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KALEID Gallery presents the featured exhibitions Fragile Things new paintings by Lacey Bryant, and Carnival of Souls assemblages by Jen Renzel for the month of November.

Fragile Things by Lacey Bryant
Lacey has always been fascinated at how so many fragile things are able to exist in our chaotic, messy world. "Tiny, delicate things often seem to thrive in the most hostile environments. Fragility makes things precious to us, things are more beautiful because they will not last. So many things are fragile when you stop to think about it. Insect wings, shells, glass, children, hearts, dreams, the list is endless. On the surface, vulnerability seems to unite these things but the deeper thing that all of these fragile things have in common is a hidden strength. An egg shell is easily broken, but the shape of an egg is such that it can support a massive amount of weight for it's size and thickness, protecting it's delicate contents. An insect may be crushed without a thought but can easily survive a fall that would kill a human being, not to mention the strength of their numbers. Children are amazingly resilient and can survive the most horrible of circumstances. It is the balance between weak and strong and the often contradictory duality of things that interests me. "

Carnival of Lost Souls by Jen Renzel
Little sideshow oddities, dark dreams, and mystical beings. Broken dolls, old toys, antique hardware, collaged images, and imagination are the ingredients for these shadow boxes. "The broken down treasure at the bottom of a moldy box can be the cornerstone of a new creation. In fact, that's often how the idea for a piece starts -- with one broken doll, toy, or image that sparks the imagination. The rest is a continual trial and error process of finding which pieces fit together, then figuring out how to connect them, which can be challenging when working with oftentimes crumbling, frail and damaged materials and parts. Something tells me when a piece is finished. Some pieces come together quickly, and some take forever and are a struggle. In either case, I can lose hours and hours in the workshop, and the results sometimes surprise even me."

Artists' Reception: First Friday, November 6th, 7-9pm

This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public.

Exhibition on view through November 27, 2009.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm

Join us !

KALEID Gallery presents the featured exhibitions Anxiety by Julie Bilyeu, and From the Rubble by Drew Clark for the month of October.

Anxiety new drawings by Julie Bilyeu
Julie’s love for art has helped her cope with a severe anxiety disorder. Drawing has become a necessity for her and she is currently inspired by these anxieties and panic attacks which manifests as dark and dramatic charcoal drawings of her experiences.

From the Rubble new paintings by Drew Clark
Drawings on cave walls and old temples have always depicted the end of the world and the collapse of civilization. The Modern Age is no different; visions of recession, biblical apocalypse, climate change and environmental destruction by industry. These new paintings explore the symbolism of the End Times.

Artists' Reception: First Friday, October 2nd, 7-9pm

This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public.

Exhibition on view through October 30, 2009.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm

Join us !

KALEID Gallery presents:

89.7 FM KFJC 50th Anniversary Art Show: BLOWING MINDS SINCE 1959

A retrospective of the Art & Culture of KFJC including works from KFJC’s 50th Anniversary Art & Logo Contest and a Silent Auction of DJ art.

Since its inception KFJC has challenged the Bay Area’s radio waves. 2009 marks fifty years of operation for KFJC, and naturally we wanted to show our support to our listenership. Our volunteer staff pushed beyond its' alternative and eclectic programming by hosting a 50th Anniversary Art & Logo Contest this summer.

Every year we hand select different artists to create our Artist T Shirt and Girlie Shirt designs that become our gifts during our fundraiser season. The contest provided an opportunity to connect our listeners with another side of KFJC that they have become familiar with through their support. The contest was open to the public and included three submission categories: mixed media, artist t-shirt, & logo.

We are proud of all the submissions that arrived, many of which were from listeners online, including international submissions from Australia and New Zealand.

Our grand prize winners received cash prizes of $250 to First Place winner, Andrew Goldfarb, who contributed a colorful piece titled “Wave of the Future”

$150 awarded to Rosalind Schell won Second Place with her “Path Logo” pulling from the simple aesthetic that KFJC has used in it’s past logos.

And $100 to Third Place winner, Gordon De Los Santos for his work “KFJC T Shirt”

These winning art works will be exhibited along side past artist contributions. Previous KFJC themed works from Niagara, Sunny Buick, Arik Roper, Emek, Strk3, Mike King, Webster Colcord, Plastic Crimewave, Mike Zorn, Mike Davis, Frances Marin, Chris Reccardi, Robert Williams, and GAMA-GO! will be featured. KFJC DJs will be participating in a Silent Auction of unique works during the opening night to benefit KFJC.

Artists' Reception: First Friday September 4th, 7-9pm
(This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk in downtown San Jose's SoFA District.)

Exhibit on view through September 25, 2009

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street, downtown San Jose
408-947-1785
www.KALEIDgallery.com

UPDATE:- Interview with Matthew Seigel posted on the Phantom Galleries site...click here to read the interview.

KALEID Gallery presents TANGLE: wandering off trail by Janett Peace and Matthew Bailey Seigel.

Matthew Bailey Seigel's new paintings are a reinvention of the Japanese scroll in modern materials. And like their Muromachi era (1336-1537) counterparts, his themes are of local plants, flowers and animals. But unlike traditional kakejiku (hung scrolls), Matthew's are less formal, and more of a tangled log of his wanderings off trail.

Inspired by Matthew's view of nature, Janett Peace has created a series of glass pieces in response. She evokes Matthew's style in 3D while adding a luminous quality only possible with glass. While her interpretations are meant as a tribute to Matthew's eye for color and composition, she further explores drawing in glass using techniques that give her work a painterly quality.

Artists' Reception: First Friday, August 7th, 7-9pm

This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public.

Exhibition on view through August 28, 2009.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm

Join us !

KALEID Gallery presents Home Grown A group exhibit showcasing a variety of new and upcoming San Jose artists.

Artists' Reception: Friday, July 10th, 7-9pm
Live music by by David Knight and Steve Barry
Free and open to the public.

Exhibit on view through July 25th.

Participating Artists:
Alex Salceanu
Ben Henderson
Brittany Rediger
Brooke Dabalos
Cherri Rediger
Chris Kisela
Danny Hellevig
Darryl Yu
Emmanuel Mendoza
Emmanuel Silva Luna
Jeff Ramirez
Jenevie Gonzalez
Jessica Antonio
Joe Barajas
Judith Garcia
Kyle Pellet
Martin Merino
Micheal Lowell
Nora Schwaller
Samantha Fotovat
Sara Beckton
Sara Taylor
Sharona Oshana
Syrus Fotovat
Tim Walker
Wei Hwu
Zack Thiesen

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
info@KALEIDgallery.com

Gallery hours: Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm, Saturday Noon - 5pm

Featured Artists' Reception for RHYTHMS - exhibitions by Joe Decker, Valerie Runningwolf

Desert Rhythms by Joe Decker - Joe's newest body of photographic work exposes a vibrant beat within the details of desert sand dunes.

Spirit Rhythms by Valerie Runningwolf - mixed-media art that reflects the traditional and contemporary ideas inner peace and awakens the spirit.

Featured Artists' Reception: First Friday June 5th, 7pm-9pm

This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm

KALEID Gallery presents two new feature exhibitions for the month of May.

Alta Modern Graffiti by ARMOgedon 2057 - Residing in California Armo’s work is a collaboration of typographic elements and exploration with graffiti structure and form. By looking at graffiti and typography by studying their visual commonalities as lettering, much can be discovered and revealed. As graffiti matures and diversifies, more and more of it's aesthetics filters into graphic design, and it has gained acceptance in popular culture at large, now comfortably accepted as a contemporary mode of communication.

Now You've Really Made a Mess by Michael Foley - This Exhibit is one of pure chance. How people can truly make a difference, for better or worse and how sometimes, just sometimes, it's full of irony. A show for the fellow rejects. For those who seem to never quite fit in anywhere. These works celebrate the success and failures of life experienced so far.

Featured Artists' Reception: First Friday May 1st, 7pm-9pm

This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm

KALEID Gallery presents HOAXMONSTER: an investigation into hoaxes, myths, monsters, and mystery by Kate Stewart and Trina Merry

Why do some people believe hoaxes, even after they've been debunked? Why do stories of monsters persist for centuries? By turns playful, grotesque, glib and profound, Trina Merry and Kate Stewart use paint, ink, and things they found at the scene to explore the anatomy of a hoax and why we love to be lied to.

Artists' Reception: First Friday, April 3rd, 7pm-9pm
This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk. Free and open to the public.

Live music by: The Complications (7:30pm), Eric Ostrom (8:30pm)

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm

KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two featured exhbitions by Eddie Flores and Jeremiah Kille for the month of March.

Artists' Reception First Friday March 6th, 7-9pm

This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk. Free and open to the public

Suicide Noir: The Reduction of Eddie Flores an art exhibit in the medium of photography, illustration, and graphic design. It explores the human notion of love, in the context of self-reduction and negation, to arrive at a deeper and more meaningful place of light and possibility.

About the artist:
Eddie Flores comes to us from the Marianas Islands (Deep Pacific), with a background in illustration, painting, photography, digital media and spontaneous travel. His inspiration is derived from all things natural: including his relationship with the ocean, Eastern and Western philosophy, cheesy UFO abduction stories, street and bourgeoisie culture, lollipops, Courvoisier cognac, hopscotch, scotch, and long walks on the beach.

The Edge of Wonderment by Jeremiah Kille
Death is something that is eminent to all, yet we confront and interact with death in very different ways. Through culture, religion, upbringing and personality we each have a unique way of viewing or relating to death. I am fascinated with the extremes of individuals responses.

At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the circus was a form of entertainment, that captivated peoples imaginations. Since then, people moved on to "the new craze", some other form of entertainment. The circus came to end. I chose to use the circus, as a catalyst to explore the idea of finality. Many of the images are of elephants after the crumble of the "Big Top", misplaced and without work or purpose.

About the artist:
Jeremiah Kille uses traditional mediums, as well as materials that are used to construct surfboards. Building surfboards is something he is connected to deeply-using different types of resins and pigments to express and explore my ideas, it is a natural progression in his image making.

Jeremiah lives in Santa Cruz where he builds surfboards and makes art. He is currently completing his BFA degree at San Jose State in Pictorial art.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street, downtown San Jose
408-947-1785

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm
First Fridays til 9pm