KALEID Gallery artists have created unique works of art generously priced for this gift giving season! This will be a one-stop shopping trip for everyone on your list that shows you care enough to get them something you can’t find anywhere else! All art can be taken home at the point of sale. **A Rockin’ Stockings Holiday Show & Sale** Opening: First Friday December 3rd, 7pm-9pm Part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk, visit [www.southfirstfridays.com](http://www.southfirstfridays.com) for full event schedule! Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday Noon – 7pm, Saturday Noon – 5pm Sale continues through December 30th. (Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day) KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth St. (at San Fernando) Downtown San Jose [www.KALEIDGallery.com](http://www.KALEIDGallery.com)…

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KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two new solo exhibitions for the month of Novmeber, 2010 featuring painter Joe Barajas, and photographer Josh Marcotte. The Process of Creation new paintings by Joe BarajasThrough his own unique set of imagery, Barajas’ explores the very basic and similar steps that every artist takes to create his or her individual work of art including Inspiration, experience and technique. Insomnia. Lost San Jose Nights by photographer Josh MarcotteStreet lamps wash the pavement in yellow, and the city glows like the sun never set. Years of closing shifts and no car means sleep comes late, if at all. The sidewalk is empty and it will be hours before you get home. Your mind is racing and music drowns everything out. You remember stories from your family, your history class and your friends, stories about where you are and you think, “I should take a picture…

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The awesome $2 art sale and quirky speaker series is this Tuesday, October 19th, curated by artist Keith Bunnell! Jodi Mascarenas will be doing a sugar skull workshop. There will be small medium and large blank sugar skulls. She will provide colored icing to decorate your skull as well as diamonds and other decorations to personalize it. Join in, get creative and make something beautiful! Clayton Lawrence Scenic and Theme Designer – California’s Great America Halloween Haunt From decorating his front yard starting at age 5, to designing multiple Haunted Attractions at California’s Great America Halloween Haunt at age 22, Clayton has been able to take a passion and hobby and turn it into a career. Clayton has learned a lot over the years and has consulted with many industry leaders including Knott’s Scary Farm, to learn techniques and philosophies that go into pulling off a successful Haunted House. Come…

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KALEID Gallery presents new solo exhibitions by Mariana Barnes and John Eric Paulson on Friday, October 1st, 7-9pm. Ancient Art, Modern Twist by Mariana Barnes. Mosaics have been used in artwork around the world for thousands of years. Mariana Barnes has adapted this ancient art form into her mosaic-like style of painting. She gathers inspiration for her work from the art and symbols of past and present civilizations, combined with the patterns she sees in nature and everyday objects. She uses geometric and nonlinear designs, complementing them with iridescent tones and luminescent colors. The process of her art is meditative. She strives to make art that is calming and peaceful and art that speaks with candor and passion. Her work is intended to be healing -to spark a sense of well being in the viewer. About the artist: Mariana Barnes is a self taught artist who has been painting for…

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TWO BUCK Tuesday September 21, 2010 $2 Art Sale begins at Noon Main event starts at 7p.m. Curated by Drew Clark Seriously, what else are you doing Tuesday night? Come out, enjoy some of the cool culture that the San Jose art scene has to offer! Where else will you find not only $2 dollar original artwork from local artists, but also … LIVE ART! Timothy Tsun – Discovery, the “Humanature” (the relationship between human being and nature), is the theme of my art. I am always observing the shapes and texture of tree trunks, which I utilize to make the connection to human forms. http://www.timtsun.com/ Michael Foley will be there making $5 portrait transformations, creating stylized portraits you’ll not find anywhere else. Michael Foley is an artist from the San Francisco bay area whose works show nationally and internationally. First discovered by scientists after the great quake of 1906.…

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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. Shadows of Light, from…

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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…

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

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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…

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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…

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