Solo Virtual Exhibition "Family Portrait" - Kelly Dunagan
"Family Portrait"
- Kelly Dunagan
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Chignon, 2023. Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
The Muse, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
Looking into the Light, 2024. Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $400.
The Empress of the Nursery, 2025. Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on board. 12 x 12 inches. $600.
John at Sunset, 2024. Gouache, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper. 12 x 12 inches. $600.
Rose in a Headdress, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper. 6 x 6 inches. $300
Princess, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300
Pride, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on board. 6 x 6 inches. NFS
Warrior, 2023. Gouache on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
Riding Hood, 2023. Gouache on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
Ballerina, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
John in His Studio, 2022. Gouache and watercolor on paper. 6 x 6 inches. $200.
The Extrovert, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
The Astronaut, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
Reality, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
La Catrina, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on paper, mounted on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
The Introvert, 2023. Gouache and watercolor on board. 6 x 6 inches. $300.
Self-Portrait with New Haircut, 2025. Gouache and watercolor on board. 12 x 12 inches. $600.
Dusk, 2024. Gouache on board. 6 x 6 inches. $400.
Night, 2024. Gouache and watercolor on paper. 9 x 12 inches. $750.
I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to the Bay Area in 1999 to study at Stanford University. In 2004 I received my BA in Medieval Studies and Studio Art, with a focus in photography, and was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize for Creativity in the Arts. I then worked in several highly unsatisfying, vaguely art-related jobs in Los Angeles and New York before giving up and moving to abroad to volunteer for the Marine Conservation Society of Seychelles, photographing whale sharks and collecting behavioral data on sea turtles. Ultimately, I received an MSc in Biology from Oxford University, but found that I was entirely unable to forgo art and become a serious academic. While studying and working in biology (with varied jobs including molecular biology research, aquarium animal husbandry, and science editing), I continued to pursue a career in art, with a solo painting show in Dublin, and as a member of Magdalene Road Studios in Oxford. I returned to the Bay Area in 2015 and finally abandoned science in 2021 to work as a full-time artist.
I work primarily as a painter, photographer, and curator, with occasional forays into theatrical design. I am interested in using portraiture to explore issues of identity. Many of my works feature subjects with faces hidden or disguised, as a way of investigating how wearing a mask can allow us to inhabit a different persona, and whether there is some truth, some essential self, that is revealed even when our features are obscured.
This selection of portraits, created between 2022 and 2025, features members of my family, including my husband, children, nieces, nephews, siblings, and parents.
If you are interested in purchasing the art showcased in this online exhibition, please send an email to gallery@2727.today with the subject "Interest in Purchase". Please include the title of the piece and the artist's name in your email. We are also happy to provide more information about the artist and put you in contact with them for further inquiries.
The prices and the artwork's availability might change after the show. Please contact gallery@2727.today for updated information.
East Bay Open Studios at 2727
Discover art this holiday season!
East Bay Open Studios is back for two weekends this December with over 180+ artists opening their studios to the public. This free, self-guided event invites you to visit artist studios, pop-ups, and galleries in Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond. Our Winter event is the perfect time to holiday shop for unique, hand-made gifts while supporting local artists and makers. See paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures and more!
Not sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs and Special Events or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory!
🗓️ December 6 - 7 & 13 - 14
🕚 11am–5pm daily
📍 Across the East Bay. See our Interactive Maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
💻 Artist Details: eastbayopenstudios.com
🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Visit eastbayopenstudios.com
Browse artist profiles and locations via our interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
Don't know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs, or Special Events.
Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am-5pm each day
East Bay Open Studios at 2727
Discover art this holiday season!
East Bay Open Studios is back for two weekends this December with over 180+ artists opening their studios to the public. This free, self-guided event invites you to visit artist studios, pop-ups, and galleries in Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond. Our Winter event is the perfect time to holiday shop for unique, hand-made gifts while supporting local artists and makers. See paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures and more!
Not sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs and Special Events or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory!
🗓️ December 6 - 7 & 13 - 14
🕚 11am–5pm daily
📍 Across the East Bay. See our Interactive Maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
💻 Artist Details: eastbayopenstudios.com
🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Visit eastbayopenstudios.com
Browse artist profiles and locations via our interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
Don't know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs, or Special Events.
Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am-5pm each day
Qi Gong - Beginners
Come be in community, relax and restore your natural Life-Force Energy (Chi/Qi)! You feel more stable, balanced and joyful when you leave!
We will build a nourishing Qifield together, practice pouring Qi, pulling Qi and Dantian breathing, explore aspects of Tian Yuan (the First Method of Yuan Qigong that focuses on Gathering Qi). Please note: everything is modifiable, so there are no physical restrictions...we will not be moving vigorously for the whole time.
Bring your questions and yourselves:
Tuesday December 16: 5:30-7pm (Deadline to register is Dec 12, contact instructor)*
Location: 2727 Gallery and Community Space: 2727 California St, Berkeley
Cost $25-$35 sliding scale
More info on the Yuan Qigong System here:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxTXHnCj6ISGWRkQLuZjF_zr-LtpjqbC-
And at
https://renxueamericas.org/about/ren-xue/
Crazy Shades of Winter: LGBTQ+ and Allies Holiday Art Show
Last-minute holiday shoppers! Discover art by LGBTQ+ creators & allies—fun, bold, and even a little adults-only. Find the perfect gift!
This holiday season, skip the frantic rush of big-box stores and step into a world of creativity and joy instead.
Our December art show is made especially for last-minute shoppers who still want their gifts to feel meaningful, personal, and wonderfully real. Whether you're searching for a heartfelt piece for someone you love, a quirky treasure for a friend, or a unique work that simply speaks to you, this is the place where inspiration meets serendipity.
You'll find an eclectic mix of artwork-some pieces bold and wild, others calm and classic, and plenty that live somewhere in between. And because creativity thrives in community, this show proudly features a vibrant lineup of LGBTQ+ artists and their allies. Expect color, humor, heart, and perspectives as diverse as the people who make them.
For those with a more adventurous streak, we'll also have a selection of adults-only pieces tucked into a special corner for open-minded guests who enjoy something a little daring.
That's the magic of an art show: you never know what you'll stumble upon, but sometimes the perfect gift finds you.
So come wander, explore, enjoy the atmosphere, and pick up something unforgettable. Your holiday shopping just got a whole lot more fabulous-and a whole lot more fun.
East Bay Open Studios at 2727
Discover art this holiday season!
East Bay Open Studios is back for two weekends this December with over 180+ artists opening their studios to the public. This free, self-guided event invites you to visit artist studios, pop-ups, and galleries in Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond. Our Winter event is the perfect time to holiday shop for unique, hand-made gifts while supporting local artists and makers. See paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures and more!
Not sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs and Special Events or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory!
🗓️ December 6 - 7 & 13 - 14
🕚 11am–5pm daily
📍 Across the East Bay. See our Interactive Maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
💻 Artist Details: eastbayopenstudios.com
🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Visit eastbayopenstudios.com
Browse artist profiles and locations via our interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
Don't know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs, or Special Events.
Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am-5pm each day
East Bay Open Studios at 2727
Discover art this holiday season!
East Bay Open Studios is back for two weekends this December with over 180+ artists opening their studios to the public. This free, self-guided event invites you to visit artist studios, pop-ups, and galleries in Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond. Our Winter event is the perfect time to holiday shop for unique, hand-made gifts while supporting local artists and makers. See paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures and more!
Not sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs and Special Events or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory!
🗓️ December 6 - 7 & 13 - 14
🕚 11am–5pm daily
📍 Across the East Bay. See our Interactive Maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
💻 Artist Details: eastbayopenstudios.com
🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Visit eastbayopenstudios.com
Browse artist profiles and locations via our interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)
Don't know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists, Community Hubs, or Special Events.
Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am-5pm each day
Artist Talk and Closing Reception
Artist Talk and Closing Reception for “Strange Changes: Concepts of Metamorphosis”
Sunday November 30, 2-4 pm
Exhibition curators and coop member artists Kelly Dunagan and Matthew Felix Sun, gallery director Linden Julien-Lehr, and contributing artists Janet Brugos, Carla Golder, Charlene Steen, and Youngmi share concepts of metamorphosis. A general discussion and reception will immediately follow.
This event is open to the public. Admission is free.
Holiday Art Sale @ Gallery 2727
On Saturday, November 22, from 1-5 pm, members of Gallery 2727 will host a holiday art sale at Gallery 2727: small, affordable original art, prints, and merchandise: unique and meaningful art gifts for the holidays. Purchases will directly support local artists.
While browsing and interacting with member artists, you can also view November’s themed group exhibition: Strange Changes: Concepts of Metamorphosis, November 7-30, 2025.
Location: 2727 California St, Berkeley
Date & Time: Saturday, November 22, 1-5 pm
Participating artists include Lynne-Rachel Altman, Bella Bond, Janet Brugos, Mary Coffield, pan ellington, Xinchen Li, Rebecca Silvers, Matthew Felix Sun, etc.
Babsi's Viennese Treats - a local cottage food bakery - will offer gluten-free low/no sugar Austrian treats for take-home holiday gifts, and to sample on-site.
DIY “Thank You" cards
Join 2727 coop gallery artists Rebecca Silvers and LR Altman as we craft cards honoring the people and events reshaping our lives. You will be able to leave the workshop with one or more paper art cards you can send, include in your thanksgiving rituals, or gift to yourself. Paper, envelopes, ink, water based paint, pencils, and glue will be provided—or you can bring your own. This is an all age, pay what you can event. ($10-$20 suggested donation). 2-4:00
Saturday, November 15th 2:00-4:00.
On display in the Gallery: Strange Changes: Concepts of Metamorphosis (November 7 - 30)
