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June Steingart Art Gallery

Photo Credit: Instagram @isaac_j_sanders_photography

 

The June Steingart Gallery at Laney College is a professionally managed art gallery featuring rotating exhibitions of contemporary art that reflects the rich cultural diversity of the Laney College community and the surrounding Bay Area. 

Check out our current & future Art Shows below!

Gallery Hours
Monday – Thursday | 11:00 – 2:00 pm

We are closed during all college holidays.

Instagram: @laneyartgallery

Location
Laney College
Tower Building – Lobby
900 Fallon Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Gallery Manager
Susanna Stromberg
Email: sstromberg@peralta.edu

The Laney Gallery is excited to announce our first exhibition of the Fall 2024 semester: 

The Peralta Colleges District-Wide Faculty Invitational

Apocalypse Garden 2024

Cynthia Horn, Apocalypse Garden 2024

The show features work by an immensely talented group of teaching artists from the art department faculties of Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merrit College. Art works include paintings, prints and ceramics. 
 
Exhibiting artists include:
J.Braman (BCC), Mary Catherine Bassett (LC), Drew Burgess (CoA), Alex Echevarria (LC), Cynthia Horn (CoA), Carolyn Martin (BCC), Barbara Obata (MC), Erik Parra (BCC), Fan Lee Warren (LC), Minoosh Zomorodinia (LC); and introducing two new faculty Barbara Obata (MC) and Logan Wood (MC).
 
On view: September 4 – October 15, 2024
Gallery reception: September 18, 4-6

PAST SHOWS

The First Annual Juried STUDENT SHOW

Art: Penny Flood, The Passenger, 2023

On View: May 1st – 23rd, 2024
Artist Reception: Wednesday, May 8th, 4:00pm – 6:00pm

We received more than 250 submissions and are proud to exhibit the works of the following artists:

● Anandamayi Arnold – @lynxandtelescope
● Anastasia Sofos – @anastasiasimages
● Ash Kiel – @volkanic.ash
● Betsy Haley – @betsylife
● Callan Porter-Romero – @hands4yomama
● Carol Fields
● Chai Rawithiwakul – @chaideestudio
● Chanel London – @hellaartsy
● Cheri Mims – @ixia_sf
● Dionisia Ruiz
● Donald Edward Diggs
● Eliza Strack – @spectralescent
● Evonn Balcziunas – @Levitation.institute
● Flavia Krasilchik – @ceramicista
● Gina Sarti – www.geenuh.com
● Heidi Meyers
● Ian Erlich – @poopoopupp
● Jo Ko – @joko_ohno
● Josh Stokes – @vale.510
● Juana Juan-Nicolas – @liza_nicolas02
● Keyaisha Garth
● Lucy Rudolph – @lucyrudolph30
● Mary Goglio
● Michele Petherick – @thisspaceforcorrespondence
● Mona Al-Abadi – @mojoclaystudio
● Penny Flood – @pennyfloodart (flyer image: The Passenger, 2023, block print)
● Peter Baczek – @peterbaczek19
● Rafael Sanhueza – @rafasanleniz
● Raha Mirabdal
● Ruth Charlotte Kneass – @chiofchi
● Isaac Sanders-Bryannt – @Isaac_J_Sanders_Photography
● Siow Fang Tan
● Veronica Leon – @Ms.VeronicaLeon
● Wilson Erb – @inkyandthepaint

QUESTIONS: Email Susanna Stromberg, laneyartgallery@gmail.com

Norma Hongisto Fine Art Scholarship

Special thanks to the Norma Hongisto Fine Art Scholarship at the Peralta Colleges Foundation for their generous contribution of prizes for the exhibition.

 
Norma Hongisto had a lifelong passion for art, starting as a young child growing up in Spencer, Iowa.  Her great ambition was to study art at the University of Iowa, a dream she later fulfilled.  The University of Iowa chose several of her paintings for a traveling art show to attract students to its art program. The art show was exhibited in high schools throughout Iowa.  In 1949, she graduated with a BA in Art from the University of Iowa.  She then traveled to Europe (Italy, Spain) to experience European culture and art.  Upon return, she worked at the NYU bookstore in New York and later she worked in Texas.  In 1957, Norma moved to California to continue to pursue her interest in art.  She attended San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) and worked towards a credential to teach art in California high schools. 
 

Norma paused her artwork and education to marry her husband Don and parent her three children.  As her children reached school-age, her interest in art was revitalized.  Starting in the 1970s, she took art classes at the Berkeley Adult School, Merritt College, College of Alameda, Laney College, Berkeley Senior Center, and Feather River College.  She loved the Laney College art program, where she studied under the well-respected June Steingart.  Norma continued her artwork well into her mid-80s (circa 2010).  She loved acrylics, oil, pastel, and watercolor painting and making ceramic bird houses and planters.

Norma was proud of her art pieces and filled both the house and garden of her long-term home in Berkeley, California with her work.

It is with sincere generosity that the Norma Hongisto Scholarship fund was created in order to support future Art students at Laney college in their careers and studio practices.  Awards will be presented annually to selected students as part of the annual juried student exhibition. 

If you wish to donate to support this scholarship fund, please click the link below and select “Norma Hongisto Fine Art Scholarship” for your donation.  Thank you for supporting our students and community in the Laney Department!

HANDS-ON

The ART & CRAFT of Carpentry, Fabrication Lab & Wood Technology at Laney College

Curated by Myron Franklin & Rosendo Del Toro – Wood Technology Instructors
This show runs from March 18th – April 18th with a reception on April 10th from 4:00pm – 6:oopm.
Closing reception and special presentation by Japanese Joinery instructor Jay van Arsdale, April 17 from 4:00pm – 5:00pm.

 

Spring 2024 Art Department Faculty Show

The June Steingart Gallery at Laney College will be showcasing a dynamic collection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and photography created by our esteemed faculty. Join us in celebrating the creativity and talent of our vibrant artistic community.

Photo Credit: Instagram @isaac_j_sanders_photography

The exhibition will be on view from February 7 to March 7, with a public reception scheduled for February 14 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

Featured Artists

Fredericko Alavarado, Mary Catherine “MC” Bassett, Liesa Lietzke, Sharon Siskin, Martha “Mo” Storm, Fan Lee Warren, and Minoosh Zomorodinia, along with our newest faculty members, Ashley Cornwall, Alex Echevarria, Emily Gui, Brandon Lipe, and Susanna Stromberg.

More information about the artists can be found here: