Monthly Archives: October 2019

KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Moon Landing and the Summer Breeze”New drawings & paintings by Jemal Diamond Artist Reception: First Friday November 1st 7pm–11pm in our NEW LOCATION: 320 S. 1st. St (in SoFA District) Moon Landing and the Summer Breeze is a mediation on the power of art therapy. This very personal collection of work was created while I’ve been recovering from Bell’s Palsy, a temporary facial paralysis resulting from inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve. Included in the collection are intuitive, improvisational meditations and experiments in ink, acrylics, and digital limited-edition prints. #TitleMeAll titles for this work are given by viewers like you, including “Moon Landing and the Summer Breeze” title by Liz F. What are YOUR titles? #TitleMe Jemal Diamond is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s MFA studio arts program and lives in the South Bay with his beautiful wife,…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present: “Specks of Yellow” by Masha Noir Dedicated to the life of Alexander Bolshakov Artist Reception: Friday, November 1st 7pm–11pmNEW LOCATION: 320 S. 1st St. (in SoFA District) The light of a daughter’s love shines in increasing brightness within the long shadows of a father’s goodbye. Yellow Specks bring a vision of hope that may expand to radiate as the beauty of love and remembrance of her papa Alexander. Masha Noir has painted the light that endures life’s dark times, losses and lessons. Her brush strokes paint the beauty of everything her father shared in their time together. ~ In loving memory from Masha. Artist Reception: Friday, November 1st 7pm–11pmpart of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk SJFree and all ages welcome. Exhibition Dates: November 1–29, 2019 KALEID galleryNEW LOCATION: 320 S. 1st St. (at San Carlos)downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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We are so grateful to all of you who helped us make KALEID Gallery at 88 S. 4th St. a wonderful art community over the past 12 years. We truly appreciate the City of San José and the San Jose Downtown Association for their belief and support that enabled San Jose area artists to build a platform for exhibiting and selling their work in a professional setting from December 2006 through October 2019. Our 88 S. 4th Street location is now closed and we are moving into our NEW LOCATION at 320 S. 1st in the SoFA District thanks to the wonderful team at Urban Community. With their support and understanding of the value of the arts in aiming towards a truly vibrant and successful city, KALEID Gallery will continue to be a home for incredibly talented and dedicated artists with a physical space for collectors, local residents, tourists and…

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KALEID Gallery is proud to present:Flight Delay by Julie MeridianReflection during a turbulent late afternoon leads to extraordinary patterns in the shifting light. The indefinite uncertainly of an unexpected delay bends light and time into abstraction.Artist’s reception: Friday, October 4th from 7pm–11pmFree admission and all ages; part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk SJAbout the artist:Julie Meridian is a San José artist blending quiet realism with impressionist details to convey layers of meaning that reward a closer view. Through her paintings and illustrations, she invokes the essence of people, places, and intangible presence.Exhibition Dates: October 4–25, 2019Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday 12pm–7pm, free admission.KALEID gallery88 S. 4th St.downtown San Joseinfo@kaleidgallery.com…

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