Exhibition Dates:
August 28 – October 1, 2026

Opening Reception:
Friday, September 11 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM

The Summer Open Juried Exhibition brings together more than 110 works by over 80 Bay Area artists, carefully selected from 580 submissions. Thoughtfully curated and presented throughout West Portal Gallery, the exhibition celebrates the breadth and vitality of contemporary art in the region, creating dynamic conversations among a wide range of media, styles, subjects, and artistic perspectives.

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A Juried Exhibition featuring 80+ Bay Area Artists:

• Tanya Adamova

• Yusser Al Qazwini

• Julie Atkinson

• Peter Baczek

• Dennis Baker - Honorable Mention

• Annie Ben-Shalom

• Kelley Berg

• Melissa Berg

• Josh Blanaru

• Alexander Brebner

• Lupei Brinicombe - Second Place

• Greg Brown

• Marijean Brush

• Colleen Burns

• Mikhail Bykhovski

• Ingrid Caras - Third Place

• Marc Casad

• Mary Chabolla

• Mark Coggins

• Kim Corelli-Simpson

• Susan Costes

• Daisy Crane

• Annie Danberg

• Amy Darrah

• Deb Dutta

• Myra Eastman

• Eli Fajardo

• Anthony Fashana

• Paul Feinberg

• Kathy Franceschini

• Ayelet Gal-on

• Joan Gallagher

• Liz Godbey

• Michael E. Goldman

• Hilary Gomes

• Michael Griffith

• Victoria Harrison

• Tori Hermes - Honorable Mention

• Natsumi Inoue

• Darren Jekel

• Nanor Kablanian

• Tuan Karsevar

• Ambareen Kazmi

• Christopher Keating

• Kathy Kenny

• Rolf Kern

• Christine Kerr

• Jenifer Leahy

• Jaime Longa

• Mark McDowell

• Forrest McGarvey

• Erika Meriaux

• Ethan Miller

• Linda Miller

• Cathy Miranker

• Takeshi Nakayoshi

• Guillermo Navarrete Davis - First Place

• Leah Newton

• Aishwarya Niraula

• Marina Omelianenko - Honorable Mention

• Robin Phillips

• CR Rand-Thompson

• Amy Rattner

• Ashley Ravidas

• Xiwei Shan

• Delma Soult

• Tom Stahl

• Willa Strupat - Honorable Mention

• Mark Sullivan

• Josef Twirbutt

• Raymundo Valdez - Honorable Mention

• Aleeta Van Runkle

• Valerie Vandermotten

• Yana Verba

• Amadeo Vibat

• Chuck Whelon

• Christina Williams

• Terra Wong

• Benjamin Xu

• Jun Yan

• Anselm Yew - Honorable Mention

• Alexander Yoshikawa