Reimagining History

Exhibition Dates: Saturday, May 20th – Sunday, June 25th, 2023

Sandow Birk, Juror

Juror’s Bio + Juror’s Statement

Arts Benicia Member and Artists Preview: Thursday, May 18th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 20th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Family Art Day: June 4th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Exhibition sponsored in part by Happy Life Pottery
Family Art Day sponsored in part by Metlsaw and Amports

The exhibition features artworks that reimagine and reconsider histories, be it of a personal nature or global scope.

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Arts Benicia members receive a 10% discount on purchase of artworks.

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Participating Artists:

Kristin Anderson | Brandin Barón | Steve Barbaria | Francesca Borgatta | Ariel Bowman | Joy Broom | Annette LeMay Burke | Stacey Carter | Lisa Conrad | Suzanne DeVeuve | Palmer Earl | Jane Fisher | Jo Ford | Tom Gehrig | Nina Katz | Katy Lengacher | Roberta Levitow | Ryan Lewis | Fernando Lopez | Angel Luna | Joseph Lupo | Don Manderson | Eileen Starr Moderbacher | Lawrence Montgomery | Pamela Mooney | Kate Moriarty | Helene Ofwerstrom | Jelisa Peterson | Deborah Samia | Freddy Santana | Sameena Sitabkhan | Michael Souza | Patty Taylor | Denise Weaver Ross | Patrick Webb | Jared Wickware | Gaby Wolodarski | Misty Youmans

Jupiter Terrace

Kristin Anderson (Alameda, CA)
Generation Alpha – The White Dog
Piezography on Hahnemule Photo Rag
12″ x 15″
$500

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Kristin Anderson (Alameda, CA)
Generation Alpha – Not Falling, Flying
Piezography on Hahnemule Photo Rag
16″ x 20″
$500

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Kristin Anderson (Alameda, CA)
Generation Alpha – The Transcendentalists
Piezography on Hahnemule Photo Rag
12″ x 15″
$500

Brandin Baron

Brandin Barón (San Francisco, CA)
Memory Palace
Digital Illustration and Mixed Media
17″ x 21″
$800
Artists Bio + Statement

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Steve Barbaria (Davis, CA)
2070 in Memory of 2020
Oil and Acrylic
40″ x 30″
$2,500
Artists Bio + Statement

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Steve Barbaria (Davis, CA)
Leto, The Goddess Of Motherhood At The Southern Border, 2018
Oil and Acrylic
40″ x 30″
$2,500
Artists Bio + Statement

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Francesca Borgatta (Berkeley, CA)
In the City Of Armageddon
Mixed Media
16″ x 10″ x 7″
$1,100

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Francesca Borgatta (Berkeley, CA)
The Tree Of Life
Mixed Media
16″ x 16″ x 6″
$1,500

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Ariel Bowman (Flower Mound, TX)
Grinds Hard Stones To Meal
Ceramic and Mixed Media
15″ x 19″ x 12″
$3,750
Artists Bio + Statement

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Joy Broom (Martinez, CA)
Red Tree: Vanishings
Mixed Media
39″ x 36″ x 5″
$2,500

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Joy Broom (Martinez, CA)
Negatives: Bloodlines, Red Tree
Mixed Media
40″ x 36″ x 7″
$2,500

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Annette LeMay Burke (San Jose, CA)
Chuck’s Corvette
Archival Pigment Print
20″ x 27″
$950
Artists Bio + Statement

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Annette LeMay Burke (San Jose, CA)
Dining Room Dinghy
Archival Pigment Print
20″ x 27″
$950
Artists Bio + Statement

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Annette LeMay Burke (San Jose, CA)
My Playhouse
Archival Pigment Print
20″ x 27″
$950
Artists Bio + Statement

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Annette LeMay Burke (San Jose, CA)
Welcome
Archival Pigment Print
20″ x 27″
$950

Artists Bio + Statement

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Stacey Carter (San Francisco, CA)
Gantry Crane Ship Lift, Hunters Point Shipyard, 1947
Ink, Pigment and Acrylic on Wood Panel
32″ x 40″
$4,000

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Lisa Conrad (Oakland, CA)
4 1/2 ft, Ride 3, Nebraska: The Cowboy Trail, Formerly The Old Chicago And Northwestern Railroad
Aerial Photo
12″ x 24″
$425
Artists Bio + Statement

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Suzanne DeVeuve (Cazadero, CA)
Salmon Woman
Oil on Canvas
36″ x 24″
$2,500

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Palmer Earl (Los Angeles, CA)
Eve’s Moment
Mixed Media on Canvas
30″ x 40″
$1,800

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Jane Fisher (Oakland, CA)
Russian Oligarchs
Oil on Panel
54″ x 48″
$5,500

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Jane Fisher (Oakland, CA)
Strong Men
Oil on Panel with Cigar Box
11″ x 22″ x 11″
$2,000

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Jo Ford (Kensington, CA)
Heart’s Desire
Oil on Canvas
32″ x 40″
$4,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Jo Ford (Kensington, CA)
Garden of Yosemite
Oil on Canvas
30″ x 40
$5,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Tom Gehrig (San Anselmo, CA)
Half-Size Replica of Silbury Hill with Water Feature
Oil on Canvas and Mixed Media
28″ x 17″
$2,800
Artists Bio + Statement

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Nina Katz (Berkeley, CA)
“Era (she/her)”
Oil on Wood Panel
65″ x 45″
$9,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Nina Katz (Berkeley, CA)
“Alex (they/them)”
Oil on Board
65″ x 45″
$9,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Nina Katz (Berkeley, CA)
“Aza (they/them)”
Oil on Board
65″ x 45″
$9,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Nina Katz (Berkeley, CA)
“Suzanne (she/her)”
Oil on Wood
65″ X 45″
$9,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Nina Katz (Berkeley, CA)
“Lotus (he/him)”
Oil on Wood
65″ X 45″
$9,000
Artists Bio + Statement

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Katy Lengacher (Bloomington, IN)
Nostos
Archival Pigment Print on Paper
20″ x 20″
$1,950

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Katy Lengacher (Bloomington, IN)
A Bridge Between
Archival Pigment Print on Paper
20″ x 20″
$1,950

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Katy Lengacher (Bloomington, IN)
Girl With Big Dreams
Archival Pigment Print on Paper
20″ x 20″
$1,950

LA SAINTE CORONA

Roberta Levitow (Santa Monica, CA)
La Sainte Corona
Egg Tempera and Gilding on Gessoboard
14″ x 11″
$2,500

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Roberta Levitow (Santa Monica, CA)
The Breath of Lives
Egg Tempera and Gilding on Gessoboard
16″ x 12″
$2,500

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Roberta Levitow (Santa Monica, CA)
Les Brancardiers (The Stretcher Bearers)
Egg Tempera and Gilding on Gessoboard
16″ x 12″
$2,500

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Roberta Levitow (Santa Monica, CA)
Les Lumières or Age Of Wonders
Egg Tempera and Gilding on Gessoboard
16″ x 12″
$2,500

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Ryan Lewis (Kalamazoo, MI)
They The People
Single-Channel Digital Video
$3,000
WATCH HERE

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Fernando Lopez (Stockton, CA)
Icarus Before The Fall
Acrylic on Canvas
20″ x 16″
$750

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Angel Luna (Gilbert, AZ)
Duality Figure Vase
Ceramic
13″ x 7″ x 7″
$500
Artists Bio + Statement

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Joseph Lupo (Morgantown, WV)
Anagram Comics: Des…Traces…! Mais de quel animal?
CMYK Screen Print
8″ x 8″
$500

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Don Manderson (Pensacola, FL)
Celebrants
Digital Photography Augmented with Fabric
46″ x 30″
$1,200
Artists Bio + Statement

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Don Manderson (Pensacola, FL)
Roundup
Digital Photography Augmented with Fabric
40″ x 30″
$900
Artists Bio + Statement

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Don Manderson (Pensacola, FL)
Rinse and Repeat
Digital Photography Augmented with Fabric
40″ x 30″
$900
Artists Bio + Statement

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Eileen Starr Moderbacher (Berkeley, CA)
Military Industrial Complex
Oil on Canvas
36″ x 46″
$4,000
Bio + Artists Statement

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Eileen Starr Moderbacher (Berkeley, CA)
Situation Atrophy
Oil on Canvas
16″ x 20″
$1,250
Bio + Artists Statement

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Eileen Starr Moderbacher (Berkeley, CA)
Myth Of Heroism
Oil on Canvas
30″ x 40
$2,700
Bio+ Artists Statement

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Eileen Starr Moderbacher (Berkeley, CA)
The Memory Of It
Oil on Canvas
6″ x 8″
$800
Bio + Artists Statement

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Lawrence Montgomery (San Francisco, CA)
In The Shadow Of The Saber-tooth (Self-Portrait)
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 36″
$3,200
Artists Bio + Statement

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Pamela Mooney (San Francisco, CA)
Be Mine Again
Oil on Canvas
48″ x 36″
$2,500
Artists Bio + Statement

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Kate Moriarty (Benicia, CA)
Story of The Dying Trees, California
Acrylic on Canvas
48″ x 36″
$2,500
Artists Statement

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Helene Ofwerstrom (Sweden)
Home Sweet Home – 1 of 3 / A Document Dedicated to M
Photograph
40″ x 30″
$900 (Set of 3)

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Helene Ofwerstrom (Sweden)
Home Sweet Home – 2 of 3 / A Document Dedicated to M
Photograph
40″ x 30″
$900 (Set of 3)

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Helene Ofwerstrom (Sweden)
Home Sweet Home – 3 of 3 / A Document Dedicated to M
Photograph
40″ x 30″
$900 (Set of 3)

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Jelisa Peterson (Austin, TX)
Strength in Profile
Photography
22″ x 22″
$575

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Jelisa Peterson (Austin, TX)
“Fraternal Twin Sisters”
Photography
15″x 19″
$550

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Jelisa Peterson (Austin, TX)
Tutu
Archival Pigment Print
15″ x 18″
$650

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Jelisa Peterson (Austin, TX)
Super Shades
Photography
16″ x 20″
$550

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Deborah Samia (Oakland, CA)
Freedom From Fear (A Tribute to Norman Rockwell)
Plaster and Fiberglass
14″ x 11″
$400
Artists Bio + Statement

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Deborah Samia (Oakland, CA)
Freedom From Want (A Tribute to Norman Rockwell)
Plaster and Fiberglass
14″ x 11″
$400
Artists Bio + Statement

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Deborah Samia (Oakland, CA)
Freedom Of Speech (A Tribute to Norman Rockwell)
Plaster and Fiberglass
14″ x 11″
$400
Artists Bio + Statement

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Deborah Samia (Oakland, CA)
Freedom Of Religion (A Tribute to Norman Rockwell)
Plaster and Fiberglass
14″ x 11″
$400
Artists Bio + Statement

Santana_revised

Freddy Santana (Elk Grove, CA)
Modern Mestizo
White Stoneware with Stain and Crawl Glaze
12″ x 8″ x 6″
$500
Artists Bio + Statement

Sitabkhan_revised

Sameena Sitabkhan (Oakland, CA)
(In)migrations
Collage and Mixed Media
33.5″ x 12.5″
$700

Souza_revised

Michael Souza (Turlock, CA)
Labor Camp Life
Pencil & Paper
18″ x 24″
$450

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Patty Taylor (Walnut Creek, CA)
Saklan Tribe Acorn Gatherer
Ceramic Sculpture (Pit Fired)
12″ x 6″ x 5″
$425

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Denise Weaver Ross (Albuquerque, NM)
Archeology Of The Unicorn
Mixed Media on Paper
40″ x 26″
$1,500

Webb_revised

Patrick Webb (Brooklyn, NY)
Covid South Williamsburg
Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board
9″ x 16″
$2,000

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Jared Wickware (Honolulu, HI)
Walk In The Right Way
Copper Engraving
6″ x 7.5″
$750
Artists Bio + Statement

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Gaby Wolodarski (Berkeley, CA)
Label Study
Etching
6″ x 7.5″
$200

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Misty Youmans (Vallejo, CA)
Cooking For Those She Loved
Mixed Media Accordion Artists Book
$350

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