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Catalog cover designed by Stephen C. Wagner Catalog interior designed by Karen M. Gutfreund Karen M. Gutfreund, Exhibition Administrator Copyright 2023 by Arc Gallery & Studios
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About Black & White “Colour is everything, black and white is more.” - Dominic Rouse Colors are wavelengths reflected by objects to the human eye. White is pure light, and black is the absence of light. Black and white appear as both each other’s opposites. The color black is the first pigment used by human beings in prehistory, made from a mixture of charcoal and iron—it was the beginning, but it also symbolically represents the end. White is thought of as purity, but white is often tinted in some way, with subtle gradations. The exhibition Black & White covers a wide range of works by artists that limit the color palette to black, white, and/or the blending of the two. Creating art with these constraints makes one concentrate on elements other than color—composition, value, lighting, and form. Works in the exhibition include abstract works, images of nature, images of the human form, metal, ceramic, paper, and fiber art sculptures, printmaking, and drawing.
About Arc Founded in 2011, Arc Studios & Gallery features ten artist studios, a 1,000 square foot art gallery, two smaller galleries and an art education center, along with the Kearny Street Workshop office, the San Francisco Artist Network office and Cafe Suspiro Coffee Shop. Arc is located at 1246 Folsom Street between 8th and 9th Streets in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. Arc supports the making of quality art in all media, provides a nurturing environment for artists to create their work, builds a community of artists to encourage exploration of art, provides resources for the professional development of visual artists, and promotes appreciation of the visual arts in the City of San Francisco. www.arc-sf.com @arcgallerysf
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Juror’s Statement Jurying this show brings me full circle in my Black & White World. Having grown up in TV Land peering inside the Ricardos’ grey on grey apartment and singing along with the black Supremes and the white Beatles on Ed Sullivan, I felt startled and uncomfortable when color was being introduced on the small screen. My Black & White World slowly disappeared and was evolving into a Disneyesque version of the real world. It was all very confusing. As an artist, photographing exclusively in black and white for the past 8 years, and a Juror having this opportunity to view so many outstanding submissions for this show, I’m confident there is a promising future for black and white. -James Bacchi James Bacchi Contemporary Palm Springs, CA
BIO: As an accomplished gallerist, James Bacchi co-founded the award-winning ON THE WALL in New York’s East Village and Jagendorf-Bacchi in SOHO. In 1996, he partnered with Art Consultant Annette Schutz and opened ArtHaus Gallery in San Francisco, and soon voted “Best Art Gallery” on the BAY AREA A-LIST for three years running. This SF LEGACY BUSINESS remained at the forefront of noteworthy San Francisco Contemporary Galleries for twenty-five years. Embracing the changes of how to conduct business, brought on by the pandemic, Bacchi felt the need to reinvent. Drawing from many facets of his professional career, he launched James Bacchi Contemporary, a boutique Art Consultancy and by-appointment Collectors Art Salon, in Palm Springs, CA on September 1, 2021. James Bacchi Contemporary focuses on representing and sourcing contemporary art worldwide for presentation and placement with private collections, corporations and museums. The New York and California architectural/interior design communities continuously utilize his expertise in selecting site specific art and orchestrating large-scale commissioned works and installations. jamesbacchicontemporary.com
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Lawrence Asaro Say Hello to My Little Friends, 2017, Digital photo on metal, 13 x 13 inches, *gallery 5
Linda Barlow Black Cosmos, 2022, Thread, 6 x 3inches, *gallery 6
Valerie Birkhoff Zeborah & Zoe, 2023, Clay, glaze and oxides, 19 x 10 x 9 inches, *gallery 7
Raymond Bonavida Moondance no.2, 2020, Photograph, fine art print on paper, black frame, white mat, 20 x 20 inches, *gallery 8
Lorraine Bonner Start 'em Early, 2014, Clay, 17.5 x 8 x 8 inches, *gallery 9
Carol Brighton Fishing, 2021, Oil based etching ink on paper, 38 x 22 inches, *gallery 10
Sharon Casey Meditation for Beginners, 2023, 100% cotton fabric, cotton and polyester thread, 53 x 31 inches, *award 11
Jenny Chernansky Roar, 2020, Photograph, 20 x 20 inches, *gallery 12
Mark Coggins Geisha Confidential, 2015, Archival pigment print, 10 x 10 inches, 20 x 16 framed, *gallery 13
Brett Crawford Flowing Crackle Moon in Black (#23022), 2023, Clay, 9.5 x 8 x 8 inches, *gallery 14
Alexander Diederich Untitled #8, 2023, Wood and metal, 18 x 36 inches, *gallery 15
William Dusterwald The Twins, 2022, Photo paper, 16 x 20 inches, *online 16
Anna Feldman Ice Creature, 2018, Digital photograph, 12 X 10 inches, *gallery 17
Keith Ferris Near the Tower, 1989, Charcoal on paper, 22 x 19 inches, *online 18
Sabin Filip Stars in the sky, 2023, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 x 1.5 inches, *online 19
Jane Fisher Bantam II, 2023, Oil on panel, 42 x 36 inches, *gallery 20
R. Fleming The Edge of Gravity, 2020, Acrylic on wood , 24 x 24 inches, *gallery 21
William Glass Billie in Shades of Gray, 2013, Oil bar and wax medium, 36 x 24 inches, *online 22
Bonnie Glassner Living In the Gray, 2023, Acrylics, graphite and Collage, 10 x 10 inches, *online 23
Samuel Groven Isolation, 2019, Digital print , 12 x 18 inches, *gallery 24
Isadora Gullov-Singh Two, 2022, Acrylic and plaster on wood cradled panel, 24 x 24 inches, *online 25
Marianne Hall Hatchling, 2021, Book cloth, encaustic, wire, thread, linen, buttons, 8.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 inches, *gallery 26
Marianne Hall Anna and the Tailor, 2020, Linen, tarlatan, wire, thread, book cloth, felt, 13 x 7 x 3.5 inches, *online 27
Branka Harris Stripes, 2020, Glass, 14 inches round, *gallery 28
Howard Hersh Skin Deep 19-1, 2019, Acrylic on birch panel with basswood framework, 48 x 48 x 4 inches, *gallery 29
William E. Hickerson Spear St. Tower, 2022, Photograph, 18 x 12 inches, 24 x 18 framed, *online 30
Gloria Huet Path of Light 70, 2021, Oil ink on BFK paper, 18 x 20 inches, 24 x 30 framed, *gallery 31
Joyce Ertel Hulbert Interstitial (Wrapped), 2022, Hand cut archival digital print, aluminum panel, 49.5 x 32 inches, *gallery 32
Jermaine Jackson binaries, 2021, Acrylic, 40 x 30 inches, *gallery 33
Betsy Spencer Judge Diatom Wheels, 2015, Black Ink on Paper, 15 x 12 inches, *online 34
Crystal Kamoroff Organum Instrument, 2023, Ceramic, polymer tubes, 36 x 24 x 12 inches, *award 35
Adrienne Kinsella Non-Conformist, 2022, Colored pencil on frosted mylar, 36 x 36 inches, *gallery 36
Myles Kleinfeld 3 Z's, 2022, Pigment Ink on photographic paper, 30 x 24 inches, *online 37
Brian Kreydatus The 14th of April, Gabriel texting, 2021, Linoleum, 12 x 9 inches, *online 38
Eric Kunsman Unknown Number- 85 Cafe, 1140 Grand Avenue, Las Vegas, NM 87701 2022, Archival pigment print, 20 x 20 inches, *gallery 39
Julia LaChica Home, 2023, Hand-printed, 100% Archival Cotton Rag, framed, 16 x 13 inches, *online 40
Mary Lavezzo Noir, 2021, Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 x 1.5 inches, *online 41
Elaine Lewis Dark Dreams, 2023, Encaustic medium with crayons and cray-pas on cradle board, 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches, *online 42
Reddy Lieb String Theory - Emergent Forms, 2022, Acrylic paint and sandblasted mirror, 10 x 8 x 1.5 inches, *gallery 43
Phillip Ludwig Leaves IV, 2022, Oil paint on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches, *gallery 44
Phillip Ludwig Leaves IX, 2022, Oil on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches, *online 45
Michael Mages Pocket, 2022, Inkjet photo paper, 48 x 72 inches, *online 46
Dan McGarrah Entering Wonderland, 1989, printed 2016, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper, 51.5 x 37.5 x 2 inches, *gallery 47
Marcía Milner-Brage Sycamore, 2023, White PITT brush pen on Fabriano acid-free black paper, 30 x 11 5/8 inches, 33 x 14 5/8 framed, *gallery 48
Ina Morava Hothead, 2023, Ink, ink-wash, paper, 18 x 12 inches, *online 49
Simo Neri SQUARING THE CIRCLE, 2023, Dye sublimation print on metal, mounted on cradled wood, 22 x 22 inches, *gallery 50
Cathleen OBrien Ancient Vessel, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 16 inches, *online 51
Henry Parada Black Pyramidal, 2012, Acrylic on wood, 48 x 48 inches, *online 52
Joe Ramsey Assume the position, 2023, Photograph on paper, framed, 24 x 20 x 2 inches, *gallery 53
Anna Reed Glyphs, Share, 2019, Charcoal, paper, wood, 60 x 24 x 6 inches, *award 54
Wendy Robushi Magnetic Fields, 2023, Cut paper and acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2.5 inches, *gallery 55
Jose Romero Nude Looking Away, 1999, Ink on paper, 24 x 18 inches, *gallery 56
Danny Rosales A scratch of time, 2023, Concrete steel and glass on panel , 12 x 12 x 2 inches, *gallery 57
Lyn Rosenthal Wolf's Shadow, 2023, Acrylic, 48 x 36 inches, *gallery 58
Daniel Sackheim A Light from Above, 2020, Inkjet Print, 20 x 30 inches, *gallery 59
Daniel Sackheim Homeward Bound, 2022, Inkjet print, 17 x 22 inches, *online 60
Daniel Sackheim Information, 2019, Inkjet print, 17 x 22 inches, *online 61
Marlene Siff Legato, 2018, Acrylic on linen, 47.5 x 61 x 7.75 inches, *online 62
Sally Kristina Smith Cocoa, 2017, Charcoal (made from 60 calories of unsweetened cocoa) on paper, white painted maple frame, 38 x 46 x 2 inches, *gallery 63
Amy Snyder Backyard Light Experiment #33, 2023, Archival print, 24 x 24 inches, *online 64
Maryann Steinert-Foley Sisters of Mercy No.1, 2022, Ceramic, 42 x 10 x 11 inches, *gallery 65
Tom Stocker Paris Shadows, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, *online 66
Jessica Teckemeyer We Will Rise, 2021, Polyurethane, steel, silicone, paint, glass, 16 x 12 x 13 inches, *online 67
Karen Theisen Swirl II, 2022, River rocks, wire, solder, epoxy, 21 x 21 x 4 inches, *gallery 68
Prince Varughese Thomas Ancestors XVIII, 2017-2019, Pigment print on metallic paper, 13 x 19 inches, *online 69
Emily White Tousley Corrine Devouring Her Bun, 2022, Ballpoint pen on paper, 14.75 x 11 inches, *gallery 70
Marcy Voyevod Acceptance #1, 2019, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, *gallery 71
Michael Waldstein DO ANDROIDS SEE A HEART? 2022, Carbon fiber, glass fiber, resin, polymer, graphite, 18 x 18 x 4 inches, *gallery 72
Katie Walker Memory drawing of tracks on my window screen, 2018, Ink on paper, 6 x 9 inches, *online 73
ARTIST DIRECTORY Lawrence Asaro Marshfield, MA alefthandedview.com
William Dusterwald Laurel, MD bdusterwald@gmail.com
Branka Harris Sebastopol, CA @brankaharris
Linda Barlow Santa Fe, NM lindabarlowfiber.com
Anna Feldman Los Altos Hills, CA @afeldman_photo
Howard Hersh San Francisco, CA howardhersh.com
Valerie Birkhoff Grass Valley, CA valsworth.com
Keith Ferris San Francisco, CA keithstudio13.com
William E. Hickerson San Francisco, CA wehbiz@yahoo.com
Raymond Bonavida Los Angeles, CA raymondbonavida.com
Sabin Filip Pleasanton, CA sabinfilip.com
Gloria Huet Fremont, CA gloriahuet.com
Lorraine Bonner Oakland, CA lorrainebonner.com
Jane Fisher Oakland, CA janefisher.net
Joyce Ertel Hulbert Berkeley, CA joyce-ertel-hulbert.com
Carol Brighton Berkeley, CA carolbrighton.com
R. Fleming San Francisco, CA @itsbeckstyle
Jermaine Jackson Concord, CA pasiamane.com
Sharon Casey Bakersfield, CA sharoncaseyquilts.com
William Glass Anaheim, CA
Betsy Spencer Judge San Anselmo, CA betsyjudge.com
Jenny Chernansky New Orleans, LA jcherna.com Mark Coggins Napa, CA markcoggins.com Brett Crawford Tiburon, CA crawfordceramics.com Alexander Diederich Groveland, CA alexanderdiederichstudio.com 74
Bonnie Glassner Chicago, IL bonnieglassnerart.com Samuel Groven Berkeley, CA 2424samuel2424@gmail.com
Isadora Gullov-Singh Berkeley, CA igsartstudio.com Marianne Hall Albuquerque, NM mariannehallartist.com
Crystal Kamoroff San Francisco, CA crystalkamoroff.com Adrienne Kinsella Newhall, CA adriennekinsella.com Myles Kleinfeld Pacifica, CA siygallery.com/collections/myleskleinfeld
Eric Kunsman Rochester, NY erickunsman.com
Wendy Robushi San Francisco, CA wendyrobushi.com
Prince Varughese Thomas Houston, TX princevthomas.com
Julia LaChica Oakland, CA jlachica.art
Jose Romero Taylors, SC zhibit.org/chemaro
Emily White Tousley Highland, UT etlessons.com
Mary Lavezzo Sausalito, CA marylavezzo.com
Danny Rosales San Jose, CA dannyrosalesart.com
Marcy Voyevod Alameda, CA marcyvoyevodstudio.com
Michael Mages Oakland, CA
Lyn Rosenthal Shingletown, CA lynrosenthalart.com
Michael Waldstein San Francisco, CA WaldsteinArt.com
Daniel Sackheim Encino, CA danielsackheim.com
Katie Walker Greenville, SC katiewalkerart@gmail.com
Dan McGarrah Martinez, CA danmcgarrah.com Marcía Milner-Brage Walnut Creek, CA flickr.com/photos/marciamilner-brage Ina Morava Emeryville, CA @ina_morava_art Simo Neri San Francisco, CA simoneri.com Cathleen OBrien San Francisco, CA @cathleen_ob Henry Parada West Sacramento, CA henryparada.com
Joe Ramsey Simi Valley, CA ram-photograpy.com Anna Reed Chicago, IL annaoreed.com
Marlene Siff Westport, CT marlenesiff.com Sally Kristina Smith Berkeley, CA sksmithart.com Amy Snyder Oakland, CA asnyder@exploratorium.edu Maryann Steinert-Foley Sonoma, CA maryann-sf.com Tom Stocker Boston, MA tomstockerartist.com Jessica Teckemeyer Stillwater, OK jteckemeyer.com Karen Theisen Novato, CA karentheisenarts.com 75
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