 Gallery Store
About the Gallery Store
Pro Arts' gallery store is located in the front of our beautiful Jack
London Square Gallery space. Our Gallery Store is open the same hours
as our Gallery:
Tuesday - Saturday, 12 -6pm and Sunday 12 -5pm
Gallery Store Artists
Sandy Barlow
Sandra Barlow has worked in many mediums throughout her adult life, but has come back full circle to drawing and painting. She combines watercolor, color pencil, oil pastel and pen and ink in her greeting cards. You can talk to her about all this at sgbarlow@mindspring.com.
Fern works in many media, and teaches the art of mosaics at various venues, including Cal State San Francisco. She is our newest addition to the Gallery Store, where she sells her often-assymetrical, fun and affordable jewelry.
Fiber arts have always been an interest of Sherry Buchanan-Abbott. Her 30 year artistic journey has combined her love of color and texture in her loom weavings. Producing sensual pieces from primarily natural fibers and silk fabric to make sarongs, shawls, scarves, ponchos and other textiles, that are truly wearable art. Most of the colors Sherry works with are earth tones because she finds them soothing to look at. The more she weave, the more she learn and discover about fiber. Weaving is a highly rewarding experience for Sherry and she hopes to continue this journey for years to come.
Marianne works in a variety of traditional mediums as displayed on her website, but recently the tribal dolls and 'little people figures' have generated the most interest. "The use of textures and colors, incorporating symbols and the sense of channeling an earth spirit into these little 'people' has been a soulful evolution."
Marion strives to present the textures and rhythms of our past while embracing the technology of today. She frequently transforms old family or community photographs then combines them with all types of fabric, old clothes, yarns, threads, beads, feathers and found objects to design fabric collage. Marion's quilts have been displayed at Pro Arts and our offsite exhibition space, Latham Square. Her quilted cards or currently available in the Gallery Store. The two halves of photography and photoengraving are now one complete whole in the embodiment of digital photographer Duane M. Conliffe. Mr. Conliffe creates his premium quality digital fine art photographic prints on the best papers and substrates available. These prints and other photo based products are available from his company, Digitalia Photographica. Scott paints exclusively in oils-- either on canvas or paper, and also works in pastel and charcoal. Additionally, he has created limited edition prints of some of his paintings, available at the Gallery Store. Olivia Destandau is a photographer and design professional. She was educated in the art at San Francisco City College and sells her greeting cards and prints in the Gallery Store. You can view more of her work at www.icefoxdigital.com
Jennifer is an artist and illustrator who lives in Alameda. Her oil paintings, which can be seen at www.jidowney.com, have been shown in California and Ireland. An avid traveller, she draws inspiration and ideas from foreign architecture, nature, and different cultures. For her illustration work (www.jenniferdowney.com) she uses gouache and pen & ink, employing simplistic lines and textural paint effects. Her illustrations have been published in magazines, books, and a number of different advertising and design projects. Her full line of greeting cards is available in the Gallery Store.
Oakland California based fiftyseven-thirtythree, focuses on designs that are simple, graphic, and sexy. James Dawson and Loretta Nguyen produce all of fiftyseven-thirtythree's garments which was formed in May 2007. Designer James Patrick Dawson has been a commercial photographer for the last 15 years and draws from imagery that is arresting, dissident and playful. We draw from an urban aesthetic where multi-culturalism and pop culture merge with inner city decay, graffiti and a lo-tech DIY sensibility. We look back at our culture to see what has endured and use it as a road map to where we're going. As a culture, we are mixing elements from around the world to create the future. It's important, as Americans that we see beyond our current political regression and focus on the fact that the world unfolding around us is incredibly exciting. We strive to reflect and celebrate this to some degree in our designs.
Terry works in color and black and white, acrylic, watercolor, gouache and ink drawings. Terry's caricatures of local politicians can be purchased as a gift card set at the Gallery Store. Visit Terry’s website at www.terryfurry.com
Chandra Garsson lives in Oakland, California. She grew up in Los Angeles, California. She has two degrees in fine art, including a Master of Fine Arts from San Jose State University, with her B.F.A. from U. C. Santa Cruz. After making perhaps two thousand or so paintings, sculptures, etchings, and mixed media works, shown nationally and internationally, Chandra has returned to an earlier and more ornamental mode, that of jewelry making. Her work has been most recently shown at Deep Roots Tea House Gallery, in Oakland. Before that, in the last show in the old space of Pro Arts Gallery (the first solo exhibition of the gallery at the time), over two hundred of Chandra Garsson’s works were shown in the exhibit, Insomnia (Awakening). For now, after many years of work observing problems concerned with our human condition, she finds joy in the simplicity of beauteously decorating the people of our world. Artist states: “a Google search of my name and a click on my websites will confirm the radical nature of the change I have made in my work when I began making jewelry.” Her jewelry has been exhibited at Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, The Gem Gallery and Bill’s Trading Post, Berkeley, and Itsy Bitsy, Rockridge.
Dina Gewing
Sherry Hastings' work is a chronicle of Americana. She is a visual archeologist interested in capturing disappearing landscapes before they are destroyed by progress. She captures images that employ collage layers of screen printed neon colors. Her pieces describe a time and place that are quickly disappearing. From these ideas, she then transforms her images into functional objects like wallets, clutches, and belts.
Sarah combines her love of the material glass with that of vintage textile patterns to create her unique line of jewelry and table-wares. Every piece is designed and handcrafted at Sarah’s studio in West Oakland. Her Mediums to Masses (www.mediumstomasses.com) line of jewelry and table-wares is available at galleries and boutiques throughout the US, including Pro Arts!
Peter Howkinson Peter designs his projects based on the individual character of the wood he finds. Allowing the unique qualities of each piece of wood to lead him, Peter creates handsome wood jewelry boxes, game sets, tables, mirrors and other furnishings at his studio in Oakland. Visit the Pro Arts Gallery Store to view some of Peter's woodwork. Jenny Hurth Jenny was the March Featured Artist in the Gallery Store, during which her bags, portfolios, journals and other goodies made of recycled trade-show banners literally flew off the Pro Arts shelves. They are well priced and vibrant in color and style... check them out in the Gallery Store before they are all gone! Michelle Ito Michelle sells bottles of her popular "No Bush Whine" and "White White Woes" at the Gallery Store.
Kristen paints in acrylic with elements pf paper and other materials incorporated through collage. Her paintings explore the interaction of texture, geometry and color, and include both abstract and representational works. The paintings included in the gallery store are small works on paper, which explore a traditional subject matter (pears) brought to life with vibrant and unexpected colors, described by one of her artist colleagues as "molten balls of energy." Sally Kiehn is a painter primarily working in mixed media. Her imagery includes Bay Area landscapes and the waterlily and sacred lotus. More of her work can be seen at www.sallykiehn.com William ("Bill") LaRue
Often found behind the desk or on a ladder volunteering at the Gallery, Bill is an avid photographer and lover of people. You will find Bill's photographs of local scenes and colorful characters on display in the Gallery Store.
Local artist Kenneth Logan lives in Brokeland, as he calls it since it's a bit broken there, on the Berkeley/Oakland border. He came to Berkeley in 1992 to attend UC Berkeley, where he acquired his art in motion beginnings and a BA in English literature. In 1996, not long after he was traveling throughout Europe, first travel writing then on an unofficial yet passionate tour of European art, culture and wilderness, he feel in love on a backpacking trip when he first discovered Death Valley. Since then, he has strived to find ways to express his love of places wild, particularly the desert, through his art. He makes his love of the desert accessible by hand picking rocks with unique geology and matching them with recycled toy wheels. By merging natural and urban materials, these rock and rollers transform the primitive beauty and mystery of the desert into the playful nature of things. Each piece is one-of-a-kind.
Each bead was individually created on the torch by the "lampwork," or "flamework," process, and all beads have been properly kiln annealed for strength and durability. They will give you many years of enjoyment. Each bead and each piece of jewelry is an individually handcrafted work of art. The pieces marked Sterling Silver were wire-wrapped by hand.
Dai specializes in non-traditional and alternative image making, and often builds cameras and equipment for a specific project. More of his work can be found at justdai.com. He also raises Sea-Monkeys for fun.
Jered Nelson makes pottery from local California clay in his Berkeley studio. Local clay means reduced energy consumption and earthenware that represents a place.
Jered Nelson makes pottery from local California clay in his Berkeley studio. Local clay means reduced energy consumption and earthenware that represents a place.
Lydia Ochoa's jewelry has been featured in ArtJewelry Magazine. Her work combines metal clay, metalsmithing, and wireworking techniques and reflects her admiration of craftsmanship and ingenuity. She is intrigued by the way the most ancient jewelry techniques remain useful but can also be reconceived, the way that a thousands-year-old Roman necklace can be mistaken for a contemporary piece. A selection of her jewelry is available for sale at the Gallery Store. An illustrator and designer of everything from postage stamps and children's books to advertising and packaging (including brands like Clorox, Steven Kent Winery and Western Union), Joanie is an Oakland artist who sells her illustrated books and reproductions of her pastel landscapes on greeting cards in the Gallery Store. View more of Joanie's work at www.popeoart.com
Coygon is a painter and printmaker, recently relocated to Oakland after the Katrina Hurricane. Originally from Biloxi, Mississippi, Coygon opened a studio shop in the Grand Lake district of Oakland. He is currently selling some of his limited edition photograph-based digital prints in the Gallery Store. See more of Coygon’s work at www.coygonarts.com
Gwyneth is a painter and sculptor who loves to work on creations big and small in her Oakland studio. She sells baby t-shirts, cards and prints in the gallery store. John Vias is a night photographer who reveals the beauty in the ordinary. He sells mounted prints in the gallery store. Jess Wainer’s ceramic work combines sculpture, painting and drawing to captivate and challenge viewers. She uses the contours and expressions of the human face to confront viewers with deeply personal emotions and conflicted human experiences. Jess has been working with clay since the age of 10 when her parents set up a small ceramics studio in their home in Ohio. In the following 8 years Jess’s artist expression developed into her primary passion, which lead her to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for her undergraduate work, where she studied glassblowing, sculpture, art history, and new media installation.
Pro Arts has been proud to previously represent the following artists in our Gallery Store (*please note this is an incomplete listing) Ruth Brown
Gerry Sue Fait
Merra Garcia
Dave describes his work: "My small interactive sculptures blur the lines between natural and man-made, using text and images to give clues about their meaning. Each one holds its own myster, often dealing with the ways we understand our own fleeting lives and the discoveries made therin. The emphasis is on texture, craft, and form, while the pieces thrive on age and memory." Ana Labastida
Jim Rosenau makes thematic bookshelves from vintage hardback books. He was raised in a house with 5,000 books. jim@thisintothat.com Pete Villa Senor
Roosevelt Washington
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