Written by Grace Cunningham Saturday, 26 March 2011 22:55

Contemporary West Coast Artists Highlighted at the John Pence Gallery

San Francisco, CA.- On April Fool’s Day, 2011, the John Pence Gallery will present an exhibition of new works by thirteen artists who are working on the U.S. West Coast.  Several were born and raised there, but most have been drawn to the lure of the West Coast from elsewhere. Above all, the West Coast boasts a brilliant array of expressive artists, some of whom are displayed in this exhibition. Diversity is a predominant theme as the artists vary widely in their approach to painting.  Some are tightly observed, rich in details to be discovered, others are more brushy and exuberant.  More than forty oils and pastels will be included in the exhibition. The "West Coast Artists" exhibition will be on view until April 30th 2011. The artists featured are Juliette Aristides, Noah Buchanan, Carl Dobsky, Adam Forfang, Greg Gandy, Carin Gerard, Tara Keefe, Dean Larson, Jeremy Mann, Clark Mitchell, Stock Schlueter, Randall Sexton, and Will Wilson. The superb artists, their uniquely beautiful work, and the gracious large gallery space combine to have everyone who sees the shows realize that they have just seen some of the finest realist talent anywhere in the art world, brought together under one roof.





The John Pence Gallery, now in its 33rd year in downtown San Francisco, is one of the premier academic realist galleries in the U.S. Primarily known for its strong stable of living academic realists, the gallery also presents significant works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The gallery is San Francisco's largest, including more than 8,000 square feet of prime exhibition space. Visitors are welcomed, without pressure, and are encouraged to seek answers to questions about works on view, artists represented, and art in general. The staff is knowledgeable and collector-friendly. Artists who regularly stage one-person exhibitions with John Pence include: Juliette Aristides, William Bartlett, Michael Bergt, Jacob Collins, Tony Curanaj, Donald Demers, Carl Dobsky, Douglas Flynt, Adam Forfang Sarah Lamb, Dean Larson, Kate Lehman, Steven J. Levin, Joseph McGurl, Edward Minoff, Dorothy Morgan, Jacob A. Pfeiffer, Nicholas M. Raynolds, Travis Schlaht, Stock Schlueter, Randall Sexton, Hugh Shurley, Anthony Waichulis, and Will Wilson.




In addition to these stand-out artists, the gallery invites the best artists from around the country to present their works in themed group shows, such as, "Bay Area Realists", "Drawings", "Trompe L'Oeil", and "Water Street Atelier". The John Pence Gallery also represents the estates of Minerva J. Chapman (1858-1947), Mary Foote (1872-1968), and Robert Maione (1932-1987). In addittion, the gallery carries excellent examples of work by earlier American realists and has in its inventory (or recently sold) works by George Henry Boughton, Robert Brackman, Emil Carlsen, John F. Carlson, Frank Herrmann, Ferdinand Kaufmann, John Koch, Otis Oldfield, Walter Launt Palmer, Ferdinand Richardt, Frederick Shafer, Karl Schmidt, John Sloan, Millard Sheets, Joseph Stella, Gardner Symons, Abbott Thayer, Walter Ufer, Edward Vysekel, Marion Wachtel, Harry Wickey, and Harvey Otis Young. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.johnpence.com

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