1821 Gallery & Studios

12/21/2019

Today is the last day 1821 Gallery & Studios will be open. It is bittersweet, we have had our best year ever and the past 7 and half years has been some of the best times of our lives. We are moving on to new adventures; traveling, spending time with the grandchildren, and enjoying our retirement.
We bid you a fond farewell and thank you from the bottom of hearts for your patronage for the past 7 years. We wish you happy holidays, peace and happiness!
Sincerely,
Bruce & Carol Kalkowski

12/05/2019

TONIGHT. LAST ARTHOP. 5-8PM

12/02/2019

Ladies and Gentlemen, the time has come for us to bid you adieu.
This Thursday, December 5 will be the final Art hop for 1821 Gallery & Studios. We will be closing December 24th after over 7 successful years as one of Fresno's premier fine art galleries. It's time for new adventures for Bruce and Carol Kalkowski, and they look forward to thanking you in person for your support over the years.

11/07/2019

Thank you Donald Munro!

Also: 1821 Gallery & Studios will close at the end of the year.

11/07/2019

ArtHop Tonight, 5-8PM
1821 Studio is proud to announce the showing of Holly Downing’s Paintings in Praise of Cultural Diversity. This sophisticated body of work will be exhibited November 7th to December 24th 2019, and opening, November 7th for Art Hop, 5:00-8:00pm.

Holly Downing is a painter and printmaker who has been making mezzotint engravings since the 1970s. She studied painting and printmaking at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Royal College of Art, London. She lived in the UK for 6 years where she received a National Endowment to research and make mezzotints. Aside from her sophisticated education, Her paintings and mezzotints have been exhibited in solo exhibitions in London, Edinburgh, Manila, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz and Berkeley. Her work can be found in various museum collections. This includes The Library of Congress, New York Public Library, as well as a multitude of other esteemed museums.

What makes Downing’s passageway and textile pieces so unique, is the sacred meaning behind each and every one, as well as the inspiration that drove Downing to create. Downing aims for her passageway and arch paintings to embody the realm of the “liminal”, which is derived from the Latin “limen”, meaning “threshold”. Anthropologist Victor Turner describes the liminal as a transitional quality essential to all rites of passage. It is the state in-between, without a fixed identity, but with openness and ambiguity.

Please join us for this exciting exhibition opening night for Art Hop, November 7th 5:00-8:00pm.

10/03/2019

ARTHOP, TONIGHT!! Anne Whitehurst, Veritas, exhibition on display. Tonight, Thursday, October 3, 5-8PM

09/05/2019

Opening tonight - ANNE WHITEHURST: VERITAS. ArtHop tonight 5-8PM

08/01/2019

Join us TONIGHT for ARTHOP, 5-8PM. Come see David Samuels Fragments in a Paracosm, final night.
1821 Gallery & Studios will be closed for summer break after tonight, we will reopen September 4 with new work by Anne Whitehurst.

07/11/2019

1821 Gallery is thrilled to present Fragments in a Paracosm, the latest showcase of dynamic and bold paintings by Central California born artist David Samuels.

For almost a decade Samuels has constructed a subject matter in his art with the key focus on concepts of transformation and metamorphosis. In this new body of work that he has been creating for the last three years he leads his audience through an opened ended exploration in a world where visual narratives become an intriguing experience for the viewer. The method of exercising mixed media techniques, along with the influences of creating the unknown has always been the driving force behind his paintings. It’s a powerful orchestrated interaction that sets a direction to embody a motion to provoke the elevation of a calming meditative state.

Fragments in a Paracosm is described from the artist as “A collection of an honest energy comprised with tattered visions showing glimpses of a world where color, language, and spirits scrimmage for an identity.” Samuels plays his role in a new generation of artist that practice their expressionism through abstract forms. He has carefully carved his forte to be at its prime. Demonstrating a keen awareness of his surroundings, the artist creates a surreal atmosphere filled with mystery and structural integrity. His aim is to be able to create and implement conversations that can hold bold qualities that the onlooker may want to share through an open avenue of communication. It is a unique experience when searching for a concept that may be difficult to explain with words, it's a healthy separation between the thinking mind and the observing mind. The viewer might find themselves surprised with more curiosity as they dive into the several layers of paint that hold a special significance that they hold within.

06/06/2019

ART HOP TONIGHT - DAL HENDERSON
5-8 PM
Plus, Not Hop, 8-10PM, live music by Anne Whitehurst and Low Moon. Beer and Wine available at the Tap Truck.