Eccentric Imagery

November 15, 2008 - Jan 10, 2009

Curated by Tony Natsoulas

Natsoulas brings years of experience to this guest curator task. Named by the Smithsonian as one of the top 100 craft artists in the United States, he has worked with and shown alongside some of the finest contemporary American artists of our time. The Northern California native is known internationally for his unconventional ceramics, especially for his large-scale, often whimsical figurative work. Natsoulas holds an MFA from UC Davis, where he studied under Robert Arneson, Wayne Tiebaud, Roy DeForest and Manuel Neri. He has work in numerous private collections, galleries and museums, as well as public art spaces.

Eccentric Imagery features several pieces each from twenty-six artists—Jim Adams, Suzanne Adan, Patrick Amiot and Briditte Laurent, Wesley Anderegg, Betty Bailey, Calyton Bailey, Ed Bisese, Mark Bulwinkel, Martin Camarata, Paul DiPasqua, Marsha Elam, Don Fritz, Arthur Gonzalez, Matthew Guest, Gale Hart, Gerald Heffernon, Lissa Herschleb, Joe Kowalczyk, Tony Natsoulas, Betty Nelson, Jim Piskoti, Mick Sheldon, Dan Snyder, Mike Stevens, and Wesley Wright.

Preview Exhibit:

Autumn Art Studios Tour

Oct 16 - Nov 9, 2008

32nd Annual Open Show

Sept 6 - Oct 10

Opening Reception: Sept 6, 6:30-9pm

Juror: Phil Linhares, Chief Curator,

Oakland Museum of Art

Participating Artists:
Lindy Atoms, Marbo Barnard, M. Bishop Bastien, Sandra Beard, Diane Ruhkala Bell, Russell Bellamy, Jerry Berry, Candice Bohannon, Kari B. Breese, James Brunk, Danny Cardenas, James Cho, Lana Citowsky, Thien Dao, June Daskalakis, Matthew Derezinski, Halina Domanski, Rebeca Liberty Emmons, Hei Fok, Ricardo Fondelli, Colin Furlow, Richard Gilles, Michael Guberman, Matthew Guest, Cathryn Hankla, Crystal Haueter, Sheryl Hughes, Cheri Ibes, Everett Jensen, Aaron Johnson, Yolanda Klappert, Kyle R. Larson, Imi Lehmbrock-Hirschinger, Judy LewLoose, Jerry Lipp, Monika Merva, Ben Mickelson, Tina Mills, Barbara Molony, Dean Moniz, Miriam Morris, Jeff Musser, J.R. Nelson, Mackenzie Nelson, Frank Ordaz, Russ Osterweil, Lee Porter, Peter Prusinowski, Matt Rhoades, Margot Selski, Bar Shacterman, Frank M. Shields, Jim Stettler, Gayle R. Streff, Joe Strickland, Vaugh Washcovich, Gail Werner, Diane Wittman-Punteri

Urban Art meets Sun & Sand

introducing graffiti . . . sand sculpture . . . shocking flip flops

July 19 – August 29

Opening reception July 19, 6:30-9pm

“Urban Art” shows the edgy, contemporary art of local artists like Shane Grammer and others who showcase at Saran Ranch, a 56-acre ranch near the Gold Country town of Fiddletown featuring outbuildings covered with huge, colorful graffiti murals. Large and small pieces will be on display and for sell at the Blue Line—some spray painted, some brush painted acrylic on canvas or board. 

“Sea, Sand & Sun” opens with "Urban Art" with a gathering of local artists’ work evoking summery fun and relaxing beaches. Artwork will be for sale. During the days July 31-Aug 2, visitors are invited to watch Santa Cruz artist Kirk Rademaker install a 10 x 10 x 7 foot sand sculpture in the center of the Blue Line Gallery.

Out of the Blue:

Membership Show & Competition

37th Annual for Roseville Arts &

Inaugural for the Blue Line Gallery

May 17 – July 11, 2008
opening reception, May 17, 6:30-9pm

Featuring 175 pieces by our member artists!

Click to preview the exhibit: Out of the Blue Slide Show

27th Annual High School Student Show

March 15 - April 24

Roseville Arts @ Roseville Civic Center

311 Vernon Street, Roseville

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Opening Reception:

March 15, 6:30-9pm

Award Presentation at 7pm

More than 100 fine art pieces will showcase the caliber of art student and quality of art instruction offered at eight high schools in Granite Bay, Lincoln, Loomis, Rocklin and Roseville. Presented for its 27th year by Roseville Arts and sponsored by Roseville Bank of Commerce, the exhibit will show at the Roseville Civic Center through April 24.

“We love hosting this exhibit!” said Julia Burrows, Roseville’s Assistant City Manager. “City employees love having art on the walls. It is wonderful to see visitor touring the exhibit, especially other high school students looking at the work of their classmates.”  Some of the artwork will be for sale—an excellent opportunity for local collectors to support emerging artists.

Cash prizes will be presented 7-7:30 p.m. at the March 15 opening. This year’s award winners will be selected by instructors from the Sierra College Art Department: Casey O'Connor, Elisabeth Higgins O'Connor, Cheri Ibes and Sam Tubiolo.  

Blue Line Gallery Grand Opening Exhibition

Art and Illusion: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation

February 2 - May 3, 2008

405 Vernon Street Suite 100, Roseville

Roseville Arts is excited to present “Art and Illusion: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation” as the Grand Opening Exhibition for the new Blue Line Gallery.

Such a significant selection of art has never before been seen in Roseville. Including paintings, photography and sculpture, the eclectic exhibition curated by Billie Milam Weisman celebrates artists’ use of illusion and humor to create new ways of looking at the world.

Many exceptional works of art by world-renowned artists are housed in private collections.  Thanks to the generosity of art collectors such as Frederick R. Weisman, these masterpieces are accessible to a wide audience to experience and appreciate.

Mr. Weisman and his wife began their personal collection of modern and contemporary art in the 1950s. Over the years, the collection has grown to include over one thousand paintings, sculptures, and multimedia works from 20th century artists such as Picasso, Cezanne, Ernst, Magritte, de Kooning, Rothko, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg and Ruscha.

As his greatest and most enduring contribution, the late entrepreneur, philanthropist, and art collector established the Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation in 1982. Today, the Foundation continues to carry out Mr. Weisman’s vision under the direction of Billie Milam Weisman through loans to museums and galleries worldwide, docent tours at Los Angeles estate, grants and educational programs.

The “Art and Illusion” selection reveals an emphasis on vibrant contemporary works with immediate visual impact and a frequent focus on illusionism. A curtain of candy wrappers, a three-legged feline satyr, and a hot pink motorcycle installed amid an array of realistic paintings and abstract works attests to Frederick R. Weisman’s interest in illusion which to him was a form of magical transformation that was the source of all true creativity.

Over 40 American and international artists are represented in the exhibit including such acclaimed artists as Andy Warhol, Charles Bell, Red Grooms and Masaaki Sato. “Art and Illusion” is made available to our community through funding provided by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.

Funding has been provided by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.

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Charles Bell, Marbles XII, 1984, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 72 in.

Greg Miller, Spiderman, 2005, resin on board, 70 x 45 in.