Adapted
from "Apple Wreath" by Rinna B. Flohr
A Fine Arts Gallery in the Ashby Arts District
in Berkeley, CA.
2035 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, California, a half
a block from the Ashby Bart Station between Adeline and
Shattuck
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, Noon-5pm,
Sunday 12-3pm and by appt.
Phone: 510-644-4930, E-mail: expressionsgallery@msn.com
Show Runs: December 10, 2011 – March 2, 2012.
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 10, 6-8 PM. Join
us and the Artists for our Art show opening with music by Sallie
Hannah Rhyne on Keyboard and Dave Topham on Trumpet.
The current show entitled: “Looking
Back and Into the Future” covers
the holiday period crossing from 2011 to 2012 making us
aware of the passage of time and giving us the opportunity to envision
the future. Lots of great handmade gifts available if you are looking
for something special for the holidays or the New Year.
As a major part of our show, we are pleased to present a retrospective show of
the fine artwork of Artist, Helen Breger, now in her 90’s
who has recently published two books. The show includes work from her fashion
art days and the days when she illustrated poets when she worked as an illustrator
for the Chronicle and it takes us from the days she left Nazi Germany and came
to the USA to the present where she is still actively creating new fine artwork.
We look at different decades and different mediums she has mastered.
Also included
as a major part of the show, is the artwork of a number of local
artists who focus on the theme of looking back and then into the
future. They offer amazing artwork encompassing a look at fossils;
archeology; nature and transition; stepping into the past and jetting
off to the future; using old art forms such as
cyanotype and stained glass and new ones such as digital arts; entering the spiritual
and the psychic; recalling cherished memories and hopes; alerting us
to dangers of the future should we continue on our course without adjusting
our lifestyles; giving us relief through the use humor and providing
time to envision the future, override our fears and to reach for our
dreams. They work in various mediums: paintings, photography, digital
art, fiber arts, crafts, jewelry, printmaking, garden art and lots
more.
Featured throughout this show are a number of Free
Events:
Friday night Literature and Poetry
Readings and Open Mike, 7– 9
PM :
December 16, 2011
Featuring: Renae Keep and
Janice Pang view
show flyer
January 20, 2012
Featuring: Jeanne Lupton, Clive Matson
and Cellist Gael Alcock view
show flyer
February 17, 2011:
TBA
Open Studios
Visit our Open Studios and meet the artists. Lots
of great one-of-a-kind handmade gifts to buy for the Holidays. Glassware,
sculpture, jewelry, mini hats, scarves, crafts, origami, and much more. view
flyer
Noon- 6 PM: Sunday, December 11, Saturday December 17, and
Sunday December 18th
Off-Site
Shows
"Nothing But The Best", September 22,
2011 -January 6, 2012
City of Berkeley, Planning and Development Dept, 2nd Floor 2010 Milvia
St.
"Winter Snow & Ice" by Stanford Rose,
November 18, 2011 - February 18, 2012
1947 Center Street Lobby Gallery, Berkeley, Ca. Open Mon
-Thurs 9-4 PM
Art Classes for Children and Adults
We offer classes for children and adults in your home, your
school, your organization or senior center, at the artist’s
studios or here at the gallery. See our flyer for
more info about classes and to sign up. Contact our Educational Coordinator,
Marge Essel at 510-548-2617 for more information. For Artists
who need to learn how to take, process, size, attach and send digital
images of their artwork, we have classes and equipment for your use
through or non-proft Arts and Educational Center. www.expressionsartsandedcenter.com
Come on by:
Whether you are a serious collector, someone interested in learning
more about art, or just browsing, you are sure to find something
of interest at Expressions Gallery.
Expressions Gallery, is more than a gallery, it strives to be an
integral part of the community and an arts center dedicated to supporting
all forms of art.
