Photographic Landscapes and Portraits by Francesca Roccaforte
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE FOR OCT., NOV.,DEC., JAN. 2011-2012
“Portraits, group exhibit -December 1,2011 - January 6, 2012
RECEPTION- THURSDAY DEC. 15, 2011 7:30 -9:30 pm at:
STUDIO ONE ART CENTER, OAKLAND 365 45th Street ( NEAR Broadway in North Oakland, next to Temescal Pool) Oakland, CA 94609 (510) 597-5027
Hours of Operation : Monday-Thursday 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
First Friday of the month 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm Friday 9:00 am ~ 6:30 pm
Saturday 9:30 am ~ 4:30 pm Sunday Closed
http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/programs/studioone.asp
FRANK BETTE ART CENTER PRESENTS "CIRCLES"......
Group Art Exhibition Opening Reception & Gala
Friday, October 7, 2011 7-9 p.m. 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, CA (on Lincoln Ave)
EXHIBITION dates:
Oct. 7, 2011 to December 23, 2011
"... a place for meetings, readings, showings, and other creative doings."
Gallery Hours:
Wed 11-7, Thurs 11-5, Sat 11-7 & Sun 11-5
Open earlier and later for many programs, classes & events!
http://www.frankbettecenter.org/sub-homepages/exhibits-homepage.html
Review from Alameda Sun, Newspaper, October, 2011
THE CIRCLE GAME Played at the Frank Bette Center by Karen Braun Malpas
Circles and spheres, globes and discs are in abundance this time around at the Frank Bette Centers current show. The circle is a pleasing, welcoming shape. Consider the congenial, egalitarian implications of dinner served on a round table versus a rectangular one.
As one enters the gallery, one is greeted by Larry Berger's large sculpture made of recycled wood which, in itself, represents a kind of circle, that of re-use. It features a hole which serves as a window or keyhole to frame what is beyond, drawing us into and through.
Beyond, we find Fred Fago's photo of a "Porthole", a huge window, in a dimly lit interior, onto a blazing blue world teeming with sea life, gyrating to its own rhythms while a student or scholar stands earnestly nearby taking notes.
Zan Blood Walker also shows a photo featuring a blue circle, "Blue Juxtapoz", which is a star flower at once demure and aggressive-looking.
Francesca Roccaforte exhibits a number of lushly-colored photos including "Mother Guadalupe" which takes us into a humble interior housing an informal altar. There, the walls are a turquoise so clear and vibrant they are nearly a charge of spearmint to the eyes.
Sandra Adams shows a painting of industrious people tending their "Dye Pots", the orifice of which is naturally a circle providing entry to the color within. Similarly, Andy Crockett's serene little painting of "Vessels" encourages us to contemplate the circular volume of the void within. Paul Feinberg's joyful paintings of golden sunflowers serve as more lightbulbs within the gallery.
Karen Friedman shows a delicate "Yarn Composition." As a monotype, she rolled ink on the circle of yarn once and pulled only one impression off it making it related but dissimilar to the world of printmaking with its capacity for multiple originals. This textured circle evokes a welcome wreath on the door or a festive crown worn by the Queen of the May.
Understated and poetic images on silk are the work of Fado Ivery. Their power is in whispering and haunting.
Not to be missed are the ceramic works of Kenneth Brown. Some are impressively massive, wheel thrown and gunmetal in color. Their light-hearted clay cousins are white and cobalt blue. The many little pieces are shaped and embellished differently but are displayed together so the result is like the discoveries in a tidal pool or a garden. Each can stand alone aesthetically but, in combination, they support and enhance each other.
"... a place for meetings, readings, showings, and other creative doings."
Gallery Hours:
Wed 11-7, Thurs 11-5, Sat 11-7 & Sun 11-5
Open earlier and later for many programs, classes & events!
http://www.frankbettecenter.org/sub-homepages/exhibits-homepage.html
Review from Alameda Sun, Newspaper, October, 2011
THE CIRCLE GAME Played at the Frank Bette Center by Karen Braun Malpas
Circles and spheres, globes and discs are in abundance this time around at the Frank Bette Centers current show. The circle is a pleasing, welcoming shape. Consider the congenial, egalitarian implications of dinner served on a round table versus a rectangular one.
As one enters the gallery, one is greeted by Larry Berger's large sculpture made of recycled wood which, in itself, represents a kind of circle, that of re-use. It features a hole which serves as a window or keyhole to frame what is beyond, drawing us into and through.
Beyond, we find Fred Fago's photo of a "Porthole", a huge window, in a dimly lit interior, onto a blazing blue world teeming with sea life, gyrating to its own rhythms while a student or scholar stands earnestly nearby taking notes.
Zan Blood Walker also shows a photo featuring a blue circle, "Blue Juxtapoz", which is a star flower at once demure and aggressive-looking.
Francesca Roccaforte exhibits a number of lushly-colored photos including "Mother Guadalupe" which takes us into a humble interior housing an informal altar. There, the walls are a turquoise so clear and vibrant they are nearly a charge of spearmint to the eyes.
Sandra Adams shows a painting of industrious people tending their "Dye Pots", the orifice of which is naturally a circle providing entry to the color within. Similarly, Andy Crockett's serene little painting of "Vessels" encourages us to contemplate the circular volume of the void within. Paul Feinberg's joyful paintings of golden sunflowers serve as more lightbulbs within the gallery.
Karen Friedman shows a delicate "Yarn Composition." As a monotype, she rolled ink on the circle of yarn once and pulled only one impression off it making it related but dissimilar to the world of printmaking with its capacity for multiple originals. This textured circle evokes a welcome wreath on the door or a festive crown worn by the Queen of the May.
Understated and poetic images on silk are the work of Fado Ivery. Their power is in whispering and haunting.
Not to be missed are the ceramic works of Kenneth Brown. Some are impressively massive, wheel thrown and gunmetal in color. Their light-hearted clay cousins are white and cobalt blue. The many little pieces are shaped and embellished differently but are displayed together so the result is like the discoveries in a tidal pool or a garden. Each can stand alone aesthetically but, in combination, they support and enhance each other.
Francesca's Statement on Autumn leaves series exhibited at Studio One in March, 2011
"The changing of the seasons is nature's cycle of transformation.
The harvest of fall, the leaves on trees turning brilliant reds, oranges and yellows is indeed a wondrous event. It fills me with awe and gratitude, excites all of my senses! I look forward to "leaf peeping", traveling to certain locations that are especially colorful and capturing the majestic colors of fall with my camera each fall season."
Artist Statement for Transformative Visions 2011 Exhibit
http://www.onelifeinstitute.org/transformativevisions/transformativeart2011.html
ONELIFE INSTITUTE PRESENTS "TRANSFORMATIVE VISIONS"
Concert/ Reception Saturday March 12, 2011 2-6 p.m
21 Visual Artists & Concert with Richard Howell Jazz Quartet and Destiny
Show dates: Feb 27-March 26,2011
Location: Studio One Art Center 356 45 Street (Broadway) Oakland
Transformative Event photos: http://s634.photobucket.com/albums/uu62/rocknfranny/2011%20Transformative%20Visions%20Event/
Pittsburg Adult Education Center Present
Annual Art Show by Students and Teachers
City of Pittsburg (City Hall)
65 Civic Avenue
Pittsburg, CA
Reception
April 15, 2011 7-9 p.m.
Show Dates
April 13-April 22,2011
Annual Art Show by Students and Teachers
City of Pittsburg (City Hall)
65 Civic Avenue
Pittsburg, CA
Reception
April 15, 2011 7-9 p.m.
Show Dates
April 13-April 22,2011
Frank Bette Art Center and Urban Island Furnishings
Present
"dogs on camera"
Urban Island Furnishings 1901 Broadway ,Alameda ,CA
Feb 28 -April 3, 2011
Closing party and awards ceremony Sat. March 26, 7-9 pm
Seed Corn Gallery/Greenlining Institute
1918 University Ave (between Milvia and MLK)
Berkeley, CA
April 16- July 2010
For on- line catalog/auction of art work
please visit:
http://greenlining.org/initiatives/art-gallery
March 13, 2010
http://www.onelifeinstitute.org/transformativevisions/transformativeart2010.html
Warehouse 416, "A Small Art Group Show"
416 26 th St. Oakland, CA
Dec. 3, 2010 Opening Reception at the First Friday Art Murmur
Closing Reception Wednesday, Dec. 29 5 - 9 p.m.
http://warehouse416.com
