Satri Pencak – Curatorial Services

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.

Calabi Gallery
Through July 9, James Ford Grant
On view are mixed media sculptures, acrylic paintings with mixed media materials on canvas and panels, digital monoprints, photographs, and sculpture by James Ford Grant.
456 Tenth St., Santa Rosa
707-781-7070
www.calabigallery.com/

Vote Snoopy

Charles M. Schulz Museum
Through December 4, Mr. Schulz Goes to Washington
Peanuts and politics brushed elbows many times! Pig Pen ran for class president, and Lucy eyed the White House. “Snoopy for President” regalia became popular during elections of the 1960s and 70s, and Schulz himself received multiple White House invitations.
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
www.schulzmuseum.org/

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery
Next show opens in August.
312 South A Street, Suite #7, Santa Rosa
707-695-1011
christiemarksfineart.com

Chroma Gallery
Through July 24, The Art of Music
This exhibition features Sonoma County and Bay Area artists exploring the intersection between art and music in paintings, sculptures, textiles, and handmade musical instruments. This show includes current interpretations, as well as artistic representations of musicians both naturalistic and symbolic. In connection with The Art of Music, Chroma presents a series of live music events at the gallery, check their website for details.
312 South A Street, Santa Rosa
707-293-6051
www.chromagallery.net/

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through July 14, Novel
Featuring the work of Resident Artists; Laura Paine Carr, Pamela Heck, Sharon Kozel, Terry Holleman, Paul Maurer, and Hanya Popova Parker; with Guest Artists, Jane Gardner, sculpture, and Shane Gidcumb, photography.

July 16 through September 15, Edit
*** Artists’ Reception: Saturday, July 16, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Showing the work of Laura Paine Carr, John Hanses, Pamela Heck Terry Holleman, Sharon Kozel, Paul Maurer Hanya Popova Parker, and Nancy Winn.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org/

Cloverdale and Geyserville
Through May 2017, SculptureTrail
The SculptureTrail is an exhibit of sculptures on the main streets in of Geyserville and Cloverdale in the Sonoma County Wine Country. The Sculpture Trail is a year-round exhibit with sculptures changing every 12 months. You can download a map for your visit at www.101SculptureTrail.com.

Corricks Art Gallery
Through July 31, Warren Arnold and Marsha Connell
Showing sculpture by Warren Arnold, and paintings by Marsha Connell.

My Daughter the Framer, inside Corricks
Through August 26, Monotypes, Variations on the Theme, by Taylor Gutermute; and Pit Fired & Naked Pottery by Joann Cassady.
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Fulton Crossing
July 15, Open Studios and showing the work of Becoming Independent Artists. Three galleries and 13 Open Studios Every 3rd Friday of the Month, 5 to 8 p.m.
1200 River Road, Fulton
707-536-3305
www.fultoncrossing.com/

Gallery at First
Through September 19, Through the Eyes of the Lens
This exhibit features juried photography of the members and friends of First Presbyterian Church.
First Presbyterian Church
1550 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa
707-542-0205
www.fpcsantarosa.org

By Alan Plisskin

Gallery One
Through July 23, Lens Point Of View
Photography exhibit featuring artists Jim Cyb, Laura Culver, Charles Merrill, and Alan Plisskin.
209 Western Ave., Petaluma
707-778-8277
www.petalumagalleryone.com/

Graton Gallery
Through July 3, Marylu Downing & Ken Berman: Curves & Angles
With Guest Artists; Char Banach, Don Sumner, Ron Sumner, and Kate Williams.

Wimpy’s Café, Mylette Welch

July 5 through August 14, Don’t Make me Laugh
*** Artists Reception, Saturday, July 9, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Featuring Mylette Welch & Maria Ester Sund, with guest artists Tim Dixon, Loretta Loy-Adair, Tony Mininno, and Miriam Owen. Also showing: The 2nd Annual Juried Cigar Box Show.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
www.gratongallery.net/

By Joey Enos

Hammerfriar Gallery
July 9 through September 3, Joey Enos; Sculpture
*** Opening Reception Saturday, July 9, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Enos makes sculptures with simple materials such as carved foam and layers of paint to resemble combinations of weathered planks, giant spikes, riveted sheets of metal, and discarded tires. He received his MFA from UC Berkeley in 2014.
132 Mill Street, Ste.101, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
www.hammerfriar.com/

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Through July 17, Annual Clay & Glass
The fifth annual Clay and Glass exhibit features 13 artists showcasing diverse media and techniques. Blurring the lines between craft and fine art, this show demonstrates the endless possibilities of clay and glass as creative media.

July 21 through August 28, Reflections | Shadows
*** Opening Reception Saturday, July 23 from 5 to 7 p.m.
This juried exhibition features the physical aesthetics and conceptual connotations of reflections and shadows through the work of artists from Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Marin Counties.
9130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com/

JP Long, Oxidation Wilson, 2016

IceHouse Gallery
Through July 12, Off the Grid—JP Long
The Exhibition showcases metal sculptures and unique oxidation paintings by Oakland artist, J P Long.

July 16 through August 22, Past Tense, Present Tense—Paintings by Jack Stuppin
*** Artists Reception Saturday, July 23 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Well known for his vibrant and colorful landscapes, this show brings together Stuppin’s works from multiple periods ranging from the early 70s to his current abstract and “love” paintings.
405 East D St. Petaluma
707-778-2238
www.icehousegallery.org/

Kitty Hawk Gallery
Through July 26, North Bay Letterpress Art Show
Group show of work by NBLP members.
125 N. Main St., Sebastopol
707-861-3904
www.kittyhawkgallery.com/

Slice of the River, detail, by Diane Land

Laguna Foundation, Heron Hall
Through September 13, Russian River Watershed in Fabric
The Pointless Sisters Art Quilt Group presents an exhibition of art quilts reflecting the diversity of the Russian River Watershed.
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
707-527-9277
www.lagunafoundation.org/

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Sculpture Garden
Through June 2017, Root 101
On view in the new Sculpture Garden is the inaugural exhibition of recent work by Bruce Johnson. The work is comprised of colossal wood sculptures made from salvaged old growth redwood, which he has been working with for over 50 years.
50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa
formandenergy.com/new/root101/

Museums of Sonoma County
Art Museum
Through July 24, Tom Holland: Five Decades of Art
This is the first major retrospective of Holland’s work, featuring paintings from his student days in the 1950s to large-scale pieces done this year. Check the website for related events.
511 B Street, Santa Rosa

History Museum
Through September 4, Medieval To Metal: The Art & Evolution of The Guitar
On display are approximately 40 instruments ranging from the rare and antique to the wildly popular and innovative. Organized by the National Guitar Museum, this exhibition explores its history as an instrument of popular culture over the past four hundred years to modern efforts to reinvent the guitar with different materials, shapes, and design.
425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa
707-579-1500
http://www.museumsc.org/

By Pam Glasscock

Occidental Center for the Arts
Through July 10, Songs From the Sea
Juried by artist Max DuBois, the show celebrates the magnificence of the sea with visual expressions in all mediums including photographs and sculpture.

July 15 through September 10, Leaf and Petal, Root and Seed
*** Opening reception on Friday, July 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
This juried exhibition explores the extraordinary ways in which plants nourish and sustain life on earth.
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
http://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Adonna Khare, Pool Party, 6’x20′ Graphite on Paper, 2015

Paul Mahder Gallery
Through August 21, A Fine Line – Masterworks in Drawing
To call attention to this oldest of the visual arts, the Paul Mahder Gallery has assembled a selection of 18 artists with over 35 works by internationally acclaimed living Masters and great practitioners of the art of drawing.
222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-473-9150
www.paulmahdergallery.com

By Jann Nunn

Paradise Ridge Winery Sculpture
Through April 2017, Geometric Reflections: Celebrating Ten Years of Voigt Family Sculpture
This exhibition celebrates ten of the highly regarded artists who have been an important part of the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation. The sculptors in this exhibition are Roger Berry, Dee Briggs, Riis Burwell, Robert Ellison, Peter Forakis, Charles Ginnever, Edwin Hamilton, Ned Kahn, Jann Nunn, and Doug Unkrey.
4545 Thomas Lake Harris Drive, Santa Rosa
707-528-9463
http://www.prwinery.com/

Toby Froud, Gloom

Petaluma Arts Center
Through July 10, Zeitgeist–Capturing the Moment through Art
Juried exhibition featuring artwork from Northern California and Hawaii. 

July 23 through September 25, Journeys through Light and Dark: Dolls as Tellers of Stories
*** Opening Reception Saturday, July 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Curated by Geri Olson and Sherri Morgan, this exhibition explores the powerful use of the doll form by contemporary artists as a way of telling stories about our lives and the times in which we live. See PAC website for related workshops and events.
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
707-762-5600
http://www.petalumaartscenter.org/

Pie Eyed Open Studio
July 9 and 10, Metal Welders
Featuring work by Jan Schultz, Kate Schaffner, Rick Butler, James Selby, and Lowell Chaput. On view Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, from 12 to 4 p.m. each day. Pie Eyed Open Studio serves up exciting art, scintillating conversation and don’t forget those fresh pies!
2371 Gravenstein Hwy South, Sebastopol
Look for the ART + PIE sign and turn at the Giant Yellow Duck!
Lauri Luck, 707-477-9442

Pigment + Paste
Through July 7, Cat Kaufman, Mixed Messages
6780 Depot Street Ste. 100, in The Barlow, Sebastopol
707-480-6825
pigmentandpaste.com

Ren Brown Collection Gallery
Through July 4, The Magic of Fire
Showcasing the work of fifteen northern California wood-fired ceramic artists. The beauty these artists have created ranges from large sculptural and wall-hung to small functional pieces.
1781 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay
707-875-2922
http://www.renbrown.com/

You Say Hello, I Say Goodbye, by Rakshika Thakor

Riverfront Art Gallery
July 6 through September 4, Summer Show, Showin’ On The River!
*** Opening and Art Walk Reception, Saturday, July 9 from 5 to 9 p.m.
This annual Juried Fine Art Show includes 73 pieces by 43 artists.
132 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma
707-775-4278
http://www.riverfrontartgallery.com/

Santa Rosa Junior College, Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery
Gallery is closed for the Summer.
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
707-527-4298
www.santarosa.edu/art-gallery

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Through July 24, Art of the Book
Exhibition of handmade books, traditional, unconventional, and/or altered. Juried by Betsy Davids. Also showing, in Gallery III, My Linocut Prints, by Robert Cormack.

Sunday, July 10 is the 3rd Street Printing Festival in SCA’s parking lot. A fabulous event filled with printmakers sharing their skills and a four-ton pavement roller printing directly on the pavement. Free admission and fun for the whole family, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 7 to 8 p.m., a talk with master printers Caren Catterall, Holly Downing, and Rik Olson about their passion and different types of printmaking. A unique chance to learn from the experts.

July 29 through September 4, Boundaries
*** Opening reception, Friday, July 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
For this juried exhibition gallerist Paul Mahder selected artwork related to geographical, emotional or physical boundaries.
282 High Street, in the Veterans’ Memorial Bldg., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
http://www.sebarts.org/

Sebastopol Gallery
June 14 through August 6, Clay, Pigment, and Precious Stones
*** Reception Saturday, July 16, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Presenting three featured artists; Chris Boyd, ceramicist, Paula Matzinger, acrylic and oil painter, and Joann Lustig, jeweler.
150 N. Main St, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
www.sebastopol-gallery.com/

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

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
July 2 through September 25, Surf Craft: Design and the Culture of Board Riding
Featuring surfboards built from the late 1940s to the present day, the exhibition chronicles the evolution of surfboard design featuring American makers and shapers of all kinds of wave-riding boards. See the SVMA website for numerous related programs.
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
www.svma.org/

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi
Through July 31, Sherry Parker—Collage
Collage artist Sherry Parker draws on the unconscious and serendipity to create her unique images. She uses unexpected and nonsensical imagery, 1950s iconography, deconstruction and humanization of machines, and anthropomorphic hybrids to conjure up surreal worlds.
8235 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati
707-795-9753
ctalcroft.wix.com/artwallatshige/

Bill Gittens, Dusk Along Poppy Creek.

Upstairs Art Gallery
Through July 31, Bill Gittens – Land, Water & Sky of Sonoma County
*** Opening Reception Saturday, July 9, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Bill Gittens’ oil paintings celebrate Sonoma County’s coast, rivers, lakes and sky in bold color and lush brushwork.
306 Center St., Healdsburg
www.upstairsartgallery.net/

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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.

James Ford Grant, “JIU JIN SHAN”

Calabi Gallery
May 7 through July 2, James Ford Grant
*** Opening Reception, Saturday, May 7 from 4 to 7 p.m.
On view are mixed media sculptures, acrylic paintings with mixed media materials on canvas and panels, digital monoprints, and photographs by James Ford Grant.
456 Tenth St., Santa Rosa
707-781-7070
http://www.calabigallery.com/

Charles M. Schulz Museum
Through December 4, Mr. Schulz Goes to Washington
Peanuts and politics brushed elbows many times! Pig Pen ran for class president, and Lucy eyed the White House. “Snoopy for President” regalia became popular during elections of the 1960s and 70s, and Schulz himself received multiple White House invitations.
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
http://www.schulzmuseum.org/

Barbara Elliott, Wonderland

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery
May 5 through June 18, Barbara Elliott: Selected Works
*** Opening Reception, Friday, May 6, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Elliott creates photographs with Polaroid image transfers, as well as other alternative processes including cyanotype, Van Dyke Printing, and the platinum/palladium process. Her subject is always the human form, whether alive or inanimate, and one senses a haunting humor while recognizing an understated elegance.
312 South A Street, Suite #7, Santa Rosa
707-695-1011
http://christiemarksfineart.com/

Simmon Factor; Here, There and Everywhere

Chroma Gallery
Through May 29, Simmon Factor: Live on The Walls
*** Artist reception: Friday, May 6, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Recent narrative paintings and collages by artist, teacher, gallerist, and former owner of Village Art Supply, Simmon Factor.
312 South A Street, Santa Rosa
707-293-6051
http://www.chromagallery.net/

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through May 19, Poetry
Guest Artists are Judy Anton and Ann Frowick. Resident Artists displaying new art include Laura Paine Carr, Pamela Heck, Terry Holleman, Sharon Kozel, Paul Maurer, and Hanya Popova Parker.

May 21 through July 14, Novel
*** Opening reception, Saturday, May 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Showing the work of resident artists, Laura Paine Carr, Pamela Heck, Sharon Kozel, Terry Holleman, Paul Maurer, and Hanya Popova Parker; with guest artists, Jane Gardner and Shane Gidcumb.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
http://www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org/

Corrick’s Art Gallery
Through May 29, Gen Zorich and Nichibei Potters
*** First Friday art opening, May 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Also, My Daughter the Framer (located inside Corrick’s) is hosting an Art at the Source Showcase Exhibition.
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Fulton Crossing
May 20 through June 12, Art at the Source Showcase Exhibition
*** Artist reception, Friday May 20, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Showcasing work by Art at the Source artist participants.
1200 River Rd., Fulton
707-536-3305
http://www.fultoncrossing.com/

Serena Hazard

Gallery at First
Through June 1, Serena Hazard; One Woman Show
The show features natural and abstract landscapes by Serena Hazard.
First Presbyterian Church
1550 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa
707-542-0205
http://www.serenahazard.com/

Gallery One
Through May 8, Representational Abstractions
Featured Artist, Donna DeLaBriandais, along with Else Gonella, Bernie Healey, Hella Merrill, and Helen Moreda.

May 9 through June 12, Art at the Source Showcase Exhibition
*** Artist reception, Saturday, May 14, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Showcasing work by Art at the Source artist participants.
209 Western Ave., Petaluma
http://www.petalumagalleryone.com/

By Ken Berman

Graton Gallery
Through May 22, Rik Olson—What Was I Thinking?
New prints by Rik Olson, with Guest artists; Rose Easterbrook, Peter Fronk, Adriane Hatkoff, and Susan Peterson.

May 24 through July 3, Marylu Downing & Ken Berman: Curves & Angles
*** Artists Reception, Saturday, May 28, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
http://www.gratongallery.net/

Animus, by Elisabeth Sunday

Hammerfriar Gallery
Through June 25, “Grace”, photographs by Elisabeth Sunday
For 26 years Elisabeth Sunday has traveled alone and lived among various original peoples of Africa. Sunday’s photographs reveal an interplay of invisible forces that connect her subjects with the world of nature. Utilizing a flexible mirror of her own design, she photographs reflections that blend and dissolve the boundaries between her figures and their environment.
132 Mill Street, Ste.101, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
http://www.hammerfriar.com/

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Through May 22, Look! Book Arts
Featuring work by more than 75 artists, printers and poets, this exhibition provides a look at diverse forms of bookbinding, printing, calligraphy, paper marbling, and other arts and crafts associated with traditional forms of making books by hand. Closing Tea and Salon on Sunday May 22, from 2 to 4 p.m.
9130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
http://www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com/

By Tony Speirs

Kitty Hawk Gallery
Through May 29, Unreliable Narrator
*** Opening reception, Saturday, May 7, 5 to 8 p.m.
Solo exhibition of recent paintings by Tony Speirs.
125 N. Main St., Sebastopol
707-861-3904
http://www.kittyhawkgallery.com/

By Tom Holland

Museums of Sonoma County
Art Museum
May 1 through July 24, Tom Holland: Five Decades of Art
This is the first major retrospective of Holland’s work, featuring paintings from his student days in the 1950s to large-scale pieces done this year. Check the website for related events.
511 B Street, Santa Rosa

History Museum
Through May 15, Building the American Dream: Sonoma County After the War
The impact of the postwar period on Sonoma County cannot be overstated. From its agrarian roots, the county emerged into a modern suburban landscape. With its growing population, cars proliferated, housing and shopping centers grew, drive-ins, rock and roll, and even poodle skirts became part of the scene.
425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa
707-579-1500
http://www.museumsc.org/

Occidental Center for the Arts
Through May 7, X Posed
Showing artwork by participants of the ongoing Thursday Night Drawing Group.

May 10 through May 16, Salmon Creek Student Art Show
*** Reception, Thursday, May 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
http://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Paul Mahder Gallery
Through June 4, Transition
Showing glass sculpture and pastel drawings by Ann Wolff; and new paintings by Gurpran Rau.
222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-473-9150
www.paulmahdergallery.com

Petaluma Arts Center
May 14 through July 10, Zeitgeist– Capturing the Moment through Art
*** Artists Reception, Saturday, May 14, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Juried exhibition featuring artwork from Northern California and Hawaii.
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
707-762-5600
http://www.petalumaartscenter.org/

By Roberta Ahrens

Pie Eyed Open Studio
Saturday & Sunday May 14 and 15, from 12 to 4 p.m., Roberta Ahrens
Ahrens’ creates astonishingly intimate floral images on a monumental scale rendered on hand-prepared cracked linen canvases. Her hallmark is bold color and design on fragile like surfaces suffused with the rich historical depth of medieval illuminated manuscripts and the ancient frescoes of Pompeii.
2371 Gravenstein Hwy South, Sebastopol
Look for the ART + PIE sign and turn at the Giant Yellow Duck!
Lauri Luck, 707-477-9442

Takayuki Zoshi, Praying Monk

Pigment + Paste
Takayuki Zoshi’s Contemporary Buddhist Sculpture
*** Opening Reception for the artist Thursday May 19.
Open 2 weekends in May, Saturday and Sunday May 21 & 22 and Memorial Day Weekend May 28 through 30.
6780 Depot Street Ste. 100, in The Barlow, Sebastopol
707-480-6825
pigmentandpaste.com

Bill Geisinger, Container

Ren Brown Collection Gallery
May 6through July 4, The Magic of Fire
*** Reception, Saturday May 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Reception includes a talk about the firing process by Bill Geisinger.
Showcasing the work of fifteen northern California wood-fired ceramic artists. The beauty these artists have created ranges from large sculptural and wall-hung to small functional pieces. A single firing may last as long as ten days, and often requires the joint efforts of a team of potters to keep the fire going around the clock.
1781 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay
707-875-2922
http://www.renbrown.com/

Stephanie Hamilton-Oravetz-Ruskins, Venice St. Marks

Riverfront Art Gallery
May 11 through July 3, Late Spring Show
*** Opening and Art Walk Reception, Saturday, May 14, 5 to 9 p.m.
Featured Artists, Photographs Stephanie Hamilton-Orovetz, and Grant Kreinberg.
132 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma
707-775-4278
http://www.riverfrontartgallery.com/

Santa Rosa Junior College, Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery
May 1 through May 17, Student Art Show 2016
*** Opening on Day Under The Oaks, May 1, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Showcasing artwork by SRJC students.
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
707-527-4298
www.santarosa.edu/art-gallery

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
May 19 through June 12, Art at the Source Open Studio Preview Exhibition
*** Opening Reception, Thursday, May 19, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Each of the 157 artists has one original artwork on view.
282 High Street, in the Veterans’ Memorial Bldg., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
http://www.sebarts.org/

Sebastopol Gallery
Through June 12, TREEN
*** Artist’s Reception on Saturday, May 7 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Small handmade functional household objects made of wood by Sebastopol wood-turner, Kalia Kliban.
150 N. Main St, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
www.sebastopol-gallery.com/

Sonoma State University, University Art Gallery
Through May 21, BFA Exhibition 2016
Features the work of 10 students in the Art Department who are graduating this Spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium.
1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park
707-664-2295
www.sonoma.edu/artgallery

Sonoma State University Library, 2North Gallery
Through May 27, John LeBaron: A Lifetime of Photography
With an artist’s eye, enhanced by his years as a photojournalist and photography teacher, John LeBaron shared his view of the natural world – landscape, faces, shapes and textures, light and shadow.
Sonoma State University Library
1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park
707-664-2397
http://library.sonoma.edu/

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through June 12, Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art
Modern Twist explores the evocative, sensual and sculptural power of contemporary bamboo art. It brings 38 exceptional works by 17 Japanese artists, displaying many of these technically innovative and imaginatively crafted works for the first time.

Thomas Ingmire: Contemporary Calligraphy
Internationally renowned calligrapher Thomas Ingmire transgresses the boundaries of painting as well as the beauty of language in this exhibition of artist’s books, calligraphic works, drawings and sketchbooks.
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
http://www.svma.org/

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi
Through May 29, Lewis Bodecker —Paintings and Drawings
The abstract paintings and drawings by North Bay artist, Lewis Bodecker (1926-2009), from the collection of Kevin Berry and Maureen Baumgartner, often employ patches of color—usually subtle, but sometimes quite vibrant—overlaid with scribbling and other linear marks, including letters and numbers. Bodecker studied art at Sonoma State University and taught classes there.
8235 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati
707-795-9753
http://ctalcroft.wix.com/artwallatshige/

Cathy Locke; The Magician

Upstairs Art Gallery
Through May 29, Cathy Locke; The Magic Series
*** Opening Reception Saturday May 7, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Influenced by paintings of Russian fairy tales, artist Cathy Locke created paintings that explore the inner workings of a child’s mind. The artist will talk about her paintings at the reception on May 7.
306 Center St., Healdsburg.
http://www.upstairsartgallery.net/

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Sculpture Garden
Through June 2017, Root 101
On view in the new Sculpture Garden is the inaugural exhibition of recent work by Bruce Johnson. The work is comprised of colossal wood sculptures made from salvaged old growth redwood, which he has been working with for over 50 years.
50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa
http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/
http://formandenergy.com/new/root101/

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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.

Art Escape
Through January 28, Winter Shadows
Exhibiting Artists; Jamie Azevedo, Nancy Bercu, Jerry Bourne, Lynnette Lux Bourne, Barbara Crow, Judi Danner, Carol Davis, Izac De La Cruz, Marie Dungan, Anna Friesen, Lew Gardner, Tina Hannon, Edwin Gardner Jaqua, Susan Heeringa-Pieper, Adrian Litman, Gayle Manfre, Lyn Manfre, Libby Mills, Caroline T. Mota, Theresa Muley, Kate Ortolano, David Phillips, Alice Rhodes, and Sonoma Valley Students from Art Escape’s November Mini-Camp.
17474 Hwy. 12, Boyes Hot Springs in Sonoma
707-938-5551
artescapesonoma.com

By Linda Semple

Arts Guild of Sonoma
Through February 1, January Member Show
Exhibiting Guild Members; Sophie Acheson, Barbara Aliza, Dee Dushkes, Irene Ehret, Zaza Fetterly, Christine Gonzalves, Kirk Hinshaw, Carol Larson, Merryl Latini, Jackie Lee, Nancy Martin, Brian Martinelli, Helen Mehl, Martin Munson, Ruby Newman, Linda Semple, Lyn Swan, Susan Wiegardt, Mark Zukowski.
140 East Napa Street, Sonoma
707-996-3115
artsguildofsonoma.org

Calabi Gallery
Through January 16, Michael McMillan – Woodblock Prints
Perhaps best known for his groundbreaking work as a cartoonist, McMillan has mostly concentrated on printmaking in recent years. This show focuses on the woodblock prints of the last 15 years. Also featuring a gallery group show with many artists including Douglas Ballou, Mary Jarvis, Sherrie Lovler, Lucy Martin, Michael Ramos, and Alejandro Salazar.
456 Tenth St., Santa Rosa
707-781-7070
www.calabigallery.com

Charles M. Schulz Museum
Through April 24, 2016, Snoopy and the Red Baron
Snoopy first imagined himself as a World War I Flying Ace on October 10, 1965, making 2015 the 50th anniversary of this popular persona. When asked about the origins of Snoopy’s aviator role, Charles Schulz credited his son’s interest in making plastic airplane models as his chief inspiration. Schulz described drawing a little helmet on Snoopy . . . acknowledging, “I knew I had one of the best things I had thought of in a long time.”
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
www.schulzmuseum.org

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery
Through January 2, Thea Goldstine: Paintings
The exhibition features a selection of Sonoma County artist, Thea Goldstine’s abstract landscapes and expressive portrait oil paintings.
312 South A Street, Suite #7, Santa Rosa
707-695-1011
http://christiemarksfineart.com

Chroma Gallery
Through January 2, Four Seasons: Sonoma County Landscapes
Featuring the work of Brooks Anderson, Thomas Creed, and Donna DeLaBriandais.
312 South A Street, Santa Rosa
707-293-6051
www.chromagallery.net

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through January 14, Encore
Showing work by 10 artists in a variety of media. With guest artists Alain Bloom, Ron Rodgers, and Barbara Tocher.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org

Corricks – Art Trails Gallery
Through January 16, Inspired by Nature, Highlighting Pepperwood Preserve
A collection of some of Sonoma County’s finest Nature-inspired works of art, highlighting the beautiful Pepperwood Preserve.
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Graton Gallery
Through January 24, Under the Influence
Showing artwork by Sally Baker with Taylor Gutermute and Susan Ryan, also showing Guest artists; Charlotte Ballenger, Jill See, Marcy Silveira and Lynn Slade.

January 27 through February 28, Annual Small Works 2016 Juried Show
*** Artist’s Reception, Saturday, January 30, from 2 to 5 p.m.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
www.gratongallery.net

Hammerfriar Gallery
Through January 14, Paintings by Laura Hoffman and Mike Tinney
Both Sonoma County artists illustrate dream-like worlds of human subconscious.
132 Mill Street, Ste.101, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
www.hammerfriar.com

By Jennifer Hirshfield.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
January 7 through February 7, Annual Members’ Exhibition
*** Opening Reception Saturday, January 9, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Reflecting the Members’ diverse range of artistic expression and use of materials, this exhibition includes 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional visual arts, literary arts, and other forms of artistic expression.
9130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com

Ice House Gallery
Through January 5, Catch and Release II
Catch and Release II is an exhibition of works of art (and curiosities) from the collection of Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator Emeritus of the Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Art.
405 East D Street, Studio B, Petaluma
707-778-2238
www.icehousegallery.org

Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, Heron Hall Art Gallery
January 7 through April 24, California Flora
*** Artists reception Saturday, January 23, from 3 to 5 p.m.
On view are botanical paintings in colored pencil by Nina Antze.
900 Sanford Rd., Santa Rosa
707-527-9277
www.lagunafoundation.org

Batman, by Mel Ramos, 2014

Museums of Sonoma County
Art Museum
Through February 7, Inside Magnolia Editions: Collaboration and Innovation
Under the direction of Don and Era Farnsworth since 1981, Magnolia Editions has been on the front lines of innovation, collaboration, and advocacy for timely and pressing social and political issues. This high-end printmaking studio works shoulder to shoulder with renowned artists from the San Francisco, New York, as well as other national and international regions. Exhibition is curated by Randy Rosenberg in collaboration with Don and Era Farnsworth.
511 B Street, Santa Rosa

History Museum
Through February 7, Journey to Fountaingrove: From Feudal Japan to California Utopia
With items from the museum collection, Paradise Ridge Winery, and private collectors, this exhibit spans the large geographical and cultural distance that Mr. Nagasawa had to navigate. It is the story of the connections that brought this unusual man to Santa Rosa. Through January 10, Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation.
425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa
707-579-1500
www.museumsc.org

Occidental Center for the Arts
Through January 3, Energy Materialized, Juried Paintings & Sculptures of Bruce Johnson and Riis Burwell
This exhibit features the work of two nationally and internationally known sculptors. Johnson works primarily in wood and Burwell works in various metals. The work of these two sculptors has a synergy derived from their similar response to the energy of the natural world. The juried paintings that accompany the sculpture exhibit are selected to enhance the abstract forms created by these two sculptors.
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Paradise Ridge Winery Sculpture
Through April 2016, Conversations in Sculpture
The exhibition of large outdoor sculpture combines outstanding art with a beautiful and natural setting. Eleven artists explore the theme of Conversations—defined as an exchange of ideas. Participating artists are Terry Berlier, Welat Najeeb, Dee Briggs, Joey Enos, Linda Fleming, Jin Lee, JP Long, Nathan Lynch, Mark Malmberg, Gregory Pagel, and Sabine Reckewell.
4545 Thomas Lake Harris Drive, Santa Rosa
www.celebratesculpture.com or www.prwinery.com

Petaluma Arts Center
Through January 24, 15th Annual PAC Members Exhibition
Showcasing a selection of artwork as varied as the hundreds of artist members in the Petaluma area. Featured artist, Hella Merrill, creates abstract patterns on metal surfaces by applying a concoction of natural solutions that might include salt, ammonia, vinegar and other materials to sheets of brass or copper.
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
707-762-5600
www.petalumaartscenter.org

Ren Brown Collection Gallery
Currently on view are recent acquisitions of work by Sarah Brayer, Katsunori Hamanishi, Daniel Kelly, Gashu Fukami, Carol Brighton, Shigeki Kuroda, and Bill Poulson. 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

Bicycles and Birds, by Karen Spratt

Riverfront Art Gallery
January 6 through March 6, Winter Show
*** Reception Saturday, January 9, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Featured artist; Painter Karen Spratt, Bicycles and Birds. New members; Painter Angela Hunkler, and Photographer Wendie Worthen.
132 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma
707-775-4278
www.riverfrontartgallery.com

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

Sculpturesite Gallery
Jack London Village, 14301 Arnold Dr. Suite 8, Glen Ellen
707-933-1300
www.sculpturesite.com/

By John T. Salminen

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
January 9 through February 7, 148th American Watercolor Society International Traveling Exhibition
*** Opening Reception Friday, January 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The American Watercolor Society (AWS) International Exhibition is one of the premiere watercolor exhibits in the world. A panel of jurors selected forty paintings for the Traveling Exhibition, to be shown in only seven venues across the United States, including here at SCA. Also showing a local watercolor exhibition, juried by Christopher Schink.
282 High Street, in the Veterans’ Memorial Bldg., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
www.sebarts.org

Sebastopol Gallery
Through January 9, First Looks and Second Chances
Featuring new works by Assemblage Artist Rebeca Trevino and Painter James Reynolds.
150 North Main, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
www.sebastopol-gallery.com

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

Swamp Gas, still from video by David Sullivan

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through March 6, 2016, Contemplative Elements: Danae Mattes and Frances McCormack
Both Danae Mattes and Frances McCormack meditate on nature’s elements that manifest a range of energies. Mattes combines materials and methods that are, in themselves, extracted from the earth. McCormack’s paintings manifest a range of feelings reflected through the natural world in an invented space. Also showing; Between Nature & Technology. Courtney Eagan and David Sullivan’s art practices span animation, sound, sculpture, photography and interactivity to explore the delicate and evolving relationship between people, technology and the environment.
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
www.svma.org

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi
Through January 31, Jenny Honnert Abell
On view are intimate mixed-media works with a focus on subtle exotic imagery.
8235 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati
707-795-9753
ctalcroft.wix.com/artwallatshige/

Upstairs Art Gallery
306 Center St., Healdsburg
707-431-4214
www.upstairsartgallerysite.com

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Sculpture Garden
Through June 2017, Root 101
On view in the new Sculpture Garden is the inaugural exhibition of recent work by Bruce Johnson. The work is comprised of colossal wood sculptures made from salvaged old growth redwood, which he has been working with for over 50 years.
50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa
http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/
http://formandenergy.com/new/root101/

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