January 2011
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Andy Vogt & Bert Bergen print for sale
Those of you who may have missed the Things Are Expanding show needn’t worry too much having missed out on all the varied and interesting works of art. We still have some great pieces from the show hanging around the gallery and making themselves comfortable in our Quick Stop Art Shop.
We’ve just added this, a 26” x 40” collaborative screenprint by Andy Vogt and Bert...
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More Alexis Mackenzie collages hiding in side...
Looking for more of Alexis Mackenzie’s work? We have a few pieces in the side gallery that aren’t technically in our current show, Bloom & Gloom. These smaller collages, 7 x 5 inches framed, are $320 each and are a slight departure from the larger pieces in the show. Come by this weekend and see them for yourself!
Alexis Mackenzie - Post Script (2009)
Alexis Mackenzie - How...
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Awards for artists!!
Congrats to Swarm Gallery Building Steam sound project artist Tamara Albaitis and another affiliate artist Ema Harris-Sintamarian on winning the Eureka Fellowship for Visual Art! Also, congratulations to another Building Steam artist Lynn Koble. She was offered a fellowship at the MacDowell Colony this coming spring. And gallery artist Taro Hattori will be visiting Vermont for a fully funded...
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Studio Visit: Alexis Mackenzie (w/ Katy Horan)
When we arrived to Alexis Mackenzie’s apartment/studio, the work for her upcoming exhibition at Swarm Gallery, “Bloom & Gloom” (with fellow artist Katy Horan, below, visiting from Austin, TX) was all wrapped. After a bottle of wine and some insistence from a friend, all the work became UNwrapped, and more added to the list. Alexis’s new direction is as delicate and...
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Holiday Leftovers
Our recent big group show left us with lots of leftovers-in art form-and we’d love to share some with you all.
This Ethan Worden and Gina Tuzzi collaborative photocopy (featuring a hand-perforated image of speakers) is a thoughtful, two-sided counterpoint to their lauded sound installation. They’re just $40, a fitting addition to our recent offering of amazing, cheap original &...
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Summer, we're dreaming of you
In light of summer giving us the cold shoulder these last few months, we thought it fitting to cozy up under the warm glow of some dreamy screenprints from Mark Warren Jacques. These 12 x 12 inch prints were printed on on 100 pound, acid-free, French Speckletone-Madero Beach paper and pulled by hand at The Tiny Spoon in Portland. We only have a handful of these $35 (!!!) prints, so come check...
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Alex Chitty collages + our store
We just received a nice stack of mixed-media collages by Alex Chitty. Come check them out in person in our gallery flat files or view them now at the Quick Stop Art Shop!
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Things are Expanding--in photos!
And here we finally are with a few photos from the Things are Expanding reception. Thanks to the lovely and talented Jen Giese for these wonderful shots. Check out our Flickr to see lots more!
Double Dare at Swarm Gallery
Double Dare at Swarm Gallery http://www.eastbayexpress.com/x/2335218
(Photo credit: Jen Giese)
Great collector day at the gallery today. Love those. More excellent art available—Don’t miss Andrew Schoultz/Laura Ball collaboration!
(Photo Credit: Jen Giese)
Happy New Year from Swarm Gallery! We’re open Wednesday—Come by for a visit and see the great work available!
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Taro Hattori awarded West Prize
Congratulations to Taro Hattori, one of ten West Prize Finalist Winners for 2011!
These amazing artists were chosen from 2,100 international applicants and each will be awarded an acquisition grant for their work to become part of the West Collection. In May the 10 Finalists Exhibition will open to the public at the West Collection at SEI, in Oaks, PA and during the opening one of the 10...