Mary Curtis Ratcliff to show in PROCESS & PLACE at the Berkeley Arts Center

Mary Curtis Ratcliff
"Mountain and Sea, Kerikeri"
2008 mixed media on panel
53 x 40 x 2 in.

M20's Mary Curtis Ratcliff is showing in:

PROCESS & PLACE
The Transformative Potential of Artist Residencies
February 6 – March 28, 2010

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 6, 5-8pm, Berkeley Art Center

Curtis, along with five other local artists (Amy Berk, Edith Hillinger, Brooke Holve, Anne Lamborn, and Elizabeth Sher) attended the same artist residency program in New Zealand (at different times). In this exhibition, they present work in a variety of media, demonstrating the ways the experience shaped their individual practices.

more info at the Berkeley Art Center's website...

You can see more of Curtis's work on her website.

Mary V. Marsh in Banned & Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship

Mary V. Marsh's work has been included alongside more than 60 other artists, including Emory Douglas, Enrique Chagoya, & Sandow Birk, in the recently published catalog of the 2008 exhibit "Banned and Recovered", curated by Hannah Regev.

Artists were invited to choose from a list of hundreds of banned and challenged books as a source for inspiration and create original works for this show.

"The artists' responses represent a spectacular range of emotion and a a celebration of creative outpouring utilizing numerous artistic disciplines and media, including music and video. They produced whimsical, witty, comical, stimulating and thought-provoking works in a free environment with no restrictions on their interpretations."
-Hannah Regev

The comprehensive exhibition catalog is available for purchase on Lulu.

Margaret Chavigny showing at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes

Mercury Twenty's Margaret Chavigny will be exhibiting work at Gallery Route One's annual juried show.

The show is curated by Kenneth Baker and runs from January 15th through February 14th.

The opening reception is on Sunday January 17 from 3:00-5:00.

more information here.

Charlie Milgrim and the Seduction of Duchamp in SF at Artzone 461 Gallery

M20 artist Charlie Milgrim is showing work at Artzone 461 Gallery's
Seduction of Duchamp exhibition.

Looks like a great show with an interesting panel discussion on Sunday, January 31 at 3 pm.

Artists Richard Berger, Bernie Lubell, Naomie Kremer and Jan Wurm will discuss how Marcel Duchamp’s interests, preoccupations, styles and media has influenced their art practices.
More info about the exhibit and discussion can be found on Artzone 461 Gallery's website .


Charlie's work can be viewed here.

Mercury Twent's Joan Weiss and Kathleen King to show at the Marin Moca

Joan Weiss and Kathleen King have been selected to exhibit at Marin's Museum of Contemporary Art.

The show is curated by Cathy Coe, and opens February 13th, with a reception for the artists on February 20th from 4-7pm.

More information will be available at the Marin Moca website soon, so mark your calendars.

Open House and a Call for Artists

Happy New Year! Please join Mercury 20 Gallery artists and friends on Saturday, January 16 from 12-3pm for a viewing of our group show Elemental which highlights work from all 20 members of the collective including a delightful show by new members Patricia Gillespie and Dave Meeker titled Special. Artists will be in attendance and refreshments served. The SF Chronicle called it a "Don't Miss" so you really shouldn't!

An artist-run gallery, Mercury 20 shows high quality, innovative work in all mediums. Twenty artists pay dues, staff the front desk, hang the shows, do the marketing and are currently recruiting new members. For artists interested in joining, the Open House is a great opportunity to meet the M20 artists, see their work, and find out more about how the gallery operates.

See you there!
Mercury 20 Gallery
25 Grand Ave. • Oakland, CA 94618 • 510 701 4620
www.mercurytwenty.com