Author Archives: Satri Pencak

About Satri Pencak

Independent Curator, art writer

Best Bets, 7.9.12

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Satri Pencak

Here are my Best Bets in the visual arts for this week. Currently at di Rosa in Napa, is Entering the Wild, an exhibition that features over thirty pieces by six Northern California artists. Some years back Barry Lopez wrote an … Continue reading →

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Chester Arnold: Trees @ Sonoma County Museum

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Satri Pencak

Through his paintings Chester Arnold brings us face to face with the harsh realities of “life in the country”; meaning we want the beauty of the forests, but we also want lumber for building, wood for burning. To help us … Continue reading →

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Best Bets 5.10.12

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Satri Pencak

I am now recording audio spots for Best Bets on the Sonoma Arts website. You can go to their site and click the Best Bets button to hear the most recent posting, or you can read the text here on … Continue reading →

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Best Bets, 4.19.12

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Satri Pencak

I am now recording audio spots for Best Bets on the Sonoma Arts website. You can go to their site and click the Best Bets button to hear the most recent posting, or you can read the text here on … Continue reading →

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Sonoma Arts Best Bets Audio Spot

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Satri Pencak

I am now recording audio spots for Best Bets on the Sonoma Arts website. You can go to their site and click the Best Bets button to hear the most recent posting, or you can read the text here on … Continue reading →

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Chris Beards: One Another One

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Satri Pencak

The title, One Another One, is actually quite apropos for this exhibition. In his statement, Chris Beards explains; “One is special—singular, unique, worthy of attention. . . Another splits the attention by half, yet reaffirms the singular nature of One. … Continue reading →

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Art Notes From a Week in L.A.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Satri Pencak

I just recently returned from a week in Los Angeles, spending four of those days at the College Art Association Conference. With this being their 100th annual conference, and all the Pacific Standard Time events and exhibitions going on, it … Continue reading →

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A Day at Fine Arts Museums SF

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Satri Pencak

Recently I spent a whirlwind day in San Francisco catching up on some of the important exhibitions at the de Young and the Legion of Honor—here are some of the highlights. De Young Museum  Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of … Continue reading →

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Looking at You Looking at Me

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Satri Pencak

From di Rosa’s world-class collection of contemporary Northern California art, curator Robert Wuilfe has organized Looking at You Looking at Me, an exhibition examining the ways we, as humans, look at each other. Wuilfe has drawn out a thread in … Continue reading →

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Keeping an Eye on Surveillance, at Performance Art Institute, SF

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Satri Pencak

Have you ever looked into the lit up room of someone’s home as you walked down the street in the evening? You may have felt drawn to look in, to watch—but maybe also felt a little guilty, so you walked … Continue reading →

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