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Opportunities for Artists

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PINT SIZE 3
Small Scale Artwork​

National Call for Entries
Entry Deadline: Sunday July 27th
Show your small-scale artwork in Oakland, California! This is our third national call for entries for small scale artworks in any medium. Last time we showed work by well over a hundred artists with even more space allotted this year to Pint Size 3. Submit your artwork in any medium for a chance to be part of this wide ranging and well attended exhibition!
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Open to artists nationwide, Transmission Gallery invites submission of small-scale artworks for exhibition September 18 – November 1, 2025.  Artists may submit up to 4 artworks. 3D artwork may be up to 7 inches wide x 7 inches deep x 8 inches high. Wall mounted pieces may be up to 7 inches high x 7 inches wide, including the frame, if framed. 
Submit to Pint Size 3

In addition to maintaining a full exhibition program, Transmission Gallery owner/directors, Cameron Brian and Ruth Santee often show as artists themselves, and also curate, or jury, exhibitions for other venues, as does gallery manager, TaVee McAllister Lee. Scroll down to see current and past exhibitions and projects and other news from the team at Transmission Gallery:

Transmission Gallery manager, TaVee Lee, curates work by William Rhodes in Throughlines, at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica
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William Rhodes
Throughlines
looking back, reaching forward

February 21 - March 23, 2025

Opening Reception
​Friday, Feb 21st, 7-9 pm

Artist + Curator Conversation
Sunday, March 23rd, 3:30 pm
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Sanchez Art Center
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1220-B Linda Mar Blvd

Pacifica, CA 94044
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More about Throughlines

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Image: William Rhodes, House of Ibeji, 2018, reclaimed wood, pencil, pen, paint, ink. and neon glass, 26 x 30 x 6in

 Transmission Gallery Owner/Director Ruth Santee's work selected for the Crocker Kingsley 2025 exhibition:

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Ruth Santee, Self Portrait with Snail, 2024, 18" x 18" x 9"

Crocker Kingsley 2025​

January 11, 2025 - February 22, 2025

Opening Reception:  Saturday, January 18th from 5-7pm
2nd Reception:  Saturday, February 15th from 5-7pm
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The prestigious Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition was first juried in 1940, a tradition that continues to the present day. Works selected by this year’s juror, including Ruth Santee's Self Portrait with Snail, will be on display in the exhibition at Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA, through February 22nd. This year's juror is Grace Kook-Anderson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum. 
Blue Line Arts
405 Vernon Street, Suite #100,
Roseville, CA 95678


Transmission Gallery Satellite Project

Curated by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee and Gallery Manager, TaVee Lee
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​Threads of Change

Work by artists Robin L. Bernstein, Richard-Jonathan Nelson,
​William Rhodes and Ruth Tabancay
November 21 - December 12, 2024
LH Horton, Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College
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Shima Center, Room 144
5151 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207

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Gallery Hours for the exhibition are:
Monday – Thursday, 11:00am–5:30pm
Friday, 11:00am–1:00pm
More about Threads of Change

 TaVee Lee, work invited to FORMS, FLESH, FRAME - FIGURE SHOW​​, curated by Kim Froshin

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Kim Frohsin, Some Country Shapes

FORMS, FLESH, FRAME - FIGURE SHOW​

December 7, 2024 - January 26, 2025
Reception December 7th, 2024, 4:00 - 6 PM
The theme of this juried show broadly concerns the human figure. This “figuration” can literally portray the human form, in any size, shape, sex or situation to the essence or abstraction of the figure. The juror will be seeking humanity in the “human form”. This can be represented in a wide range media: drawing, mixed media, printmaking, collage or sculpture. As depicted over centuries, the gamut of emotion, expressivity, individualism and physicality to be found in the figure is endless. What is out there in contemporary figuration now? What messages and stories through depictions exploring the human form are relevant, fresh, timeless, surprising and challenging today? 
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Epperson Gallery
1400 Pomona St.
Crockett, CA 94525



Special Art + Style Event:  October 12th, 2024

Najee Strickland

Blue Gold

Model wearing  a bikini and trench coat made from denim
Models wearing clothing made from denim
Model wearing a puffer jacket made from denim
Model wearing a denim outfit and carrying a large denim made bag
William Rhodes and Najee Strickland with stylish people
Models wearing clothing made from denim
Models wearing clothing made from denim
Models wearing clothing made from denim
Models wearing clothing made from denim
On October 12th, Najee Strickland  unveiled Blue Gold at Transmission Gallery, a new collection of designs crafted from recycled denim.: Heroic Trench, Weight of the world duffle bag, oversized denim jacket, Denim Crop bubble coat, denim bikini top and bottom.

Blue Gold explores the complex issues of the fast fashion industry—its reliance on plastics and toxic chemicals, the impact of discarded clothing in places like Ghana, and the healing potential of 100% cotton on the human body. The collection is a statement on sustainability, aiming to inspire awareness and change in the way we view and wear our clothes.
Incorporating Adinkra symbols—visual representations of concepts, proverbs, and aphorisms—this collection pays homage to their origins among the Gyaman people of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Historically, these symbols adorned the clothing worn by royalty during significant ceremonies. Today, they transcend their cultural roots, appearing in logos, fashion, furniture, architecture, and more. This evolution reflects their global significance and the recognition of their rich cultural heritage. 
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Robin L. Bernstein
New 48 Hills Interview

Read the 48 Hills interview
Work by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee, in Made in California at Brea Gallery, Brea CA:
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Brea Gallery, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA 92821
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Ruth Santee, Pinky, Conjoined Assemblage, vacuum cleaner, wood, toy parts, acrylic paint, 15 x 18 x 17"

Transmission Gallery Satellite Project:

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Singing to the Difference:

An Examination of Surface Strategies
Curated by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee
​and Gallery Manager, TaVee Lee
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Work by artists Cheryl Coon, Leah Korican, Lori Murphy, Jann Nunn, Celena Peet, and Adero Willard
MARCH 7 - APRIL 5, 2024
LH Horton, Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College
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Shima Center, Room 144
5151 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207
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More about Singing to the Difference

Ruth Santee,  work in a Pacific Rim Sculptors Juried Exhibition:
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​A Question of Balance

January 27 - May 26, 2024

JURORS  
JEFF NATHANSON, Executive Director and Art Curator, Museum of Sonoma County (MSC)
Kate Eilertsen, Executive Director/Chief Curator, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art 

Museum of Sonoma County, 425 7th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401


​Work by TaVee McAllister Lee in GLOSSY DREAM
with Christine Ferrouge
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January 11, 2024 - February 10, 2024

GearBox Gallery, Oakland CA

TaVee Lee,  work invited:
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The Past in the Present

January 12 - February 25, 2024

Reception Feb 17, 4-6pm

Susan Aulik, Jules Campbell, Carol Dalton, David Fitzgerald, Betsy Kluga, TaVee McAllister Lee, Suzanne Long, Chuck Potter, Lisa Reinertson, Jack Ruszel, Lee Wilder Snyder, Diane Williams

Gallery 621
920 First Street
Benicia, CA 94510



TaVee Lee,  Awards Juror:
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​A Gathering of Color

January 12 - February 16, 2024

Falkirk Cultural Center is pleased to present “A Gathering of Color”, showcasing work by 61 talented San Francisco Bay Area artists in a variety of mediums including painting, textile, sculpture and mixed media. 

Falkirk Cultural Center
1408 Mission Ave.
San Rafael, CA 



TaVee Lee, Juror:
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CONNECTED

January 13 - February 11, 2024

Gallery Route One
11101 Highway One, Ste. 1101
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

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Amplify Awards

San Francisco Open Studios 2023

​One of 5 invited jurors, TaVee Lee awarded a ribbon to 1000 Sunsets by Bussie Parker Kehoe  and called out work by Jean Brodie, Sarah Newton, Kate Razo, Don Hershman, Andrew DeWitt for special recognition. 

Work by Ruth Santee in:

Unnatural Selection

 Opening Event October 28th, 2023

​Helvella Gallery in Oakland 

850 42nd St, Oakland, CA 94601
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Ruth Santee, Pinky and Bumps mixed media

Work by Cameron Brian, Ruth Santee and TaVee McAllister Lee in:

Artists + Curators

MAY 5 - JUNE 25, 2023
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 Work by Jerry Barrish, Ian Bassett,  Mary Katherine Bassett, Cameron Brian, Christine Ferrouge, TaVee McAllister Lee,
​Phil Linhares,  Suzanne Long, Natalie Nelson and Ruth Santee 
Epperson Gallery
1400 Pomona St., Crockett, CA 94525

Work by Ruth Santee on view May 12 - June 10, 2023:
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YOUR MOODIEST

​Curated by:
Alana Heiss

​Work by:
Andrea Bergen
Eric Filkins
Ruth Santee
​Alice Wu

Transmission Gallery Satellite Project 

FLESH + FRAME

Human Figurative Art, Selections from Transmission Gallery Oakland
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March 9 - June 10, 2023
Work by Tamera Avery, Marsha Balian, Lynn Beldner, Christine Ferrouge, Betsy Kluga, 
TaVee McAllister Lee, Suzanne Long, Ruth Santee, and Livia Stein,
Yolo Arts: THE BARN GALLERY
​512 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA 95695
More About the Exhibition
Cameron Brian, Juror

Urban Landscapes

 November 4th, 2022 - January 29th, 2023

​​Epperson Gallery

1400 Pomona Street
Crockett CA 94525
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Urban Landscape a juried National Competition/Exhibition. Urban Landscape a complex structure resulting from the interaction between human and environment. It includes social, cultural and economic dimensions. Urban landscapes are formed and shaped mainly under the influence of human activities. 

Hale Allen, Miles Bianchi, Nathaniel Bice, Catherine Boyer, Annakatrin Burnham, Warren Dreher, Michael Favagrossa, Donna Fenstermaker, Philippe Gandiol, Geraldine Ganun, Julie Garner, Robert Gonsowski, Karl Hauser, Linda Heath Clark, Karen Jacobi, Jill Kerttula, Helen Kim, Diana Krevsky, Eric Kunsman, Mattie Leeds, Angela Liu, Michael Manente, Robin Olsen, Gang Grant Peng, William Peterson, Chuck Potter, Juan Ranieri, Margaret Realica, Nancy Roberts, Randy Rosenberg, Anne Ross, Tiffany Schmierer, Julia Seelos, Stephanie Vlahov, Kathryn Wills.

Transmission Gallery San Francisco Satellite

April 3, 2022 - March 26, 2023
at 35 Bartlett St in San Francisco's Mission District


Check out our San Francisco Satellite Exhibition Archive
TRANSMISSION GALLERY 
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Oakland, CA 94612

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till 8 pm on the  first Friday of the month
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  • Exhibitions
    • Daniel McClain: Do Over
    • Suzanne M Long: Get A Head
    • Jeannie O'Connor: Framing Identity
    • William Rhodes: Saints and Heroes
    • Gallery Showroom
    • Past Exhibitions Oakland
      • Robin L. Bernstein: Hope Dies Last
      • Paula Bullwinkel: Everything That Rises
  • Events
  • News
    • William Rhodes: Throughlines at Sanchez Art Center
    • Satellite Projects
      • Threads of Change
      • Singing to the Difference
      • Flesh and Frame
      • TG San Francisco
  • Artist's Opportunities
    • PINT SIZE 3
  • Art Online
    • Painting
    • Drawings
    • Prints
    • Sculpture
    • Jewelry & Accessories
  • Artists
    • Robin L. Bernstein
    • Karl X. Hauser
    • Mac Mechem
    • Larry Austin
    • Sachiko Miki
    • Jeannie O'Connor
    • William Rhodes
    • Livia Stein
    • Dave Yoas
  • Contact
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