Zahava Sherez has work in the 2023 London Art Biennale, on view July 26-30, 2023, at the Chelsea Old Town Hall, on King’s Road, London, UK. Opening reception, by invitation only, was on July 26th, 2023. This is a major international juried show that occurs every two years in London.

https://www.londonbiennale.co.uk/

ZaHaVa Sherez, We the Light 3, InBodied Light project, 2022,

Mixed media: resin, bronze, steel, pigments, 71 x 43 x 37 inches,

photo by Carlos Diaz, Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX.

ZaHaVa Sherez, We the Light 3, detail.

Rick Crawford’s work is in the exhibition titled From the Crucible of Gaia: Forged with Flame. In this group show three Pacific Northwest sculptors exhibit their work in the beautifully designed and crafted Saffron Fields Vineyard tasting room, located near Yamhill, in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The exhibition runs from August 1-September 30, 2023, with an opening reception on August 12.

For more info: https://saffronfields.com/

Susana Arias has work in the group exhibition titled Out of the Fire at Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville, CA, August 9 to September 24, 2023. Opening reception is August 13, 2-4 pm. The exhibition contains art created or altered by fire, including blacksmithing, steel fabrication, anagama/sawdust/raku fired ceramics, different jewelry techniques, cast/blown glass, encaustic, and more.

For more info: https://pvarts.org/

Ruth Tabancay has a solo exhibition titled (un)Natural Order at Mercury 20 Gallery, 475 25th Street, Oakland, CA. The work in the exhibition illustrates natural earth systems impacted by interactions with human or other species. Dates for the exhibition are July 28 to September 2, 2023. Gallery hours are Fri-Sat, 12 noon – 5 pm. Opening Reception is Sunday, August 13, 4-6 pm.

For more info: https://mercurytwenty.com/

Ruth Tabancay, Bleached 2.0, 2023. Crochet, assemblage with yarn, household and

medical plastic waste, polystyrene, canvas, pins. Dimensions variable.

Ruth Tabancay also has work in the exhibition titled Things on Things on Things: Variations on Still Life. This is an exhibition of works that echo the traditional still life with a contemporary take, once, twice, or thrice removed from tradition. The group show, curated by Kija Lucas, is at CIIS (California Institute of Integral Studies), 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. Dates are June 19 – Sept. 15, 2023. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm. Opening reception is Saturday, July 29, 1 - 4 pm.

For more info: http://www.artsatciis.org/thingsonthingsonthings

Ruth Tabancay, Adapting to New Substrates 4.0, 2023, Hand embroidery on various single use plastics,

embroidered fungal structures, larvae, and bacteria digesting plastic, 48 x 48 inches (approx).

Lynne Todaro has work included in the exhibition titled Out of the Fire, a multi-media exhibit of art that uses fire as a transformative tool in the making of the work. The exhibition is at Pajaro Valley Arts, 37 Sudden St., Watsonville, CA, August 9th- September 24, 2023. Reception is Sunday, August 13, 2-4 pm. The show was juried by Jamie Abbott, Wendy Aiken, Peter Vizzusi and Lynda Watson. PRS members Lynne Todaro, Susanna Arias, Brad Burkhart and Cynthia Siegel are among those chosen for the exhibit, curated by Susana Arias and Judy Stabile.

For more info: https://pvarts.org

Lynne Todaro, Out of the Fire, postcard for the show.

Lynne Todaro, Yes, I've Been A Bit Angry Lately, Welded screws and other found objects, 45 x 15 x 15 inches.

Lynne Todaro, Hard To Handle, Cast Iron, 15 x 12 x 12 inches.

Barbara Berk’s work is included in the juried exhibition titled International Fiber Arts XI, a collaboration between the Sebastopol Center for the Arts (SCA) and the Surface Design Association. This biannual juried exhibition presents a “distinct approach to innovative and traditional fiber techniques, and contemporary concepts for the use of traditional and unusual materials.” Juried by fiber artists Judith Content and Ann Johnston, the group show includes both 2-D and 3-D art. Dates for the exhibition are July 29 – Sept. 10, 2023, at the SCA in Sebastopol, CA. For more info: https://www.sebarts.org/exhibits

Barbara Berk, Petite French Knot, 2019, Wall-mounted sculpture, Phosphor Bronze - bobbin lace, 17.5 x 18.5 x 4.5 inches.

Berk made a square of bobbin lace by hand, using Renaissance stitches with 16 long strands of twisted wire. 

Petite French Knot - detail 1, photo by Morgan Murphy.

Petite French Knot - detail 2, photo by Morgan Murphy.

Jane Ingram Allen has a solo exhibition titled Papermaking Around the World, at Mountain View Performing Arts Center Lobby, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA, August 15 – Oct. 2, 2023. This exhibition includes a selection of works Allen has made at artist-in-residencies in countries around the world including Taiwan, Japan, Costa Rica, Tanzania, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil and the USA. Exhibit hours are Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 12 p.m. - 1 pm, and one hour prior to every public performance.

For more information: https://www.mvcpa.com/events/lobby-art.

Tanzania Site Map, 2010, mixed media with handmade paper from plants of Tanzania, acrylic paint, thread,items collected in Tanzania,

created during residency at Warm Heart Art Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania, 36 x 34 x 1 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen.

Taiwan Site Map - Cash Receipts, 2004, mixed media with handmade paper from plants of Taiwan,

acrylic paint, thread, items collected in Taipei, Taiwan, created during Fulbright Scholar Award artist-in-residency

at Suho Memorial Paper Culture Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 72 x 36 x 1 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen.

Bali Site Map, 2010, mixed media with handmade paper from plants of Bali, acrylic paint, thread,

items collected in Bali, Indonesia, created during artist-in-residency at Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia,

45 x 74 x 1 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen.

Barry Beach has work in the exhibition titled The Next Big Thing ’23. This Juried group exhibition at Studio Channel Islands, Ventura, CA runs August 5-September 30, 2023. Opening reception is August 5. The show is curated by Shana Nys Dambrot, Arts Editor for the L.A. Weekly.

For more info: https://studiochannelislands.org/nbt23/

Barry Beach, from the Accumulations series, 2022, reclaimed wood and glue, 46 x 14 x 12 inches.

Jeff Key’s work is included in the group exhibition titled Laws of Nature: Sculpture at the Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA. The show is curated by Vicky Kumpfer, Art Consultant, former Visual Arts Manager, Arts Council of Sonoma County. About the exhibition: "Our world seeks perfect harmony, for which all organisms adapt, mutate, metamorphose and find balance." The show opened on July 20 and closes on September 9, 2023. Conversation with the Artists moderated by Steven Oliver on August 24, 7-9pm.

For more info: https://petalumaartscenter.org/exhibitions/laws-of-nature

Vessel #52—Stride, 2014, Wood, 55 x 49 x 28 inches.

"Vessel #90—Pending", 2020, Wood, 50 x 24 x 12 inches.

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