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Press Release - "We Matter" by Adrian Octavius Walker
Press Release - "We Matter" by Adrian Octavius Walker

pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present We Matter, a solo exhibition of photographs by Adrian Octavius Walker. Walker’s work explores Black American beauty traditions among Black men. The intimacy depicted in each photograph erases the possibility of threat often assigned to black men and instead pushes the viewer to see the power of kinship within the Black community. Walker seeks to expand notions of Blackness by challenging the American perception of Black men. Read more after the jump.

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Interview - Tahnee Lonsdale
Interview - Tahnee Lonsdale

Often beginning with photos of discarded furniture she’s encountered on the street, Lonsdale uses her brush to deconstruct and reshape the photographed images into anthropomorphic paintings of genderless human-like forms in domestic settings or semi-erotically engaged. Using bright yet gentle colors in oil paint and aerosol, Lonsdale explores gender roles and sexuality, employing domestic context and furniture both as metaphor and as literal extensions of the figures. Learn more about Tahnee in the interview after the jump.

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Press Release - "A Garden or A Grave" by Brett Flanigan and Ellen Rutt
Press Release - "A Garden or A Grave" by Brett Flanigan and Ellen Rutt

pt. 2: LA is pleased to present A Garden or A Grave, an exhibition of new works by Brett Flanigan and Ellen Rutt. A Garden or A Grave, the exhibition's title, posits a framework in which to question the future of our planet in the era of ecological collapse and climate change. A grave, a place for decomposition, with time becomes a garden. Learn more after the jump.

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Brock BrakeEllen Rutt, Brett Flanigan, pt.2 Gallery, Los Angeles, pt.2:, pt.2, pt.2 gallery, A Garden Or A Grave Exhibition
Press Release - "At and Past" Group Exhibition
Press Release - "At and Past" Group Exhibition

pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present “At and Past”, a group exhibition by John Gnorski, JP McNicholas, Olivia Nevins-Carbins, and Sylvia Fragoso. All of the pieces in the show have some kind of lattice work, whether literal in Olivia Nevins-Carbins gates or visual in the case of JP McNicholas’ trees and bushes. John Gnorski’s sculptures create a similar latticework effect and Sylvia Fragoso’s sculptures are lattice-like in construction as well as being highly religious which brings to mind the screen you'd find in a confessional. Learn more after the jump!

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Brock BrakeJohn Gnorski, JP McNicholas, Olivia Nevins-Carbins, Sylvia Fragoso, Oakland, Oakland Art, Oakland Gallery, Oakland Artists, pt.2:, pt.2 Gallery, pt.2, pt.2 gallery, pt.2 artist, pt.2:Oakland, At and Past Group Exhibition
Interview - Saif Senussi Azzuz
Interview - Saif Senussi Azzuz

Starting with stories by, of, and for family members, Saif Azzuz (b. 1987) constructs spaces utilizing colorful ink and acrylic paint on tapestry-like canvas imbuing the work with the washy luminosity and gentle disquiet of dreams. Through self-defined symbolism communicating ideas such as movement, energy and time, Azzuz works to acknowledge and validate generational trauma, resilience, land, and story. Learn more about Saif in the interview after the jump.

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Press Release - "Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers" by Tahnee Lonsdale
Press Release - "Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers" by Tahnee Lonsdale

pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers, a solo exhibition of paintings by Tahnee Lonsdale. Often beginning with photos of discarded furniture she’s encountered on the street, Lonsdale uses her brush to deconstruct and reshape the photographed images into anthropomorphic paintings of genderless human-like forms in domestic settings or semi-erotically engaged. Learn more after the jump.

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Brock BrakeTahnee Lonsdale, Tahnee Lonsdale Solo Exhibition, Oakland, Oakland Gallery, Los Angeles Artist, pt.2:, pt.2, pt.2 Gallery, pt.2:Oakland
Press Release - "wes’onah" by Saif Azzuz
Press Release - "wes’onah" by Saif Azzuz

pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present wes’onah, a solo exhibition of paintings by Saif Azzuz.  Starting with stories by, of, and for family members, Azzuz constructs imagined spaces utilizing colorful ink and acrylic paint on tapestry-like canvas imbuing the work with the washy luminosity and gentle disquiet of dreams.

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Press Release - LA: November Group Exhibition
Press Release - LA: November Group Exhibition

pt.2 is pleased to present a group show by Benn Quinn, Caleb Hahne, Lena Gustafson, Liz Hernández, Maria Paz, Paige Valentine, Ryan Whelan, and Sam Spano. Much of the work presented in this show addresses place, home, and belonging through quotidian themes; details of the natural world, food, memory, human interaction, daily tasks, and a search for beauty in uncertain times. 

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Press Release - "Chroma" by Kelly Ording
Press Release - "Chroma" by Kelly Ording

pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present Chroma, a solo exhibition of painting and sculpture by Kelly Ording. Through both process and subject, the artist explores the tension between seemingly opposite concepts - intuition and intention, representation and abstraction, surrender and control. Learn more after the jump.

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Press Release - "Wandering Players" a solo exhibition by Delphine Hennelly
Press Release - "Wandering Players" a solo exhibition by Delphine Hennelly

pt.2 is excited to present “Wandering Players” a solo exhibition by Delphine Hennelly opening Saturday, October 12th in Downtown Oakland. The exhibition will feature a new series of paintings by the New York based artist. Read more after the jump.

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Press Release - "Nightmares In The Break Room" by Robert Falco
Press Release - "Nightmares In The Break Room" by Robert Falco

pt.2 Gallery is happy to present “Nightmares In The Break Room” a solo exhibition by artist Robert Falco opening Saturday, September 14th in Downtown Oakland. Also opening that night is “There Is Know Circle” a solo exhibition by Jean Nagai and a group exhibition curated by Jean called “Some Kind Of Texture” featuring the works of Chito K.K., Greg Shimada, Johanna Jackson, Jordan Ann Craig, Lilah Slager Rose, Markus Mazza, Phoebe Rose, Rhiannon Griego. Learn more after the jump.

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Press Release - "We Matter" by Adrian Octavius Walker
Press Release - "We Matter" by Adrian Octavius Walker

pt.2 Gallery is excited to announce the representation of Oakland based artist Adrian Octavius Walker, whom’s latest body of work “We Matter” opens Friday, August 30th at The Greens in Columbia, Missouri. Adrian O. Walker’s new body of work explores Black American beauty traditions among Black men. The intimacy that Walker depicts in each photograph erases the possibility of threat often assigned to black men and instead pushes the viewer to see the power of kinship within the Black community. Read more after the jump.

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Opening Reception Recap of Cannon Dill and Kellen Chasuk solo exhibitions.
Opening Reception Recap of Cannon Dill and Kellen Chasuk solo exhibitions.

pt.2 would like to thank everyone that made it out this past Saturday for the opening reception of “Sun Sick” a solo exhibition by Cannon Dill, “Call It What You Want” a solo exhibition by Kellen Chasuk, and “August Group Exhibition” a group exhibition curated by Cannon Dill and Kellen Chasuk. Read more after the jump.

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Press Release - "Call It What You Want" by Kellen Chasuk
Press Release - "Call It What You Want" by Kellen Chasuk

pt.2 Gallery is happy to present “Call It What You Want” a solo exhibition by Kellen Chasuk opening Saturday, August 10th in Downtown Oakland. The exhibition will feature a new series of paintings and drawings by the Oakland based artist. Kellen alongside Cannon Dill have also curated a group exhibition that will be on display in the viewing room. Learn more after the jump.

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