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Art + Projects in Berkeley, CA since 1997
Current | Amy Kaufman
On view Sept 26 - Nov 21
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Opening tomorrow!

A few moments from installation week as Amy Kaufman: Recent Work came together. With expert help from Amy, Alex Case of @case_art_services_etc , and his best employee, Cheese.

September 26 | 3–5 pm

See you here. by @traywickcontemporary

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21 days ago

Amy Kaufman is best known for her paintings and works on paper, but sculpture has long been a quieter part of her practice.

In Garage Band, pattern, repetition, and accumulation move off the wall and into three dimensions, with a playfulness that runs throughout this new body of work.

Amy Kaufman’s solo exhibition opens September 26.

Garage band, 2026
Oil on wood
20.75 x 21.25 x 10.5” by @traywickcontemporary

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23 days ago

~ Saturday’s Openings & Events PART 2 ~

Amy Kaufman: Recent Work
Opening Reception,
3 - 5 PM
@traywickcontemporary
895 Colusa Avenue, Berkeley

David Katz: Abstract Lounge Set
4:30 PM
@etalgallerysf
2831a Mission Street, San Francisco

ART FWD
Opening Celebration,
5 - 8:30 PM
@marinmoca
1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

The Real-Life Art History of M. Louise Stanley
Opening Reception,
5 - 7 PM
@sonomavalleymuseumofart
551 Broadway, Sonoma

Natalia Brizuela & Rasha Salti
in Conversation,
5:30 PM
@bampfa
2155 Center Street, Berkeley

COCOON:
An Orchestra Sleepover Concert,
9:30 PM *tickets required
@grayareaorg
2665 Mission Street, San Francisco by @traywickcontemporary

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24 days ago

Tomorrow, September 19, Point Reyes National Seashore Association (PRNSA) hosts Party on the Pacific Plate, its annual fundraiser supporting its important work in conservation and community throughout the park.

Can’t make the party? Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey’s Point Reyes: Northern Curly-Leaved Monardella & Ice Plant was commissioned to benefit PRNSA’s seashore plant restoration efforts. A few editions are still available, with a portion of each purchase going directly to PRNSA.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more and support this special project.

Point Reyes: Northern Curly-Leaved Monardella & Ice Plant
Archival pigment print from original anthotype
15 × 21 inches
Edition of 6 by @traywickcontemporary

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a month ago

Amy Kaufman’s Fold 1 and Fold 2, using graphite and ink on paper.

Through repeated lines and subtle shifts in value, Kaufman creates a surprising sense of physical space, as the patterns appear to fold, expand, and shift across the page.

More from Amy Kaufman’s latest body of work, as we count down to her solo exhibition opening September 26.

Fold 1 & Fold 2, 2026
Graphite and ink on paper
27.5 × 21.5 inches (paper)
22.5 × 17 inches (image) by @traywickcontemporary

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a month ago

From Rae Davis’ Portland studio…

We’re looking forward to welcoming Rae back to the gallery in January, as the first show in our 30th anniversary programming for 2027. Throughout the year, we’ll celebrate the artists, connections and community that have shaped the gallery over the past three decades. by @traywickcontemporary

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a month ago

Amy Kaufman: Recent Work
September 26 – November 21, 2026

This much anticipated solo exhibition brings together new paintings and works on paper with a group of small-scale sculptures.

In Vortex of the heart, Kaufman pushes color into new territory with a more saturated and energetic palette. The swirling forms develop through a repeated physical gesture, their proportions and scale determined in part by the sweep of her arm. Repetition builds momentum, while intentional irregularities disrupt the pattern and keep the composition in motion.

Opening reception
Saturday September 26, 3 - 5 pm

Vortex of the heart, 2026
Oil on linen
62 x 54” by @traywickcontemporary

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a month ago

These pieces by our very own Steuart Pittman are featured in 120710 Gallery’s upcoming show, “after Albers,” wonderfully curated by Mel Prest. This show, opening tomorrow, August 22nd, through September 13th, features artists exploring the interaction of geometry, permutation, and color.

Opening tomorrow: “after Albers” at 120710 Gallery.

Featuring works by Steuart Pittman alongside a terrific group of artists, this thoughtfully curated exhibition by Mel Prest explores geometry, permutation, and color.

On view August 22–September 13.

Sloop, 2025
Oil on canvas with stained maple frame
30 x 37”

These pieces by our very own Steuart Pittman are featured in 120710 Gallery’s upcoming show, “after Albers,” wonderfully curated by Mel Prest. This show, opening tomorrow, August 22nd, through September 13th, features artists exploring the interaction of geometry, permutation, and color.

Opening tomorrow: “after Albers” at 120710 Gallery.

Featuring works by Steuart Pittman alongside a terrific group of artists, this thoughtfully curated exhibition by Mel Prest explores geometry, permutation, and color.

On view August 22–September 13.

Hessel / Cedarville, 2025
Oil, alkyd, acrylic, clear gesso, Prismacolor on canvas diptych with bass frame
37.25 x 49.75”

These pieces by our very own Steuart Pittman are featured in 120710 Gallery’s upcoming show, “after Albers,” wonderfully curated by Mel Prest. This show, opening tomorrow, August 22nd, through September 13th, features artists exploring the interaction of geometry, permutation, and color.

Opening tomorrow: “after Albers” at 120710 Gallery.

Featuring works by Steuart Pittman alongside a terrific group of artists, this thoughtfully curated exhibition by Mel Prest explores geometry, permutation, and color.

On view August 22–September 13. by @traywickcontemporary

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2 months ago

What a journey “This Earthen Door” has been. As we head into to the final days of the exhibition, our deepest thanks to artists Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey, and to everyone who has spent time with this remarkable project. Sharing these works, and the conversations they’ve inspired, has been a privilege.

The abstract “chromotaxy” works distill years of research into visual color stories. Each square represents a pigment extracted from a plant in Emily Dickinson’s 19th century herbarium, weaving together her poetry, botanical history, and the environmental questions of our own time.
Swipe through a few examples of these remarkable works:

“This Earthen Door” officially closes Saturday, August 15, with additional viewing opportunities on August 20 & 21. Schedule a visit through the link in our bio or send us a message—we’d love to share these extraordinary works.

“Wild nights – Wild nights!” (Love)
Exploring the many forms of love - friendship, desire, marriage, forbidden love, and devotion - through pigments extracted from plants associated with those meanings in the Victorian language of flowers. Each square represents the color of a single plant from Emily Dickinson’s herbarium, transformed into a visual poem.

“Wild nights – Wild nights!” (Love)
Exploring the many forms of love - friendship, desire, marriage, forbidden love, and devotion - through pigments extracted from plants associated with those meanings in the Victorian language of flowers. Each square represents the color of a single plant from Emily Dickinson’s herbarium, transformed into a visual poem.

“This was in the White of my Year” (White-ish)
One of the palest works in the series, this Chromotaxy reflects on both the mythology and reality of Emily Dickinson. It also speaks to partnership—friendship, collaboration, and the joining of science and art that lies at the heart of “This Earthen Door.”

“This was in the White of my Year” (White-ish)
One of the palest works in the series, this Chromotaxy reflects on both the mythology and reality of Emily Dickinson. It also speaks to partnership—friendship, collaboration, and the joining of science and art that lies at the heart of “This Earthen Doo by @traywickcontemporary

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2 months ago

Inside “This Earthen Door:” Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey’s multi-year collaboration reimagines Emily Dickinson’s herbarium and poetry, with input from scientists, historians, botanists, and other experts. Highlighting the project’s intersection between poetry, photography, and the natural world, you can learn more about the processes and inspiration behind “This Earthen Door” in this insightful video.

To view the works featured in this video, and more, stop by our happy hour this Wednesday, August 5th 5-7pm. Visits to the gallery can also be made by appointment via the link in bio. by @traywickcontemporary

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2 months ago

Happy Hour with “This Earthen Door” Wednesday, August 5th 5-7pm.
Please join us after hours in the final weeks of “This Earthen Door,” on view through August 15th.

Inspired by Dickinson’s poem “To Make a Prairie,” this wall-sized installation shows how the artists used years of research to create a work of extraordinary visual and conceptual depth. Its pigments come from 47 self-pollinating plant species identified by Dickinson and grown by the artists, giving new resonance to her final line, “If bees are few.” See this work and others in person this coming Wednesday or schedule a visit with the link in bio.

Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey: “To Make a Prairie” 2023
Archival pigment prints from anthotypes; 94 panels, 8 x 10.5” ea; 100 x 98” installed by @traywickcontemporary

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3 months ago

Amanda Marchand & Leah Sobsey:
This Earthen Door
~ On view through August 15th ~
*appointment only
@traywickcontemporary
@amandabethmarchand
@leahsobsey

"Archivists and artists Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey have spent the past five years growing plants from Emily Dickinson’s nineteenth-century herbarium, an intimate collection of more than 400 botanical specimens Dickinson identified as a teenager, in order to recreate its very pages. Through an ethereal series of anthotypes, camera-less prints made from light-sensitive plant emulsions, 'This Earthen Door' paints Dickinson’s specimens as mystical relics, totems of intricate vibrance, offering a poetic meditation on patience, reverence, and re-imagination, all rendered in nature’s transient palette.”

- Zoe Spikerman (@zoespikerman) by @traywickcontemporary

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4 months ago