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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Aug 11

My lovely neighbors!

Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Aug 8

Emmanuel!

Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Aug 8

"Fresh and Juicy!" on view through August 30th features contemporary gallery artists Douglas Ballou, Alejandro Salazar, Gary Spratt, Warren Bellows, Michael Ramos, Catherine Daley and Easton

#contemporaryart #californiaartist #bayareaartists #bayareaart #fineart #artgallery #artcollector #visualart

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jul 17

Pamela Glasscock’s watercolors explore a botanical realism that combines the careful observation of plants with a focus on their expressive possibilities

"Red and Pink" 2017
Pamela Glasscock
Watercolor
12” x 32"

#pamelaglasscock #womanartists #botanicalartist #realism #watercolor #flowers #dahlias

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jul 10

Northern California artist Molly Eckler is inspired by the beauty of her local environs. Eckler's love of nature has developed into a long impressive career as a wildlife artist and conservationist.

"Shoreline Summit"
Molly Eckler
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 18

#mollyeckler #muralist #landscapepainting

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jul 9

California landscape painter Stephanie Sanchez is featured in our “Fresh and Juicy!” exhibition along with a selection of recent work by our contemporary gallery artists.

“Petaluma Wetlands” 2025
Stephanie Sanchez
Oil on Canvas
24 x 48

#stephaniesanchez #californialandscape #landscapepainting

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jun 27

"Fresh and Juicy!" Opening Reception Saturday, June 28, 3-6pm

The Museum of Sonoma County will also have a reception this Saturday, from 5-7pm, featuring the fantastic sculptures by the late great Bruce Johnson @museumsc.bsky.social

“Untitled” 2024
Michael Ramos
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 30

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Museum of Sonoma County @museumsc.bsky.social · Jun 26

Join us on June 28 from 5–7PM for the opening of Bruce Johnson: Sculptor—a powerful tribute to one of Sonoma County’s most visionary artists.⁠

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jun 20

Happy Solstice!

20th Century Japanese artist Shuko Kobayashi was a painter and sculptor as well as an Ikebana master teacher in San Francisco.

“Hot Hot Sunny Afternoon” 1966
Shuko Kobayashi
Oil on Canvas on Panel
11-5/8 x 11-5/8

#shukokobayashi #happysolstice #summersolstice #solstice

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jun 19

Celebrating Juneteenth!

"Jazz Band"
Raymond Howell (1927-2002)
Screenprint, 29/250
22 x 33

#raymondhowell #africanamericanartist #africanamericanart #screenprint #jazzband #jazzart #jazzlovers #jazz #juneteenth #juneteenth2025 #freedomday

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Jun 12

San Francisco Bay Area American artist Karl Kasten is known for his abstract expressionist work and large-scale geometric paintings

"Seville" 1962
Karl Kasten (1916-2010)
Oil on Canvas
46 x 62

#karlkasten #abstractexpressionist #abstractexpressionism #abstraction #sanfranciscoart #bayareaartists

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 30

"Cacti #2 Echinocereus rigidissimus" 2013
Pamela Glasscock
Watercolor
8-1/2 x 8-1/2

#pamelaglasscock #botanicalartist #botanicalrealism #botanicalart #cactusart #cactusflower #cactuslovers #cactus #cacti #womanartists #womansart #contemporaryart #watercolor

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 29

Avant-garde artist and poet Jean "Yanko" Varda is best known for his collage work and counterculture gatherings at his S.S. Vallejo ferryboat in Sausalito.

"Untitled Abstract"
Jean Varda (1893-1971)
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
48 x 32

#jeanvarda #abstraction #surrealism #sausalito #beatgeneration

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 28

"Pushing Boundaries" features artists associated with the San Francisco Art Institute including Sutter Marin, Robert Pearson McChesney, Irving Norman, and Hassel Smith (as pictured).

#sfai #artexhibition #arthistory #bayareaartists #bayareaart #socialcommentary #artnews #modernart #contemporaryart

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 23

American artist Dorr Bothwell was a painter, printmaker, designer, educator and world traveler. Bothwell became a modernist and symbolist painter, continually exploring new styles and themes.

"1000 Palms, Oasis, CA" circa 1955
Dorr Bothwell (1902-2000)
Oil on Paper on Board
11 x 14

#dorrbothwell

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 21

Walter Kuhlman was one of the pioneers of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism. He was a member of the artist group Sausalito Six and taught at numerous institutions.

"Untitled Abstract" 1947
Walter Kuhlman (1918-2009)
Oil on Canvas
34 x 34

#walterkuhlman #abstractexpressionism

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 20

Polish-Jewish immigrant Irving Norman emigrated to the United States in 1923. Norman is know for his surrealism and detailed paintings protesting inhumanity.

"The Officer’s Club" 1957
Irving Norman (1906–1989)
Ink on Paper
29 x 38

#irvingnorman #surrealist #socialcommentary #worksonpaper

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 16

Untitled 1954
Horst Trave (1918-2012)
Oil on Canvas
16 x 22

#horsttrave #germanartist #californiaartist #californiaart #oilpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #abstraction #abstractexpressionist #abstractexpressionism #fineart #artgallery #artexhibition #artcollector #artcollectors #artmatters

Image shows an abstract oil painting composed of blue, purple, pink, yellow, red, grey and white colored shapes and lines, housed in a rustic grey wooden frame.

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 15

This painting was censored by the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in 1952. For details, read the interview with the artist: calabigallery.com/artists/loui...

"Miner Going to Church" 1952
Louis Bassi Siegriest (1899-1989)
Mixed Media on Panel
29 × 24-1/2

#louissiegriest #expressionism #bayareaart

Oil painting of an abstracted bearded nude male figure in the left foreground, with buildings including a church in the middle ground and mountainscape with clouds and sun in the background.

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 12

Happy Mother's Day ❤️

"Matriz" 1986
Karima Muyaes (1960- )
Monoprint

#karimamuyaes #mexicanartist
#mexicanart #arte #womanartists #womansart #happymothersday #mothersday #matriz #womb #sacredfeminine #divinefeminine #monoprint #contemporaryart

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 9

Harry Jacobus was an active member of the abstract expressionist movement in the San Francisco Bay Area

"Untitled" 1955
Harry Jacobus (1927- )
Oil & Pencil on Paper laid down on Gessoed Canvas
54 × 54

#harryjacobus #abstractexpressionist #beatgeneration #beatnik #avantgarde #sanfranciscobayarea

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 7

"San Francisco Waterfront" 1940
Robert Pearson McChesney (1913-2008)
Mixed Media on Paperboard
12 x 15

#sanfrancisco #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscohistory #bayareaart #bayarea #sfbay #waterfront #sanfranciscobay #travel #history #modernart #fishermanswarf #robertpearsonmcchesney #californiaart

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 3

"Man Under a Pyramid" 1968
Nathan Oliveira (1928-2010)
Acrylic on Paper
18 x 16

#nathanoliveira #americanartist #californiaartist #figurativeart #bayareaart #bayareafigurative #modernart #contemporaryart #arthistory #ccac #sfai #stanford #sfmoma #fineartgallery

Image shows a human torso painted in white located in the middle bottom of the painting, with a red and black pyramid hovering in space above the figure. Artwork has a brown background and is bordered by a black frame. Signed and dated by artist in red bottom right corner "Oliveira '68"

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · May 1

"Pushing Boundaries" has been extended through May 31, 2025

Featuring artists associated with the San Francisco Art Institute, this exhibition was mounted to complement The Museum of Sonoma County's "UNRULY: North Bay artists from the SFAI"

#sfai #artexhibition #artgallery #arthistory #artnews

Image of a fine art gallery wall showing a variety of abstract and figurative paintings, limited edition fine art prints and drawings hanging in the "Pushing Boundaries" exhibition at Calabi Gallery in Santa Rosa, California, featuring artists associated with the San Francisco Art Institute.

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Calabi Gallery @calabigallery.bsky.social · Apr 24

San Francisco born artist Louis Nadalini (1927-1995) is known for abstract painting and sculpture.

"Untitled Abstraction" by Louis (Ernest) Nadalini, Oil on Canvas, 66 × 34

#louisnadalini #californiaartist #beatgeneration #northbeach #sanfrancisco #artstudentsleague #abstractpainting #fineart

Image of a large-scale oil on canvas painting with abstract background color blocks of white, off-white, tan, light yellow, light dusty rose, light mint and black colors. Small groups of abstracted forms and designs are painted with orange, yellow, tan, pinks, blues, greens, teal green, black and white colors. Signed by artist bottom middle left.

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