Please note that there will not be a First Friday Artwalk for July due to the July Fourth holiday. We will return First Friday August 1st with featured exhibits by Kyle Perera (aka Pellet Factory) and Andy Gouveia.…
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First Friday June 6th Featured Exhibits
KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by clayprint monograph artist Martha Castillo and mixed media artist Eric Taggart. Artists’ Reception First Friday June 6th, 7-9pm Exhibit on view through July 12, 2008. This reception is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk. It is free and open to the public. Cities and Beyond by Martha Castillo This collection includes work from two of Castillo’s most recent series: “Cities I Have Knownâ€, and “Beyond the Surfaceâ€. Mostly large, all abstract, expressive and lively, they capture her feelings about places and ideas. I perceive life as many of layers of mood, color and texture, and am inspired by the visual evidence of ageing all around us. Those layers, built up over time, and worn down by use, generate the uneven patina of life’s experience. *Clayprinting allows me to be curious, to explore complex interplays of shape and color, surface and core. The monoprints…
First Friday May 2nd Featured Exhibits
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 societyâ€. Comprised of a series of 20×20 and larger Light Jet Prints,…
First Friday April 4th featured exhibits
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…
First Friday March 7th Featured Exhibits
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…
First Friday February 1st
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…
First Friday January 4th at KALEID
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.…
Please note HOLIDAY HOURS
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…
Christine Benjamin and Cari Ferraro First Friday Oct. 5th
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…