The newest exhibition at the Benicia Public Library combines the work of a painter with the work of a poet. “My Town is a River Town at the Edge of Land” is a showcase of the work of artist Tom Stanton and poet Joel Fallon, who was appointed as Benicia’s first poet laureate in 2005, […]
Rectangular paintings are focus of new Plein Air Gallery show
Let’s say you are an artist. You order several 8 X 16-inch canvases and need to use all of them up. What do you do with them? Well, if you are Michael Dadasovich, you paint on them and make a show out of it, as he did for his new show at Benicia Plein Air […]
Nikki Basch-Davis hopes to build connections at new Gallery 621 exhibit
Benicia artist Nikki Basch-Davis wants to bring people together for her current Gallery 621 exhibit “Connecting,” which she feels is lacking in the current political climate. “It’s a difficult time for many,” she said. “There are a lot of heavy, sometimes negative feelings going back and forth. People that were friends are not friends anymore. […]
Artist Stephanie Gray to feature Asian-themed Work at Gallerie Renee Marie
By Vicki Byrum Dennis Special to the Herald For Benicia artist Stephanie Gray, creating art is just a part of her, who she is, and what she has to do. “It’s what is inside of me, and it just has to come out,” she said. “I sit down with my tools around me and start […]
Review: Connie Millholland exhibiting great works at Umpqua Bank
By Les Overlock Special to the Herald There is a wonderful collection of seven paintings now showing at Umpqua Bank. The artist is Connie Millholland. This body of work is the result of Ms. Millholland’s development as a figurative artist and evolving to the abstract form. The results are astonishing. Connie Millholland has always been […]
Friday ‘Flood’ a success
Last Friday was the internationally observed “Flood the Streets with Art Day,” and Benicians responded with happy enthusiasm. Those lucky enough to encounter the free art, set out by local artists in honor of the annual event, went away with finished works of art – for free. “It went really, really well,” said Benicia artist […]
Gallerie Renee Marie celebrates ‘Season of Giving’
By Vicki Dennis Special to the Herald Gallerie Renee Marie will kick off the holiday season on Saturday, Nov. 26 with an open house to celebrate a special show called “Season of Giving.” The open house will be from 4 to 7 p.m. and feature art created by its 11 resident artists. The show will […]
Find free art this Friday
For the fourth year, Wisconsin artist Scott Wong’s international art experiment, “Flood the Streets with Art Day,” will fill public streets worldwide with free art work the day after Thanksgiving – and Benicia artist Randy Bernard hopes artists of all genres will join him in participating this year in Benicia. The special day was […]
Gallery 621 pieces have uniform size in new exhibit
At Gallery 621, thinking small is thinking big. At least on canvas. Last year, the First Street art gallery hosted its first juried exhibition “Microcosmos,” which exhibited works no larger than 12 x 12 inches. This year, they are doing a similar thing with the new exhibition “Perfect Square,” only the works are all 12 […]
Fairfield juried art show seeking applicants
Artists looking to have their artwork exhibited outside Benicia can rejoice. The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association will be holding its 53rd annual Nor-Cal Regional Juried Art Show at the Solano Town Center. This year’s jurors are Solano Community College graphic design and illustration professor Rachel Smith, Sacramento abstract painter Skip Lee and retired Solano […]