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My artwork references the human condition—the fact that we alter the surface of the planet in both strange and beautiful ways.
                                                                            – Tom Gehrig

ARTISTS' PREVIEW DAY OF "THE DE YOUNG OPEN" EXHIBITION

10/7/2020

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"​​The de Young Open" exhibition will be open to the public from ​October 10, 2020 – January 3, 2021.

​On October 6, 2020, the de Young museum held a preview of the show for all the featured artists — and it was amazing!  Works of art in The de Young Open exhibit are hung “salon-style,” installed edge to edge and floor to ceiling, which enables a maximum number of works to be displayed. The show is housed in the 12,000-square-foot Herbst Exhibition Galleries, featuring  877 artworks by 762 Bay Area artists.​​ 
In March 2020, following the unexpected closure of the Fine Arts Museums due to COVID-19, the call for submissions was announced for "The de Young Open", and beginning in June, local artists were encouraged to submit recent or newly created work to the exhibition through an online portal. An impressive 11,514 artworks were submitted by 6,188 artists from across the nine Bay Area counties.

Every artwork image was reviewed anonymously multiple times by a group of qualified jurors who did not know the identities of the artists. The jurors included four Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco curators and three prominent Bay Area artists: Mildred Howard, Hung Liu, and Enrique Chagoya. Given the space limitations in the main exhibition galleries, the seven jurors were faced with the challenging task of selecting and accepting less than 8% of all the works submitted.
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​The de Young Open continues the museum’s long-standing tradition of engaging the local community and showcasing the talent of Bay Area artists, who will be able to offer their pieces for sale and retain 100% of the proceeds. ​​Access The de Young Open Web Gallery to explore artworks in the exhibition. You will find instructions for purchase on this site. Tom Gehrig's work, Reconnoitering Deception Pass, is hung in Gallery 5 and is numerically catalogued, #404.  Click here for a direct link to the piece, which is available for sale. 
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Reconnoitering Deception Pass, 40" x 50", ©Tom Gehrig
Event Photos: "The de Young Open" Artists' Preview, October 6, 2020

​​​Exhibition Dates
The de Young Open
Oct 10, 2020 — Jan 3, 2021
​Address
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118​​
​Hours
Tuesdays — Sundays,
9:30 am — 5:15 pm
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TOM GEHRIG WORK SELECTED FOR THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM'S JURIED EXHIBIT, "THE DE YOUNG OPEN"

7/31/2020

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​The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's juried exhibit, The de Young Open, is part of  the de Young Museum’s 125th anniversary celebration. This show continues the museum’s long-standing tradition of engaging the local community and showcasing the talent of Bay Area artists. The theme of the show is, “On the Edge”, which derives from both the Bay Area’s geographic location on the Pacific Rim, but also the region’s historical reputation for leading-edge, cutting-edge, or edgy culture and creativity. 
​The museum received an overwhelming response to the open call, with over 6,000 artists registered and over 11,500 works of art submitted. The jurors narrowed down the entries to 881 pieces that will be displayed in the museum’s 12,000-square-foot Herbst Exhibition Galleries. Artists exhibiting work will be able to offer their pieces for sale and to retain 100 percent of the proceeds.
Tom Gehrig's work, Reconnoitering Deception Pass, was selected for the exhibit. Measuring 40" x 50", this oil painting showcases an expansive cloud-filled sky, anchored by a rocky shoreline. In the distance, a tugboat is hauling an illuminated lighthouse across the ocean – destination unknown. ​
​Further intrigue is discovered through the overlook horizon. A fire is burning, figures are ascending a cliff, and a central character surveys the scene using a vintage scope. This dynamic landscape tells a story, completely open to the viewer's interpretation.
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Reconnoitering Deception Pass, 40" x 50", ©Tom Gehrig
ABOUT THE JURORS: Timothy Anglin Burgard (Distinguished Senior Curator) and Ednah Root (Curator in Charge of American Art) led a curatorial jury that included; Claudia Schmuckli (Curator of Contemporary Art and Programming), Karin Breuer (Curator in Charge of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts) at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and renowned Bay Area artists; Enrique Chagoya, Hung Liu and Mildred Howard.

​Exhibition Dates
The de Young Open
​Oct 10, 2020 — Jan 3, 2021
Address
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
​​Hours
Tuesdays — Sundays
9:30 am — 5:15 pm
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THE AEOLIAN HARP: CAPTURING THE HARMONICS OF MOVEMENT AND SOUND

5/30/2020

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My latest mixed media piece involves lines, implied movement, and sound — jet trails, a flock of birds flying in formation, a lone Verbena bonariensis, string suspended between rocks, and real string that form a facsimile of an Aeolian Harp.
​​My goal as an artist has never been to just recreate nature, per se. Rather, I attempt to assemble things that are somehow related in some way by color and shape, but also and most importantly, express the awe and the oddness of nature and reality itself.
​As with virtually all of my work, these parables, narrations and events could actually take place.

This work is dedicated to one of my favorite composers Henry Cowell, whose work The Aeolian Harp was an influence on me as a painter. In pieces such as Aeolian Harp (1923) and The Banshee (1925), performers play directly on the piano strings, which are rubbed, plucked, struck, or otherwise sounded by the hands or by an object. 
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The Aeolian Harp, 22" x 28", ©Tom Gehrig
My first exposure to classical music was a concert by the Oakland Symphony which featured two works that stayed with me forever: Mahler’s First Symphony and a work by Henry Cowell, which was full of dissonance—notes that seemed wrong but resolved into something so right. Some years later while studying multimedia at Mills College, I took a class in 20th Century Music from Nathan Rubin—the concertmaster of the Oakland Symphony from that very same evening!

An Aeolian Harp is a type of box zither on which sounds are produced by the movement pitch of wind over its strings. The strings are all tuned to the same pitch. In the wind they vibrate in equal parts (i.e., in halves, thirds, fourths…), so that the strings produce the natural overtones (harmonics). In this work, I am conceptually suggesting the sound of the wind, the Verbena bending in that wind as the birds fly by. There is a lot of movement and sound being suggested in this frozen moment.

"The Aeolian Harp" is available for sale directly through Tom Gehrig Studios. CLICK HERE for more info and additional images. 
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2020 VIRTUAL LEFT COAST ANNUAL EXHIBIT + SPECIAL EVENTS

4/11/2020

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The 2020 Left Coast Exhibition was scheduled to open at Sanchez Art Center on Friday, April 10, 2020.  As the world turned upside down with the spread of COVID-19, it became clear that the exhibition would not be able to take place in-person as communities responded to shelter-in-place orders to protect public health.  ​​​​

​In response, artists and Sanchez Art Center staff quickly pivoted to present the show in a newly created virtual gallery.
CLICK HERE to view the 2020 Left Coast Exhibit. “Stroll” through the gallery of 50 works from artists based in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.
The “Artists in the Exhibition” page allows you to dive deeper into an artists realm by clicking on their name. CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the page dedicated to Tom Gehrig.  

Supporting artists and the creative community has never been more important.  Artworks are available for purchase.  To assist you in your decision, you can view the works in a room setting (from the page with the artist statement, click “room” under the artwork).    
Tom Gehrig, 2020 Left Coast, Carin Adams
Reconnoitering Site 1: Connecting To Constellation Virgo. ©Tom Gehrig

This year's juror is Carin Adams, Curator of Art at the Oakland Museum of California. Carin will be having a virtual Juror's Talk and Artist Gallery Walk on Sunday, April 26, 3 -5pm. CLICK HERE to sign up for this event at the bottom of the page. 
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TOM GEHRIG WORK SELECTED FOR 2020 "LEFT COAST" JURIED EXHIBITION AT SANCHEZ ART CENTER

2/15/2020

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The 2020 Left Coast Annual Exhibition at Sanchez Art Center was juried by Carin Adams, curator of art at the Oakland Museum of California. Over 1,000 entries were submitted by artists that live and work on the west coast of the USA.
​​​​Tom Gehrig's work, Reconnoitering Site 1: Connecting To Constellation Virgo, was selected for the show. Measuring 44" x 44", this multi-media oil painting is both beautiful and fascinating. ​​An airplane appears to emerge from an epic cloudbank, giving canopy to a bucolic landscape. But what's really going on? Upon closer inspection, there's evidence of human activity. ​Off the beaten path is a small Coleman lantern threaded to a stone sculpture and a suspended singular branch.​
In classic Gehrig style, the painted string merges with a real wire that's mounted as an assumed suspension apparatus to the wood frame. In its totality, this composition is pleasing to the resting eye, while also pulling the viewer into the landscape itself.
Tom Gehrig, Art, Carin Adams, Oakland Museum of California,
Reconnoitering Site 1: Connecting To Constellation Virgo
The opening reception for Left Coast will be held on Friday, April 10, 7–9pm. Closing the show will be a juror's talk and a gallery walk on Sunday, May 17, 3pm. 

2020 Left Coast Annual
Juror: Carin Adams
​April 10 – May 17, 2020
Sanchez Art Center
1220-B Linda Mar
Pacifica, CA 94044
​Hours:
Friday – Sunday, 1-5pm

By Appt: ​​(650) 355-1894​
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TOM GEHRIG ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT JENNIFER PERLMUTTER POP-UP GALLERY IN LAFAYETTE, CA

2/12/2020

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The Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, located in Lafayette, CA, has an ongoing pop-up in a commercial building formerly occupied by a Wells Fargo bank. JPG@TheBank is a large, dynamic space that showcases museum quality art across all disciplines.

San Francisco Bay Area artist, Tom Gehrig, has works featured at the pop-up—all available for purchase through the gallery. All three pieces are stunning oil paintings that incorporate mixed-media elements. Anchored as nocturne landscapes, the compositions are punctuated with celestial mapping, lunar illumination, and intrigue. ​
  • Rock Fishing by Moonlight, 30" x 38"
  • An Attempt To Send A Weather Balloon To Orion From Southwest Farallon Island, 12" x 32"
  • Weather Balloon Replica #2 of Orion’s Belt with Full Moon, 12" x 32"
Tom Gehrig, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery
Tom Gehrig, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery
Tom Gehrig, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery
©Tom Gehrig

JPG @ The Bank serves to amplify our cultural and artistic voice. A hub where artists, fans, and collectors will come together for culture, community, and commerce. Located at 3525 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, the JPG pop-up is open Thursday – Saturday 2-6pm and Wednesdays & Sundays 12-4pm.

​For more information, visit
JPG@TheBank or call the gallery: 925-284-1485
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TOM GEHRIG ARTWORK FEATURED IN "EARTH + SKY XX" EXHIBIT IN BIG SKY, MONTANA

12/2/2019

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​​Gallatin River Gallery's annual show, EARTH + SKY XX, also marks the gallery's 20th Anniversary in business in Big Sky, Montana. The show features diverse mediums from artists referencing the earth and sky. Works include a multi-media oil painting by San Francisco Bay Area artist, Tom Gehrig. 
Tom Gehrig's work, ​Tracking a Weather Balloon in 4 Stages, was selected for the show. This large, vertical 4 panel composition depicts a weather balloon rising to reach a celestial mapped sky; or perhaps the weather balloon is descending to land near an illuminated rock formation. Could it be both?

Anchoring the piece is a diagram of three planetary surfaces; sandstone, conglomerate, and granite. The schematic references, "Principles of Geology: being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation", a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell that was first published in 3 volumes from 1830–1833. Lyell used the theory of Uniformitarianism to describe how the Earth's surface was changing over time. Measuring 46" x 9 1/2", this stunning piece is infused with intrigue, offering viewers the freedom to navigate its beauty and meaning.

​EARTH + SKY XX
Annual Exhibition
December 10 – February 1, 2020
www.gallatinrivergallery.com

​Gallatin River Gallery 
​114 Ousel Falls Road
Big Sky, Montana, 59716 
(406) 995-2909

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TOM GEHRIG ARTWORK SELECTED FOR ARTS GUILD OF SONOMA'S 2019 JURIED EXHIBITION, "ALCHEMY"

9/7/2019

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Tom Gehrig, SFMOMA, Alchemy, Jenny GheithThe First of Four Attempts to Deconstruct Jolley Jack’s Dream, ©Tom Gehrig
The Arts Guild of Sonoma's annual National Juried Exhibition, entitled "ALCHEMY", runs from October 3 - November 3, 2019. The juror for the exhibit is Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. ​

​Tom Gehrig's piece, The First of Four Attempts to Deconstruct Jolley Jack's Dream, has been selected for the show. This 3 dimensional piece chronicles the journey of the imagination, mysterious detours and the interconnected realites that shape perception.

​Measuring 16" x 8" x 8", viewers are able to interact with the various components of the piece, which include individual oil on board plates. 

Click here for more info and details on ALCHEMY.

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BAY AREA ARTIST, TOM GEHRIG, FEATURED SPEAKER AT "TINY TALKS" EVENT IN MILL VALLEY, CA

4/29/2019

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​Bay Area artist, Tom Gehrig, was one of 8 speakers that presented at the inaugural Tiny Talks event, "People Connecting with Place", held at Scout Hall in Mill Valley, CA on April 26, 2019. Co-produced by Linda Graf and Lucinda Otto, the mission of Tiny Talks is to provide a platform for passionate speakers to share their wisdom, stories and perspectives.

The theme of Gehrig's presentation was "What Lies Within: Inside the Mind of an Artist". His presentation provides an insight into his inspirations, artistic process, and how the world and events influence his artwork.
Tom Gehrig artwork featured in the Tiny Talks presentation:
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TOM GEHRIG ARTWORK SELECTED FOR THE 2019 LEFT COAST ANNUAL EXHIBIT AT SANCHEZ ART CENTER

3/27/2019

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Tom Gehrig, Sanchez Art CenterSuspended Apparatus with Water Collection Cistern, ©Tom Gehrig
Two of Tom Gehrig's pieces have been selected for The 2019 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibit at Sanchez Art Center: Suspended Apparatus with Water Collection Cistern and Reconnoitering Confusion Hill. Both pieces are oil paintings that incorporate mixed media elements. ​​

Sanchez Art Center
​Exhibit: April 12 - May 19, 2019
Opening Reception: April 12, 7–9 pm
​Juror's Talk and Gallery Walk: 
April 13 at 2 pm


​Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator of the Crocker Art Museum, served as juror for Left Coast Annual this year. Shields selected 50 artworks from the nearly 900 entries by artists from the left coast states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. The works chosen span a variety of media, from painting, photography, etchings, and archival inkjet prints to mixed media and installations, both large and small. ​
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