New and Old Art at a Show in Oakland

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    Friday
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    6:00pm until 9:00pm

• Dufwin Building, 519 17th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

• ArtX Gallery is excited to present its second art show titled "Transitions: political, social and religious."  The headlines in the papers are no surprise to anyone reading them. They are filled with stories of ongoing tension between Israel and Palestine, the violence in Eygpt and then the Pope's departure from the Vatican. These last few months have been intriguing and fascinating.  Some of our thoughts have left us questioning the impact the events will have on our country and the world overall.  We put out a call for artists to present art that explores political, social and religious ramifications. Our lineup of artists including photographers and painters that give viewers a chance to explore these themes. Attendees are encouraged to come and share the discussion, purchase art and enjoy an evening of food and wine with artists. All art will be on display at the Dufwin Building until April 30. So if you miss the reception please feel free to stop by the building during the weekdays around 8am to 5pm and view them.  There will also be two more open viewing opportunities on Friday April 4 from 6-9pm and Saturday April 5 from 1-4pm. Come support the arts community and spend your Friday night in Downtown Oakland." http://ripstar.cfsites.org/

"Traces of a Cloud 2"
Mixed Media Painting - Graphite, paint, tooth paste on canvas

"Traces of a Cloud"
Mixed Media Drawing - 50" x 80" (graphite, paint, toothpaste)

"Self Portrait"

Black and White Photographs - Series of 5, 11x17

Bio - CV

This is a draft.

Reiko Matsuo is an artist who desires to exist and communicate to the world through the language of art, architecture and life. 

She had received her first formal art training in an oil painter’s studio when she was 11 in Kotsubo, Japan and had continued to study art in University of Maryland, Baltimore County where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and Imaging and Digital Arts.  She received her Masters in Architecture from University of California, Berkeley. 

She had shown in both group shows and solo shows in galleries in Ellicott City, Baltimore, Washington DC, Ft. Lauderdale, San Francisco and Oakland.  In addition to showing art, she had curated shows, coordinated workshops, and taught.

Past Installation work

"Resonance and Rebirth", Performance Art and Installation Art. This piece was exhibited at Steven Scott Gallery, SF. It was a collaboration with a Pakistani Artist Saba Hussain and myself with the help of others. The materials used was mainly jute and other mixed medium.

"Marry Me Into Freedom, a Nisei Experience" focused on pre-World War II Japanese nationals migrating to America. This was a semi-finalist at Pro-Arts Gallery Annual Jurried Show and also exhibited later at the National Japanese American Historical Society in SF. Interactive installation art that prompted gallery visitors to poke a hole in the shoji screen box to peek inside at the illuminating rice paper dress.

"Tape" Medium is 1/2" masking tape.

"Licking Seaweed....again" Installation and Interactive Video Art. Hanging screens were made from paper and other media. Video projection in the center was triggered by people's movement in the gallery space.

"Alien Born in US". Mixed Media Installation Art at Oella Gallery in Ellicott City, MD. This exhibition consisted of two parts. One is hanging bookarts that exhibited stories of displaced Japanese Americans, and the second are growing seedlings in a diaper container.

Muddy Waters Jan 1st 2009!

(I don't know why, but I love this piece. I write notes on anything, on really thick paper, most of the time, and sometimes on canvas)

01.01.2009: First day of the end of the decade at Muddy Waters on 16th and Valencia St, San Francisco.

I'm going to have cow drawings up, and also a large interactive work. The new work is graphite on canvas, and I'm going to invite you to erase it. Lets see what happens.

New Show!

At Starbucks at West Grand and Broadway.
Come check it out!

The site model of Baltimore, and a new series of drawings of socks are up.

Studio Space

635 Tennessee Street,
San Francisco CA 94107
415.703.6111

I need a studio space to work in. I need a space that's less traditional studio space, something experimental, something that like minded people work in, and also something cheap.

But I just need a wall or two that I can be messy on.
Yes, I like them flat... for the moment.

Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/