That Which Surrounds You, M-Z

Exhibition Dates: June 19 – August 1, 2021

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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, Happy Life Pottery, and Valero for their partial sponsorship of this exhibition.

Participating Artists

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

Mandem_The Little Prince (Medical Trials of the Saints)

MANDEM
Cleveland, OH
The Little Prince (Medical Trials of the Saints ) (2018)
Photography
18″ x 12″
$300

Douglas Marshall
Benicia, CA
Scrub Jay 2 (2021)
Photography
16″ x 20″
$400
(other sizes available, price varies)

Joseph Martino
Benicia, CA
Guidelines (2020)
Acrylic
16″ x 15″
$250

Kathleen McNutt-Hart
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto Avenue (2020)
Graphite
11″ x 11″
$200

Kathleen McNutt-Hart
Palo Alto, CA
Wilder Ranch II (2019)
Graphite and Watercolor
18″ x 18″
$400

Yolanda Mihic
Walnut Creek, CA
Balance and Boundaries (2021)
Acrylic on Panel
18″x 18″
$450
Artist Statement/CV

Roberta Welb Milstead
Danville, CA
The Dressmaker (2021)
Acrylic on Wood Panel
20″ x 20″
$595
Artist Statement

Roberta Welb Milstead
Danville, CA
The Ledger (2020)
Acrylic, Collage Elements, Permanent Markers
18″ x 18″
$495

Roberta Welb Milstead
Danville, CA
Write Me (2020)
Collage, Acrylic
18″ x 18″
$495

Peter Moen
San Jose, CA
Mire (2020)
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 36″
$700
Artist Statement/CV

Meredith Moles
Albany, CA
Down El Cerrito (2020)
Gouache and Casein
27.5″ x 7.5″
$1700
Artist Statement/CV

John Murphy
Corte Madera, CA
New Way (2020)
Digital Photograph on Archival Paper
15.625″ x 27″ (framed)
$395
Artist Statement

Ebba Navas
Benicia, CA
Huddle (2021)
Black and White Sketched Photography
14″ x 11″
$150
Artist Bio

Anne Pentland
Calistoga, CA
Barn Owls (Burned Wood Series) (2020)
Oil on Canvas
14″ x 14″
$550

Deborah W. Perlman
Hollywood, FL
Somewhere Between (2020)
Mixed Media Collage
18″ x 24″ x3″
$850
Artist Statement/CV

Pitt_Evidence of Life from the Alternative World Series 2020

Pamela Pitt
San Francisco, CA
Evidence of Life from the Alternative World Series (2020)
Mixed Media Collage
12″ x 18″
$425

Marita Redondo
Benicia, CA
Banana Plant (2021)
Oil on Linen Panel
30″ x 24″
$2500
Artist Statement/Bio

Lisa Reinertson
Benicia, CA
Benicia Shoreline (2021)
Pigment, Pastel, Charcoal on Paper
22″ x 30″
$1800
Artist Statement/Bio

Lisa Reinertson
Benicia, CA
Benicia Shoreline II (2021)
Pigment, Pastel, Charcoal on Paper
17″ x 14″
$1800

Manda Remmen
Englewood, CO
Anonymous White Lie (2020)
House Paint, Text, Plywood
11″ x 12.5″
$100

Holly Romano
Dublin, OH
The Buddy System (2020)
Photography
20″ x 24″
$500
Artist Statement/CV

Holly Romano
Dublin, OH
Homeschool Hangover (2020)
Photography
20″ x 24″
$500

Brian Row
San Marcos, TX
House of Solitude (2017)
Mixed Media
22″ x 12″ x 12″
$2000
Artist Statement/CV

Brody Scotland
San Leandro, CA
The Hermit: 2020 (2020)
Linocut Print
12″ x 9″
$50

Morgan Thomas Shankweiler
Swarthmore, PA
Blue Gradient, Square Knots (Meditation) (2021)
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper
22.5″ x 30″
$700
Artist Statement/CV

Soody Sharifi
Houston, TX
Love in the Time of Corona (2020)
Photography
45″ x 35″
$1200

Soody Sharifi
Houston, TX
VIRUS (2020)
Photography
30″ x 30″
$500

Rich Sheaffer
San Marcos, CA
If I Can’t Have It, Nobody Can (2021)
Acrylic on Wooden USA, Blowtorched
21″ x 36″
$4000
Artist Statement/Bio

Ian Shelley
Macomb, IL
Survey (2020)
Earthenware, Glaze, BFK, Glue
10″ x 10″
$500

Wanda Sigafus
Eugene, OR
Lost Bloom (2019)
Ink on Paper
20″ x 16″
$900
Artist Statement/Resume

Chandana Srinath
Dublin, CA
Draped (2021)
Acrylic on Art Paper
19″ x 24″
$1200
Artist Statement/Bio

Rob Stangroom
Osceola, WI
Kintsugi (2021)
Acrylic and Gold Leaf
24″ x 24″
$800
Artist Statement/CV

Christa Stephens
Santa Fe, NM
Desert (2020)
Mixed Media on Panel
24″ x 18″
$800
Artist Statement/CV

Charles Stewart
Oakland, CA
This Then That (2020)
Cone 5 Sculptural Ceramic Clay
21.5″ x 45″ x 21″
$3500
Artist Statement/CV

Kristy Swanson
Woodinville, WA
Uplake (2020)
Encaustic Monoprint Collage
30″ x 24″ x 1.5″
$1200
Artist Statement/CV

Taylor_Disappearing Suit Manzanita Drive #1

Paul Taylor
Emeryville, CA
Disappearing Suit: Manzanita Drive #1 (2020)
Archival Inkjet Print
30″ x 40″
$2000
Artist Statement/CV

Adriana Toso-Schulze
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Into the Blue (2020)
Watercolor
15″ x 22″
$500
Artist Statement/CV

Adriana Toso-Schulze
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
My Hood (2020)
Watercolor
15″ x 22″
$500

Blair Treuer
Bemidji, MN
Daughter (2020)
Video
Duration 2:25
$100 – All proceeds from sales of
digital downloads will be donated to organizations working to prevent
human trafficking of indigenous women
Artist Statement/CV

Jeremy Underwood
Kansas City, MO
Wood Debris Spiral (2015)
Photograph (of Sculpture)
18″ x 24″
$800
Artist Statement

Lillian Warren
Houston, TX
February 20 (2021)
Oil and Acrylic on Mylar
40″ x 30″
$3500
Artist Statement/CV

Morrie Warshawski
Napa, CA
COVID Series: I Miss My Daughters (2021)
Mixed Media
22″ x 30″
$500 — SOLD
Artist Statement/CV

Kelly Webster
Martinez, CA
Repetitive Patterns (2021)
Oil on Canvas
60″ x 60″
$1000
Artist Statement

Ken Weichel
Benicia, CA
Reaching Out (2020)
Digital Collage
10″ x 17″
$150

Gary Westford
Salem, OR
Miraculous Occurrences: Saint Benedict Levitating (Steven Rodgers) (2020)
Oil on Canvas
72″ x 48″ x 2″
$12,000
Artist Statement/CV

Cassidy Westjohn
Edwardsville, IL
The Great American Lose-Lose (2020)
Oil Painting
40″ x 30″
$800

Cassidy Westjohn
Edwardsville, IL
My Guilty Pleasure (2020)
Oil Paint on Canvas
14″ x 14″
$500

Scott Whitworth (notScallen.Shitworth)
Bloomington, IN
ERASED – ?? – (//2/28\2021* Version) :] (2021)
Video 1080p
Duration 3:58
$985
Artist Statement

Matt Wolcott
Ferndale, MI
Tail Light Fortune Teller (2020)
Oil and Enamel on Canvas
36″ x 36″
$2000

Madeleine Wories
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Quarantined, Yet Connected (2021)
Mixed Media on Canvas (Acrylic, Jute, Gold Leaf, Glass)
24″ x 24″
$1250
Artist Statement/CV

That Which Surrounds You

Exhibition Dates: June 19 – August 1, 2021

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, Happy Life Pottery, and Valero for their partial sponsorship of this exhibition.

MANDEM Cleveland, OH The Little Prince (Medical Trials of the Saints ) (2018) Photography 18″ x 12″ $300

Douglas Marshall Benicia, CA Scrub Jay 2 (2021) Photography 16″ x 20″ $400 (other sizes available, price varies)

Joseph Martino Benicia, CA Guidelines (2020) Acrylic 16″ x 15″ $250

Kathleen McNutt-Hart Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto Avenue (2020) Graphite 11″ x 11″ $200

Kathleen McNutt-Hart Palo Alto, CA Wilder Ranch II (2019) Graphite and Watercolor 18″ x 18″ $400

Yolanda Mihic Walnut Creek, CA Balance and Boundaries (2021) Acrylic on Panel 18″x 18″ $450 Artist Statement/CV

Roberta Welb Milstead Danville, CA The Dressmaker (2021) Acrylic on Wood Panel 20″ x 20″ $595 Artist Statement

Roberta Welb Milstead Danville, CA The Ledger (2020) Acrylic, Collage Elements, Permanent Markers 18″ x 18″ $495

Roberta Welb Milstead Danville, CA Write Me (2020) Collage, Acrylic 18″ x 18″ $495

Peter Moen San Jose, CA Mire (2020) Oil on Canvas 24″ x 36″ $700 Artist Statement/CV

Meredith Moles Albany, CA Down El Cerrito (2020) Gouache and Casein 27.5″ x 7.5″ $1700 Artist Statement/CV

John Murphy Corte Madera, CA New Way (2020) Digital Photograph on Archival Paper 15.625″ x 27″ (framed) $395 Artist Statement

Ebba Navas Benicia, CA Huddle (2021) Black and White Sketched Photography 14″ x 11″ $150 Artist Bio

Anne Pentland Calistoga, CA Barn Owls (Burned Wood Series) (2020) Oil on Canvas 14″ x 14″ $550

Deborah W. Perlman Hollywood, FL Somewhere Between (2020) Mixed Media Collage 18″ x 24″ x3″ $850 Artist Statement/CV

Pamela Pitt San Francisco, CA Evidence of Life from the Alternative World Series (2020) Mixed Media Collage 12″ x 18″ $425

Marita Redondo Benicia, CA Banana Plant (2021) Oil on Linen Panel 30″ x 24″ $2500 Artist Statement/Bio

Lisa Reinertson Benicia, CA Benicia Shoreline (2021) Pigment, Pastel, Charcoal on Paper 22″ x 30″ $1800 Artist Statement/Bio

Lisa Reinertson Benicia, CA Benicia Shoreline II (2021) Pigment, Pastel, Charcoal on Paper 17″ x 14″ $1800

Manda Remmen Englewood, CO Anonymous White Lie (2020) House Paint, Text, Plywood 11″ x 12.5″ $100

Holly Romano Dublin, OH The Buddy System (2020) Photography 20″ x 24″ $500 Artist Statement/CV

Holly Romano Dublin, OH Homeschool Hangover (2020) Photography 20″ x 24″ $500

Brian Row San Marcos, TX House of Solitude (2017) Mixed Media 22″ x 12″ x 12″ $2000 Artist Statement/CV

Brody Scotland San Leandro, CA The Hermit: 2020 (2020) Linocut Print 12″ x 9″ $50

Morgan Thomas Shankweiler Swarthmore, PA Blue Gradient, Square Knots (Meditation) (2021) Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper 22.5″ x 30″ $700 Artist Statement/CV

Soody Sharifi Houston, TX Love in the Time of Corona (2020) Photography 45″ x 35″ $1200

Soody Sharifi Houston, TX VIRUS (2020) Photography 30″ x 30″ $500

Rich Sheaffer San Marcos, CA If I Can’t Have It, Nobody Can (2021) Acrylic on Wooden USA, Blowtorched 21″ x 36″ $4000 Artist Statement/Bio

Ian Shelley Macomb, IL Survey (2020) Earthenware, Glaze, BFK, Glue 10″ x 10″ $500

Wanda Sigafus Eugene, OR Lost Bloom (2019) Ink on Paper 20″ x 16″ $900 Artist Statement/Resume

Chandana Srinath Dublin, CA Draped (2021) Acrylic on Art Paper 19″ x 24″ $1200 Artist Statement/Bio

Rob Stangroom Osceola, WI Kintsugi (2021) Acrylic and Gold Leaf 24″ x 24″ $800 Artist Statement/CV

Christa Stephens Santa Fe, NM Desert (2020) Mixed Media on Panel 24″ x 18″ $800 Artist Statement/CV

Charles Stewart Oakland, CA This Then That (2020) Cone 5 Sculptural Ceramic Clay 21.5″ x 45″ x 21″ $3500 Artist Statement/CV

Kristy Swanson Woodinville, WA Uplake (2020) Encaustic Monoprint Collage 30″ x 24″ x 1.5″ $1200 Artist Statement/CV

Paul Taylor Emeryville, CA Disappearing Suit: Manzanita Drive #1 (2020) Archival Inkjet Print 30″ x 40″ $2000 Artist Statement/CV

Adriana Toso-Schulze Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany Into the Blue (2020) Watercolor 15″ x 22″ $500 Artist Statement/CV

Adriana Toso-Schulze Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany My Hood (2020) Watercolor 15″ x 22″ $500

Blair Treuer Bemidji, MN Daughter (2020) Video Duration 2:25 $100 – All proceeds from sales of digital downloads will be donated to organizations working to prevent human trafficking of indigenous women Artist Statement/CV

Jeremy Underwood Kansas City, MO Wood Debris Spiral (2015) Photograph (of Sculpture) 18″ x 24″ $800 Artist Statement

Lillian Warren Houston, TX February 20 (2021) Oil and Acrylic on Mylar 40″ x 30″ $3500 Artist Statement/CV

Morrie Warshawski Napa, CA COVID Series: I Miss My Daughters (2021) Mixed Media 22″ x 30″ $500 — SOLD Artist Statement/CV

Kelly Webster Martinez, CA Repetitive Patterns (2021) Oil on Canvas 60″ x 60″ $1000 Artist Statement

Ken Weichel Benicia, CA Reaching Out (2020) Digital Collage 10″ x 17″ $150

Gary Westford Salem, OR Miraculous Occurrences: Saint Benedict Levitating (Steven Rodgers) (2020) Oil on Canvas 72″ x 48″ x 2″ $12,000 Artist Statement/CV

Cassidy Westjohn Edwardsville, IL The Great American Lose-Lose (2020) Oil Painting 40″ x 30″ $800

Cassidy Westjohn Edwardsville, IL My Guilty Pleasure (2020) Oil Paint on Canvas 14″ x 14″ $500

Scott Whitworth (notScallen.Shitworth) Bloomington, IN ERASED – ?? – (*//2/28\2021* Version*) :] (2021) Video 1080p Duration 3:58 $985 Artist Statement

Matt Wolcott Ferndale, MI Tail Light Fortune Teller (2020) Oil and Enamel on Canvas 36″ x 36″ $2000

Madeleine Wories Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Quarantined, Yet Connected (2021) Mixed Media on Canvas (Acrylic, Jute, Gold Leaf, Glass) 24″ x 24″ $1250 Artist Statement/CV

Emil Yanos Napa, CA Cling (2019) Ceramic Stoneware 4″ x 13″ x 13″ $450 Artist Statement/CV

Emil Yanos Napa, CA Corona (2020) Ceramic Stoneware 4″ x 15″ x 15″ $450

Emil Yanos Napa, CA Outbreak (2020) Ceramic Stoneware 3.75″ x 15″ x 15″ $450

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That Which Surrounds You A virtual exhibition