News – John Casey

The Rabbit Show @ Bench Gallery

November 8, 2023

Bench Gallery in San Francisco presents “The Rabbit Show” a group show celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with lots of fun artists.

Bench Gallery at Fayes
3614 18th St., San Francisco, CA
Nov. 1 – Dec. 10

Monster Drawing Rally @ SOEX

October 12, 2023

Saturday, October 21, 3 – 9pm

Southern Exposure’s Monster Drawing Rally is the action-packed art-making event where you witness the Bay Area artist community at work and walk away with pieces from your favorite local artists. All artwork created sells for the low price of $100, and as part of our commitment to supporting artists, all participating artists have the option to receive up to a 50% commission of the sale, with the remaining proceeds going directly to furthering our work at Southern Exposure. Not to mention, artwork from past years will be available for purchase at even lower costs!

Fill your walls with art from the artists making the Bay Area the special home that it is to so many of us. This year the Monster Drawing Rally is in-person on Saturday, October 21, 3-9 PM, at The Lab in the heart of the Mission at 2948 16th St. The Monster Drawing Rally is an incredible afternoon of artmaking and fundraising where over 100 local artists create brand-new work right before your eyes. As you spy on the creative process, you’ll see sketches, paintings, and collages morph into full-fledged artworks – immediately available. Enjoy a DJ, drinks available for purchase, and an art-making table for kids!

Birds Rising @ Brassworks

July 27, 2023

9/9 – 10/7/23

Brassworks Gallery in Portland, OR, presents “Birds Rising”, a group exhibition curated by Heiko Muller. Artists include: Alexandra Bukaschem, Ana Juan, Dewi Plass, Bene Rohimann, Brad Woodfin, Caitlin McCormack, Dan Barry, Darla Jackson, Eiko Borcherding, Diana Sudyka, EI Gato Chimney, Elmar Lause, Gregory Hergert, Mario Klingemann, Hazel Ang, Heiko Müller, John Casey, Juliet Schreckinger, Katrin Berge, Kisung Koh, Marc Burkhardt, moki, Richard Ahnert, and Ryan Heshka.

Purchase works on the Brassworks site.

Poolside at 111 Minna Gallery

July 11, 2023

7/14 – 9/21/23

111 Minna Gallery is pleased to present their latest project, ‘POOLSIDE’ featuring the works of over 60 prolific Bay Area artists.

‘Poolside’ will be a summertime/fun time full gallery extension of our widely popular ‘Sketch Tuesday’ event. ’Sketch Tuesday’ is a live drawing event where artists create work on an affordable smaller scale for the public to appreciate and purchase. ‘Poolside’ will be a full exhibition of already finished works featuring many of our regular ‘Sketch Tuesday’ participants and 111 Minna Gallery artists featuring nearly two hundred pieces created on a smaller scale (Sketch Tuesday size) that will be affordable to the public.

Just as our ‘Sketch Tuesday’ events feature professional artists of all media and career levels mixed with artists pursuing different professional trades (but still avid artists). ‘Poolside’ will also provide the same community based atmosphere for all to enjoy!

The Night Before @ Galerie Polaris

June 29, 2023

June 29 – July 21, 2023

Polaris Gallery is pleased to invite you to the opening of the new group exhibition “The Night Before.” Featuring works by Walter Van Beirendonck, Vanessa Fanuele, Clémence van Lunen, Eric Larrayadieu, Marius Buet, John Casey, Patrick Gunns, and Richard Mudariki.

Galerie Polaris
15 rue des Arquebusiers 75003 Paris

Petrichor @ Helvella

April 24, 2023

Apr 22, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Helvella Gallery presents “Petrichor.” Join us on Earth Day for an art show like no other, featuring an incredible collection of local artists who have come together to showcase their unique perspective on the flora, fauna and fungi of our natural world.

We invite you to explore the vibrant colours and textures of the works on display, and to immerse yourself in the captivating worlds from the following artists:

Aaron Zonka, AmandaLynn, Cameron Thompson, Chris Granillo, David Burke, Dean Stuart, Dr. Humbert, Felicia Ann, Force 129, Jade Antionette Tankersley, Jennifer Carrier, John Casey, Joshua Coffy, Lana Kohn, Linda Larson, Lisa Marie Rigby, Liv Losee-Unger (Orluarts), Madelyne Joan Templeton, May M. Lo, Natalie Gabriel, Pancho Pescador, Paulina Hoong, Perry Freitas, Raul D’Mauries, Sendy Santamaria, Tara Squad + more.

Oakland, 850 42nd Ave, Oakland, CA 94601, USA

About Face @ Bedford Gallery

March 16, 2023

April 15 – June 25, 2023

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 12 – 2 pm PDT

The Bedford Gallery presents “About Face,” a juried and invitational exhibition, continues the fascinating tradition of creating portraits, using a contemporary lens to speculate how future generations might perceive the way we value beauty, power, and ultimately what we hold culturally significant.

My drawing “Shifter,” pencil and colored pencil on paper, 17″ x 14″, 2022

The practice of creating portraits dates back nearly 12,000 years to the Neolithic era. What began as plastered human skulls has evolved into paintings, photographs, and sculpture that not only capture the likeness of an individual, but also provide clues about the cultural and societal context in which the person lived.

Participating Artists: Donna Anderson Kam, Charles Antolin, Piotr Antonow, Brandin Barón-Nusbaum, Carlos Gamez de Francisco, Linda Belden, Angelique Benicio, Ashlie Benton, Robin Bernstein, Kim Brewer, Donna Brown, Jamie Burnside, Dorothy Butts-Lo Bue, Carolina Caples, John Casey, Jane Cavala, Bora Choi, Susan Cole, Travis Collinson, Linda Craighead, Nimisha Doongarawl, Cheryl Drake, Katie Drum, Azma Elham, Beth Fein, Jane Fisher, Lisa Franklin, Bushra Gill, Carla Golder, Elizabeth Gorek, Julie Grantz, Ema H. Sintamarian, Monica Haro, Judy Hirabayashi, Russell Houlston, Lisa Jetonne, Barbara Johansen Newman, Kuo-Chen Jung, Soad Kader, Mary Kalin-Casey, Sherry Karver, Christian K. Lee, TaVee Lee, Alma Leppla, Joann Lieberman, Jackie Liu, Madison Lloyd, Peggy Magovern, James Woods Marshall, Katie McCann, Lisa McElroy, Derra McWilliams, Frances “Dance” Doyle Miller, Mary Mocas, Tracy Nickolaus, Jennifer Packer (Lugris), Daisy Patton , Vivian Patton, Burt Peng, Jude Pittman, Roz Ritter, Mary Lou Grace Robinson, David Rothman, Bill Samios, Victor Sanchez, Pallavi Sharma, Barbara Silverman, Robynn Smith, Tony Spiers, Marnie Spencer, Julianne Sterling, Melissa Stone, Ariel Strong, Jessamyn Sweet, Jonathan Valdivias, Brian Van Camerik, David Van Ness, Nicolas Vionnet, Chiachen Wang, John Watson, Lin Wei, Ji Seon Yoon, Linda Yoshizawa, Dianne Yudelson

Mary’s painting “Bundle” in the exhibition.

Manager’s Special @ Mini Mart

February 10, 2023

FRIDAY, February 10th, 5-8PM!

Mini Mart is hosting our second group exhibition, “Manager’s Special!”

This group exhibition features artwork from your favorite local artists, all priced at $99. That’s right, $99 – it’s the Manager’s Special! We’re excited to showcase these amazing, fun, and creative original artworks priced at an accessible $99. Each artist has worked intentionally to create something unique and meaningful to meet this price point. This is your chance to snag an original piece of artwork at a special price. We hope that something catches your eye!

Paintings at Transmission Oakland

December 28, 2022

Opening Saturday, January 14, 1-4pm, 2023

I have some composite paintings on view at Transmission Gallery in Oakland.

Mystical Rhythms @ WoWxWow

November 30, 2022

WOW x WOW is incredibly proud to present Mystical Rhythms. Opening on wowxwow.com on 2nd December 2022 and running until 23rd December 2022, the exhibition features over 70 incredible original artworks by more than 60 super talented international artists.

Mystical: [adjective] spiritually significant or symbolic; allegorical.

Rhythm: [noun] an effect of ordered movement in a work of art, literature, drama, etc. attained through patterns in the timing, spacing, repetition, accenting, etc. of the elements.

The creation of any work of art undoubtedly embodies something of the mystical. The essence of what is channelled from the artist’s mind is truly what lies within the marks made during creation. Personified with the unique psychic relevance of the individual, the finished work stands as a symbolic representation of the thoughts, feelings and emotions of the artist. While striving to build an engaging compostion, the creator utilises movement within lines, shapes, colour, brushstrokes, light, and space to inject motion and flow into the piece. With this, our final exhibition of 2022, we wish to celebrate the wonders of these ‘Mystical Rhythms’.The entire exhibition can now be accessed via the link below. All sales will be on a first come, first served basis. Purchases can be made through the website, either with a debit/credit card or via PayPal. In the unlikely event that you encounter any issues, please email us at sales@wowxwow.com and we will be very happy to assist.

Participating artists: