., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
www.sebarts.org

Sebastopol Gallery
Through August 2, ARCANUM, Sharon Eisley
*ar-ca-num* noun: mysterious knowledge, language or symbols. Fall down the rabbit hole into the Tarot-inspired, symbolic art of Sharon Eisley. Let the ancient symbols and images she paints resonate in your bones and break you out of your paradigm. Each work represents the artist’s personal reflection and historical research into the deep symbolism in Tarot. These intensely beautiful oil paintings are the result of a creative journey, both mystical and intellectual, the artist’s attempt to understand self and humanity.
150 N. Main St, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
www.sebastopolgallery.com

Sebastopol Library, Forum Room
Through July 20, Reverberations
Abstract paintings by Emily Florence and Babette Kemler.
7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
707-823-7691

Sonoma Clean Power
Through October 12, Art @ SCP
Showing 18 works by 12 local artists curated by Vicky Kumpfer.
431 E Street, Santa Rosa
855-202-2139
sonomacleanpower.org/art

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

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through September 8, Arthur Monroe: A Tow to Carry
This retrospective of the late Oakland-based artist Arthur Monroe draws from a seven-decade span from 1958 to 2011 and features more than 25 works. Monroe’s works reflect his traverses within several of the major cultural movements of the mid-century—the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; the literary scene of New York’s East Village; and the modern Jazz and Beat circle in New York and the SF Bay Area.
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
www.svma.org

Upstairs Art Gallery
July 1 through July 28, Timeless
*** Reception Saturday, July 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Luba Stolper presents Timeless, a collection of classic still-life masterpieces in oil. Whether fruit, fish or flower, subject matter glows in dramatic realism created by the artist’s masterful lighting and traditional painting techniques. Meet the Artist: Stolper will be hosting the Gallery July 8 and 27, from 11 am to 6 pm.
The Stairway Small Works Showcase presents Gail Morgan’s Lighthearted, a collection of whimsical and cheerful monoprints. Tapping into one’s senses, these abstract gems are playful while compelling. Meet the Artist: Morgan will be hosting the Gallery July 4 and 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
306 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-4214
www.Upstairsartgallery.net

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