Sonoma County’s sheer natural beauty and general creative ambience 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.

June is Art at the Source Open Studios month. But you also don’t want to miss Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Running Fence at 50 Years, and a retrospective exhibit of the works of the late, beloved painter and art teacher Maurice Lapp 101.

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

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Art at the Source Open Studios
*** June 6 & 7, and June 13 & 14, Open Studios, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visit more than 140 artists across Sonoma County as they open their studios to visitors! A program of Sebastopol Center for the Arts for over 30 years! Connecting Sonoma County artists to collectors, art lovers, and supporters across the greater Bay Area and beyond.
https://www.artatthesource.org/

Arts Guild of Sonoma
June 3 through June 29, Art Unleashed Exhibition
*** Reception Thursday, June 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. During Sonoma Art Walk
The Arts Guild of Sonoma presents its imaginative 8 x 8 art show, Art Unleashed where original artworks can be bought for $100 with all proceeds benefiting the Arts Guild. All artworks measure 8 inches x 8 inches and are created by Arts Guild members.
Also in June: Featured Guest Artist, Ruby Newman unveils her new STRATA series, exploring the space between painting and sculptural relief through layered, cut, and assembled painted canvas. The Guild’s Featured Member in June is glass artist, Terri Hamilton-Gahart.
140 E. Napa St., Sonoma
707-996-3115
www.artsguildofsonoma.org

Charles M. Schulz Museum
Through September 16, Snoopy’s Family
Snoopy once claimed to be an “only dog,” but we know that’s not true! Enjoy an in-depth look at Snoopy’s family with original Peanuts art by Charles M. Schulz, animation cels, and products. Learn about Daisy Hill Farm, Snoopy’s parents, his siblings, and how they became a part of Peanuts.
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
www.schulzmuseum.org

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through July 12, Sanctuary
Sanctuary is a group exhibition featuring three artists whose work explores what it means to find refuge. From mystical self-reflection, to nests and mythic figures, scenes of community and welcome, the exhibition asks where we go to feel held.
Also on view is work by Featured Resident Artist Terry Holleman, Guest Artist James William Moore, and Karen Pierce Gonzalez, as well as the following artists: Laura Paine Carr, Trudie Folsom, Jane Gardner, Pamela Heck, Will McCoy, Jennifer Weiss, and Community Annex Artist, Xiomara Pena.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org

Corricks Art Trails Gallery/ My Daughter the Framer
Through June 27, 2026 Art at the Source Preview
*** Reception June 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Featuring works from dozens of artists from the popular Art at the Source Open Studio program. Explore and get inspired for your Studio visit itinerary!

June 20 through August, Maurice Lapp 101
*** Opening Reception Saturday, June 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. We’ll be joined by members of the Lapp family, and many, friends, fans, and former students.
Corrick’s presents a retrospective exhibit of the works of the late, beloved painter and art teacher Maurice Lapp. With a newly-expanded collection of Maury’s oils and watercolors, this will be an outstanding celebration of his life and works.
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Inc.
324 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-431-7073
www.ericksonfineartgallery.com

Fulton Crossing Art Gallery
1200 River Rd., Fulton
www.fultoncrossing.com/exhibitions

Graton Gallery
Through June 21, Three Traveler Views – Paint & Stitch
Featuring artworks by Julie Merrill, Cyndi Connolly & Heather Myler; with guest artists Margo Elis, Wendy Gorris, and Sue Ellen McCann.

June 25 through August 2, Anything Goes
*** Opening reception Saturday, June 25, from 1 to 4 p.m.
This is a juried show where, Anything Goes.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
http://www.gratongallery.net

Hammerfriar Gallery
Through July 11, Forms in Flux
Kerry Vander Meer and Laura Van Duren bring together their shared love of organic abstract forms using a variety of materials and bold colors. Together, their work reflects forms in continual transformation evolving through intuitive processes.
132 Mill St, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
https://www.hammerfriar.com/art-gallery

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
June 4 through July 19, Small Wonders
*** Artists Reception Saturday, June 6
Some of the most exquisite beauty can be captured in the smallest of images and objects, e.g., the iridescence of a hummingbird in flight, a millefiori paperweight, Faberge eggs, or a miniature woven basket. These pieces are modest in size but powerful in creativity and expression.
334 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
healdsburgcenterforthearts.org

IceHouse Gallery / Digital Grange
Through June 5, Art/Work
This exhibition explores work wear, work tools and notions of labor in society while showcasing creative and surprising plays on materials. In an interdisciplinary look at the topic, these artists cleverly pull from sociology, economics, gender studies and politics. Showing work by three artists: Cat Alden, Ryan Carrington, and Emma Logan, curated by Carin Jacobs.
405 East D St., Petaluma
707-778-2238
www.digitalgrange.com

Laguna Foundation, Heron Hall
Through August, Illuminating Connections
Megan Gnekow offers a series of watercolor and ink illustrations that highlight the connections between organisms in their ecosystems, with a special focus on threatened or endangered species in California. All organisms exist in relation to each other – a kaleidoscope of connections across species, habitat, and time. When we recognize the interconnected needs of all species – including our own – we can make decisions that benefit us all.
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
707-527-9277
www.lagunafoundation.org

Museum of Sonoma County
Art
June 27 through November 8, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Running Fence at 50 Years
*** Member preview: June 26
This landmark exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s monumental Running Fence, the temporary art installation that stretched 24.5 miles through Sonoma and Marin Counties. The project became world famous, and is an iconic part of North Bay culture and history. Through immersive design, powerful visuals, and firsthand accounts, the exhibit invites visitors to experience the magic and beauty that was the Running Fence – white fabric flowing across fields and cresting over hills to vanish into the Pacific Ocean – and to discover the remarkable 4-year odyssey that brought it to fruition.
Related Events:
Wrap it up, Baby! Museum Gala: August 1
Running Fence Reunion: September 12
Documentary Screening: September 26
For more information and further reading: https://museumsc.org/christo/

History
Through August 23, Disturbing the Peace: Sonoma County’s Early Punk Underground
In the 1970s and ’80s, as their parents settled in the suburbs or got “back to the land,” a generation of disaffected youth in Sonoma County channeled their alienation into a subculture that would grow to become a cultural force: the underground punk scene. With photos, flyers, records, zines, videos, listening stations and more, Disturbing the Peace chronicles the impact of Sonoma County’s flourishing punk movement that continues to reverberate today. A first-of-its-kind visual and audio history of Sonoma County’s punk scene, Disturbing the Peace is guest curated by Gabe Meline, KQED’s Senior Editor of Arts and Culture. A Santa Rosa native, Gabe evidences his love of the punk scene (as both musician and fan) in the artifacts and details gathered for this exhibition.
425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa
707-579-1500
www.museumsc.org

Occidental Center for the Arts
Through June 21, Folk Art Unlimited
*** Artists Reception and People’s Choice Award June 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Folk Arts are community-based creative expressions that are passed down through generations and reflect a community’s cultural life. They include handmade objects like pottery and textiles, as well as intangible forms like music, dance, and storytelling. Key characteristics include their community roots, informal learning, and ability to express a collective identity, which can encompass traditional crafts, rituals, and everyday life.
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Paradise Ridge Winery
June 15-ongoing, Return to Paradise
Paradise Ridge Winery and the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation are pleased to announce Return to Paradise – a sculpture exhibition celebrating Walter Byck and Marijke Byck-Hoenselaars’ thirty year legacy of visionary leadership and community engagement through art and sculpture at Paradise Ridge. Curated by Jeff Nathanson (former director of the Museum of Sonoma County), the exhibition will showcase more than a dozen local artists, each with a unique and rich history of exhibiting at Paradise Ridge. In recognition of Walter Byck and Marijke Byck-Hoenselaars’ enduring dedication to supporting local artists and to bringing sculpture to Sonoma County, the exhibition serves as a celebratory return for the participating artists.
Paradise Ridge Winery; in Marijke’s Grove
4545 Thomas Lake Harris Drive, Fountaingrove, Santa Rosa
www.prwinery.com

Paul Mahder Gallery
Through June 14, Steven Assael, Paintings
222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-473-9150
www.paulmahdergallery.com

Petaluma Arts Center
Through June 6, Threads That Connect Us
This exhibition, from The Origin Stories Project, weaves together storytelling and visual art to explore identity, connection, and the shared human experience. Each of the 70 works begins with a personal story—an identity-shaping moment of legacy, arrival, adversity, or revelation. These narratives are then transformed into Stories + Art Boxes using Plexiglas enclosures where voice and visual expression are experienced together.

June 18 through July 11, New Voices
*** Opening Reception Thursday, June 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
New Voices is a new annual exhibition dedicated to celebrating the next generation of artistic talent. This group show features recent graduates from North Bay educational institutions—artists at that critical, early stage in their careers. Selected through a collaborative process led by a guest curator, Emma Logan, these emerging artists represent a diverse range of media and creative perspectives. We will offer public programming including artist talks, panel discussions, and workshops—giving you the chance to engage with fresh voices shaping the future of our creative community.
230 Lakeville St. Petaluma
707-762-5600
www.petalumaartscenter.org

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 June 27, Small Works: Serenity
Serenity in artwork is represented by qualities both vibrant and serene. It might be captured in a quiet moment in nature, rich with colors and details. Or it might be a state of calmness, peace, and tranquility. Some might describe such artistic tranquility as a “visual sanctuary,” one that offers mental balance, reflection and even relaxation to the viewer.

June 5 through July 27, Out to Sea
*** Opening reception, Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The beauty, myth and mystery of the sea.
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
https://art-gallery.santarosa.edu/exhibitions

Santa Rosa Junior College, Frank P. Doyle Library Gallery
Through December 11, Jerrold Ballaine: Land and Sea
On view are 20 paintings by Ballaine who was part of the art faculty at U.C. Berkeley for over 30 years. There he befriended many artists including Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, and Richard Diebenkorn. Ballaine continues to paint and work in a variety of media in his Sebastopol studio.
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
https://libraries.santarosa.edu

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Through June 14, Art at the Source Open Studios Preview
View work by all 140+ artists participating in Open Studios, taking place this year on two weekends, June 6 & 7, and June 13 & 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pick up a catalog and plan your self-guided tour.

June 20 through July 26, Resist and Persist: Social (in)Justice
*** Opening Reception Saturday, June 20, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Artists have always responded at the forefront of cultural change. In times of unrest, art does not stay silent. It speaks truth, demands change, mourns loss, and envisions hope. The work in the show reflects the moment where art confronts injustice, reclaims identity, honors resistance, or envisions hope. Juried by Alan Beckstead and Beulah Vega.
282 South High St., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
www.sebarts.org

Sebastopol Gallery
June 30 through July 31, Take Your Time
*** Reception June 20, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Change and transformation take time. In her newest oil paintings Sharon Eisley explores the time as a process. Be it moving through grief, reframing your story of self, or birthing some new creation, each painting lures you in with beautiful application then holds you in time for a closer examination of our human experience. Eisleys paintings are all inspired by tarot cards and her personal journey. Guest artist, Robert Benson, challenges your eyes to fill in the details with his impressionist watercolors.
We eagerly anticipate hearing news of the Gallery’s new location.
150 N. Main St, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
https://www.sebastopolgallery.com

Sebastopol Library
Through July 18, Conversations
*** Reception, Sunday, June 28, from 2 to 4 p.m.
A multi-media exhibit of People Pictures with art by Steve French and Sandra Rubin. Song Drawing Demo and Discussion, Sunday, July 12, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
7140 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
707-823-7691

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

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through September 6, John Paul Morabito and Norma I. Quintana
John Paul Morabito: Dancing in the Night features richly woven works that blend digital processes with handcraft, transforming ritual materials into luminous tapestries that honor Queer life with color, reverence, and exuberance.
Norma I. Quintana: Paradise of Memory is a powerful portrait series drawing on itinerant photography traditions to connect personal and collective histories, celebrating everyday lives as vital expressions of cultural identity.
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
www.svma.org

Studio LZ
Through June 6, Paintings by Nathan Goldsmith
Goldsmith’s recent mixed media paintings are ethereal, abstract landscapes that border on representation. They are inspired by light and elements of nature, focusing on the balance between order and chaos in the natural world. They are created on canvas or wood panel using various mediums such as oil paint, graphite, acrylic ink, watercolor and charcoal.
Watershed Building
429 1st Street, Suite 130, Petaluma
www.studiolz.net

Upstairs Art Gallery
June 1 through June 28, Summertime Livin’ Easy
*** Reception Saturday, June 6 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Nancy Gray unveils new summer-inspired acrylic paintings that are a colorful expressive interpretation of the region’s beauty. Summer is the artist’s favorite season and it shows. Drawing inspiration from the French Fauvist tradition, these works abound with interpretive color choices and bold brush work. Meet the artist: Gray will host the Gallery on June 18 and 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Stairway Smallworks Showcase features Collective Expressions: 29 Years, a members’ collaborative show celebrating the Gallery’s 29th Anniversary. Gallery artists offer an exciting mix of mediums, subject matter, and styles emblematic of the Gallery’s dynamic diversity.

Also join us for Art Nite Healdsburg, Thursday, June 4, from 5 to 7 pm. This Monthly community event celebrates art and creativity with over 20 galleries participating. ArtNiteHealdsburg.com.
306 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-4214
www.Upstairsartgallery.net

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