PRESS RELEASES
pt. 2 Gallery is pleased to announce Poetry, After All, a solo exhibition of new paintings by San Francisco based artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong. For her first exhibition with the gallery, Wong presents scenes of social interaction and peaceful meditation through the use of vivid colors and layered compositions.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to announce Sweeping, a solo exhibition of new paintings by the San Francisco based painter Rachel Kaye. Sweeping is Kaye’s first exhibition with the gallery. Known for her experimentation in color and texture, Kaye’s newest paintings explore the formal elements of shape and color on a large scale.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to present Slow Tide, a solo exhibition of new works by the Oakland-based artist Kelly Ording. Slow Tide expands Ording’s oeuvre of dyed and methodically painted works through deep investigations in both landscape and abstraction.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to present Drawings and Pictures and Time, a solo exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by the France-based Australian artist Jordy Kerwick. Concentrated on Kerwick’s small-format drawings, the exhibition depicts Kerwick’s vast imagination and evolving subject matter. Created during the ever-lengthening Covid-19 pandemic, these drawings lay the groundwork for Kerwick’s latest paintings, depicting a new lexicon of animal busts, the human form in varying poses, and mythical, and imagined entities.
Read Morept.2 Gallery is very happy to announce its representation of Oakland based artist Maria Paz. Read more after the jump.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to present Talisman, a solo exhibition of new sculpture and painting by the Oakland based artist Elizabeth Hernandez. For her second solo exhibition with Pt. 2 Gallery, Hernandez incorporates ceramics and embossed aluminum into her oeuvre, using these media to explore the religious, familial, and spiritual ties in her upbringing in Mexico.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to present Snail Shell, a collaborative exhibition of new work by Maria Guzmán Capron and Rachel Hayden. The exhibition juxtaposes Hayden’s acrylic paintings with Guzman Capron’s textile wall sculptures to investigate the relationship between physiognomy, emotional state, and the idea of home.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to announce Seven Translations for Twilight, an exhibition of new works by Lilah Rose and Jean Nagai. This is Rose and Nagai’s first collaborative exhibition at pt. 2 Gallery.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to announce The Sum of my Surroundings, a solo exhibition of new mixed media paintings by Ryan Whelan. Learn more after the jump.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to present A Modern Guilt, a solo exhibition by Oakland based sculptor Meryl Pataky. In her second solo exhibition with the gallery, Pataky works predominantly with neon to consider the simultaneous decay of the natural world, and the origins and implications of society’s impact of this decay.
Read Morept. 2 Gallery is pleased to present I Surrender a solo exhibition of new works in ceramic and cast aluminum by the artist duo Kyle Lypka and Tyler Cross. Learn more after the jump.
Read MorePt. 2 Gallery is pleased to present The Purest Air I’ve Ever Known, a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Oakland based artist Muzae Sesay. The exhibition continues Sesay’s sociological impression of a rapidly changing Oakland, a transition marked by stunted growth and unnatural decay.
Read MorePt. 2 Gallery is pleased to present Freetown Veranda, a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Oakland based artist Muzae Sesay. In this new body of work, Sesay explores his Sierra Leonean heritage, a homeland the artist has yet to visit in person.
Read Morept. 2: is excited to present Little Rose a solo exhibition by Nadair Asghari. The body of work is a playful arrangement of archetypal figures set in an idyllic landscape, with an emphasis on romantic love. Learn more after the jump.
Read Morept. 2: is pleased to present A Song That Kissed The Garden, a solo exhibition of paintings by Cannon Dill. In this new body of work, Dill follows the fictional narrative of a group of poets who stumble upon a vacant mansion in the countryside. Learn more after the jump.
Read Morept.2 Gallery is proud to announce, “The website show - an honest approach to an imaginary show” by Jordy Kerwick. This body of work challenges the idea of perception, finding beauty in varied interpretations. While we are often urged to cast aside our biases when approaching a piece of artwork, individual prejudices serve as vital components to this series. Learn more after the jump.
Read MoreLenworth “Joonbug” McIntosh (b. 1987 Jamaica, West Indies) is a visual artist, photographer, illustrator and designer based in Oakland, CA by way of Dallas, TX. His quirky wit, warmth, and diversity of pursuits give his work vibrant soul while his approach is indirect; he portrays things as they are without revealing all of the answers. McIntosh received his MFA in Fashion Merchandise from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco CA and has exhibited throughout the western United States.
Read MoreBrett Flanigan approaches the work in this series by reflecting on a specific place or experience, and responding to this meditation by laying down a framework of color and composition that portrays the feeling of each. Utilizing this substructure, he continues his exploration of systems through pattern, probability, logic or repetition. These systems are a way for the artist to navigate a series of informed decisions that result in unpredictable outcomes. Flanigan holds a degree in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He works primarily in painting and sculpture. His work has been exhibited throughout the US, as well as internationally. Flanigan has also completed a number of public artworks, including a mural at the Lilley Museum at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a large scale public sculpture in downtown Oakland. Flanigan lives and works in Oakland, CA.
Read Morept. 2: Oakland is pleased to present Elements Of..., a group exhibition by Angela Hennessy and Christopher Martin, curated by Adrian Octavius Walker. The works in this show contend with universal experiences - life, death, love, belonging - mediated through Blackness; as a personal and lived experience, as a part of an ancestral lineage, and as a historical construction. Hennessy fuses European and African mourning rituals using hair. Martin subverts traditional tattoo flash images to simultaneously satirize and interrogate slavery, segregation, and white supremacy. Read more after the jump!
Read Morept. 2: Oakland is pleased to present Self Reliance, a solo exhibition by Lenworth “Joonbug” McIntosh. Internal dialogue can lead us to grow or create cognitive dissonance. What we believe to be wrong can be right and vice versa. The process of creation is just as important as the thing created. Unlearning and relearning. Acceptance. A fascination with something that seems new, but really isn’t. Read more after the jump.
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