KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by photographer Josh Hires and assemblage artist Philo Northrup. Artists’ Reception First Friday May 2nd, 7-9pm Music by Elevator Out The Market 2.0 by Josh Hires On the surface, The Market is a look at a single day in the life of the many street vendors in Bay-Area farmers markets. This collection of work is a culmination of Josh Hires’ targeted research and photography efforts over the past 2 years. Initially a BFA project at San Jose State University, the images strive to show us a dual purpose. Firstly, they showcase a cultural phenomenon that is rather unique within the scope of America’s agriculture scene. Second, and perhaps most importantly they address the larger question of “what is for dinner, and how do the varied answers to this question effect us as a society”. Comprised of a series of 20×20 and larger Light Jet Prints,…

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KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by Gabe Ibarra and Jennifer Norton April 4 thru 25th. Artists’ Reception First Friday April 4th, 7pm-9pm This reception is part of the South First Fridays art walk and is free and open to the public. Gabe Ibarra, Cherry Blossoms and Wheelbarrel, photograph Near and Dear To Me “The Garden City and Coyote Valley” Gabe Ibarra‘s photographic exhibit documents his immense hours of walking, discovering and rediscovering neighborhoods that have gone from orchards to a bustling city. A series of work 15 years in the making – do not rush the experience – savor it and rediscover your own neighborhood. Jen Norton, Patriot Act, mixed media on paper Bits and Pieces…Fragments of Clarity Revealed In Everyday Moments Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. Teacher. Creator. Our lives are rich with meaning hidden in our shared everyday moments. Jen Norton‘s artwork celebrates those relationships that bring us deep…

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KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by Michelle Waters and Gianfranco Paolozzi March 7th – 28th. Artists’ Reception First Friday March 7th, 7pm-9pm Music by DJ Overflo This reception is part of the South First Fridays art walk and is free and open to the public. Animal Insurrection by Michelle Waters Michelle Waters paintings’ use sardonic humor to portray what might occur if animals were able to reclaim their despoiled habitat from industrial civilization. Scenes depicted include Arctic wildlife laying waste to a Hummer dealership, a mountain lion with an acetylene torch decommissioning a bulldozer and animals tearing down billboards for housing developments. Michelle will also be participating in Yelling at Your Environment at Harrington Arts at 870 Market St., #1049, San Francisco, March 1st through mid April. Roundels by Gianfranco Paolozzi I was looking in the recycle container full of paper from flexo presses. That’s when I felt the passion…

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KALEID gallery enters its second year with over 60 artists and featured exhibits by Cindy Stokes and Wendy Lowengrub. Artists’ reception: Feb. 1, 2008, 7pm -9pm. Featuring Isoscelles a classic jazz paino trio with definite leanings toward Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock et alia, playing new and vintage standards. Exhibit on view through Feb. 22, 2008 Abstract painter Wendy Lowengrub and photographer Cindy Stokes provides complimentary views of form and pattern of nature through their respective mediums. Cindy Stokes, Burn II, Dynamic Form series, gelatin silver print, 2007. Dynamic Form book will also be available. The black-and-white photographs in Dynamic Form reflect my visual attraction to pattern and form in both natural and manmade materials. This interest is intensified by some knowledge of the underlying physics and biology from my engineering and science background. Why naturally occurring structures so often wind up visually alluring remains a mystery. Some forms are clearly…

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7-9pm Start the year off right with the Holiday Gallery of Gifts Only Sale of the Year — 20% off a wonderful assortment of original works of art, photography, textiles, jewelry, hand-blown glass, handmade books, cards and unique gifts by over 60 participating artists. Sale ends Saturday, January 5th at 5pm! Featuring music by Seabright – live instrumentation (drums, guitars, synthesizers) with computer looping and real-time arranging. A balance of the electronic and the organic is achieved through the use of improvisational experimentation crossing over into the post rock, shoegaze, psych, and ambient genres.…

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We wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season! Please note we will be CLOSED December 24 – January 2, 2008. We will then resume with our regular hours: Tuesday thru Friday, Noon – 7pm Saturday, Noon – 5pm First Friday Featured Artists Receptions 7pm – 9pm…

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Please join us First Friday October 5th at KALEID gallery for two new featured artists exhibitions by Christine Benjamin and Cari Ferraro. Christine Benjamin debuts all new work featuring whimiscal characters of a cosmic nature. Cari Ferraro will exhibit work from the past 13 years all inspired by the art of lettering. Also on view are 70 San Jose artists showcasing their fine art and sculpture, limited editions and unique gift items. Friday, October 5th, 7pm – 9pm, free and open to the public KALEID gallery 88 South Fourth Street (at San Fernando) Downtown San Jose…

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Please join us First Friday September 7th at KALEID gallery for two new featured artists exhibitions by Shannon Amidon and Lucy Liew. Introspections is a series of acrylic on canvas artworks by Lucy Liew that were inspired by a series of personal events that led to her introspection into both the past and present when faced with life’s challenges and emerging as a stronger and more complete person. Into Pieces is a mixed media series of insect portrait puzzles by Shannon Amidon, an exploration into the world of insects and what it means to relate aesthetically with these terrestrial creatures that both inspire and repel us. Also on view are 70 San Jose artists showcasing their fine art and sculpture, limited editions and unique gift items. Friday, Sept 7th, 7pm – 9pm, free and open to the public Live music by Astronout performing live downtempo and minimal techno. KALEID gallery…

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KALEID artist Sushanta Bhandarkar will be the inaugrual exhibit of rotating artworks at the Hally K Ono cafe with a 7-9pm reception on First Friday August 3, 2007. Sushanta’s exhibit of “women forms and girlfriends,” will be up for three months. Sushanta’s rich colors and flowing lines will fit in perfectly with the excellent food and homey atmosphere of this renovated Vicotorian house. Hally K Ono Restaurant 312 South Third Street (@ San Carlos) Downtown San Jose…

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