KALEID Gallery is proud to present: Misprints Andrew Irvine Solo Exhibition Artist’s reception: Friday February 6th 5pm–9pmpart of the First Fridays ArtWalk SJ in SoFA District “Misprints” marks a new chapter in Andrew Irvine’s ongoing exploration of uncertainty, following his previous solo exhibitions at KALEID Gallery, Atomic Number 92 and Quantum Foundations. While earlier work examined uncertainty through chemistry and physics, this exhibition turns toward process itself as the central subject. The work brings together clay 3D printing, hand-building, and raku glazing, processes that promise control yet consistently resist it. Digital models initiate the forms, but gravity, moisture, heat, and chance ultimately shape the outcome. Layer shifts, visible seams, collapses, tears, and unpredictable glaze effects are left intact, not as mistakes, but as records of how each piece came into being. These objects reflect the tension between intention and outcome, where the artist can define conditions but cannot dictate results.…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: A Life in Notes and Color by resident artist Gianfranco Paolozzi. Artist’s Reception: Friday, May 3rd, 5pm–9pm during First Fridays ArtWalk SJ . Free admission and all ages. I’ve created this new series of paintings because I’m continuously inspired by music and color and I wanted to show the connection between them. When I was about 4 years old, I remember being glued to my parent’s radio when I heard classical music; unable to do anything but listen intently. Musical notes are always with me. Color has always inspired me as well. Around the age of 5, I received a trophy for a very colorful drawing I made. So music and color have been a part of my life and, of course, my art, since they are my very first memories as a child. I have used them to tell the stories of my…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: Radical Force129 solo exhibition Artist’s reception: First Friday October 6th 5pm–9pmPart of First Fridays ArtWalk SJ, free admission & all ages. Force129 is a mixed media artist & designer currently living & working in San Jose, California “The ability to constantly bring something to life from my head, using my imagination to create one-of-a-kind, original artwork that exists in a world I live in, allows me to create my own reality using my selected tools of choice.” The selected works are from recent art work created during his studio practice over the past year. Exhibition dates: October 6–27, 2023 Gallery hours: Thursdays–*Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm & *First Fridays 5pm–9pm.Free admission. KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St.SoFA District downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com408-947-1785…

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Unification of The Collective Intuition Jonathan Perea solo exhibition “I am compelled to create, I see faces everywhere and fractal holograms, and in my art there exists the programming of a new metaphor that promotes healing, balance and equilibrium. The holographic, energetic, eternal patterns in my art resonate in nature, and the source within each of us, freeing the soul to create its own path. I strive to conceive connections that bind our reality to one. Aho!”  We are more than our physical body. The old thinking of limitation and restriction has expired. Spirituality and science demonstrate profoundly that we are multidimensional, non-local, cosmically energetic, and deathless. We all carry a potentiality that is infinite, self healing and  mathematically fractal by design. Because we are slowly waking up to who we really are, anything is possible because we are in a dream.   Through epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology, nature, and the collective human biome – as above,…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: The Age of Enlightenment David V. Mejia solo exhibition We owe much to the thinkers and innovators of the Enlightenment period. Explorers, inventors, mathematicians, scientists, politicians, philosophers, and writers changed people’s lives, how they see the world, challenging the thousand-year-old Medieval authority.  This was the dawn of our modern world. My art show explores some of the key figures like Isaac Newton, John Locke, Voltaire, and others who gave us concepts we take for granted today, such as gravity, representational government, and Liberty.  I’ve pulled together my interest in Western history and philosophy, with a blend of art styles from early European paintings and political cartoons, modern comics, caricature art, and watercolors. This is my labor of love I’ve devoted the past year to. I hope you enjoy it and come away with a greater interest and fascination with our shared modern cultural beginnings. About…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Animals Are People Too” Sandi Billingsley feature exhibit Animals are people too. With people being so serious, aggressive, and divided right now I thought I would like to paint a series that is light-hearted and hopefully a little bit funny. I believe laughter can bring us together. And I believe together we stand. As an artist I love to create Beauty that represents personal beliefs and issues. I live to experiment with technique, style and materials. If I can make you feel something, then I feel like I have succeeded. Opening reception: First Friday, March 4th 5pm–9pm.Part of the South First Fridays ArtWalk SJ. Exhibition dates: March 4–26, 2022 View available works online. Gallery hours: Thursdays–*Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm & *First Fridays 5pm–9pm.Free admission. KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St.SoFA District, downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “222” New works by Force129Opening Reception: First Friday February 4th 5-9pm This new series of work includes mixed media art works on various surfaces created in the past 2 years. These selections are displayed together to show my creative journey from my daily studio practice of expressing my ideas. Fernando “Force 129” Amaro, Jr. is an artist & designer living & working in San Jose, CA. Exhibition dates: February 4–26, 2022 Gallery hours: Thursdays–*Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm & *First Fridays 5–9pm.Free admission, all ages, mask required. View AVAILABLE WORKS online. KALEID Gallery320 S. 1st St.Downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present:“222” New Journals by Gianfranco PaolozziOpening reception First Friday February 4th 5–9pm Marking on surfacesmoment by moment,hour by hour,day by day,month by month,year by year…just like a journal.Gianfranco’s life began in San Pietro Avellana, Italy, a small town in the mountains of Central Italy. During the ’60s and ’70s he participated in exhibitions and art contests across the region. In 1974 he moved to California following his girlfriend. After their marriage, the couple settled in Sunnyvale. From the mid-70s to the present Gianfranco has exhibited extensively throughout the entire Bay Area. Currently his studio is at the Citadel complex in San Jose. Exhibition dates: February 4–26, 2022 Gallery hours: Thursdays – *Fridays 12pm–7pm, Saturdays 12pm–5pm and First Fridays 5pm–9pm.Free admission, mask required. View AVAILABLE WORKS online. KALEID Gallery 320 S. 1st St.Downtown San Jose info@kaleidgallery.com…

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Peaceful Llama by Patrick Hobbie from his Sentience exhibition. KALEID Gallery is proud to present: Sentience by resident artist Patrick Hobbie “Sentience” is the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively. This definition goes hand in hand with something I’ve always considered to be a cornerstone of my work: To recreate energy in nature so that the viewer may connect on a deeper level. The sentience in these works not only exist in the animal subjects but are meant to be experienced by the viewer as well. This feeling of subjective perceptual experiences is the purpose of these works. Patrick Hobbie’s art is influenced by the light and dark. Form in chaos. Strength in vulnerability. This self-taught artist has no formal training but grew up in an artistic home. His mother, a painter, and his father, a professional photographer, taught him at an early age the techniques of their trades.…

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“Mi casa es su casa” by gallery resident artist Fernando “Force 129” Amaro, Jr. In a time when we are being priced out of our own community, instead of spreading hate I prefer to spread creativity and welcome change and grow in many different ways from my everyday life and ever changing environment. This new series of work entitled “Mi casa es su casa” translates to “my house is your house,” and in it I explore abstract creations on new & found objects. Artist reception: first Friday May 3rd 7pm–11pm Exhibition dates: May 3–25 2019 KALEID Gallery 88 S. 4th St. downtown San Jose Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday 12pm–7pm Free admission.…

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