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Animalia

Exhibition Dates: October 26 – December 15

1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Juror: Isabella Kirkland

 

Sponsored in part by Happy Life Pottery and Olson Realty, Inc.

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 26th,  4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

There are over 1.5 million known species of animals, including humans. New species continue to be discovered, while present species evolve and sometimes disappear. This juried exhibition seeks to showcase artists’ representations of the animal world, including the place of the human species and human activity within the larger animal universe.

To purchase a work, please email info@artsbenicia.org and an Arts Benicia staff member will contact you.
Arts Benicia members receive a 10% discount on purchase of artworks.

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Participating Artists

Mary Aiu, Janis Anton, Steve Barbaria, Bello Bradain, Francesca Borgatta, Sybelle Bradley, Zoe Caron, Suze Castillo Munoz, Suellen Cox, Robert Creighton, Pauli De Dominics, Minda Douglas, Cass Frayer, Anne Gregory, Stacey Gregory, Karl Hauser, Kristina Hines, Sarah Horowitz, Linda V. Hubbard, Erin Hunter, Peg Jackson, Becky Jaffe, Artemis Jones, jupiteroreilly, Elizabeth Kendall, Gerald Klein, Andrew Lincoln, Steve Mainini, Douglas Marshall, Lawrence Montgomery, Pamela Mooney, Dominique Pfahl, Bruce Pope, Katie Simmons, Rita Sklar, Forrest Spirou, Tom Stahl, Sharon Sturgis, Chiachen Wang, Cat Ward, Morrie Warshawski, Marilyn Wear, Jack Weaver, Angela Windin, Ruby Wolfman, Melissa Woodburn


Artwork by Mary Aiu
Mary Aiu, Fairfield, CA
Dance of the Lusitano
Archival Pigment (Editioned Print)
$1000
Janis Anton, Oakland, CA
Wolf in the Night

Linotype Print on BFK Paper
$550
Steve Barbaria, Davis, CA
With or Without Us :: Imagine

Oil, Acrylic, Pencil and Oil Crayon
$2500
Steve Barbaria, Davis, CA
With or Without Us :: Trust

Oil, Acrylic, Pencil and Oil Crayon
$2500
 
Bradain Bello, Santa Rosa, CA
Cooper’s Hawk
Photography
$2000 
Francesca Borgatta, Berkeley, CA
Grasshopper

Mixed Media- Papier Mache and Recycled Materials
$800
 
Francesca Borgatta, Berkeley, CA
Tree of Life
Paper Mache Assemblage
$2000
 
Sybelle Bradley, Vallejo, CA
Sakura Bunny

Watercolor
$275
 
Zoe Caron, Fremont, CA
Here or Gone: Critically Endangered to Least Concern
Alcohol Ink, Fineliner Pen, Pencil
$4500
Suze Castillo Munoz, Benicia, CA
Honu
Photograph
$250
Suellen Cox, Orinda, CA
Indicator Species

Artist’s Book
$200
 
Robert Creighton, Ontario, Canada
Flea

Etching/Engraving/Chine Colle
$750
Pauli De Dominicis, Vallejo, CA
Grey Wolf & Condor
Oil and Pastel on Canvas
$345 (Sold)
Minda Douglas, Noblesville, IN
Everything in Nature is Kindred
Screenprint and Mixed Media Drawing
$1000
Cass Frayer, Berkeley, CA
Llama Llama

Mixed Media Print
$200 (Sold)
Cass Frayer, Berkeley, CA
Elephant Whale

Mixed Media Print
$200
Anne Gregory, Sacramento, CA
Baboon #2 Lounging

Watercolor, Charcoal, Found Objects
$2500
Anne Gregory, Sacramento, CA
Harpie’s Feast
Watercolor, Charcoal, Twigs, Other Found Objects
$4000
Stacey Gregory, Salinas, CA
Coral Reef in the Garden of Good and Evil

Assemblage, Corten Steel Box, Computer Parts, Sand Dollars
$3000
Karl Hauser, San Mateo, CA
beast (no.5)

Cast Aluminum
$900
Karl Hauser, San Mateo, CA
beast with parasites

Cast Aluminum
$1400
Kristina Hines, San Francisco, CA
Manimals – Inside
Acrylic, Sand, Pastel and Fabric on Canvas, Poplar
$1000
Sarah Horowitz, San Francisco, CA
Baby Northern White Rhino
Found-Paper Collage on Cardboard
$175
Linda V. Hubbard, Benicia, CA
“Almost There”
Textile
$300 (Sold)
Erin Hunter, Monterey, CA
Emergence
Acrylic on Gesso Board
$4500
Peg Jackson, Benicia, CA
Axolotl in Space

Acrylic on Canvas
$1200
 
Becky Jaffe, Oakland, CA
Treble Clef
Photography
$375
Becky Jaffe, Oakland, CA
Kami
Photography
$375
Becky Jaffe, Oakland, CA
Bird Church
Photography
$275
Artemis Jones, Oakland, CA
Breach of Faith
Graphite / Gouache / Colored Pencil
$2000
Artemis Jones, Oakland, CA
Desert Spiral
Graphite / Gouache / Colored Pencil
$2000
Artemis Jones, Oakland, CA
Japan Spring
Graphite / Gouache / Colored Pencil
$2000
Artemis Jones, Oakland, CA
False Threat

Graphite / Gouache / Colored Pencil
$2000
 
Elizabeth Kendall, Berkeley, CA
Peebee Presents Paper Strip
Oil on Panel
$325
Gerald Klein, Elkins Park, PA
Snowy Egret
Chromogenic Archival Photographic Print
$400
Gerald Klein, Elkins Park, PA
Canal King II
Chromogenic Archival Photographic Print
$500
Andrew Lincoln, Napa, CA
Jesse
Photograph
$200
Andrew Lincoln, Napa, CA
Kiburi

Photograph
$200
Andrew Lincoln, Napa, CA
Maggie
Photograph
$200
Steve Mainini, Benicia, CA
Shades of Captivity
Bic Ballpoint Pen
$400
Douglas Marshall, Benicia, CA
Posing For Fish

Photography
$245
Douglas Marshall, Benicia, CA
Desert Camel, Near Liwa, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Photography
$245
Douglas Marshall, Benicia, CA
Desert Camel 2, Near Liwa, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Photography
$245
Lawrence Montgomery, San Francisco, CA
T-Ford
Oil on Canvas
$3500
Lawrence Montgomery, San Francisco, CA
La Perla
Oil on Canvas
$4200
Lawrence Montgomery, San Francisco, CA
Cavalli Man

Oil on Canvas
$3500
Pamela Mooney, San Francisco, CA
American Idyll
Oil on Canvas
$950
jupiteroreilly, Grass Valley, CA
Mask #7, Wooly Bully
Assemblage
$395
Dominique Pfahl, Graton, CA
Homme et Corbeau
Collage
$2400
Bruce Pope, Benicia, CA
Flamingos
Photography
$325
Katie Simmons, Loveland, CO
Sassafras albidum
Pen, Natural Dye on Silk
$18000
Katie Simmons. Loveland, CO
Melanoplus differentialis
Ballpoint Pen and Dye made from Locusts
$14000
Rita Sklar, Castro Valley, CA
Mother Love Sea Lions
Watercolor
$1200
Rita Sklar, Castro Valley, CA
Appreciation (Harbor Seals)
Watercolor
$1200
Forrest Spirou, Benicia, CA
The Bird of Justice
Pencil and Markers on Paper
$125 (Sold)
Tom Stahl, San Francisco, CA
Scarlet Macaw in Flight, Ecuadorian Amazon
Digital Photo, Printed on Archival Aluminum
$499
Tom Stahl, San Francisco, CA
Black Caiman, Ecuadorian Amazon

Digital Photo, Printed on Archival Aluminum
$499
Sharon Sturgis, Arlington, TX
Breakfast Time
Photography
$400
Chiachen Wang, Emeryville, CA
Static Migration
Oil
$750
Cat Ward, Savannah, GA
Blenny
Acrylic and Oil
$1000
Morrie Warshawski, Napa, CA
The Industrial Age – Diptych
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Acrylic
$500
Marilyn Wear, Turlock, CA
Hide and Seek
Transparent Watercolor
$1900
Marilyn Wear, Turlock, CA
Beach Bird
Watercolor
$500
Jack Weaver, Benicia, CA
Rudolph Violin-tino
Sculpture
$1000 (Sold)
Angela Windin, San Francisco, CA
Better Together
Acrylic
$1125
Ruby Wolfman, Berkeley, CA
“The Messenger”
Multi- Media, Ceramic Glazed
$450
Melissa Woodburn, Novato, CA
I’m Cautiously Spending Again
Ceramic with Under Glaze, Glaze, Luster and Mixed Media
$700
Melissa Woodburn, Novato, CA
Python Bag
Ceramic with Glazes
$900

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