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HOOKERS ON DAVIE
“HOOKERS ON DAVIE”
A special screening on Saturday, 08/29 at 2727 California Street gallery in Berkeley CA, in conjuction with the current group show "Public Sanctuary". Pulling from our archive to offer Janis Cole & Holly Dale's HOOKERS ON DAVIE as a historical response to the exhibit's contemporary call: how has the restroom as a public space shaped queer identity and culture?
Free and open to the public, no rsvp needed.
On display in the gallery: “Public Sanctuary”
“Public Sanctuary” Opening Reception
“Public Sanctuary” Opening Reception
The bathroom wall speaks in many voices at once. A locked door creates a public sanctuary. The retreat of the bathroom has allowed generations of queer people to flourish. It fulfills a need for self-laboratory. It churns a culture of signalling and code that hijacks the decorum demanded by heteronormativity. With an ever increasing surveillance and impulse towards public performance, the work in this show speaks to the way culture and connection is often made behind closed doors.
Sounds by Tastemaker
Participating artists:
Patty Pacheco
Bella Bond
Public Sanctuary
“Public Sanctuary”
The bathroom wall speaks in many voices at once. A locked door creates a public sanctuary. The retreat of the bathroom has allowed generations of queer people to flourish. It fulfills a need for self-laboratory. It churns a culture of signalling and code that hijacks the decorum demanded by heteronormativity. With an ever increasing surveillance and impulse towards public performance, the work in this show speaks to the way culture and connection is often made behind closed doors.
Sounds by Tastemaker
Participating artists:
Patty Pacheco
Bella Bond
Opening Reception: Friday, August 21, 8-10 pm
Events:
HOOKERS ON DAVIE, Saturday, August 29, 2026, 8-9:30 pm
Living Collage Workshop
Living Collage Workshop
Share you love for art by creating your own piece to contribute to a living community collage. Community is made of unique individuals and experiences so what better way to share those stories than through art? Create a small collage that tells a story, shares a moment in your life, or a hope you have. Add it to the living collage and watch it grow.
Open to all ages. All materials provided.
Suggested Donation: $25
Host: member artist Trisha Mah
Friday, Aug 14, 6-8 pm
2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA
On display in Gallery 2727 during the event: “Timelapse: Works in Progress”
Reverse Glass Painting Workshop
Make your own art piece using acrylic inks
Demonstration and materials provided
Open to all
Saturday Aug 8, 2 pm
2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA
$10 donation for materials if you can!
Playing with inks at Gallery 2727
Make your own art piece using acrylic inks
Demonstration and materials provided
Open to all
Saturday Aug 8, 2 pm
2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA
$10 donation for materials if you can!
“Timelapse:- Works in Progress” Opening Reception
“Timelapse: Works in Progress” Opening Reception
Comprised of primarily unfinished artworks, Timelapse: Works in Progress will act not only as a window into the artistic process, but also as an opportunity for participating member / artists to engage their wider community of both audience and fellow artists in novel ways–from giving insight into their practice in demonstrating their workflow, eliciting reaction directly from the audience, to offering visitors the opportunity to participate in developing unfinished artworks together in community.
This exhibition invites anyone interested in the artistic process to view and engage with the real-life artworks as they grow and change, guided by both the artists and the audience. Member / artists seek in this show to expand the boundaries of what it means to be “gallery-ready” and asks us to consider how and when the artist knows when an artwork is finished.
Friday, Aug 7, 6-8 pm
2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA
“Timelapse:- Works in Progress”
“Timelapse: Works in Progress” Group Exhibition
Comprised of primarily unfinished artworks, Timelapse: Works in Progress will act not only as a window into the artistic process, but also as an opportunity for participating member / artists to engage their wider community of both audience and fellow artists in novel ways–from giving insight into their practice in demonstrating their workflow, eliciting reaction directly from the audience, to offering visitors the opportunity to participate in developing unfinished artworks together in community.
This exhibition invites anyone interested in the artistic process to view and engage with the real-life artworks as they grow and change, guided by both the artists and the audience. Member / artists seek in this show to expand the boundaries of what it means to be “gallery-ready” and asks us to consider how and when the artist knows when an artwork is finished.
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Example of the work; Ramie, Colored Threads, Wires; CANVAS 24"(w) x 34" (h) x 1/2", Youngmi Angela Pak
Is It Finished?, 2025
Mixed - acrylic and textural materials, 16” x 20”, Charlene SteenUkraine, 2024, Acrylic and sawdust, 16” x 20”, Charlene Steen
The Circles of Hell, Nov. 2025 wood assemblage, 18"x60", Francesca Borgatta
Cave with Monsters, 2022, paper mache assemblage 14x8x8", Francesca Borgatta
Watering Hole ChameleonsxAugust 25, 2025, Mixed, 15” x 15”, Janet Brugos
Jewish Dancer Who Resisted Nazis - For Florence Waren, 2026, photomontage on found canvas, 20”x16”, pan ellington
Street Photographer in the Shadows - for Vivian Maier, 2024, photomontage on found canvas, 20”x16”, pan ellington
Last Tenant Above Carnegie Hall - for Elizabeth Sargent, 2026, photomontage on found canvas, 16”x20”, pan ellington
Untitled, 2026, Analog Collage, 11”x17”, Trisha Mah
2727 FIRST AID CABINET, 2025, Metal First Aid Cabinet with Emergency Supplies for Artists and Other Wounded Souls, 22”x15”x7", LR (Lynne-Rachel) Altman
Living Ink #3, 2026, Acrylic ink on canvas, 20” x 16”, Mary Coffield
Living Ink # 1, 2025, Acrylic Ink on Canvas, 24”x20”, Mary Coffield
Living Ink #2, 2026, Acrylic Ink on Canvas, 20”x16” Mary Coffield
Berkeley, 2026, Mixed Media on Metal, 10"x48", Michael Sacramento
TBD, Graphite, 17”x14”, Hannah Hirsekorn
TBD, Graphite, 9”x12”, Hannah Hirsekorn
Opening Reception: Friday, August 7, 6 pm
Events during the exhibition period include:
Playing With Ink at Gallery 2727, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 2-3:30 pm. A $10 material fee donation. Open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Reverse Glass painting Workshop, Wednesday August 12th 4 - 6pm. Suitable for all levels of experience and children who can safely handle glass and focus for two hours. Suggested donations $20-$35. No one turned away for lack of funds.
