Art of a Community 2021 Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: February 6 to April 11, 2021

The Art of a Community opens our 34th year showcasing the talents of our artist members. As the new year opens with social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions still in effect in many locations, our exhibition will be online only.

To purchase a work from this exhibition, 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.

Part I: Artists, A-L — Click thumbnail images below to view larger images of each work
Part II: Artists, M-Z — Click here to view thumbnail images of Artists M-Z

Enter the Online Gallery (Slideshow) – Artists A-L

Enter the Online Gallery (Slideshow) – Artists M-Z

Read the Ekphrastic Poetry Inspired by Works in This Exhibition

Listen to the Recording of the March 14 Ekphrastic Event

Thank you to Royce & Baxter for their partial sponsorship of this exhibition.

Enjoy a discount at Royce & Baxter — at Checkout – Use Coupon Code: “AB20” for a 20% off ALL products – excluding sale items.

Participating Artists

Click on thumbnail images below for Artists, A-L, to view larger images of each work.
View images for Artists, M-Z (opens a second page)

Art of a Community 2021

Part I: Artists, A-L — Click thumbnail images below to view larger images of each work Part II: Artists, M-Z — Click here to view thumbnail images of Artists M-Z

Enter the Online Gallery (Slideshow) – Artists A-L

Enter the Online Gallery (Slideshow) – Artists M-Z

Read the Ekphrastic Poetry Inspired by Works in This Exhibition

Listen to the Recording of the March 14 Ekphrastic Event

Thank you to Royce & Baxter for their partial sponsorship of this exhibition.

Suzun Almquist Walnut Creek, CA Sunset Rendezvous (2020) Acrylic on Canvas 24″ x 28″ $545

Michelle Andres Oakland, CA Twilight in the Glade (2020) Oil 12″ x 12″ $365 SOLD

Geraldine Arata Benicia, CA The Beckoning (2007) Oil on Linen Canvas 48″ x 32″ $800

Marsha Balian Oakland, CA Plowshares (2017) Mixed Media 12″ x 9″ $375

Nancy Bardach Berkeley, CA Pears (2018) Cottons, Painted Cottons, Batting, Texturing Threads 13″ x 13″ $150 Artist Statement & Bio

Annette Laurel Batchelor Benicia, CA Bodega Bay Beach Entre (2020) Oil on Canvas 13.5″ x 13.5″ (framed) $325

Flora Baumann Walnut Creek, CA Looking Down First Street (2020) Oil on Linen 12″ x 9″ $275

Paula Boas Walnut Creek, CA Distanced Marks 2 (2020) Mixed Media on Canvas 40″ x 40″ x 1.5″ $3200

Carla Marie Bratt Fiddletown, CA Carbon Footprints (2019) Photopolymer solarplate limited etching 6″x 9″(image); 11″x 14″ (paper) $325

Mark Bremer Benicia, CA The Climb, El Capitan (2020) Pencil on Paper 17″ x 11″ $850

Karen Buttwinick Albany, CA Sensual Succulent (2019) Photo Encaustic, Mixed Media 10″ x 10″ x 1.5″ $250 Artist Statement Artist CV

Joyce Byrum Benicia, CA Sheltering in Love (2020) Clay Sculpture 13″ x 14″ x 8″ $675

Pat Calabro Pacheco, CA Justify (2020) Digital Painting on Glass 11″ x 11″ $250

Fang Chang Davis, CA Ocean Memories (2020) Acrylic, Pouring Medium 16″ x 16″ x 1.5″ $380

L. Carol Christopher Pleasant Hill, CA Antelucan (2020) Collage 8″ x 8″ $85 Artist Statement and CV

MJ Coleman Concord, CA Psst Over Here! (2020) Monotype 5″ x 7″ $185

Carin Coleridge Benicia, CA Yellow Rose (2020) Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 20″ x 1.5″ $300

Mary Conner Walnut Creek, CA Garden Friends (2020) Mixed Media on Paper 8″ x 8″ (12″ x 12″ matted and framed) $98 SOLD

Kenneth Cook Vallejo, CA Grandview: Pinon Peace (2020) Acrylic on Clayboard 18″ x 24″ $580 (framed)

Jean Coppock Benicia, CA Simplicity (2019) Photography 29″ x 23″ $300

Jane Yuen Corich Walnut Creek, CA City of Hope (2020) Acrylic 24″ x 24″ $1,150

Valerie Corvin Piedmont, CA Breathing Out Into a Quiet Whisper Mixed Media on Canvas 24″ x 30″ $1000

Michael Dadasovich Lafayette, CA China Camp (2017) Oil 12″ x 16″ $600 SOLD

Carol Dalton Benicia, CA Ebb Tide III (2020) Mixed Media on Panel 30″ x 30″ $2,800

Janet Davis Novato, CA Garden Path (2019) Collage of Found Paper and Spanish Moss 11″ x 14″ Matted and Framed; 7.5″ x 11″ (unmatted) $115

Nikki Basch Davis Benicia, CA Quarantine (2020) Oil 30″ x 24″ $2,900

Vicki Dennis Benicia, CA Spring Tulips (2020) Acrylic, Stencil and Collage 24″ x 24″ $325 Artist Statement Artist Resume

Joan DiStefano Alameda, CA Change Awaits (2018) Acrylic on Canvas 48″ x 36″ $1,500

Pam Dixon Benicia, CA Sorry Jar (2021) Ceramic Fired, Cold Pressing 13″ x 9″ $1,400 Artist Statement

Barbara Duvall Benicia, CA Littermates (2021) Infused Metal 10″ x 8″ $150

Mark Eanes Benicia, CA Raphael’s Dream (2020) Mixed Media on Panel 56″ x 36″ $9,000

Ellen Håkensen Faris Alamo, CA Go For It! The Sky’s the Limit (2019) Acrylic 30″ x 40″ $1,000 Artist Bio

Kathleen S. Farros Benicia, CA Growing a Garden Indoors (2016) Ceramic Sculpture / Glaze 14″ x 15″ x 16″ $905

Christina Finnie Vallejo, CA Caught in a Web (2020) Acrylic on Canvas 36″ x 48″ $400

David Fitzgerald Concord, CA Creating Eve (2020) Acrylic on Panel 16″ x 16″ $400

Pamela Fletcher Lafayette, CA Hokey Pokey (2020) Acrylic, Mixed Media on Board 24″ x 30″ x 1.75″ $ 1,000

Bodil Fox Benicia, CA The Queen’s Face Mask (2020) Copper 4.5″ x 7.5″ x 7″ $250

Larnie Fox Benicia, CA Panel #1: Justice (Bodil as R.G.B) (2021) Acrylic, Charcoal, Latex, Collage, and Mixed Media on Board 18″ x 28″ $650

Nancy Freeman Benicia, CA Bouquet (2019) Acrylic 11″ x 14″ $200

Susan Fuller Lafayette, CA Euclid’s Window (2020) Redwood Sculpture 65″ x 21″ x 6″ $2000

Kathleen Gadway Berkeley, CA Seam #1 (2020) Oil on Canvas 20″ x 24″ $600

Laura Garcia Benicia, CA Breathe the Truth (2020) Ceramic 10″ x 9″ $450

Virginia George Walnut Creek, CA Scraps (2020) Collage 12″ x 9″, framed 16″x 12″ $200 Artist Statement CV

Stephanie Gray Benicia, CA Gaggle of Geishas (2020) Mixed Media 24″ x 24″ $450

Merry Gregg Benicia, CA All Shall Be Well (2019) Mixed Media on Canvas 24″ x 24″ $450

Ellen Gust Vallejo, CA Shore Break (2020) Acrylic on Unprimed Canvas 32″ x 40″ $1500

Dijana Harding Danville, CA Celebration (2020) Mixed Media 18″ x 24″ $125

Laurence Harding Danville, CA Spring (2020) Watermixable Oil 18″ x 24″ $125

Linda V. Hubbard Benicia, CA Woodland Sunset (2020) Textile 18″ x 14″ $750 Artist Statement & Bio

Janet Brock Hughes Benicia, CA Merci (2020) Watercolor Collage 11″ x 14″ $250

Terry Hughes Benicia, CA Benicia Sunset (2019) Oil 72″ x 48″ $4000

Madeline Ibrahim Woodland, CA No. 1, 2020 (2020) Mixed Media 22″ x 35″ $400

Peg Jackson Benicia, CA Sixth Extinction (2020) Digital Collage 16″ x 24″ $500

Lewis Jacobs Vallejo, CA To Whom It May Concern (2020) Digital Print 12″ x 12″ $100

Renaye Johnson Clayton, CA My Waterlilies (2020) Acrylic 20″ x 20″ $400 Artist Bio

Susan Johnson Benicia, CA Carquinez Strait Autumnn (2020) Oil 8″ x 10″ $195

Aldo Jordan Benicia, CA Morning (2020) Photography 8″ x 12″ $100

MaryFrances Kelly-Poh Benicia, CA Butterfly and Zinnia (2020) Watercolor 24″ x 18″ $275

Mike Kendall Benicia, CA The Oracle of Elsewhere (2020) Acrylic on Canvas 36″ x 18″ $980

Daniel Klapprott Lafayette, CA Ethereal (2018) Saggar-Fired Porcelain 10″ x 7″ x 5″ $175

David Klapprott Benicia, CA Bonsai 1 (2020) Acrylic 14″ x 18″ $250

Irenka Kudlicki Lafayette, CA We Can Work It Out (2020) Acrylic, Mixed Media 30″ x 30″ $1200

Susan Lane Vallejo, CA Lest We Forget the Massacres (2020) Fiber Art 16″ x 28″ $900 Artist Statement Resume

Ninette Larson Benicia, CA Before Sunset in Pieces: Blue (2020) Collage 9″ x 12″ (in 11″ x 14″ frame) $175 Artist Statement

Tibby Lerner Benicia, CA Copper Pots (2020) Digital Photography 16″ x 20″ $225

Marjorie Lutz Fairfield, CA Conversations with Kwan Yin (2019) Acrylic, Diptych 32″ x 40″ $1400

Click here to view Artists, M-Z

Art of a Community 2021 A virtual exhibition

Part I: Artists, A-L — Click thumbnail images below to view larger images of each work
Part II: Artists, M-Z — Click here to view thumbnail images of Artists M-Z

Suzun Almquist
Walnut Creek, CA
Sunset Rendezvous (2020)
Acrylic on Canvas
24″ x 28″
$545

Michelle Andres
Oakland, CA
Twilight in the Glade (2020)
Oil
12″ x 12″
$365 SOLD

Geraldine Arata
Benicia, CA
The Beckoning (2007)
Oil on Linen Canvas
48″ x 32″
$800

Marsha Balian
Oakland, CA
Plowshares (2017)
Mixed Media
12″ x 9″
$375

Nancy Bardach
Berkeley, CA
Pears (2018)
Cottons, Painted Cottons, Batting, Texturing Threads
13″ x 13″
$150
Artist Statement & Bio

Annette Laurel Batchelor
Benicia, CA
Bodega Bay Beach Entre (2020)
Oil on Canvas
13.5″ x 13.5″ (framed)
$325

Flora Baumann
Walnut Creek, CA
Looking Down First Street (2020)
Oil on Linen
12″ x 9″
$275

Paula Boas
Walnut Creek, CA
Distanced Marks 2 (2020)
Mixed Media on Canvas
40″ x 40″ x 1.5″
$3200

Carla Marie Bratt
Fiddletown, CA
Carbon Footprints (2019)
Photopolymer solarplate limited etching
6″x 9″(image); 11″x 14″ (paper)
$325

Mark Bremer
Benicia, CA
The Climb, El Capitan (2020)
Pencil on Paper
17″ x 11″
$850

Karen Buttwinick
Albany, CA
Sensual Succulent (2019)
Photo Encaustic, Mixed Media
10″ x 10″ x 1.5″
$250
Artist Statement
Artist CV

Joyce Byrum
Benicia, CA
Sheltering in Love (2020)
Clay Sculpture
13″ x 14″ x 8″
$675

Pat Calabro
Pacheco, CA
Justify (2020)
Digital Painting on Glass
11″ x 11″
$250

Fang Chang
Davis, CA
Ocean Memories (2020)
Acrylic, Pouring Medium
16″ x 16″ x 1.5″
$380

L. Carol Christopher
Pleasant Hill, CA
Antelucan (2020)
Collage
8″ x 8″
$85
Artist Statement and CV

MJ Coleman
Concord, CA
Psst Over Here! (2020)
Monotype
5″ x 7″
$185

Carin Coleridge
Benicia, CA
Yellow Rose (2020)
Acrylic on Canvas
20″ x 20″ x 1.5″
$300

Mary Conner
Walnut Creek, CA
Garden Friends (2020)
Mixed Media on Paper
8″ x 8″ (12″ x 12″ matted and framed)
$98 SOLD

Kenneth Cook
Vallejo, CA
Grandview: Pinon Peace (2020)
Acrylic on Clayboard
18″ x 24″
$580 (framed)

Jean Coppock
Benicia, CA
Simplicity (2019)
Photography
29″ x 23″
$300

Jane Yuen Corich
Walnut Creek, CA
City of Hope (2020)
Acrylic
24″ x 24″
$1,150

Valerie Corvin
Piedmont, CA
Breathing Out Into a Quiet Whisper
Mixed Media on Canvas
24″ x 30″
$1000

Michael Dadasovich
Lafayette, CA
China Camp (2017)
Oil
12″ x 16″
$600 SOLD

Carol Dalton
Benicia, CA
Ebb Tide III (2020)
Mixed Media on Panel
30″ x 30″
$2,800

Janet Davis
Novato, CA
Garden Path (2019)
Collage of Found Paper and Spanish Moss
11″ x 14″ Matted and Framed; 7.5″ x 11″ (unmatted)
$115

Nikki Basch Davis
Benicia, CA
Quarantine (2020)
Oil
30″ x 24″
$2,900

Vicki Dennis
Benicia, CA
Spring Tulips (2020)
Acrylic, Stencil and Collage
24″ x 24″
$325
Artist Statement
Artist Resume

Joan DiStefano
Alameda, CA
Change Awaits (2018)
Acrylic on Canvas
48″ x 36″
$1,500

Pam Dixon
Benicia, CA
Sorry Jar (2021)
Ceramic Fired, Cold Pressing
13″ x 9″
$1,400
Artist Statement

Barbara Duvall
Benicia, CA
Littermates (2021)
Infused Metal
10″ x 8″
$150

Mark Eanes
Benicia, CA
Raphael’s Dream (2020)
Mixed Media on Panel
56″ x 36″
$9,000

Ellen Håkensen Faris
Alamo, CA
Go For It! The Sky’s the Limit (2019)
Acrylic
30″ x 40″
$1,000
Artist Bio

Kathleen S. Farros
Benicia, CA
Growing a Garden Indoors (2016)
Ceramic Sculpture / Glaze
14″ x 15″ x 16″
$905

Christina Finnie
Vallejo, CA
Caught in a Web (2020)
Acrylic on Canvas
36″ x 48″
$400

David Fitzgerald
Concord, CA
Creating Eve (2020)
Acrylic on Panel
16″ x 16″
$400

Pamela Fletcher
Lafayette, CA
Hokey Pokey (2020)
Acrylic, Mixed Media on Board
24″ x 30″ x 1.75″
$ 1,000

Bodil Fox
Benicia, CA
The Queen’s Face Mask (2020)
Copper
4.5″ x 7.5″ x 7″
$250

Larnie Fox
Benicia, CA
Panel #1: Justice (Bodil as R.G.B) (2021)
Acrylic, Charcoal, Latex, Collage, and Mixed Media on Board
18″ x 28″
$650

Nancy Freeman
Benicia, CA
Bouquet (2019)
Acrylic
11″ x 14″
$200

Susan Fuller
Lafayette, CA
Euclid’s Window (2020)
Redwood Sculpture
65″ x 21″ x 6″
$2000

Kathleen Gadway
Berkeley, CA
Seam #1 (2020)
Oil on Canvas
20″ x 24″
$600

Laura Garcia
Benicia, CA
Breathe the Truth (2020)
Ceramic
10″ x 9″
$450

Virginia George
Walnut Creek, CA
Scraps (2020)
Collage
12″ x 9″, framed 16″x 12″
$200
Artist Statement
CV

Stephanie Gray
Benicia, CA
Gaggle of Geishas (2020)
Mixed Media
24″ x 24″
$450

Merry Gregg
Benicia, CA
All Shall Be Well (2019)
Mixed Media on Canvas
24″ x 24″
$450

Ellen Gust
Vallejo, CA
Shore Break (2020)
Acrylic on Unprimed Canvas
32″ x 40″
$1500

Dijana Harding
Danville, CA
Celebration (2020)
Mixed Media
18″ x 24″
$125

Laurence Harding
Danville, CA
Spring (2020)
Watermixable Oil
18″ x 24″
$125

Linda V. Hubbard
Benicia, CA
Woodland Sunset (2020)
Textile
18″ x 14″
$750
Artist Statement & Bio

Janet Brock Hughes
Benicia, CA
Merci (2020)
Watercolor Collage
11″ x 14″
$250

Terry Hughes
Benicia, CA
Benicia Sunset (2019)
Oil
72″ x 48″
$4000

Madeline Ibrahim
Woodland, CA
No. 1, 2020 (2020)
Mixed Media
22″ x 35″
$400

Peg Jackson
Benicia, CA
Sixth Extinction (2020)
Digital Collage
16″ x 24″
$500

Lewis Jacobs
Vallejo, CA
To Whom It May Concern (2020)
Digital Print
12″ x 12″
$100

Renaye Johnson
Clayton, CA
My Waterlilies (2020)
Acrylic
20″ x 20″
$400
Artist Bio

Susan Johnson
Benicia, CA
Carquinez Strait Autumnn (2020)
Oil
8″ x 10″
$195

Aldo Jordan
Benicia, CA
Morning (2020)
Photography
8″ x 12″
$100

MaryFrances Kelly-Poh
Benicia, CA
Butterfly and Zinnia (2020)
Watercolor
24″ x 18″
$275

Mike Kendall
Benicia, CA
The Oracle of Elsewhere (2020)
Acrylic on Canvas
36″ x 18″
$980

Daniel Klapprott
Lafayette, CA
Ethereal (2018)
Saggar-Fired Porcelain
10″ x 7″ x 5″
$175

David Klapprott
Benicia, CA
Bonsai 1 (2020)
Acrylic
14″ x 18″
$250

Irenka Kudlicki
Lafayette, CA
We Can Work It Out (2020)
Acrylic, Mixed Media
30″ x 30″
$1200

Susan Lane
Vallejo, CA
Lest We Forget the Massacres (2020)
Fiber Art
16″ x 28″
$900
Artist Statement
Resume

Ninette Larson
Benicia, CA
Before Sunset in Pieces: Blue (2020)
Collage
9″ x 12″ (in 11″ x 14″ frame)
$175
Artist Statement

Tibby Lerner
Benicia, CA
Copper Pots (2020)
Digital Photography
16″ x 20″
$225

Marjorie Lutz
Fairfield, CA
Conversations with Kwan Yin (2019)
Acrylic, Diptych
32″ x 40″
$1400

Art of a Community 2021
A virtual exhibition