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Victoria Dalkey: Grace Munakata's intriguing paintings at b. sakata garo

Grace Munakata's new paintings at b. sakata garo mix abstraction, pattern and imagery in fascinating ways that challenge our notions of what painting can be.

5 exhibits to see on Sacramento's 2nd Saturday

Colored shapes and bits of imagery come together in Grace Munakata's paintings and collages, which she describes as "a bit like crazy quilts." In "Bittern," a young girl stands in woods under an elusive bird. It's one...

Crocker exhibit focuses on life, times of Jess and Robert Duncan

'You don't have to be a poetry fan to enjoy this show," said Crocker curator William Breazeale in describing "An Opening of the Field: Jess, Robert Duncan and Their Circle." But if you are, you will love this show that foc...

Victoria Dalkey: Sacramento-area galleries present new works by two women

The life-size figure of a woman holding an oil-slicked shorebird in her arms greets you at the entrance to "Edge of Extinction," a powerful show of mostly ceramic sculptures by Lisa Reinertson at the Pence Gallery in Davis.

Light unifies the landscapes of Hearne Pardee

It's a long way from Manhattan's Lower East Side to suburban Davis. Hearne Pardee's journey to California covers 30 years of painting, exemplified by the 20 oils on view in his retrospective at Alex Bult Gallery in midtown.

Victoria Dalkey: Clay takes on many forms at Roseville's Blue Line

May is clay month in the Sacramento Valley. Long recognized as a hotbed of ceramic activity, the region has an extensive history of prominent ceramic sculptors, many of whom studied with the late Robert Arneson at the University of California, D...

Victoria Dalkey: Late artist's work forms basis for collaborative exhibit

"The Last Collaborations of Laureen Landau" at Archival Gallery is something of a contradiction in terms. Because Landau died in 2009, she couldn't participate in a process defined as two or more people working together.

Victoria Dalkey: Roland Petersen retrospective at Elliott Fouts Gallery

Geometric abstraction and narrative figuration vie in Roland Petersen's masterful paintings at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. A mini-retrospective, the show moves from nonobjective abstractions from the 1950s to fresh-off-the-easel works from hi...

Second Saturday: Galleries offer a collage of new and time-tested art

Elliott Fouts Gallery - "Forever Picnics" is a show of 20 works by nationally known figurative painter Roland Petersen.

Galleries offer new and time-tested art