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The Berkeley Daily Planet — October 29, 2009
Lyric Representations of Sacred, Unattainable Worlds by Peter Selz

Abstract painting has been with us for about a century. At times it has descended into mere decoration or design or “color-field” painting with its thesis that painting addresses only the eye...

East Bay Express — October 28, 2009
Immanent Domain by DeWitt Cheng

A Berkeley show examines abstraction's spiritual side.

westmuse — October 3, 2009
Trans-Civic Arts Marketing: 510Arts.com Launch

"Public/Private/Community Partnership Shines Spotlight on Diversity, Quality, Volume and Accessibility of Arts in the East Bay as one of America’s Highest Per Capita Arts Regions..."

Daily Serving — September 4, 2009
Juried@BAC

"Tucked away amidst a tranquil, tree-shaded park in North Berkeley is the Berkeley Art Center, currently hosting an exhibition of mostly Bay Area artists who each have a refreshing take on traditional media..."

The Berkeley Daily Planet — September 3, 2009
Works on Paper at the Berkeley Art Center by Peter Selz

"Every year the Berkeley Art Center presents a juried exhibition. This year’s jurors were Rene de Guzman, curator at the Oakland Museum of California..."

East Bay Express — September 2, 2009
Paper View: As the Oakland Museum closes, its curator juries a show in Berkeley by DeWitt Cheng

"Thirty-six artworks by eighteen artists were selected from more than a hundred entries by the Oakland Museum of California's René de Guzman and Berkeley Art Center's former Acting Director, Kate Eilertsen, for this annual juried members' show..."

Art Ltd. Magazine — July/August 2009
The East Bay Resurgent by DeWitt Cheng

"Moving beyond commercial galleries, the Berkeley Art Center and the Richmond Art Center also appear to newly re-energized..."

East Bay Express — July 2009
Review: Perceive and Connect by DeWitt Cheng

Katie Baum, Jeanine Briggs,and Indira Martina Morre are exhibiting color photographs, assemblages, and paintings, respectively, at Berkeley Art Center...

Artweek — June 2009
Previews: Perceive and Connect

(Scroll down towards middle) "Three artists whose work was included in the Berkeley Art Museum’s most recent members showcase exhibition have been selected for a smaller group exhibition at the center..."

Comcast Newsmakers 2009
Video: Suzanne Tan interview with Comcast Newsmakers

Comcast Newsmakers Live Oak Park Fair interview featuring Executive Director Suzanne Tan


The Berkeley Daily Planet — April 23, 2009
Berkeley Art Center Exhibits Paintings by Ferlinghetti

"Lyric Escape, paintings by San Francisco poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, most of them done over the past decade, are on exhibit at the Berkeley Art Center..."


East Bay Express — April 2009
CRITIC'S CHOICE: Lyric Escape Paintings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

"...Ferlinghetti, an artist for sixty years, escapes from "skyscraper America" into the realm of imagination inhabited by visionary artists..."
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