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That Which Surrounds You

Exhibition Dates: June 19 – August 1, 2021

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.

Asya Abdrahman, Juror (learn more about our juror)
Juror Statement

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

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

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

Thank you to Sandoval’s, Valero, and Happy Life Pottery for their partial sponsorship of this exhibition.
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Participating Artists

Karen Abada  |  Denis Abashin  |  John Affolter  |  Anna Marie Aguiar  |  Sean Free Alcala  |  Charles Anselmo  |  David Baddley  |  Annemarie Baldauf  |  Janet Ballweg  |  Gerald Barnes   |   Annette Laurel Batchelor |  Dawn Behrens  |  Angelique Benicio  |  Natalia Boltukhova  |  Renee Bott  |  Marc Bridger  |  Jane Corich   |  L Daniels  |  Lynn Dau  |  Jean Donegan  |  Kristina Duewell  |  Judy Duggan-McCormack  |  Dean Evans  |  Bodil Fox  |  Dallas Frederick  |  Michael Graham  |  Stacey Gregory  |  Stephanie Guillen  |  Ellen Gust  |  Yve Holtzclaw  |  Newel Hunter  |  Betsy Kellas  |  Earl Grenville Killeen  |  Daniel Klapprott  |  Andrea Kliffmiller  |   Steven Kratka  |  Clarissa Lee  |  Eric Lendl  |  Ryan Lewis  |  Teresa Lewis  |  Monica List  |  Joshua Littlefield  |  Sandra Liu  |  Mandem  |  Douglas Marshall  |  Joseph Martino  |  Kathleen McNutt-Hart  |  Yolanda Mihic  |  Roberta Welb Milstead  |  Peter Moen  |  Meredith Moles  |  John Murphy  |  Ebba Navas  |  Anne Pentland  |  Deborah Perlman   |  Pamela Pitt  |  Marita Redondo  |  Lisa Reinertson  |  Manda Remmen  |  Holly Romano  |  Brian Row  |  Brody Scotland  |  Morgan Shankweiler  |  Soody Sharifi   |  Rich Sheaffer  |  Ian Shelly  |  Wanda Sigafus  |  Chandana Srinath  |  Rob Stangroom  |  Christa Stephens  |   Charles Stewart |  Kristy Swanson  |  Paul Taylor  |  Adriana Toso-Schulze  |  Blair Treuer  |  Jeremy Underwood  |  Lillian Warren  |  Morrie Warshawski  |  Kelly Webster  |  Ken Weichel  |  Gary Westford  |  Cassidy Westjohn  |  Scott Whitworth  |  Matt Wolcott  |   Madeleine Wories   |  Emil Yanos

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

Karen Abada
Montclair, NJ
Nel Mezzo del Cammin (In the Middle of the Path) (2020)
Acrylic and Torn Paper on Canvas
48″ x 36″
$1600
Artist Statement/CV
Denis Abashin
Prague, Czech Republic
Homegrowing (2020)
Photography
12″ x 17″
$375
Denis Abashin
Prague, Czech Republic
Quarantine Shelter (2020)
Photography
12″ x 17″
$300
John Affolter
Vashon, WA
Margin II (2021)
Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas Strips on Canvas
56″ x 38″
$10,000
 
Anna Marie Aguiar
Morgan Hill, CA
Enveloped 2 (2021)
Acrylic
31″ x 32″
$1000
Artist Statement/Bio
Sean Free Alcala
Salida, CA
Green Shorebreak (2021)
Kiln Cast Glass
8″x 4″ x 2″
$1600
Artist Statement/CV
Charles Anselmo
Redwood City, CA
La Habana #37 (2018)
Archival Pigment Print
21″ x 28″
$750
Charles Anselmo
Redwood City, CA
Hardin Elementary Room, 3 (2013)
Archival Pigment Print
21″ x 28″
$750
 
Charles Anselmo
Redwood City, CA
Teatro Campoamor #9 (2019)
Archival Pigment Print
21″ x 28″
$750
 
David Baddley
Salt Lake City, UT
Winnemucca Mountain 4 (2020)
Pigment Print
17″ x 22″
$280
Artist Statement/Bio
Annemarie Baldauf
San Ramon, CA
QRCodeCovidHouse (2021)
3D Printed Sculpture
4″ x 4″ x 3″
$499
Janet Ballweg
Bowling Green, OH
The Weight of the World (2006)
Four-Color Polymer Plate Intaglio
8″ x 8.25″
$650
Artist Statement/CV
Gerald Barnes
Fair Oaks, CA
It’s Not Over Yet (2021)
Mixed Media on Canvas
40″ x 30″
$1000
Artist Statement/CV
Annette Laurel Batchelor
Benicia, CA
Umbrella Girl (2020)
Oil on Panel
10″ x 8″
$125
Dawn Behrens
Stillwater, OK
The Fragile Juggler (2021)
Mixed Media 3D Sculpture: Polymer Clay, Modeling Paste, Acrylic
7″ x 8″ x 4.5″
$349
Artist Statement/CV
Angelique Benicio
San Rafael, CA
Things Unseen (2020)
Oil on Canvas
48″ x 38″ x 2.5″
$11,500
Artist Statement/Bio
Natalia Boltukhova
Somerville, MA
Claire (2021)
Ink on Paper
18″ x 12″
$5000
Artist Statement
Renee Bott
Berkeley, CA
Sea of Words (2021)
Acrylic on Book Paper Mounted to Paper
28″ x 27.5″
$5000
Marc Bridger
Weeki Wachee, FL
Double-Slit Doppelganger (2019)
Oil on Canvas
72″ x 92″
$250,000
Jane Corich
Walnut Creek, CA
The First Time I Went (2020)
Acrylic Mixed Media
18″ x 18″
$1050
Artist Statement
L Daniels
Lake Stevens, WA
Independently Together (2021)
Acrylic
48″ x 36″
$2000
Artist CV
Lynn Dau
San Jose, CA
Suck It Up (2019)
Found Object and Cast Concrete Assemblage
24″ x 36″ x 15″
$2500
Artist Statement/CV
Jean Donegan
Thibodaux, LA
Okra, Tomato, and Cucumber Goblet (2015)
Ceramic, Handbuilt Low-Fire Clay and Glazes
7″ x 3″ x 3″
$500
Artist Statement/Bio
Kristina Duewell
Stilwell, KS
Red Blue Gold (2019)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
36″ x 36″
$1620
Artist Statement/CV
Judy Duggan-McCormack
Hamilton, ON (Canada)
Requiem (2021)
Embroidered Pillow
12″ x 18″ x 3.5″
$500
Artist Statement/CV
Dean Evans
Martinez, CA
Dinner Roll (2020)
Oil
10″ x 8″
$300
Artist Statement/Bio
Dean Evans
Martinez, CA
Tangerine (2020)
Oil
10″ x 8″
$300
 
Bodil Fox
Benicia, CA
Discarded Face Mask 2 (2021)
Copper
3.5″ x 9.5″ x 1″
$100 – SOLD
Artist Statement
Bodil Fox
Benicia, CA
Discarded Face Mask 3 (2021)
Copper
3″ x 9.5″ x 1″
$100
 
Dallas Frederick
Bishop, CA
The Burial of the Dead (2020)
Plaster, Elm
28″ x 36″ x 14″
$6000
Michael Graham
Monroe, NJ
Apples on a Tablecloth (2021)
Oil on Wood Panel
10″ x 12″
$900
Artist Statement/CV
Stacey Gregory
Salinas, CA
Under Pressure (2018)
Wood, Bell Jar, Metal, Fossilized Sand Dollars, Acrylic
54″ x 24″ x 24″
$3000
Video of Artwork Rotating
Artist Statement/CV
 
Stephanie Guillen
Lake Hiawatha, NJ
Head in the Clouds (2019)
Digital Photography
24″ x 16″
$190
Artist Statement/CV
Ellen Gust
Palo Alto, CA
Beach WrapsOdy (2021)
Pastel
12″ x 9″
$600
Artist Bio
Yve Holtzclaw
Roswell, GA
Alfred (2020)
Acrylic, Pastel, Wood
48″ x 24″
$800
Artist Statement/CV
 
Newel Hunter
Port Ludlow, WA
Connected (2020)
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
36″ x 36″
$4200
Artist Statement
Newel Hunter
Port Ludlow, WA
Released (2020)
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
48″ x 36″
$4800
 
Betsy Kellas
Pt. Richmond, CA
Post Hoc Fallacy/Blue (2021)
Cardboard, Oil, Latex, Varnish on Panel
12″ x 12″
$300
Artist Statement/Bio
Earl Grenville Killeen
Clinton, CT
It’s Possible (2020)
Watercolor
19.5″ x 28.5″
$2200
Artist Statement/CV
Earl Grenville Killeen
Clinton, CT
Moon Dance (2019)
Watercolor
15″ x 14.5″
$1800
Daniel Klapprott
Lafayette, CA
Atlantis (2017)
Ceramic
18″ x 12″ x 9″
$495
Artist Statement/CV
 
Andrea Kliffmiller
Rushville, IL
Continuum (2020)
White Stoneware
4″ x 16″ x 4″
$250
Artist Statement/CV
Andrea Kliffmiller
Rushville, IL
Pause (2021)
Monoprint, Black Clay, Porcelain
30″ x 30″
$1200
Steven Kratka
Mill City, OR
Indefinite Fog (2019)
HD Metal Print
24″ x 24″
$850
Artist Statement
Clarissa Lee
Temecula, CA
Toccata in C Major (2021)
Graphite
20″ x 29.75″ x .125″
$800
Artist Statement/Bio
Eric Lendl
Tiburon, CA
R&R #2 (2020)
Paper Collage Under Resin on Panel
12″ x 12″
$675
Artist Statement/CV
Ryan Lewis
Kalamazoo, MI
Everted Sanctuaries V (2017)
Stop-motion Digital Video, 1080p
Duration 5:28
$3000 Edition 1/5
Artist Statement/CV
 
Ryan Lewis
Kalamazoo, MI
Everted Sanctuaries VI (2018)
Stop-motion Digital Video, 1080p
Duration: 6:10
$3000 Edition 1/5
 
Teresa Lewis
Katy, TX
Contemplation (2020)
Photograph
8″ x 10″
$100
Teresa Lewis
Katy, TX
Vulture in Light (2021)
Photograph
11″ x 14″
$100
 
Monica List
Thousand Oaks, CA
Beyond the Shadows (2021)
Acrylic Ink
10″ x 8″
$350
Artist Bio/CV
Joshua Littlefield
Baltimore, MD
Blue Frown / Velveteen Chair Likely Never Sat On / Billowing And Knotted Curtains (2020)

Archival Pigment Print of Digital Collage from Enhanced Polaroids and Stickers
46″ x 46″
$1750
Artist Statement/CV
Sandra Liu
Palo Alto, CA
White Glory (2021)
Oil on Canvas
29.5″ x 30″
$670
Artist Statement/CV
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That Which Surrounds You
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