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Posted are past exhibits.
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After a wonderful two year exhibition at Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre, my paintings of the Old Emporium will be coming down. If you are in San Francisco, you can view my paintings thru July 14th.
For more information, go to News for October 2006.
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Patricia Araujo
Archives from past exhibitions
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Patricia
January 12th, 2008
Harlow's MoMo Lounge
Sacramento
Sacramento's famous Harlow's has dedicated the new MoMo Lounge to showcase up and coming local artists during the Second Saturdays Art Walks. The new MoMo Lounge, located upstairs at Harlow's, will feature a jazz quartet, and a full bar while art lovers surround themselves with original new art work in the cool interiors of the Miami like, Momo Lounge.
For more information go to MoMo Lounge
Below are photos from the opening:
Photo below: @ the MoMo Lounge - Patricia's boyfriend, Michael Clay
Photo below: Jazz quartet performing
Photo below: Patricia next to her painting, Magic City
Photo below: Private collectors: Charlotte and Robert Blasier
Photo below: Patricia's friends, Maria McLaughlin and Beth Waldman, and Patricia's mother.
featuring new Bay Area artists
Opening Reception
Second Thursday, July 12, 6-8pm
HANG ART annex
567 Sutter St, San Francisco
Below are photographs from the opening.
Photo below: Patricia next to her painting, New Hibernia
Photo below: Patricia's Mom and Jean Marie Reed
Photo below: Patricia with her boyfriend - Michael Clay
Photo below: Abe and Karina Marie Diaz
Paintings by Patricia Araujo
The Old Emporium
San Francisco's Old Emporium building's 2004 renovation involved the elevation of its rotunda 60 feet off the original ground level. While the Old Emporium is being converted into the new West Coast Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre in September 2006, the rotunda still remains inside the building as it has for over 100 years. Without the renovation, the spectacular dome could not be seen from its exterior. Through these series of paintings, Patricia Araujo unfolds the dome's revival.
Next to Patricia's works, is a temporary exhibit by the California Historical Society Museum, presenting archives and photos of the Old Emporium.
Location: Westfield San Francisco Centre, @ 5th and Market Streets.
4th floor/top floor above dome.
Patricia's paintings are exhibited next door to Discovery store.
Opening: September 28th, 2006
Open view to the public at day and at night.
This exhibition was on view since Septermber, 2006 thru July, 2008.
Photos from the opening
Photo below: Old Emporium dome
Photo below: Patricia's Mother
Photo below: Window display featuring history of the Old Emporium by the California Historical Society Museum
September 1st - 30th, 2006
A new series of paintings and drawings by Patricia Araujo
San Francisco's Old Emporium building's 2004 renovation involved the elevation of its rotunda 60 feet off the original ground level. While the Old Emporium is being converted into the new West Coast Westfield San Francisco Shopping Centre in September 2006, the rotunda still remains inside the building as it has for over 100 years. Without the renovation, the spectacular dome could not be seen from its exterior. Through these series of paintings, Patricia Araujo unfolds the dome's revival.
This Exhibition is held at DA Arts, (135 Sixth Street, San Francisco), the former District Attorney's Office which has been transformed into an art gallery by the Tenderloin Housing Clinic. Sponsored by BeyondChron.org
Read review from past exhibition at DA Arts: "Architecture for Bloomingdales"
Photos taken at DA Arts during week of installation
Photo below: Patricia with friend Patti Cuneo.
Group Exhibit at AR+SPACE Gallery
1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco
August 2005
Artists: Tara Lisa Foley, Michelle Schlachta, Clint Taniguchi, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, Josh Berkowitz, Scott Campbell, Patricia Araujo, Bert Bergen, Brian Carraway (Caraway), Paul Allan, Mike Donovan.
Exhibit's Purpose: Visual essays on the concept of ghost towns.
Patricia Araujo presents @ Ghost Town: SOMA Series Drawings
SOMA Series Drawings are derived from particular sites of San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood. Structures that I am confronted by in a daily basis: The Golden Gate Theatre, The Hibernia Bank, the power plant towers of 5th Street, the clock tower of Second and Market Streets, and the infamous building of Furniture and Carpets. These sites embrace a beauty supporting the decayed neighborhood. West of Sixth Street @ Market Street, Furniture and Carpets - presents a tall glass facade with its enormous Corinthian columns, holding itself on its own. The Hibernia Bank, at Jones and Market Streets, located at the stretch of Market, one of the saddest sights today, was founded in 1859. It was designed by the beaux-Arts tradition by Albert Pissis, and was considered the most beautiful building in San Francisco. The building was gutted in 1906, then rebuilt, and became the headquarters of the police chief for a time. For over two decades the Hibernia has been closed, and it is completely abandoned. It is a loss for the public not to walk inside and enjoy the beauty it once existed. It is a deserted masterpiece. My attempt with SOMA Series I, is to present the Hibernia Bank in a haunted and silent phase, awaiting for a resurrection. These SOMA buildings are seen as iconic, guardian figures, a cityscape landmark, orientation, and offer familiarity while walking nearby. SOMA Series unifies these structures as if they were one.
Photos: Ghost Town opening
Photo: (below) Patricia next to her drawings
Below: Photos of SOMA Series Drawings, (graphite on paper, 12" x 16")
Photo: (below) Patricia with friend Amanda Miller
72 Tehama Street, San Francisco
PAPER!AWESOME!
AUGUST 6 - 31, 2005
150+ ARTISTS 450+ Works on paper
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday August 6 2005 - NOON TO 6PM
This Year's PAPER!AWESOME! is an interesting look at today's creative trends from coast to coast. Over 150 Artists are represented with drawings, paintings, cutouts and collage.
(All artwork for this exhibition is required to be in a format of letter size, 8.5" x 11").
Curated By: Brion Nuda Rosch
Patricia Araujo presents @ PAPER! AWESOME!: The Composing Series
Photo: from left to right: Gallery owner- Brian Moore, Patricia Araujo, and with friend Kimberly Johansson
The Composing Series, are derived from an everyday release by drawing compulsively, repetitive and continuous lines which shape into melodic style. I have compiled this particular series to present them uniformed and in sequence. The basis for Composing Series are created while seated or standing, awaiting at a counter, or while talking on the telephone, at a rapid moment, perhaps a nervous and quick reaction versus the act of staying still. It is difficult not to draw these lines if I am confronted by an empty page- an urge to create a fluid image. Composing Series are melodic, a construction in progress, accompanied by dome figures adorning the atmosphere.
Photo by: George Csiscery
Below: Photos - The Composing Series, each 11" x 8.5", Ink, gouache, and gold pigment on paper
San Francisco Art Institute
May 21st, 2005
Photos from opening reception
Photo below: Patricia next to her painting, Towering Dome
Photo below: Patricia with dear friend, Beth Waldman
@ private collector's home: Jerry Shapiro
Sausalito, CA
Friday, March 4th, 2005
Jerry Shapiro loved art and art history, and was an avid collector of the fine arts.
Jerry was my private collector and a dear friend.
Jerry Shapiro contributed his time as a docent during his last 7 years at SFMOMA and Fine Art Museums of San Francisco. Jerry died on the 30th of March, 2005, yet before his passing, he was able to come true one of his dreams: he was inspired to create a Bay Area Art Salon. Prior to moving to the West Coast in 1994, Jerry attended "art salons" in Long Island. It was a highly enriching experience and one that would bring to interested art lovers in the Bay Area.
Jerry was committed to the 3 year docent training at FAMSF for the new De Young Museum, which opened to the public last September, 2005. While participating and meeting other docents at FAMSF and SFMOMA, he initiated the concept of a "first art salon" among the group and eventually to further establising both musuems as benficieries. Yet, since Jerry's passing, only one Art Salon took effect, which was "First Art Salon" on March '05.
The history of Art Salons is readily traced back to 19th century Europe, and in various forms, even well prior to that. The Art Salons were presentations by artists in private homes (generally) for view by wealthy (generally) friends of the homeowner. Gertrude Stein's salons is a notable example. They have been presented in the United States in various formats.
The "First Art Salon" took place at Jerry Shapiro's home in Sausalito. This Art Salon involved two artists as presenters: Wilma Parker and myself. Wilma and I lectured to a group of docents from SFMOMA and FAMSF and other artist lovers and collectors. I exhibited the 3 paintings owned by Jerry, the Copper Series. I also presented a video showing my paintings from a prior art opening. It was a very memorable experience and to share my story about painting.
Photos from opening lecture
Photo: (below) Patricia next to her painting, Enchanted Brooklyn
Photo: (below, from left to right) Wilma Parker, friend from SFMOMA, and Jerry Shapiro.
Behind them, painting by Wilma Parker.
Group Show at Terra Gallery
511 Harrison Street, San Francisco
Opening: Saturday, February 19th, 2005
Photos from opening night
Photo below: Patricia
Photo below: Patricia with dear friends, Beth Waldman and Vic Keenan
Group Show at Double Punch Gallery
San Francisco
January 2005
Photos from opening night at Double Punch
Photo of the "five" artists
Photo below: Patricia with dear friend Gretchen Kimball
Photos by: George Csiscery
Photo: (below), Patricia with friend/painter, Wilma Parker
Photo: (below), Peter de Pavloff, Patricia's mother- Patricia Valencia
Photo below: (from left to right)- Sybil Conn, Patricia, Wilma Parker, and Merrill Conn
(left to right), Alvaro Lacayo, Antonio Contreras, Jeff Nemenzo, Ricardo Gonzalez, and Patricia Araujo.
Photo: (below) Art critic - Jerome Tarshis, and Patricia Araujo
Photo:(below, left to right) Kira Inglis, Ana Fernandez, and Patricia Araujo
San Francisco
(SOMA Gallery has converetd into Art Engine Gallery )
New Paintings
by Patricia Araujo
March 3rd - 28th, 2004
Photos: Opening night, March 4th, 2004, at SOMA Gallery
Photo: (above) my friend, Gretchen Kimball
Photo: (above) my great uncle- Samuel, and my mother, Patricia Valencia
Photo: (Above), Stella Ling dances a tango, finalizing a beautiful opening reception.
511 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA
Effection - Boundaries: A Show to Benefit Upward Bound
Saturday, February 21st, 2004
Photos below from opening night
Photo below: Patricia with dear friend Chelsea Cooper
Photo below: Patricia's friends: Gretchen Kimball and Beth Waldman
painting behind, by Patricia, Cityscape Silhouette.
Photo below: Chelsea Cooper and John Clarke
Photo below: Joshua Birch and Vic Keenan
San Francisco, CA
(SOMA Gallery has converetd into Art Engine Gallery )
Perfume
by Patricia Araujo
May 9th - 30th, 2004
Patricia Araujo presents a series of works about her story with Perfume: The Perfume Series
Photos: (below) from opening
2000-2003
Traveled to Longleat, England, to the 7th Marquess of Bath's home, for a painting expedition,
with my friend and painter, Wilma Parker.
Our first trip was on October 2000, and our second trip occured in March 2003.
Lord Bath offered both Wilma and I to paint at his estate.
Lord Bath, (Alexander Thynn), is a dedicated painter and writer, and encourages artists to visit Longleat.
I dedicated a series of works, Longleat Series, of Longleat's rootfop.
The rooftop to me is an architectural beauty.
You may view the Longleat Series, both paintings and drawings in the Gallery page
Longleat is set within 900 acres of Capability Brown landscaped parkland.
Longleat House is widely regarded as one of the best examples of high Elizabethan architecture in Britain and one of the most beautiful stately homes open to the public.
It was the present Marquess of Bath's father, the 6th Marquess, who first perceived that a house of this magnitude and splendour could become a major tourist attraction and, in 1949, opened Longleat House to the public
Below are a group of photos taken at Longleat.
Photo: (below) at Longleat, Halloween night, Oct. 31st, 2000, (left to right): Lord Bath, Wilma and I.
Below: Photos of Longleat's majestic rooftop
Below: Photo of Patricia at Stalls Farm, next to Longleat house, unloading art supplies! (Oct. 2000)
(Below): Photo of Wilma painting at Longleat, (2000)
(Below): Photo of my drawings of Longleat's rooftop. Installation at the San Francisco Art Institute, (2003).
Photo: (Below from left to right): Patricia, Lord Bath with his dog - Boudie, and Wilma
Collaborative mural with the San Francisco Art Institute
at SFAI, (wall next to Walter and McBean Gallery).
November 2001
During my semester's Senior Seminar's course at the San Francisco Art Institute, the students and I were invited to paint a mural on campus, along with our visiting Artist-in-Residence, Kristin Calabrese.
We titled our mural, "Vivir es un Placer", which translates into english, "joy of life".
The muralists consisted of 6 of us: Kristin Calabrese, Fred Alvarado, Jason, Sean, Jennifer, and myself, Patricia.
Below are photos from the mural, from beginning to completion.
Photo: (above) Begining stage of mural, presenting from left to right, an outlined magic theatre painted by Patricia, followed by a clown painted by Kristin, juxtaposing two figures, an outlined female painted by Jason, and a construction worker, painted by Fred.
Photo: (below) Jennifer painting a spiral.
Photo: (below) Section painted by Patricia - I was influenced by Mondrian, with his usage of color and squares.
Photo: (below) Kristin Calabrese and Fred Alvarado, having a fun time while painting!
Below: Photo of the group, (from left to right): Fred, Kristin, Jennifer, Jason, Patricia, and Sean.
Photo: (below) Patricia
Below: Photos of another section painted by Patricia - a magic theatre in bright color patches, along with Jason's contoured figures.
Below: Photo of mural, with visiting New Genres Artist-in-Residence, Raul Cordero.
Below: another view of mural.
Collaborative mural with the San Francisco Art Institute
at Clarion Alley, (in the mission district), San Francisco.
December 2001
After completing mural at the San Francisco Art Institute during November 2001, a small group of us, which included myself, our visiting Artist-in-Residence: Kristin Calabrese, Kermit, along with Jason and Fred, we were offered to paint a similar mural at Clarion Alley. An alley located between 17th and 18th Streets, off Valencia Street, in San Francisco's Mission district.
We were challenged by the weather as it was raining almost everyday, but we were able to complete mural. We were surrounded by locals and the homeless, which added a mood, very urban and rough alltogether.
The mural was on exhibit for two months thru 2002.
Below are photos from mural at Clarion Alley.
From left to right: beginning stage, presenting Kristin's clown, followed by the magic theatre by Patricia, into Jason's female figure, followed by Kermit's and Fred's industrial setting.
