Art in Sonoma County


by Satri Pencak

Sonoma County has been a magnet for artists and art connoisseurs for many decades, and continues to attract sophisticated artists and art collectors, along with casual art lovers. Combined with the sheer natural beauty, and general creative ambience, the area readily entices visitors, as well as long-time residents, to explore the many and varied fine art offerings. With the addition of great food, drink, and outdoor activities, it’s easy to spend a day, a week, or a lifetime traversing through the vineyards, forests, and rolling hills, along the scenic coast, and through the welcoming towns of Sonoma County.

The following is a partial list of local art exhibitions. Many eateries, wineries, and civic buildings also present changing art shows in their spaces.
Please check with the venues for current status of health protocols, hours, events and exhibitions.

*** Designates an Opening Reception.

Arts Guild of Sonoma
Through March 25, Arts Guild Artist Members Show
The work on view represents a wide range of media and styles.
140 E. Napa St., Sonoma
707-996-3115
www.artsguildofsonoma.org

Calabi Gallery
The Gallery is committed to showing art that has the power to move people deeply. Our inventory has a primary focus on 20th century Art, and also includes works from the 19th and 21st centuries.
456 Tenth St., Santa Rosa
707-781-7070
www.calabigallery.com

Charles M. Schulz Museum
Through July 14, 2024, Snoopy in Orbit
Into space with Apollo 10, aboard the International Space Station, and now around the Moon during the Artemis I mission—Snoopy is the first beagle on the Moon! See Snoopy, who served as the zero-gravity indicator for the Artemis I mission, now safely home to Earth, alongside more never-before-exhibited space-flown Peanuts artifacts!
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
707-579-4452
www.schulzmuseum.org

Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery
Through March 15, Manifest
Guest artists for this exhibit are James Vaeilleux, Sculpture, and Kim Winter, Acrylic Painting. Resident artists are Laura Paine Carr, Jane Gardner, Pamela Heck, Hanya Popova Parker, Jason Taylor Morgan, Clay Vajgrt and Jennifer Weiss. Terry Holleman is the featured resident artist.
204 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale
707-894-4410
www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org

Cloverdale, CA
Through April 25, 2024, Cloverdale Sculpture Trail
Nine new sculptures have been chosen by the Selection Committee and are part of the 2022-2024 Sculpture Trail. The themes of these nine sculptures are diverse and show the creative thinking and craftsmanship of the sculptors.
cloverdalesculpturetrail.org/

Corricks Art Trails Gallery/ My Daughter the Framer
March 1 through March 28, Faces & Visions
*** Reception First Friday, March 1, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Meet artists Dominique Pfahl and Todd Loyal Rose and encounter their beautiful and fascinating people and worlds.
637 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
www.corricks.com

Erickson Fine Art Gallery
March 9 through April 5, Carol Setterlund – I M A G I N E
*** Reception for the Artist Saturday, March 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The exhibition features sculptures and paintings by Carol Setterlund.
324 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
www.ericksonfineartgallery.com

Fulton Crossing Gallery
March 16 through May, Cynthia Sumner Elements of Light
*** Opening reception, Saturday, March 16, from 1 to 4 p.m.
New and recent paintings are featured in this body of work which reflects aspects of both a personal and universal nature through richly abstracted textures.
1200 River Rd., Fulton
www.fultoncrossing.com/exhibitions

Gallery 300
6780 McKinley St., Suite 130
The Barlow, Sebastopol
707-332-1212
www.gallery-300.com

Graton Gallery
Through March 3, Clarity
Paintings by Sally Baker, with guest glass artists Valerie Adams, Mark Freed, Branka Harris, and Salatino-Gondolfo. Also showing work by guest artists Lucy Ames, Gail Anderson, Sheri Fox, Claire Halenbeck, Michon Sardello, and Suzanne Young.

March 7 through April 14, Sandra Rubin, Thea Goldstine
*** Artists Reception Saturday, March 9, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Also showing are Guest Artists Gerald Huth, Carol Decker, and Tom Tuchel.
9048 Graton Road, Graton
707-829-8912
www.gratongallery.net

Hammerfriar Gallery
Through May 9, Paper’s Edge: Mixed Media & Collage
Featuring the work of Deborah Salomon, Colin Talcroft, and Molly Perez.
132 Mill St, Healdsburg
707-473-9600
www.hammerfriar.com

Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Through March 10, Follow your Heart to Art
Featuring a wide array wonderful art created by over 40 local artists.

March 13 through April 6, Fantastic
Young and Emerging Artists. Artwork with a focus on Fantasy and Imagination, created by local students, from elementary through high school.
334 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-1970
healdsburgcenterforthearts.org

IceHouse Gallery / Digital Grange
405 East D St., Petaluma
707-778-2238
www.digitalgrange.com

Laguna Foundation, Heron Hall
Through April 26, Robin Dintiman Water and Dreams
Robin Dintiman presents her large-scale analog photographs of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. The work is about love of our natural environment and habitat. It is about the many hands working to restore and preserve this habitat. It is about seeing the dream for the future restored through the waters of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
707-527-9277
www.lagunafoundation.org

Museum of Sonoma County
Art
Through May 26, A Question of Balance
This juried exhibition of work by Pacific Rim Sculptors features sculpture that explores the varied and multiple meanings and interpretations of “balance” which is commonly defined as a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight or amount, or something used to produce equilibrium.

History
Through March 31, Tilden Daken: The Art of Adventure
Tilden Daken (1876-1935) was a California landscape painter known primarily for his oil paintings of the California redwoods, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and countryside scenes in both Northern and Southern California. He is closely associated with the California Impressionists, who painted during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Daken’s life, travels, and adventures paralleled many of the important stories of California – from the Gold Fields, to the growth of San Francisco and the rise of Hollywood, to the state’s connections across the southern border with Mexico.

Permanent Exhibition & Oral History Project. Sonoma County Stories is a permanent Sonoma County history exhibition that allows visitors to engage with the past through the power of storytelling. The exhibition captures Sonoma County’s rich history, defined by a confluence of cultures and people, and a powerful connection to the land. Featuring stories representing the many diverse histories and cultures of the county, this ambitious and innovative permanent exhibition has at its core the Oral Histories of Gaye LeBaron.
425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa
707-579-1500
www.museumsc.org

Occidental Center for the Arts
Through March 10, Figure First
Annual figure drawing show.

March 16 through April 21, Metropolis
*** Artist Reception March 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. People’s Choice Award announced at 3:30 p.m.
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental
707-874-9392
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Paul Mahder Gallery
Through April 21, Spontaneous Journey
Revisiting the works of visionary Bay Area artist John Anderson.
222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
707-473-9150
paulmahdergallery.com/

Petaluma Arts Center
March 14 through April 20, Art CONNECTS Us
*** Opening Reception Thursday, March 14, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Celebrating Youth Art Month.
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
707-762-5600
www.petalumaartscenter.org

Ren Brown Collection Gallery
Housed in a refurbished building with shoji and a small, serene Japanese garden, the gallery shows contemporary art by Japanese and regional Northern California artists.
1781 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay
707-875-2922
www.renbrown.com

Santa Rosa Arts Center
Through March 30, Figures and Faces
Opening Reception Friday, February 2 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Biennial Show of Figurative Art by local artists.

March 1 through April 28, The Human Condition
*** Artists reception First Friday, March 1 from 5 to 8 p.m.
On view, artwork that portrays, explores and celebrates some of the major events of human life, such as birth and death, emotions, conflict, or the meaning of life.
SOFA Arts District
312 South A Street, Santa Rosa
707-526-0135
santarosaartscenter.org/

Santa Rosa Junior College, Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery
Through March 14, The Pottery of Marguerite Wildenhain
Showcasing work by Marguerite Wildenhain, legendary Master Potter from Pond Farm, in Guerneville.
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
707-527-4298
art-gallery.santarosa.edu/current-exhibits-0

Sculpturesite Gallery, Glen Ellen
View over 30 outdoor sculptures by 15 artists throughout the beautiful grounds at Jack London Village, offering a selection of abstract and figurative sculptures, including wind activated kinetic works.
14301 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen
707-933-1300
www.sculpturesite.com

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
March 2 through March 31, The Beauty of Purpose: A Functional Ceramics Show
*** Opening Reception Saturday, March 2, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Handmade ceramic artwork, showing excellence in technique, including innovative and traditional explorations of clay.
282 South High St., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
www.sebarts.org

Sebastopol Gallery
Through March 30, Wind and Water
In her newest jewelry collection Michelle Hoting explores the forms and textures of wind-etched sandstone, curling waves and flowing water. Using the ancient Japanese art of Mitsuro Hikime she creates undulating, flowing pieces for men and women in silver and gold.
150 N. Main St, Sebastopol
707-829-7200
www.sebastopol-gallery.com/

Sebastopol Library, Forum Room
Through March 17, Green Greenwald Paintings

March 18 through April 30, Claude Smith, Drawings and Gestures
*** Artists Reception Saturday, April 27, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
This exhibition is a fusion of writing and drawing using ordinary materials and sometimes employing collage. Much of the work has been inspired by music, particularly free-jazz.
7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
707-823-7691

Sonoma State University, University Art Gallery
Through April 7, Print Press Play!
Featuring selected prints from the SSU Art Collection, including many spectacular prints by well-known artists.
1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park
707-664-2295
artgallery.sonoma.edu/

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through April 28, Tsherin Sherpa: Different Worlds
The exhibition presents the captivating artworks of Tsherin Sherpa, a globally renowned contemporary artist. Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tsherin Sherpa immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998. The artist’s work is grounded in his personal experiences within the Himalayan Diaspora and his rigorous training as a thangka painter (traditional Buddhist art).
551 Broadway, Sonoma
707-939-7862
www.svma.org

Upstairs Art Gallery
Through March 30, Seas, Trees and Vines
*** Reception Saturday, March 2, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Beverly Bird presents Seas, Trees and Vines, a collection of paintings that highlight Sonoma’s jaw dropping natural beauty. Meet the Artist: Bird will be hosting the Gallery March 20 & 27, from 11 am to 6 pm.

The Stairway Small Works Showcase presents Donna Schaffer’s For the Birds, a collection of oil paintings depicting California birds. The small paintings are beguiling bird portraits. Meet the Artist: Schaffer will be hosting the Gallery March 10 & 24, 11 am to 6 p.m.
306 Center Street, Healdsburg
707-431-4214
www.Upstairsartgallery.net

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