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Title Get the Message
Words and Images
November 14 - December 31, 2020 DeWitt Cheng, Juror
Title with Info Get the Message: Words and Images
a virtual exhibition
The exhibition showcases a diverse selection of artworks inspired by a
literary text, quote, lyric, or phrase.

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To purchase an artwork, or for more information, please contact info@artsbenicia.org
Juror DeWitt Cheng
Juror
DeWitt Cheng is an art writer/critic based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has written for twenty years for regional and national publications, in print and online, including: SanFranciscoArtMagazine.com, Daily Gusto.com, ArtBusiness.com, VisualArtSource.com, Artweek, Art Ltd., Artillery, East Bay Express, East Bay Monthly, Sculpture, Modo, Artomity, and his blog, ArtOpticon.us, with articles archived at Authory.com. He has written dozens of catalogue essays for artists, galleries and museums, and is the author of “Inside Out: The Paintings of William Harsh.” He served as the curator at Stanford Art Spaces from 2013 to 2016, and later Peninsula Museum of Art, from 2017 to 2020. He has a BA in Art History from Stanford and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from San Francisco State University.
Altman_Vision_Into_the_Earthscape Bobbie Altman
Oakland, CA
Vision Into the Earthscape
Stoneware, Glazes, Oxides
5.5" x 7" x 7"
$420
Bobbie Altman
Oakland, CA
Vision Into the Earthscape
(Alternate View)
Stoneware, Glazes, Oxides
5.5" x 7" x 7"
$420
Armin Amirian
(Isfahan, Iran)
A'ar-05
Digital C Print, Photo Art
70 x 100 cm
$1200
Janis Anton
(Oakland, CA)
Two Parrots
No Print Block Print
Watercolor Cut-outs
35" x 22"
$1600
William Arthur
(Nashville, TN)
In the End is the Beginning
Wood Block Print
20" x 22"
$700
William Arthur
(Nashville, TN)
In the Knowledge
and Love of God
Wood Block Print
21.75" x 10.5"
$500
William Arthur
(Nashville, TN)
To Wander To Wonder
Wood Block Print
22.5" x 15"
$650
Charlene Asato
(Mountain View, CA)
Way Leads on to Way
Artist's Book
6" x 10.75" x 5"
$400
David Avery
(San Francisco, CA)
Concerning the Great Ship
MOUR-DE-ZENCLE
Etching
12.75" x 6.25"
$825
David Avery
(San Francisco, CA)
The Frailty of Realization
Hard Ground Etching
9.25" x 13"
$950
Nancy Bardach
(Berkeley, CA)
Old Silent Pond
Cottons, Shibbori Dyed, Painted;
Machine-Pieced, Textured
22" x 35"
$1600
Marilyn Bardet
(Benicia, CA)
Birth of Neptune's
Daughter in Deep Water
Horizon Explosion
Oil on Canvas
42" x 50"
$2500
Marilyn Bardet
(Benicia, CA)
Unveiling Neptune's Daughter
Oil on Linen
40" x 36"
$1500
Brandin Barón
(San Francisco, CA)
Poor bird, thou 'dst never fear
the net nor lime
Silkscreen on Cotton Paper
with Mixed Media
24" x 24"
$3000
Stephanie Lael Barrick
(Newark, DE)
Blueprint For Life
Painted Blueprint Paper,
Vinyl, Cyanotype Fabric
65" x 64" x 64"
$5000
Stephanie Lael Barrick
(Newark, DE)
Direct My Path
Paper Maps, Fabric
65" x 30" x 27"
$5000
Stephanie Lael Barrick
(Newark, DE)
Power From the Throne
Paper, Fabric, Power Cords
72" x 30" x 30"
$5000
Bobbi Baugh
(Deland, FL)
Memory of the Burned House
Textile Collage / Art Quilt
46" x 24"
$875
Bobbi Baugh
(Deland, FL)
What the Waterlilies Sing
Textile Collage / Art Quilt
35" x 42"
$1600
Flora Baumann
(Walnut Creek, CA)
The Sun is Red
Oil on Canvas
24" x 18"
$1000
Karlyn Berg
(Bovey, MN)
Bird Land and the Man
with Enormous Wings
Hand Cut Collage, Gold Leaf,
and Acrylic on Clayboard
24" x 24"
$2450
Karlyn Berg
(Bovey, MN)
The Luminous Can Be Seen
If You Go Slow
Hand Cut Collage, Gold Leaf,
and Acrylic on Clayboard
24" x 24"
$2450
Karlyn Berg
(Bovey, MN)
Taking the World By Storm
Hand Cut Collage, Gold Leaf,
and Acrylic on Clayboard
22" x 22"
$2200
David Blow
(Hickory, TX)
A Limb Just Moved
Archival Photographic Print
12" x 10"
$450
David Blow
(Hickory, TX)
Cheshire Cat
Archival Photographic Print
14" x 14"
$450
Deborra Bohrer
(Boise, ID)
Spring Wetland 1, 2, and 3
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 90"
$8400
Michelle Bond
(San Francisco, CA)
Tell Me a Story
Watercolor and Ink
14" x 16"
$350
Francesca Borgatta
(Berkeley, CA)
Seed Codex
Seed Packets. Walnut Scrap, Wood, Glue
12.5" x 10" x 5"
$9000
Matt Brackett
(Jamaica Plain, MA)
Bitter Chill
(Langston Hughes)
Oil on Linen on Panel,
Hand-Lettered Ink on Frame
17" x 22"
$3500
Matt Brackett
(Jamaica Plain, MA)
Bitter Chill
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Oil on Linen on Panel,
Hand-Lettered Ink on Frame
17" x 22"
$3500
Cath Branwood
(Naples, FL)
I Have a Dream That Black Lives Matter
Acrylic and Ink
24" x 18"
$450
Amy Broderick
(Jupiter, FL)
Broken E
Archival Inkjet Print
7.5" x 5.75"
$400
Patricia Calabro
(Pacheco, CA)
Horse
Digital Collage
24" x 18"
$250
Cali
(San Carlos, CA)
Climate Truth vs. Denial
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 60"
$16,500
Susan Chainey
(Berkeley, CA)
Dwight Way Phone Booth
Digital Photograph
17" x 13"
$200
Bob Conge
(Wayland, NY)
Kafka
Giclee Art Print
30" x 24"
$650
Bob Conge
(Wayland, NY)
Portrait of Jack London
Giclee Art Print
30" x 24"
$650
Connie Cramer
(Lake Quivira, KS)
So Many Partings
Intaglio/Chine Colle
12" x 12"
$300
Kristin Cronic
(Jacksonville, FL)
They Were Beautiful
Oil on Canvas
72" x 36"
$3650
Kate Cummins
(St. Petersburg, FL)
Express Service Line
Mixed Media
48" x 36"
$1,800
Nikki Basch Davis
(Benicia, CA)
A Voice From the Wall
Oil
30" x 24"
$2400
Sara Davis
(Nashville, TN)
Other Worlds
Mixed Media
20" x 38"
$1200
Contact Us Interested in one of these works and/or artists?
Artist statements and CVs are available
on the main Get The Message exhibition page.
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To make a purchase, or for information, please contact us at info@artsbenicia.org
Steve Davis
(San Jose, CA)
From Ancient Grudge
Break to New Mutiny
Bronze, HydroCal,
Copper Wire, Wood
84" x 48" x 10"
$12,000
Steve Davis
(San Jose, CA)
The Pursuit of Happiness
Bronze
20" x 8" x 8"
$5500
Steve Davis
(San Jose, CA)
The Pursuit of Happiness
(Alternate View)
Bronze
20" x 8" x 8"
$5500
Steve Davis
(San Jose, CA)
Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity
Bronze, Copper Wire, Sand, Plywood
48" x 36" x 10"
$8000
Vicki Dennnis
(Benicia, CA)
The March
Acrylic and Collage
12" x 12"
$225
Daiva Diana
(Ventura, CA)
Conversation with Grandfather, Pt. II
Mixed Media, Paper on Canvas, Collage
28" x 22"
$1000
Daiva Diana
(Ventura, CA)
Conversation with Grandfather, Pt. III
Mixed Media, Paper on Canvas, Collage
28" x 22"
$1000
Pam Dixon
(Benicia, CA)
Asmati Primitif
Ceramic Bisque Fire,
Underglaze,and Collage
16.5" x 16.5" x 2.5"
$1200
Pam Dixon
(Benicia, CA)
Asmati Primitif
(Side View)
Ceramic Bisque Fire,
Underglaze,and Collage
16.5" x 16.5" x 2.5"
$1200
Jessica Dunne
(San Francisco, CA)
Million Dollar Babies
Oil on Linen
40" x 60"
$10,000
Jessica Dunne
(San Francisco, CA)
T. With Boots
Graphite on Polyester
14" x 11"
$1000
Jessica Dunne
(San Francisco, CA)
The Most Beautiful II
Graphite on Polyester
11" x 14"
$1000
Taz Essa
(Los Angeles, CA)
Racism is a Pandemic
Black and White Photography
14" x 11"
$400
Taz Essa
(Los Angeles, CA)
Strength ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Black and White
Photography
9.3" x 14"
$400
Jennifer Francis Fearon
(Sausalito, CA)
Scar Tissue
Oil and Arthroscopic Photos on Wood
18" x 12"
$1200
Valerie Ghoussaini
(Naples, FL)
So She Can Soar
Oil on Canvas
36" x 48"
$2500
Valerie Ghoussaini
(Naples, FL)
Wildebeests
Oil on Canvas
39.4" x 32"
$5000
David Graves
(Eugene, OR)
Anastasia | Argia | Octavia
Video(s)
Please refer back to the main exhibition page
to view these three works
Each video is available via DVD for $100
Paul Gravett
(New Westminster, BC)
Imperial Border 1 & 2
Archival Ink, Paper,
Frame, Acrylic
16" x 20"
$550
Diana Greenleaf
(Oakland, CA)
Off Center
Ceramic, Underglaze
13" x 11" x 10"
$1250
Stacey Gregory
(Salinas, CA)
Dame Helen Mirren
Oil on Canvas
14" x 16"
$1200
Saira Grube
(Concord, CA)
Kelp Dwellers
Mixed Media
20" x 16"
$575
Saira Grube
(Concord, CA)
Stardust Shadows
Mixed Media
20" x 16"
$575
Melissa Gwyn
(San Francisco, CA)
Fabricator
Oil on Aluminum Panel
48" x 36"
$6000
Don Hall
(Turlock, CA)
St. John and Salome
Acrylic on Panel
48" x 36"
$2800
Edith Hillinger
(Berkeley, CA)
Untitled (4/11/2019)
Paper, Collage, Ink,
Chalk, and Acrylic
on Yupo Paper
20" x 26"
$800
Kenzie Holzinger
(Highland, IL)
If We Would Only Listen
Charcoal and Ink on Cut BFK
22" x 15"
SOLD
Kenzie Holzinger
(Highland, IL)
If We Would Only Look
Charcoal and Ink on Cut BFK
22" x 15"
$500
Gregory Hom
(San Diego, CA)
Behind Bars
Photography
18" x 12"
$300
Gregory Hom
(San Diego, CA)
Dragon's Eye
Photography
12" x 16"
$300
Christopher L. Jones
(Toledo, OH)
Burn Bucket
Digital Photograph
8" x 8"
$250
Ariella Kaniel
(Beverly Hills, CA)
Passing By
Digital Painting
9" x 13"
$150
Ariella Kaniel
(Beverly Hills, CA)
The Last Place
Digital Painting
15" x 15"
$175
Jason Lee
(Morgantown, WV)
Respectable Street, #3
Steel, Wood, Enamel,
Slip Cast Aluminum
20" x 20" x 20"
$900
Sherrie Lovler
(Santa Rosa, CA)
Soft Emergence
Sumi Ink, Watercolor,
Mulberry Paper
17" x 10.5"
$1200
Irene McCray
(Longmont, CO)
What Is Left
Oil on Canvas
20" x 20"
$5000
Connie Millholland
(Benicia, CA)
Forgetting
Oil on Canvas
20" x 20"
$500
Robert Mullenix
(Oxford, OH)
Fathom
Oil on Canvas, Collage,
Mounted on Panel
14" x 26"
$700
Robert Mullenix
(Oxford, OH)
Shoreless
Oil on Canvas, Collage,
Mounted on Panel
14" x 14"
$500
Robert Mullenix
(Oxford, OH)
Study for Noch II
Oil on Canvas, Collage,
Mounted on Panel
14" x 20"
$700
Louis Ocepek
(Las Cruces, NM)
Generosity
Encapsulated Digital Chromogenic
Print, Sintra Acrylic
19" x 15.75"
$1200
Bruce Pope
(Benicia, CA)
Social Distancing
Oil and Graphite on Canvas
39.5" x 31"
$600
Gwendolyn Pryor
(San Francisco, CA)
Lockdown View at Night
Print
12" x 8"
$250
Gwendolyn Pryor
(San Francisco, CA)
Lockdown View From Bedroom
Print
12" x 8"
$250
Contact Us Interested in one of these artists or works?
Artist Bios and Statements can be found on the main exhibition page
Thank you for spending time viewing the exhibition.
To make a purchase, or for information, please contact us at info@artsbenicia.org
Gwendolyn Pryor
(San Francisco, CA)
Lockdown Walk
Print
12" x 8"
$250
Ken Ricci
(New York, NY)
We Don't Know What Happened,
He Got His Hat and Left
Cut/Paste Paper Collage on Hardboard
8" x 24"
$800
Miguel Saludes
(Fort Myers, FL)
Heaven Knows No Frontiers
and I've Seen Heaven
In Your Eyes
Oil on Canvas
43" x 46"
$6000
Jennifer Salzman
(Creswell, OR)
Devotion
(The Crane and Hand Series)
35mm Film, Silk Organza,
Silk Thread
13.75" x 10.5"
$600
Jennifer Salzman
(Creswell, OR)
Perch
(The Crane and Hand Series)
35mm Film, Silk Organza,
Silk Thread
10.5" x 13.75"
$600
Jennifer Salzman
(Creswell, OR)
Separation
(The Crane and Hand Series)
35mm Film, Silk Organza,
Silk Thread
10.5" x 13.75"
$600
Michelle Schwengel-Regala
(Mililani, HI)
'Āhinahina:
Haleakalā Silversword
in Silverpoint
Paper Sculpture
(Wire, Waterproof Paper,
Metal Foil)
$375
Young Shin
(Cupertino, CA)
I Am Mine
Paper on Canvas
24" x 30"
$1500
Young Shin
(Cupertino, CA)
I Mean It
Paper on Canvas
36" x 48"
$3000
CARVE STONE
(Fort Myers, FL)
The Best Day
Marble Stone Sculpture on Granite
16" x 11" x 11"
$4000
CARVE STONE
(Fort Myers, FL)
Rays From a Brilliant Sun
Alabaster Stone Sculpture
on Marble
27" x 17" x 8"
$13,000
John Swartwout
(Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
Above It
Mixed Media
18" x 15" x 10"
$650
Nina Temple
(Carmel Valley, CA)
Always Connected
Ink
30" x 22"
$1800
Nina Temple
(Carmel Valley, CA)
Spotted Glory
Ink
30" x 22"
$1600
Nina Temple
(Carmel Valley, CA)
Sugar Coated
Ink
30" x 22"
$1600
Melissa Wang
(San Francisco, CA)
Propagate 1
Acrylic on Canvas
20" x 16"
$1100
Kelly Webster
(Martinez, CA)
Deeply Woven
Oil
18" x 18"
$200
Gary Westford
(Salem, OR)
Loose Lips Sink Ships
(Seven Deadly Sins)
Oil on Canvas
30" x 40"
$5000
Gary Westford
(Salem, OR)
Rail
Wood Column, Granite-Base Cart,
and Brushed Aluminum Letters
30" x 48" x 120"
$12,000
Gary Westford
(Salem, OR)
That's All Folks
Oil on Canvas
30" x 40"
$4200
Patricia Zalisko
(Fort Myers, FL)
Avra Kehdabra
Collage
48" x 48"
$4900
Patricia Zalisko
(Fort Myers, FL)
True Blue
Collage
48" x 36"
$4400
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