KALEID Gallery is proud to present:
“Pretty Things on the Upswing”
new work by resident artist Jemal Diamond.
Opening reception: First Friday April 2, 2021, 5–9pm.
“Pretty Things on the Upswing” is a collection of new one-of-a-kind paintings on paper in acrylic marker. With light at the end of a dark tunnel, pretty things grow from the ashes of the past. This new work is improvisational, with no intended outcome – only hopeful surprises. Within that spontaneous framework, there are intentional embedded dichotomies of line and shape to create a playground of visual cues and possible meanings. All titles for this collection are given by viewers like you, including “Pretty Things on the Upswing” title by artist Jenna Huisken. #TitleMe! @thejemalshow
About the Artist:
Jemal Diamond is a resident artist at KALEID Gallery, and has a studio at Visual Philosophy Studios in San Jose, California. He is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s MFA program, and lives in the south bay with his wife, writer Maggie Diamond, and son Jonovan.
Online Artist Talk: “Contradicting Lines and Affirmation”
Sunday, April 11, 2021 2pm–3pm
Join me LIVE on ZOOM for an artist talk, “Contradicting Lines and Affirmation.” I’ll sit down for an informal chat with friend and artist, Johanne Marion for a short conversation about this collection and take some questions from the chat window. PLEASE JOIN US!
ARTIST TALK ZOOM LINK:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87801585875…
• Meeting ID: 878 0158 5875
• Passcode: 423869
Exhibition dates: April 2–30, 2021
Gallery Hours: Fridays 5pm–9pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm & by appointment.
Free admission. Social distancing and mask required at all times in the gallery.
View available works online here.
KALEID Gallery
320 S. 1st St.
Downtown San Jose
408-947-1785
info@kaleidgallery.com