Current Gallery Exhibits
Open daily 11-4, Kasten x Albion Streets in Mendocino
Extended hours 4-7 on Second Saturdays each month
Open daily 11-4, Kasten x Albion Streets in Mendocino
Extended hours 4-7 on Second Saturdays each month
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"femmes et bêtes" by Featured Artist Robert Spies Robert Spies, sculptor and printmaker, is The Featured Artist for August at the Artists’ Co-op of Mendocino. His show “femmes et bêtes” includes new 2D and 3D works. Spies is a primarily self-taught artist and a member of the Co-op for 2 years. He has exhibited in northern California and Oregon since moving to the Mendocino Coast in 2002. Bob’s interest in art was piqued by making illustrations in his zoological studies, but blossomed into making abstract figurative wood sculpture in the 1970s, and then branching into clay, plaster, aluminum, and bronze. He also has been making prints for the last 15 years, mainly monotypes and etchings. His latest work, now in the gallery, includes constructed wood sculptures, collage, acrylic paintings, and prints. Bob’s original and continuing sources of inspiration are tribal art, cubists and other modernists. “I am engaged by our place in the natural world, other humans and the joys and sorrows of our lives. There is a dark undercurrent of ecological and political angst that increasingly surfaces in my work. The Mendocino Coast mostly feels like a refuge that is being transformed by external forces. The visual arts give voice to that change in an immediate way.” In addition to involvement in various local artist groups Bob co-hosts a monthly radio program, “The Ecology Hour” on KZYX, Mendocino County Public Radio, drawing on his career in marine biology. His artworks will be featured from August 3rd until September 5th in this gallery, which is open daily from 11am to 4pm; phone (707) 937-2217. If you want to extend your visit, you can find our art online at www.artcoopmendocino.com Additional art by Bob can be seen on his Co-op website Artist’s page as well as his independent website: Bobspies.com. |
Poster featuring built sculpture entitled "No"
Ukraine
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Ongoing Displays the Gallery: In addition to the Featured Artist Show, each Co-op member and guest artist exhibits in an ongoing assigned exhibition space. The artist name plaques identify these spaces and QRCode allow you to quickly access the artists' individual pages and contact information on the Co-op's website. The gallery displays are updated by the members on a regular but unscheduled basis, so, when you return, you will see new works and changed displays.
Ongoing Online Exhibitions
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Jessica Jade Norris: "Homecoming" Guest artist and former Co-op member exhibits pen and ink drawings and watercolor paintings in both the gallery and online through May and June. 2022. |
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ACM Exhibition at the Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Mendocino Branch on Lansing St. February - April. Shanti Balsé, Curator. |
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Ekphrasis X 2021 ONLINE EXHIBITION a tenth year collaboration (October, 2021)
between the Artists Co-op of Mendocino and the Writers of the Mendocino Coast that involved 21 artist/writer pairs. The results can be enjoyed by visiting this Online Exhibition, which is posted indefinitely. |
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Marine Mendocino is the members' online exhibit for March, 2021, recognizing "Whale Month" throughout Mendocino County. This exhibit includes the art displayed in the gallery March 3 - April 5, 2021, plus a few additional marine works from members' individual website pages. Click on the images to see more from each artist and to contact the artists directly.
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The "Transitions" Virtual Exhibition is about art making by members in Winter 20-21. In two parts: Gallery 1 features the Online Exhibition of members' art with the theme of HEARTS. (In the gallery Feb 3 - March 2 ). Gallery 2 features additional new Winter Works by individual members to celebrate the new year!
Click on your favorites to find out more about the artists and to contact them directly. |
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The Ekphasis IX 2020 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION celebrates a collaboration (October, 2020)
between the Artists Co-op of Mendocino and the Writers of the Mendocino Coast that involved 40 members combined from the two organizations. The results can be enjoyed by visiting this Online Exhibition, which is posted indefinitely.. |
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Tuesdays with Sev and Shanti: Collages with hand crafted papers: An Exhibition of Collages by Shanti Benoit and Sev Ickes (Summer, 2020)
Extensive collaboration between two artists using hand-painted paper techniques and a large collection of collaged examples of their works. If you have not visited this one, it's time! Two Artists ...Two Friends...Too Wonderful to Miss From Sandy Oppenheimer: "LOVE these. So joyous and full of life and love. Brava" |
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