Last Night's First Thursday
Gala Bent, 2008, Party Pooper, graphite and gouache on Arches paper 22" x 30", photo by the artist. All photographs by Adriana Grant unless otherwise noted.
First stop, Gala Bent's often surreal, color-patterned animals, in graphite and gouache on paper.
At Gallery4Culture through May 1.
You say didn't make it out last night, due to the rain? Keep reading.
Jaq Chartier, Summer Blues, 2009, 11" x 11", image via platformgallery.com
Jaq Chartier's sensual, game-inspired, ink blot panels.
At Platform Gallery through May 9.
Chauney Peck, Rock Toss 7, watercolor on kraft paper, 2009, 9" x 12", image courtesy of the artist.
As Part of Forces and Formations, a group show at SOIL, here's one of Chauney Peck's watercolors, made during a recent residency in Wyoming.
At SOIL gallery through April 30.
Jackie Brookner, Elder's Cove, Dreher Park: aerial of park in context of city, highway, 2009, photo on foam core, 29" x 23.5", image via howardhouse.net
Tikkunim, Jewish Roots, Ecological Art, is a ten artist, group show curated by Tamar Benzikry-Stern. "Tikkunim," according to the press release, "refers to tikkun olam, the ancient Hebrew expression that has become a catch-all for healing, mending, repairing the world and improving society through social activism." The works span a range of media, including photography, sculpture, and collage.
At Howard House through May 2.
Manya Fox, Please Please, Sequoia National Park, California, 2006
C-print, 16" x 20", image via howardhouse.net
One take on environmental conservation.
At Howard House through May 2.
Sharon Siskin, Children of Abraham: Family, 2007
Arabic and Hebrew children's educational texts, paper, book, cotton thread, cotton batting, wire, plastic dice, White Out, 16" x 14" x 3"
This gorgeous book stitches together an Arabic school child's text (recovered from a San Francisco dump) with the author's own childhood Hebrew book.
At Howard House through May 2.
Howard Barlow, Arms Race, vintage military rifle stocks, deer antlers, knit wool, steel, 2009 
Howard Barlow's Cautionary Tales exhibit features striking vintage military rifle stocks, knitted over with wool cozies.
At Punch Gallery through May 2.
There's a lot more to see, this month. Make sure to check out Victoria Haven's minimalist sculptures at Greg Kucera Gallery and Todd Simeone's video and works on paper at James Harris Gallery.
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