Rick Crawford is participating in an international artist collaboration event held every odd year in New Zealand. The event will be March 10 – 18, 2023, in Whangarei Heads, Aotearoa. The Sponsor for the event is CollaboratioNZ Trust. This will be Rick's fourth time participating in this event. Rick has also participated in other similar events worldwide. A link to their video is at https://youtu.be/fzGSA1smMnY, and more information can be found at this link: https://www.collaborationz.co.nz

Rick Crawford discussing collaborative project with NZ designer Carin Wilson.

Photo courtesy CollaboratioNZ 2011.

Michele Collier, Goose Girl, 20x17x17in, paper clay

Michele Collier is teaching a workshop titled “Paper Clay – Beyond Basics” at Epperson Gallery, Crocket, CA, May 20 and 21, 2023. See more information about the workshop at this link: https://eppersongallery.com/current-schedule.php

Jerry Barrish, Red Parasol, 2008, assemblage found materials,

57 x 23 x 9 inches, photo by Wilfred J. Jones.

"Jerry Ross Barrish: Protagonist" is the inaugural exhibition for M Stark Gallery, 727 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA. This solo exhibition of 13 of Jerry Barrish's assemblages from found materials was curated by art historian Paris Cotz, MA. Exhibition will be on view from Jan. 7 – March 26, 2023.  Opening reception is Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, with a closing reception Saturday,  March 25, 2023. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11-6, and Friday evenings, 5-7:30, or by appointment. See more information at  mstarkgallery.com

Jerry Barrish, Teaching, The Most Honorable Profession, 2016, assemblage found materials,

50 x 40 x 30 inches (variable), photo by Wilfred J. Jones.

Jerry Barrish, Ode to Monet, 2022, assemblage found materials,

28 x 17 x 8 inches, photo by Wilfred J. Jones.

Barry Beach, From the Accumulations Series (piggy back), 2022,

reclaimed materials including wood and PVC, 34 x 36 x 12 inches.

Barry Beach has two works in an online group exhibition at Site: Brooklyn Gallery, juried by Alexxa Gotthardt, Assistant Managing Editor at SFMOMA. Exhibition dates January 10, 2023 – February 10, 2023. The theme is Landscape. The exhibition asks viewers to think about what the world we inhabit is like, focused on the environment in which we live.

More info is here: https://www.sitebrooklyn.com/exhibitions-folder

Barry Beach, From the Accumulation Series [mouse ears], 2022,

reclaimed materials including wood and foam, 44 x 32 x 16 inches

Kathleen King, Red Horse (2017) & Walking Distance (2022), painted wood

Kathleen King’s sculpture is featured in a two-person show with painter Rachel Major.  Kathleen’s constructions are made with painted wood and assemblage using scrap wood gleaned from discard piles and dumpsters.  Form follows function as supple segments connect and attempt to hold. Asymmetrical rhythms and monochromatic color present intensities that relate within the space and with the viewer.   The show “Between the Lines” is at GearBox Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Oakland, CA 9 January 12 - February 11, 2023. Reception: January 14, 1-4pm

For more info: gearboxgallery.com

Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Water and Rock, 2022,

digital inkjet prints on Plexiglas, steel, monofilament.

40 x 16 x 16 inches.

Mary Curtis Ratcliff’s photo-based work is included in the groups show titled “Shades of Gray”, selected by Ann Jastrab and Jan Watten.  On display will be photos of cool neutrals, sophisticated deep charcoal gray images, glimmers of gray in a color landscapes and the beautiful mid-tones of perfect gelatin silver prints. The show features her kinetic photo-based sculpture, "Water and Rock," 2022. See the website at this link: http://www.grayloftgallery.com/

Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Chandeliers, 2012, acrylic and collage on digital inkjet print.

mounted on wooden panel, 40 x 50 x 1.5 inches.

Mary Curtis Ratcliff also currently has ten large-scale mixed media works on panel installed in the lobby of the Bank of America building. The exhibition is on view in the Plaza Lobby, 555 California Street, San Francisco, from Dec. 3, 2022 until February 11, 2023. Reception on Thursday, February 2nd from 6–7:30. Artist talk is at 6:30 pm.

Jane Ingram Allen has been invited to be an Artist in Residence from Jan. 4 - Feb. 15, 2023, at Le Diamant Vert in Uvita, Costa Rica. Uvita is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and has tropical rainforests, waterfalls, whale watching, beautiful beaches and lots of interesting wildlife. Jane will be hosted by Marie M’Ayala Saurat, originally from France, and a choreographer and yoga expert, who also does painting and drawing. Plans for the residency include creating paper sculpture using handmade paper from plants of Costa Rica and collaborating with Marie.  Jane learned of this opportunity through her membership in the International Association of Paper Making Artists (https://iapma.net).  

More info about Diamant Vert and Marie M’Ayala Saurat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/262371276019969

Le Diamant Vert, artist in residency in Uvita, Costa Rica, photo courtesy of Marie M’Ayala Saurat.

Jane Ingram Allen, 2015, making paper with local plants for visiting school group in Izmir, Turkey,

during 2015 Fulbright Specialist artist-in-residency, photo by Timothy S. Allen.

Lynne Todaro will have a solo exhibition titled “Restless” at Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, in the Vargas Gallery. The gallery is located in the Gillmor Center building. The exhibition includes sculpture, paintings, mixed media, and more. The exhibition will be February 1 through March 2, 2023. Reception: Wed., Feb. 1, 1 - 3 pm.

For more information: https://missioncollege.edu/depts/art/vargas

Lynne Todaro, Back to the Garden, 2019, Bronze, etched nickel,

decommissioned gun, 22 x 14 x 12 inches.

Lynne Todaro, Winter Totem, 2022,

Recycled plastic, steel, wood base,

55 x 10 x 8 inches

Lynne Todaro, Passengers 2021, Mixed media assemblage, acrylic paint. 12 x12 x3 inches. 

Narasha Dikareva’s work is featured in the group exhibition titled “Black and White".  The exhibition showcases the incredible, provocative range and beauty found in art that tells its stories without color. The juror for this exhibition is Elana Rubinfeld, Founder, New Art Agency, Sarasota, FL. This group show is held at the Art Center Sarasota and runs from December 8, 2022 -  January 22, 2023.  For more info: https://www.artsarasota.org/onview

Natasha Dikareva, Rising Above the Horizon, 2019, stoneware, stains, glazes, 23 x 25 x 9 inches.

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