KALEID Gallery Featured Exhibits for September 2010: René Lorraine, Ras Lowe

Opening receptions: Friday, September 3rd, 7-9pm
(part of downtown San Jose's South First Fridays monthly art walk.)

Free and open to the public.




Coexist & Bisect
Two new manifestations by René Lorraine

René Lorraine's latest work is a fascinating take on man coexisting with unfamiliar species, ideals, and life styes that one may find on this earth. Coexist deals with embracing differences between souls and the shells they reside in, and is an unbeatable experience involving a harmonious dance between crisp clean line, and free-flowing watercolor pigments. Bisect is about the challenges one person may have desiring two very different life styles.  The delicate graphite mimic's the fine line of having balance and not.

René Lorraine is a graduate of San Jose State University with a BFA in Pictorial Arts, and an A.A in Painting. 

TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an inspired event hosted by a crew of very dedicated artists at KALEID Gallery on the Third Tuesday of the month. This August session is curated by Michael Foley.

The Two Buck Tuesday Crew organizes artistic, creative speakers, live demos, performances and live music jammed into three hours for a hyper shot of inspiration that you'll carry with you all month long until the next one.

Artists and audience alike are invited to attend, contribute and share in this unique event all free of charge.

On August 17th from 7-10pm the public can see and speak with many amazing artists, performers and musicians and purchase $2 art (starting at noon.)

Featured Speakers:



Michael Denning.
Bay Area Collage artist and teacher in Heart of Chaos's Juvenile Hall art program sponsored by Catalyst for Youth. Michael will discuss his passion for art, its healing power and how he is using art to rehabilitate the incarcerated youth at risk.




Jeff Bramschreiber
Bay area artist currently teaching at the Rosicrutian and Triton museum.  Jeff will demonstrate how to re-create art in the same forms of ancient Egypt using a variety of media




Professor Seigel  from the onibatsu school of the performing arts.
Ever wonder what it takes to start an Art Collection? What should you buy? How do you know if it is good? How to make investment grade purchases. Now that you brought it home, what do you do with it? Matthew Bailey Seigel will answer these questions and more. Bring $10 and you will leave with your very own curated starter collection.

MUSIC by AIVAR

LIVE HULA-HOOPING by Alyssa Carlsen

LIVE ART by BasicLee, Miguel Machuca, Mike 3.5, Mike Borja, Emonic, Christine Benjamin

Sketch Artists: Jaclyn Alderete, Kimi Star , Murphy Adams, Ivy Atoms, +MORE


TWO BUCK Tuesday- August 17th, 7-10pm FREE and open to the public.

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947-1785

Floral Fantasy by Lucy Liew
In this series of paintings, you are invited into a lush garden of floral fantasies that are a fusion of the real and the fantastic.


 

Portraits by Nora Schwaller

Find Your Muse at the Eclectic & Quirky TWO BUCK Tuesday this Tuesday, July 20th, 7-10pm.

A bodypainter creates timely work about our relationship to oceans, A production company stays in San Jose instead of moving to LA, A performer dances for peace, and a local professor rediscovers artistic inspiration at KALEID Gallery's monthly Two Buck Tuesday event.

TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an inspired event hosted by a crew of very dedicated artists at KALEID Gallery on the Third Tuesday of the month. Artists and audience alike are invited to attend, contribute and share in this unique event all free of charge.

The Two Buck Tuesday Crew organizes artistic, creative speakers, live demos, performances and live music jammed into three hours for a hyper shot of inspiration that you'll carry with you all month long until the next one.

"One thing all these speakers and performers have in common is passion and inspiration. They've all found their muse and want to share it," says July curator Trina Merry.

On July 20th from 7-10pm the public can see and speak with many amazing artists, performers and musicians and purchase $2 art (starting at noon.)

The speaker series has garnered a cult following. Similar to the idea of TED Talks, each speaker gets 10 minutes (or less) to speak and answer questions.

This month's speaker series line-up includes:

Sandy Sanjurjo will do a walk-through talk about her feature "SeaSkin" Exhibition at KALEID Gallery.

"SeaSkin was born from the notion that we are, as humans, directly connected with our environment. We are a part of the air we breathe, the earth we derive nourishment from and tread on, the water we play in and consume," says Sanjuro.

"Initially we wanted to donate to Oceana for their 'Save the Sharks' project, but of course, with the devastation in the gulf it only makes sense for the money to go towards the clean-up effort. We will leave it in Oceana's capable hands to determine where they can best use the funds. The message of this show rings even more true now, that we are physically connected with the health of our planet, and this terrible oil slick will harm us in ways we cannot yet predict. It will leave a very deep scar on our skin."

Kevin Powers, local professor, will talk about Inspiration, how it relates to the art making process, and tips on getting re-inspired.

Element 151 Films, a San Jose-based production company, will screen some of their music videos & share why they're here instead of LA.

Performance by Khalilah Ramirez who will share her "Dance of Peace". "The purpose of the Dance of Peace is to help foster peace in people's hearts. It makes people smile. It makes dogs bark. It gets people talking to each other. It turns the conversation towards peace. It is fun and silly. It takes people's minds away from their everyday worries," says Kalilah Ramirez.

Daniel Gaines Photography will help artists whip their websites into shape by shooting web-ready jpgs of artwork for only $2. Please limit to 5 works that are 36"x48" or smaller. http://danielgainescreative.com

Classical Guitar performance by Trent Endsley.

Model Sadya Senior will pose for sketchers at the TBT sketch table! Drawing supplies are provided courtesy of KALEID Gallery.

Live art by featured local artists: Devon Holzworth, Ivan Gonzalez and MSFT DTC KYT

TWO BUCK Tuesday- July 20th, 7-10pm FREE and open to the public.

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947-1785

About KALEID Gallery: Borne out of the Phantom Galleries project (art exhibitions in vacant storefronts), KALEID Gallery exhibits and sells the work of over 60 artists in a 6000 sq ft raw space with regular gallery hours and special monthly events. A catalyst for emerging artists and collectors, nowhere else in San Jose can you see so many talented artists in one venue.

Munio-Ink, San Jose Fashion Art Music (SJ FAM), and KALEID Gallery present SeaSkin.

Featured artist, Sandy Munio-Sanjurjo will showcase unique, contemporary artwork inspired by the beauty of the Sea. From mixed media pieces to portraits of body painted subjects, Sandy expresses her oceanic passion with a sexy new twist.

Sandy has chosen Oceana as the beneficiary of this exciting art showcase. Oceana's vision "seeks to make our oceans as rich, healthy and abundant as they once were."

Proceeds for the charity will come from the auction, donations, and the $10 admission fee.

We invite all to join us on this special night of art and music. This is a great way to support local artists and enjoy a beautiful evening, while giving back to a worthwhile cause.

Artist's Reception & Fundraiser- Saturday, July 17, 2010, 6-9pm $10 donation at the door

Exhibit on view through Friday, July 23, 2010.

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
Downtown San Jose
www.KALEIDgallery.com
408.947.1785

Parking: street metered parking (free after 6pm) or 4th St. Garage (@San Fernando) $3 after 6pm.

For more information, or to donate directly, please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/munioinkseaskin/home

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About Oceana: Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation. With offices in North America, Central America, South America and Europe, Oceana builds strategic and directed campaigns that will help return our oceans to former levels of abundance. They believe in the importance of science in identifying problems and solutions. Their scientists work closely with their teams of economists, lawyers and advocates to achieve tangible results for the oceans.

About Sandy: "I'm not a "tree-hugger". I'm not a radical environmentalist. I'm just a person who paints. My art is inspired by a world that is desperately in need of our guardianship. I am compelled, I am determined and I am inspired."

photo by Stephanie Bailey

TWO BUCK TUESDAY, June 15th 2010 6:30-9pm

$2 Art Sale and Quirky Speaker Series

This month at Two Buck Tuesday- a range of people who spend more time than you do with animals. In that sentence I'm counting "found objects" as an animal. ~this month's curator Kate Stewart

David Mejia was born and raised in San Jose, California and he loves to draw and make comic books. He works at the Martin Luther King Library and occasionally has the job of the library's mascot Conroy the Curious Cougar. David has created most of the art work for the library featuring Conroy (he also proposed to his wife in the Cougar suit.) You can see David's art work on view at KALEID Gallery.

Stephanie Bailey is a stiltwalker, ballet dancer, puppeteer and flautist. She travels the world as a museum photographer. Last summer, she spent two months at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington DC photographing their insects and prehistoric vegetation (she was also allowed to touch dinosaur bones!) Stephanie will demonstrate the process she uses to photograph tiny things, and show off the bugs the Smithsonian let her keep.

Zack Belanger is a sculptor in wood, glass, metal and found objects recently transplanted from Oakland to San Jose. His recent passion is making jewelry out of found objects. Watch his majesty.

Sandy Sanjurjo talks about Seaskin, her upcoming KALEID feature exhibit benefiting the world's oceans.

Live drawing featuring Ashley Laidlaw and Justin Devine, Keith Bunnell throwing ceramics, and Arturo Rangel on the mic!

TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an all day $2 art sale and evening quirky speaker series that happens on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

See past events- flickr.com/photos/phantomgalleries

KALEID Gallery 88 So. 4th St. (btwn Santa Clara & San Fernando) Downtown San Jose, CA 95112
 www.KALEIDgallery.com
 408.947.1785

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kaleidgallery Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KALEIDgallery

Parking: street metered parking (free after 6pm) or 4th St. Garage (@San Fernando) $3 after 6pm.

KALEID Gallery presents feature exhibitions by Murphy Adams and Charis DeRemer for the month of June, 2010.

art by Murphy Adams

see here by Murphy Adams

see here: an exhibition of mixed media paintings, sculpture, clay and mosaic. See here, it's about the things your think about but never say, what your actions say and not your words, it's about what you said but wish you hadn't. See here, a look inside, outside of your senses.

art by Charis DeRemer

Darndest Daydreams an exhibition of paintings by Charis DeRemer that asks the viewer to make up the story behind each in his or her own mind. The paintings are of dreamers, both literal and figurative, captured in ephemeral moments of human emotion and inspiration.


Artists' Reception: First Friday, June 4th, 7pm - 9pm part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk.(click here for more info)

Exhibition on view through July 9, 2010.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm Saturday, Noon - 5pm First Fridays 'til 9pm

KALEID Gallery 88 S. 4th St. Downtown San Jose, CA 95112 408-947-1785 http://www.KALEIDgallery.com

TWO BUCK TUESDAY, May 18th 2010 6:30-9pm

$2 Art Sale and Quirky Speaker Series

KALEID Feature Artists Shannon Amidon & Centa Schumacher will talk and answer questions about their current solo shows, Efflorescence & Preconscious (respectively).

Amie Frisch, the director of Veggielution, a nonprofit Community Farm on the East Side of San Jose, will talk about the importance of growing our own food in the city, and the trials and tribulations that go along with it.

Profs. Burke and Saturday present A Night of Zoological Edification. Prof. Burke will expound upon strange and unusual animals whilst Prof. Saturday illustrates them before our very eyes!

Omar & Deb Barba of Canvas Ghost Productions present How to Throw your own Art Party! will amaze us with the ins and outs of organizing, publicizing and hosting an art event in your own home!

PLUS: Pick the brains of Anno Domini's Cherri Lakey & Brian Elder.

Shannon Amidon will provide an interactive demonstration of her camera-less photographic process, giving us a chance to learn how her unique lumen prints develop. Participants will be able to take home a lumen print of their own creation!

The San Jose Yarnbombers will be hosting a stitching circle. All knitters/crocheters are welcome to show-off and work on their projects!

Music by Troy Curtis

Coffee by Red Berry Coffee Bar Free Ice Cream & popsicles courtesy of the Two Buck Crew!

Live Art by: Michael Foley Michael Borja Chris Kisler Michelle Waters Lara Sophia Matthew Seigel

Limited space will be available if you would like to drop in with your art supplies and create along with them!

TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an all day $2 art sale and evening quirky speaker series that happens on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

See past events- flickr.com/photos/phantomgalleries

KALEID Gallery 88 So. 4th St. (btwn Santa Clara & San Fernando) Downtown San Jose, CA 95112
 www.KALEIDgallery.com
 408.947.1785

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kaleidgallery Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KALEIDgallery

Parking: street metered parking (free after 6pm) or 4th St. Garage (@San Fernando) $3 after 6pm.

art by Shannon Amidon

Efflorescence by Shannon Amidon

Efflorescence is a series of lumen prints by Shannon Amidon inspired by her interest in blending artistic renderings of nature and old world photographic techniques. Camera-less images are created by exposing botanical specimens and photographic paper to varying levels of sunlight, time, and temperature, creating unique and ethereal images that transcend the specimens' natural color, shape, and form.

A companion ambient sound installation by Compartment organically interprets pieces of Shannon Amidon's Efflorescence series resulting in musical vignettes that are sometimes alarming, sometimes whimsical. Compartment will be present opening night performing a live musical installation.

art by Centa Schumacher

Preconscious a photographic exhibition by Centa Schumacher. This work explores what is just beneath our awareness using the body as an intermediary between the conscious mind and the subconscious. By turning the camera onto herself, Centa Schumacher shows that the separation between the physical self and the mind is nearly non-existent.

Artists' Reception: Friday May 7th, 7pm - 9pm
part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk. (Click here for more info.)

Exhibition on view through May 28, 2010

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm
First Fridays 'til 9pm

KALEID Gallery
88 S. 4th St.
Downtown San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com

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