Arts Benicia Presents

35 Years of Igniting, Educating, and Nurturing

The Artistic Spirit

Arts Benicia Presents is an adjunct, outreach program of Arts Benicia showcasing our artist members. Through this program, Arts Benicia hosts several member artist solo or group exhibitions per year. Exhibitions are located in the following Benicia venues: Happy Life Pottery, STIIIZY, and the Benicia City Council Chambers.

For more information, email info@artsbenicia.org

Merry Gregg and Gordon Gray

at STIIIZY

Merry Gregg "Black Flag"

January 9 – April 10, 2023

160 E. N Street, Benicia

Celeste Smeland, Curator

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Merry Curran Gregg is a mixed-media artist living and working in Benicia, California. Following several decades as a graphics production artist in the printing and publishing industry, Merry has shifted gears and uses her years of focusing on color, design, and balance, in making abstract art.

Her extensive background in graphic arts has had a strong influence on her work and is expressed in her use of composition, detail, and space. Equally important is balancing color, form, and texture. By bringing modern colors and historical images, shapes, and objects to her work, Merry hopes to evoke memories and encourage a personal narrative in her observers.

Gordon Gray "Autoarchitectual"

Gordon Gray is a local artist and graphic designer. As proprietor of Gordon Gray Design, he specializes in business branding and identity, as well as logos, print, and web design. His consistent and successful graphic work includes clients such as the Rellik Tavern, Voena, Benicia Old Time Theatre Group, and Downtown Benicia Alliance.

Tibby Lerner

at City Council Chambers

December 12, 2022 – March 13, 2023

Benicia City Hall

250 East L Street, Benicia

Kara Nelson, Curator

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"The selection of photographs for this exhibit was inspired by the beauty, history, and culture of Benicia." Read more of Tibby Lerner's CV and Artists' Statement.

Receptions at City Hall are supported by the Benicia Arts and Culture Commission.

Jane Corich

at Happy Life Pottery

November 22, 2022 – February 28, 2023

632 First Street, Benicia

Wednesday - Saturdays: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sundays: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Jean Purnell, Curator

Creativity is the through line of Jane Yuen Corich’s life. She uses her art to reveal herself and to make sense of the world around her. She has been deeply entrenched in the world of abstract painting. The process of combining color, composition, and mark-making she finds undeniably satisfying. The atmospheric character of the work can be read as an Asian sensibility that reflects a balance often found in nature. On the other hand, growing up and living in large cities of Boston, and New York City brings out the hard edges of urban landscapes.

The works presented in this exhibition were inspired by a trip to Eastern Europe. These pieces hold both the deep-seated longings of the past and the levity of a complicated future.

Jane Yuen Corich lives in the Bay area and exhibits her work locally and around the country. To learn more, visit JaneYuenCorich.com and follow her on Instagram at JaneCorichlovestopaint.

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