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See Vessel Special Events >	The West Coast Brooklyn Yahoo News, January 2012 Oakland's growing community of artists, fabulous restaurants and rich history have helped the city evolve into one of the West Coast's most vibrant cities to live in.... Videos of Artist Talk Series at Vessel Gallery, on our YouTube channel. Check VesselGalleryOakland channel for video clips from this series of Artist Talks. Hosted most 2nd Saturdays of the month. Thus far: Walter James Mansfield on process, Cyrus Tilton on "The Cycle," Gordon Glasgow on sculpting wood. Handymen at Vessel Gallery East Bay Express, November 2011 Review "Sculptors Gordon Galsgow and John Ruszel fuse materials and ideas..." Read more > The Curious Creations of Cyrus Tilton Art: 21 Blog, October 2011 Review "The Cycle, is no less suggestive in its satirizing of humankind’s conformist and consumerist instincts: we’re like locusts...." Read more > The Cycle East Bay Express, October 2011 Review "Cyrus Tilton considers, provocatively, the plague of humanity..." Read more > Video of "Individuals" Kinetic Installation by Cyrus Tilton Vessel Gallery Exhibit, "The Cycle" October 2011 Oakland, "Portraits" at Vessel Gallery Art Ltd. Magazine, September 2011 Review "...the airy multi-story space—once a stable for Oakland fire department horses—was packed with an engaging array of paintings and sculpture, as well as photo and video. The result was an unusual grouping of well-crafted works that spanned from whimsical to melancholy, sometimes, curiously, within the same piece." Read more > Relay Points: One East Bay Express, August 2011 "...his abstract drawings are meant to invoke and evoke eternal verities..." Read more > HOT SPOT: Oakland Art Murmur San Francisco Chronicle, August 2011 "Art lovers of all stripes troll the Uptown district for Oakland Art Murmur the first Friday of each month..." Read more > First Friday, Oakland, August 5, 2011 ArtCam, Blog by Dewitt Cheng, August 2011 "The warm night brought out large crowds; someone told me that the streets were still buzzing at 1am..." Read more > Best of the Bay Area Winner 2011 San Francisco Magazine, July 2011 Issue Vessel Gallery made San Francisco Magazine's top pick for Best of the Bay Area 2011! Read more about the "scene worth making" at sanfranmag.com > View hardcopy article > Portraits at Vessel Gallery Oakland Art Beat, July 2011 "Exploring pertinent, but disparate issues of the genre, artist Walter James Mansfield’s paintings simply entitled “Heads” are a highlight of the group exhibit because the subject matter engages so dynamically into the conversation by stripping portraiture bare." Read more > Face Time at Vessel Gallery East Bay Express, July 2011 "...the capturing of likeness and personality remains an open question for artists even in the digital age, with its controversies over identity and representation. Six local artists take on the challenge." Read more > Murmur Whispers a Lovely Story Oakland Tribune, July 2011 "The downtown monthly event has been going on for the past five years and keeps growing and expanding." Read more > Get Your Art Murmur On Diablo Blog, June 2011 "...for those who like their art served a little lower key, the event has just tacked on Saturday Strolls for perusing art in a quieter afternoon atmosphere. Ten galleries are located within a three-block stretch, so it’s hard not to enjoy a warm summer night or afternoon filled with local art and culture." Read more > Artist Roundtable at Vessel Gallery Spring is often a time of great productivity and creativity...learn from artists about their inspiration; hear what they have to say in a discussion on renewal and the recharging process of an artist. Vessel Gallery artists Bryson Bost, EMA, Luke Heimbigner, Walter James Mansfield, Mari Marks, and Cyrus Tilton come together to share their individual stories on what a typical work day in the studio may look like, if there is one. Learn when and where inspiration comes forth for these artists. Do artists ever get stuck in a rut? Spring is a time to begin anew. We'll hear this group of artists discuss how they invite inspiration into their work. Learn what gets them started - what gets them past a difficult passage in their work? How might each renew the effort in their creative work? Murmurama at Vessel Gallery Saturday, May 21, 7 - 10 PM Vessel Gallery will participate in this year's first annual Murmurama, a multi-venue celebration including art exhibitions, artist talks, live music, food, wine tastings, art and dance performances, video screenings and more. Murmurama will take place on the Saturday evening of the San Francisco art fair weekend. Art fair attendees from afar are invited to take part in the thriving and nationally recognized Oakland art scene generated by the artists and galleries behind Oakland Art Murmur. Bay Area locals are encouraged to enjoy some of the region’s most refreshing art and numerous gallery activities on a night other than ever-popular First Fridays. See schedule of events and art exhibitions during Murmurama > William Harsh: "Morphologies" at Vessel Gallery Art Ltd, January 2011 "Morphologies," with its echoes of the surrealist Roberto Matta, suggests a similar preoccupation with the mental states and metamorphosis. These works, however, have even deeper roots in modernist painting. Harsh, a former student of Philip Guston, has also studied Picasso, de Chirico, and Beckmann, and he synthesizes Cubism, Expressionism, Metaphysical Art and Surrealism in his depictions of collapsed ruins continually seeking to regroup and recover--not a bad metaphor for artmaking as psychic integration..." Read more> Rhythmic Sequences at Vessel Gallery East Bay Express, December 2010 "Time is illusively embedded as well in the artworks of Sanjay Vora and Ani Kasten, combinations of abstract form and archaic-looking surfaces seemingly bleached by time and weather." Read more > Aftermath at Vessel Gallery East Bay Express, November 2010 "William Harsh makes a forceful case for aesthetic seriousness in Morphologies, a show of some three dozen paintings, prints, and drawings that suggests disciplined self-expression as a way out of the art world's current hothouse/funhouse mentality." Read more > First Friday Oakland Art Openings ArtBusiness.com, November 2010 "The old surrealist theme of metamorphosis informs this Vessel Gallery show by painter William Harsh, sculptor Maru Hoeber, and jeweler Eve Singer." Read more > Artist Talk with William Harsh led by Dickran Tashjian Saturday, November 20, 4 - 5:00 PM Dickran Tashjian is professor emeritus of art history at the University of California, Irvine. A scholar of the Machine Age, Dada, Surrealism and the American Avant-Garde, an authority on Joseph Cornell, Rene Magritte and Max Ernst, Tashjian will interview and direct an illuminating lively discussion with artist William Harsh. FREE - We invite our collectors, art critics, art enthusiasts, fellow artists and ALL friends of Vessel to join, ask questions, and get to know this fascinating artist Bill Harsh. Don't Miss: 'Augmented Realms' San Francisco Chronicle, October 2010 "It starts with the attempt to portray a scene of nature, but things soon take their own course." Read more > Augmented Realms East Bay Express, October 2010 "These elegant, meditative works, with their sepia/umber palettes, suggest lost worlds accessible only through the artifacts that they once inspired." Read more > Just Come Out! 2.0 Art Ltd. Magazine via You Tube, Summer/Fall 2010 Hear Owner / Curator, Lonnie Lee, speak about Oakland's vibrant Art Murmur scene > Fall Preview, Northern California Art Ltd. Magazine, September/October Issue 2010 View featured Vessel Gallery artist and exhibit information > The Five-Point Weekend Escape Plan (in Oakland) New York Magazine, September 2010 Art crawl and explore Oakland area galleries > Walter James Mansfield's Material World East Bay Express, September 2010 "Mansfield fuses 1950s Abstract Expressionist painterly gesture and 1970s postminimalism to create complex contemporary landscapes and portraits." Read more > Oakland Turns Over a New Leaf Wall Street Journal, September 2010 "Oakland is going through a revival. A civic push in recent years to revitalize the city has resulted in the opening of new tourist attractions" Read more > Artists' Models at Vessel Gallery East Bay Express, August 2010 "In Penta, five artists examine structures composed of repeated/reflected geometric elements as found in nature and the human mind... " Read more > Take Bart to Oakland Art Murmur Friday, Aug. 6 SFBART's blog, August 2010 " 'It’s exciting to talk about art and culture and what’s happening in Oakland... I see people who are very interested in art, art collectors, art professionals... I see families bringing kids, too. You don’t have a certain age range. It’s diverse. Very much like Oakland.' " Read more > Galleries We Love: Vessel Gallery Handful of Salt, June 2010 "....there is a handful of smart galleries that have created environments that inspire, and make you feel better about the art they feature. Vessel Gallery, in Oakland, is one of those all-too rare places..." Read more > Vessel Turns Up Volume on Oakland Art Scene Oakland Tribune, May 2010 "Lee is among the growing number of dealers providing exhibition venues for the city's exploding population of artists. Her gallery is just the latest among those dotting the area between 23rd and 26th streets at Telegraph Avenue and Broadway injecting life into a city..." Read more > Vessel Gallery Grand Opening Gala Photos View Photos > Cyrus Tilton's Labyrinth at Vessel Gallery East Bay Express, May 2010 "Tilton ... uses his anatomical knowledge and expert craftsmanship to good effect, but he also knows how to use material and process poetically: 'It's about knowing when to quit ... when to keep your hands off. ... Once you start ... to mold it like life, it dies.' " Read more > Vessel Gallery Oaktown Art, May 2010 "A small gallery space greets visitors on the ground floor, but upstairs is a different story. The second floor is expansive, and each piece of art is given lots of breathing room. Additionally, instead of packing several artists’ works into their space, they focused primarily on just one artist, whose pieces filled both floors. It was a somewhat refreshing viewing experience, almost restful compared to the chaos of smaller more eclectic galleries." Read more > Oakland Art Murmur: East Bay's Free-Spirited Art Scene Art Ltd. Magazine, May/June 2010 "There is a palpable sense of enthusiasm and energy surrounding Oakland Art Murmur and the Oakland art scene in general." Read more > Grand Opening Gala Reception May 15, 2010, 3 - 6PM Celebrating new works by Cyrus Tilton and Eric Silva Portion of proceeds will benefit local charity First Place for Youth Wine pouring by local winery Two Mile Music by Nathan Tilton and Ross Peacock of NED Download exhibit card > First Friday Oakland Art Openings ArtBusiness.com, May 2010 " 'Cyrus Tilton presents his surreal kinetic (and static) sculptures, beautifully engineered as well as poetic and strange.' " Read more > Art Meets Auto Row: Vessel Gallery forges a new era in Oakland's Garage District Oakland Local, May 2010 " 'I'm very interested in the development of an artist, which takes time to evolve. My intention as curator is to show distinctive, quality art and artists with a very developed language and voice.' " Read more > Oakland's Journey From Seedy to SIzzling New York Times, April 2010 Oakland is coming into its own as a cultural destination, and the arts are having a significant economic effect. Read more > Please check back regularly for more news and press information	scroll down to read more news