JESSE SILVER A QUIET REVOLT
“MEDITATIONS ON AN ALTERNATE EXISTENCE USING IMAGINATION AS RESISTANCE”
MAY 17TH - JUNE 12TH
JESSE SILVER IS A SELF-TAUGHT ILLUSTRATOR, SET DESIGNER, PROP STYLIST, PARTNER AND MOTHER WHO COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF CREATIVE WOMEN. HER PAINTINGS ARE ENTRIES INTO FEELINGS, CONVERSATIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES THAT OTHERWISE GET OVERWHELMING. JESSE’S ART PRACTICE IS A FORM OF HEALING AND HER WORK OFTEN EVOKES A DEEP HUMAN CONNECTION WITH HER AUDIENCE.
JESSE LIVES AND WORKS IN NOVATO, CA
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, MAY 17TH | 6-9PM
DREW JORSTAD SUNUP SUNDOWN
APRIL 19TH - MAY 15TH
DREW JORSTAD DESIGNS AND PRODUCES COLLECTIONS OF HAND CRAFTED FINE ART SILKSCREEN PRINT EDITIONS AND ORIGINALS UNDER THE NAME GIANT COAST EDITIONS AT THE HAIGHT STREET ART CENTER. SELECT CLIENTS INCLUDE: JEREMY FISH, MIKE GIANT, MORNING BREATH, RALPH STEADMAN AND STANLEY MOUSE. A FOCUS ON DESIGN AND CRAFTSMANSHIP ENSURES THE HIGHEST QUALITY SILKSCREEN PRINT COMES WITH THE NEARLY 20 YEARS OF PRINT MAKING EXPERIENCE IN BOTH THE COMMERCIAL AND FINE ART WORLDS. DREW WAS BORN IN BERKELEY AND RAISED IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. MUCH OF HIS PERSONAL WORK IS INSPIRED BY A LIFE SPENT IN CALIFORNIA’S SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. FOR THIS EXHIBITION, MULTIPLE SERIES OF HYPER-LOCAL WORKS WERE CHOSEN ACCOMPANIED BY A SMALLER SERIES OF ABSTRACTED LANDSCAPE COMPOSITIONS. ALL WORK IS THIS EXHIBITION WAS DESIGNED AND HAND-PRINTED BY THE ARTIST.
DREW LIVES IN SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA.
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH | 6-9PM
MARCH 8TH - APRIL 17TH
HAKIM TAFARI IS A BUDDHIST PRACTITIONER AND MEDITATION FACILITATOR BLENDING HIS MEDITATIVE PRACTICE WITH THE ART OF ENSŌ PAINTING AS A SYMBOL OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STRENGTH, ELEGANCE, INNER PEACE AND THE BEAUTY OF ALL THINGS. HAKIM IS AN AMBASSADOR TO THE WORLDS OF MUSIC, RUNNING, MINDFULNESS AND ART YET HE ELUDES A CATEGORIZATION. HAKIM’S PATH HAS BEEN LONG AND WINDING BUT IT’S A PATH TO FREEDOM OF MIND, BODY AND SOUL. THIS BODY OF WORK IS AN INVITATION TO JOIN HAKIM ALONG HIS JOURNEY, WHETHER FLEETING OR PERPETUALLY.
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH | 6-9PM
ALL VINYL SETS BY HAKIM TAFARI AND PAT MURPHY ON NIGHTFALL HIFI SOUNDSYSTEM
HAKIM TAFARI Sacredness of the circle
JANUARY 25TH - MARCH 6TH
SCREEN NAMES is a group exhibition in partnership with The Jaunt featuring silkscreen prints from The Jaunt archives. The show includes fourteen artists from around the world, bringing a diverse of aesthetics and viewpoints into LOOK WEST for our inaugural exhibition.
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH | 6-9PM
BIG TUNES ON VINYL BY THE ONE PAT MURPHY
LOOK WEST X THE JAUNT: SCREEN NAMES
LOOK WEST OPEN STUDIO/GALLERY FUNDRAISER
FRIDAY DECEMBER 6TH
Now more than ever feels like a time to create more opportunities for gathering with friends, loved ones, thinkers, artists, neighbors, plant enthusiasts, bakers, bar tenders, bud tenders, musicians, burnouts, environmentalists, surfers, therapists, dancers, chefs, teachers, runners, yogis, people who can juggle, athletes, mathletes, and anyone else who wishes to chant down babylon on a monthly, or more frequent, basis.
OPEN STUDIO - Come check out the new studio and meet some of the people mentioned above. Maybe all of them if people actually show up. Who knows?
FUNDRAISER - The buildout and general preparation for moving my studio and opening the gallery ended up being quite a costly endeavor. So, in an attempt to keep the doors open, before they open and after they open, we'll need to raise some funds. I'll have around fifty (50) artworks available, ranging from small to large pieces. Some will be framed and hung in the gallery and others will be available unframed. All work is available at discounted pricing for the event. There will also be some super fresh LOOK WEST tees and maybe some cool other merch too.
* DEETS *
LOOK WEST Open Studio and Gallery Fundraiser
Friday, December 6th | 6-9PM
104 G Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Music? Yes. Maybe on vinyl. Maybe from a playlist. Maybe real musicians. But definitely music.
Drinks? Yes. Definitely some beers. Likely some wine. Potentially cocktails. Feel free to bring something to contribute. But pace yourself.
Hugs? Most certainly.
Laughing? Encouraged.
Kids? Sure.
Pets? Not sure.
Website? Working on it.
Online store? After website.
Are you gonna attend? I sure hope so.