Gathering: Artist Jennifer Pettus

​Abrams Claghorn Gallery 1251 Solano Ave, Albany, California 94706 ​ Showing July 5 – August 31, 2017 Recption: Saturday July 15, 5 – 7 pm Artist Talk: Saturday August 12, 5 – 7pm Amber’s interview with Jennifer Pettus was published in our Winter 2015 issue, where you can see more the intricate details of Pettus’s embroidery mixed…

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PREVIEW: Erin M. Riley & Lucien Shapiro / “ANEW” @ Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco

WHAT: Erin M. Riley, Lucien Shapiro “ANEW” – a two person exhibitionWHERE: Hashimoto Contemporary 804 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94109WHEN: Opening Night Reception on Thursday, March 3, 6pm – 10pm Show on view through Saturday, March 26 We’ve been holding our breath for Hashimoto Contemporary’s upcoming exhibition “ANEW”, a two-person exhibition featuring work by Erin M. Riley and Lucien…

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Convalescent Home vs. Rehabilitation Center: Which is Best for You?

Have you ever wondered what sets a convalescent home apart from a rehabilitation center? Many people face this question when considering care options for their loved ones. A convalescent home focuses on recovery after hospitalization, offering comfort and support. In contrast, a rehabilitation center specializes in therapy to regain skills and independence. Understanding these differences…

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Dan Grayber​

Dan Grayber is a Oakland Artist. He graduated from SFAI with his MFA in 2005. He is represented by Johansson Projects in Oakland, California. I met up with Dan at his recent show at Johansson Projects and we talked about his work. Let’s start near the beginning. I read that your journey started with an…

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Jonathan Odom​

Jonathan Odom is from Louisiana but live and works in the Bay Area with his artist- wife Clare Szydlowski. (Who we interviewed in Spring 2015) Jonathan attended Venison Camp, our adult camp for art professionals. It was during his Labs session (like Critiques) that we got to talking about world building, the sci-fi, and what his…

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Paul Baker Prindle

Paul Baker Prindle is a photographer and arts administrator based at the University of Nevada, Reno. We were drawn to Prindle’s photographic series Mementi Mori, which documents sites where gay and transgender men were murdered. In each photograph we are presented with a moment that captures the gravity of the silence surrounding the murders of…

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Dave McHale

Inspirational concept based photographer, Dave McHale, shares his art process and his beautifully deep photography for the first time with Amber Imrie-Situnayake. Dave is a photographer originally from the Boston area, he moved to NYC and studied photography at Pratt Institute for two years before leaving to work as an assistant for numerous fashion photographers….

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Sarah Ammons​

Tell me a bit about where you grew up & what your upbringing was like. ​I grew up just east of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. My family and I lived further away from town on one of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario, so I had a kind of remote and scenic upbringing. My father is…

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