“Krampus” by resident artist David Mejia All are welcome to join us on First Friday December 6th for the opening of HARK! Annual Holiday Show & Sale. KALEID resident artists have created multiple works of art at affordable gift giving prices for this festive holiday show and sale. One of a kind paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and jewelry will be available beginning at 7pm during the DEC. 6th South FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalkSJ. First come, first served–all works may be taken home at the time of purchase. Participating artists: Ed Attanasio, Maria Astadjov, Mariana Barnes, Sandi Billingsley, Steven Borelli, Jeff Bramschreiber, Karen Carlo-Salinger, Jennifer Carrier, Houyee Chow, Dotti Cichon, Gabriel Coke, Jonathan Crow, Jemal Diamond, Force 129, Katie Gutierrez, Kyle Harter, Matty Heimgartner, Patrick Hobbie, Leah Jay, Jonathan Kermit, Joe Mandrick, David Mejia, Julie Meridian, Jorge Miesses, Lourde Morante-Miesses, Masha Noir, Brittni Paul, Gianfranco Paolozzi, John Paulson, Jonathan Perea, Zlata Rabinovich,…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Moon Landing and the Summer Breeze”New drawings & paintings by Jemal Diamond Artist Reception: First Friday November 1st 7pm–11pm in our NEW LOCATION: 320 S. 1st. St (in SoFA District) Moon Landing and the Summer Breeze is a mediation on the power of art therapy. This very personal collection of work was created while I’ve been recovering from Bell’s Palsy, a temporary facial paralysis resulting from inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve. Included in the collection are intuitive, improvisational meditations and experiments in ink, acrylics, and digital limited-edition prints. #TitleMeAll titles for this work are given by viewers like you, including “Moon Landing and the Summer Breeze” title by Liz F. What are YOUR titles? #TitleMe Jemal Diamond is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s MFA studio arts program and lives in the South Bay with his beautiful wife,…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Specks of Yellow” by Masha Noir Dedicated to the life of Alexander Bolshakov Artist Reception: Friday, November 1st 7pm–11pmNEW LOCATION: 320 S. 1st St. (in SoFA District) The light of a daughter’s love shines in increasing brightness within the long shadows of a father’s goodbye. Yellow Specks bring a vision of hope that may expand to radiate as the beauty of love and remembrance of her papa Alexander. Masha Noir has painted the light that endures life’s dark times, losses and lessons. Her brush strokes paint the beauty of everything her father shared in their time together. ~ In loving memory from Masha. Artist Reception: Friday, November 1st 7pm–11pmpart of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk SJFree and all ages welcome. Exhibition Dates: November 1–29, 2019 KALEID galleryNEW LOCATION: 320 S. 1st St. (at San Carlos)downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present:Flight Delay by Julie MeridianReflection during a turbulent late afternoon leads to extraordinary patterns in the shifting light. The indefinite uncertainly of an unexpected delay bends light and time into abstraction.Artist’s reception: Friday, October 4th from 7pm–11pmFree admission and all ages; part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk SJAbout the artist:Julie Meridian is a San José artist blending quiet realism with impressionist details to convey layers of meaning that reward a closer view. Through her paintings and illustrations, she invokes the essence of people, places, and intangible presence.Exhibition Dates: October 4–25, 2019Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday 12pm–7pm, free admission.KALEID gallery88 S. 4th St.downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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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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“Hermits and Revelers” new work by gallery resident artist Bryson Bost Brightness, triumphs, celebrations, and the like, may be gathered in the quiets and among the crowds. A carmine red, for example, may feel loud on some days, and on others serene. This can be said of all the colors about the wheel. It is desired to share the many faces of shades and tints, and for one to speculate the decimal level of said color, as it speaks to each individual it crosses. Robust or timid, and in unison across the pieces exhibited, how high up, or how low is the volume of the combinations presented before you? Is it peaceful, is it frenetic? Reflect and enjoy! 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. info@KALEIDGallery.com  …

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KALEID gallery is proud to present new works by resident artist Rose Margaret in our main gallery for the month of March 2019. “Pollinators” new work by Rose Margaret I pay tribute to the Earthlings that keep us in balance—the beings who pollinate food, ideas, and abundance. May these artworks be a prayer for us to re-unify our fragmented ecosystem. May we act in Truth, and bloom. ~Rose Margaret KALEID Gallery 88 S. 4th St. downtown San Jose Gallery hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays 12pm–7pm and first Fridays til 11pm. Free admission and all ages welcome.…

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KALEID Gallery presents new works by resident artist Matty Heimgartner in our main gallery for the month of March, 2019. “Things Unsaid” by Matty Heimgartner

“Things Unsaid” is a visual narrative about the anxieties that we suppress by overconsumption of alcohol and drugs. It is a nostalgic tribute to the life that I lived, with watercolor and ink illustrations capturing feelings that I had and scenarios that I saw. Each painting is its own story, but together, they represent a lifestyle. Things Unsaid is a combination of biographical and autobiographical scenarios and situations, with hand-written text inside the paintings to speak the words that my anxious mind could not.

I started taking party drugs at eighteen years old and became dependent on alcohol at nineteen. Anytime that I had to deal with something even remotely stressful, I would drink until I no longer cared, or more so, remembered. Getting kicked…

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“Quantum Foundations” by Andrew Irvine Andrew Irvine is a ceramic artist, chemist and professional science educator who is inspired by the intersection of science and art. In “Quantum Foundations”, he showcases his recent experiments with lustre glaze techniques on wall sculpture forms inspired by the mysteries of modern physics. Each piece represents a concept from the development of science in the last century, a journey that has led humanity to the fringes of reality, existence and space-time. The refractive and reflective qualities of lustre glaze colors compliment this inspiration and come from metallic nano-layer deposited on the glaze surface, resulting in vibrant, elusive, otherworldly colors that burst to life when viewed in different light sources. These glazes requires expensive and exotic materials including compounds of bismuth, silver, neodymium, holmium, erbium and actual gold metal. These “glaze paintings” are truly emblematic of the modern evolution of ceramic art crossing over into…

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“Everything Must Perish” by Michael Foley. A collection of happy work for depressed people, or is it depressing work for happy people? 
New original paintings, illustrations and a selection of recent works make up this latest feature. A show of the fantastic and of the macabre, it’s all merely fantasy of course. 
Depicting the fallacies of humanity and consumerism out of control. Its affect on our current world and how it is affecting humans and monsters alike……yep….”Fantasy”. Opening Reception: Friday Sept. 7th 7pm–11pm part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk in downtown San Jose Exhibition Dates: September 7–27, 2018 KALEID Gallery 88 So. 4th St., downtown San Jose 408-947-1785 • info@KALEIDGallery.com Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday 12–7pm. Free admission.…

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