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Bay Area Currents Jeanne Lorenz, She's Lost Control, 2011
Pro Arts and Oakland Art Gallery present Bay Area Currents 2011, Selections by Julio César Morales, Adjunct Visual Arts Curator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The exhibition is on view July 19 – September 2, 2011 at Pro Arts’ gallery in downtown Oakland. An Artists’ Reception is scheduled on Friday, August 5, 6 – 8 pm. The Artists’ Talk will take place on Friday, September 2, 6 – 8 PM Exhibition and events are free and open to the public. Bay Area Currents is a critically acclaimed juried exhibition showcasing the regions’ top emerging artists. Each year, a small number of artists are selected by a nationally recognized curator to represent a snapshot of the energetic and risk-taking work made in the Bay Area today. Bay Area Currents 2011, Selections by Julio César Morales features recent work from eighteen accomplished Bay Area artists: Matthew Cella, Pablo Cristi, Dana Hemenway, Julie Henson, Amy Ho, Emily Hoyt, Gregory Ito, Jeanne Lorenz, Cathy Lu, Fiamma Montezemolo, Francesca Pastine, Suzy Poling, Maggie Preston, Lisa Rybovich Cralle, Surabhi Saraf, Sunaura Taylor, Linda Trunzo, and Chris E. Vargas.