jesse silver a quiet revolt
“MEDITATIONS ON AN ALTERNATE EXISTENCE USING IMAGINATION AS RESISTANCE”
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, CALIFORNIA
EXHIBITION DATES MAY 17TH - JUNE 12TH
DREW JORSTAD SUNUP SUNDOWN
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
EXHIBITION DATES APRIL 19TH - MAY 15TH
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.
HAKIM LIVES AND WORKS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
EXHIBITION DATES MARCH 8TH - APRIL 17TH
Hakim Tafari sacredness of the circle
THE JAUNT X LOOK WEST SCREEN NAMES
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.
When it comes to concepts and opportunities that impact an artist’s creative process, The Jaunt may be the most effective in its simplicity: “send an artist on a trip to find inspiration.” The Jaunt gives artists an opportunity to travel the world and find creative stimuli, generating lasting impressions that permeates their creative process. “The Jaunt’s mission is to catalyze progress and feed fresh insight into the artistic practice of our artists. The first step in this process is taking the artist out of their comfort zone and allowing them experience completely new surroundings.” After the artist returns home from their trip, all of the impressions are channeled into an artwork that is reproduced as a limited edition, handmade silkscreen print. It’s a unique travel document in the form of a physical artwork.
ARTISTS
Adrian Kay Wong Elléna Lourens Greg Ito Joel Daniel Philips Jordy van den Nieuwendijk Karabo Poppy Lisa Congdon Macarena Luzi Madi Matthew Craven Scott Sueme Seth Pimentel Timo Kuilder Travis Weller
EXHIBITION DATES
01/25 - 03/06 2025
