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Legion of Honor exhibit showcases the Aesthetic Movement
Peacock feathers, Japanese fans and blue and white pottery are some of the objects that appear in paintings and interiors in a show centered on the Aesthetic Movement, a late 19th century British...
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Victoria Dalkey: Check 'em out Saturday
"Six Artists and a Model" features the works of Boyd Gavin, Marcy Friedman, Pat Mahony, Meech Miyagi, Jian Wang and Brooke Walker Knoblich. "Six Artists and a Model" features the works of Boyd Gavin,...
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Judy Chicago's work, at Crocker, stands up strongly for women
Groundbreaking feminist artist Judy Chicago, whose "The Dinner Party" became an icon of the women's movement when she completed it in 1979, is the subject of a major survey exhibition at the Crocker...
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'Site 2801' a gripping installation at the Crocker Art Museum
A phalanx of ancient Chinese warriors fills the historic ballroom in the old wing of the Crocker Art Museum. "Ancient" warriors mingle with modern soldiers and weapons in "Site 2801," a new...
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Victoria Dalkey: Fine shows by Irving Marcus and Laura Hohlwein
Hidden stories and encoded messages underlie the works of Irving Marcus and Laura Hohlwein. The city figures in Irving Marcus' "Penthouse," in which two brooding figures look on skyscrapers and smaller...
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Kinkade's death draws fans to painter's original Placerville gallery
Less than 12 hours after learning of Thomas Kinkade's death, gallery co-owner Nathan Ross found himself trying to handle the overwhelming demand inside the two-story building on Placerville's main...
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Victoria Dalkey: Jay Jay presents back-room exhibit
Most galleries have some sort of back room, where they keep examples of works by artists they represent. Some are as small as file drawers where works on paper can be stored. Others are warehouses...
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House Of Gaultier: France's 'bad boy of fashion' is turning heads at the de...
The cone bra. Men in kilts and codpieces. Corsets as outerwear. Key points in Jean Paul Gaultier's fashion-designing career include a body corset worn by Madonna in 1990. One of the mannequins...
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For a fashionable visit ...
Even if you're not a devotee of haute couture, the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the de Young Museum is an opportunity to almost rub shoulders with the gorgeous Gaultier gown worn by actress Marion...
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Victoria Dalkey: Five stops to make on your art walk
Gina Werfel's gestural abstractions are layered with evidence of the actions of their making. Her immediate and improvisational markings achieve a kinship with music and dance. b. sakata garo Don Ed...
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Crocker to show collection by California Impressionist painter Guy Rose
The Crocker Art Museum announced that it will be the recipient of a collection by renown California Impressionist painter Guy Rose. ONLINE ONLY Guy Rose, Off Mission Point (Point Lobos), n.d. Oil on...
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Fish images tip the scales at Crocker, Archival Framing
Two shows that explore the art of angling prompt thoughts about the relationship between fishing and making art. This 18th- century etching by Mark Catesby is part of the fish-related art collection on...
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Sudden closure of Solomon Dubnick Gallery has art community buzzing
Sacramento's art community is buzzing over the sudden closure of the Solomon Dubnick Gallery, one of the region's most prestigious and venerable art showcases. Michael Solomon, above, says Robert K....
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Victoria Dalkey: Bold and beautiful
Gina Werfel's abstractions at Alex Bult Gallery prompt comparisons with the works of abstract expressionists Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell. "Winter Conversation" by Gina Werfel Courtesy of Gina...
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Dalkey: Works of clay at Blue Line Gallery form two shows in one
Clay can be thrown on a wheel, molded, coiled, rolled into slabs, carved, kneaded, thinned and poured, burnished or glazed, and then fired into a hard substance that mimics nature or revels in its own...
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Weekend gallery preview – top picks
The works of legendary Bay Area Figurative painter Theophilus Brown, who died in February at the age of 92, were prized by his fellow artists. " Sugar Loaf #5" by Jay Welden at Alex Bult Gallery...
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Plein-air works reflect nature's scale
Jay Welden's watercolors of mountainous landscapes and watery byways are big, bold, and vigorous. Hiking up into the remote country around his home near Strawberry up Highway 50, Welden gives us...
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Victoria Dalkey: Pence Gallery in Davis focuses on our fascination with human...
The human figure has been a central image in art since prehistoric times. As demonstrated by "Focus on the Figure," a show of works by nine artists at the Pence Gallery, it still is a vital focus for...
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Victoria Dalkey: Critic's picks for your Sacramento art walk
Using the camera obscura as a tool, Bay Area artist Chris Fraser creates stunning environments with ambient light at Center for Contemporary Art Elliott Fouts Gallery celebrates its grand opening in a...
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Triangle Arts District covers the angles
Make way, midtown. The newly christened Triangle Arts District has put itself on the map. Artist Patris works on getting her studio ready for Saturday's big Triangle Arts District event. She has been...
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