"Burnt Rice" by EPEKTO Arts Project

Opening Reception:   January 13, 2017, 5-7PM
             Artist Talk:   January 14, 2017, 11-12PM

                 Exhibit:    January 6 - 26

              Location:     Wailoa Center  
                                 200 Piopio Street
                                 Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Statement:

While living in the US, our heritage stems from the Philippines; and many of us continue to hold a strong bond to our customs & culture. "Burnt Rice" explores these customs through the form of a spiritual connection to both plants and animals. Flora and fauna can symbolize a type of 'grounding' of energies. Rice holds a special link to both our culture as Filipinos as it is a staple to our diet and the plant itself is commonly seen throughout the archipelago of the Philippines. This plant is so directly linked to our being, as it provides physical sustenance, nourishes our soul, and continues our connection to our heritage. This will be Epekto Art Project's first out of state exhibit.


Exhibiting Artists:

• Kimberley Arteche
• Lexygius Calip
• Carla Catalina
• Paul Escolar
• Rea de Guzman
• Jonel Carlo Jugueta
• Janna Añonuevo Langholz
• Topher Maka
• Mona Marcos
• Paolo Mejia
• Marcius Noceda
• Justin Pastores
• Carlo Ricafort
• Phil Sabado
• Michael Sacramento
• Juvana Soliven
• Aljon Tacata
• Maria Fatima Urbi
• Mel Vera Cruz
• Renee Visaya
• Pamela Ybanez

Panaligan Residence Project

Here are pictures of a residence that we have been working with. We have transformed an empty front room with a contemporary style. It has a minimal, clean and light feeling that opens up the environment. We added a hint of red accent with a selected crystal chandelier to break the homogeneity of an achromatic palette. This project was a fun one.

  
If you have any interior decor needs just send us a message...
 

"Impromptu" by EPEKTO Art Projects

 

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design, and studio-FAB cordially invites everyone to attend our group art show entitled "Impromptu" by EPEKTO Art Projects.

EPEKTO Art Projects is a local Filipino-American arts group based in the Bay Area, California. The group was formed in 2011.

We have invited EPEKTO Art Projects to show at our collaborative space on Telegraph Avenue, Oakland this June. The group will be showcasing their members' dynamic and artistic creativity through their selected medium. "Impromptu" was developed to (in)formally introduce this locally based Filipino-American group and to share their skillful talents to the community. Their diverse collective engenders their prolific and persistent pursuit of creativity and camaraderie through showcasing, sharing and informing art in a non-verbal visual expression. Come pass by our collaborative space this June, meet and greet the artists at the reception, learn about their art making and see their awesome artwork.

art show:  JUNE 1 - JUNE 27

 

location:

studio-FAB
2525 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, Ca 94612

www.paolomejia.com

participating artists:

• Carlo Ricafort
• Jose Johann Bitancor
• Kimberly Arteche
• Leon Saperstein
• Lexygius Calip
• Michael Sacramento
• Mel Vera Cruz
• Melanie Sangalang
• Pamela Ybanez
• Paolo Mejia
• Rea Lynn de Guzman
• Willy Baet

"Remnants" pictures

Here are some pictures from "Remnants" by Rea Lynn de Guzman now showcasing at Jack London Square Realty.

art show:  MAY 17 – JULY 25

location:

Jack London Square Realty (Annex)
311 Oak St., Suite 116
(between 3rd and Madison)
Oakland, Ca 94607

                       www.paolomejia.com

“Remnants” by Rea Lynne de Guzman

Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design cordially invites everyone to “Remnants,” an upcoming solo art show at our Oakland Annex facility in Jack London Square. Featured works by San Francisco-based artist Rea Lynn de Guzman, whose work explores psychological and socio-political themes surrounding liminal identity, cultural assimilation, and the Filipino/a diaspora, tempered by her experience as a Filipina immigrant living in the United States.

In this series of work, de Guzman references the iconography of “Maria Clara” (a mestiza character from Jose Rizal’s novel “Noli me Tangere” and metonym for a traditional dress woven from piña fiber and organza). Influenced by Spanish colonization, “Maria Clara” embodies Philippine ideals of female beauty equated with light skin, accompanied by stereotypes of chastity and demureness. Through the process of repetitive layering and a palette evoking skin tones, de Guzman utilizes the tactility of specific materials such as image transfers on synthetic organza to extract and repudiate these imposed ideals and stereotypes—material remnants intertwined with cultural legacies. Her work exemplifies complexity and historicity of the Filipino Culture.

Come pass by our annex facility in Jack London Square area and see our guest artist for the the months of May through July.

art show:  MAY 17 – JULY 25

location:

Jack London Square Realty (Annex)
311 Oak St., Suite 116
(between 3rd and Madison)
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com

Bill Jackson mini show

Pass by our space in North Beach/Telegraph Hill, San Francisco and see Bill Jackson's mini solo show. His experimental photography captures color, composition and movement. Come pass by and see his show. Bill's mini solo show will be up until April 26.

            location:

  

                          Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design

                          Fine Arts | Custom Picture Framing | Design

                          1317 Grant Ave.

                          San Francisco, Ca 94133

                          www.paolomejia.com

Art/picture installation services

As part of our gallery functions we offer art/picture hanging services.

Here's our recent picture installation we did for someone's home. 

If you or someone you know needs professional art installation and picture hanging , then do not hesitate to contact us at paolomejia@hotmail.com or message us here.

 

"Inked" group art show closing

Here are some pictures from our closing reception. Thank you to everyone that passed by.

"Inked" group art show pictures

Here are few pictures from our current group art show showcasing in a facility in Oakland.

art show:  March 14 - April 4
closing:    April 1 (fri), 6 - 9pm

Guest Artists:

+ Ann Simms
+ Ashwin Narayanan
+ Crystal Kamoroff
+ Mel Vera Cruz
+ Paolo C. Mejia
+ Suchitra Sharma

location:

studio-FAB (annex)
2525 Telegraph Ave.
(Across from 25th street)
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com

"Inked" group art show

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design with studio-FAB invites everyone to attend our group art show entitled "Inked" that will be held at our annex facility in Oakland this March through April. The group show will be exhibiting a collection of conceptual inkwork on unconventional art substrates. We are attempting to explore the various usage of ink and how it is applied and interpreted onto different materials. Come join us, meet and greet the artist, and see a fantastic show.

art show:  March 14 - April 4
closing:    April 1 (fri), 6 - 9pm

Guest Artists:

+ Ann Simms
+ Ashwin Narayanan
+ Crystal Kamoroff
+ Mel Vera Cruz
+ Paolo C. Mejia
+ Suchitra Sharma

location:

studio-FAB (annex)
2525 Telegraph Ave.
(Across from 25th street)
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com

“Istruktura 2″ by Jose Johann Bitancor

The Paolo Mejia Fine Art and Design invites everyone to attend “Istruktura 2″ by Jose Johann Bitancor, a solo show exhibiting new and old mixed media paintings.

Jose Johann Bitancor have always been fascinated with the possibilities of transforming a given object or material from one state to another with the barest of means. This third solo show translates all of his past and current work in a culmination of intended and controlled spontaneity.

Bitancor’s third solo show continue to explore the technical aspects of composition, textures, material and processes. Come pass by our annex facility and see his art show.

art show:   MARCH 1 – MAY 2

reception:  MARCH 12 (Sat) 6:30 -9pm

location:

Jack London Square Realty (Annex)
311 Oak Street, Suite 116
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com

"The Beautiful, Surreal and Ugly" group art show

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design cordially invites everyone to our March group art show entitled “The Beautiful, Surreal and Ugly”. This group art show currently is exhibiting paintings magnifying the beautiful aesthetics of the floral form and reinterpreted in their own perspective. Some work may reference Georgia O' Keefe's floral influenced concepts, while others reinterpret the universal iconoclasm of beauty. The magnification of beauty and it's iconoclastic duality, through the scopes of floral abstraction, will be explored. 

We invite everyone to our group art show this March that will usher in the Spring Equinox. Attend our reception on a First Friday art walk.

              art show:      March 2 -29
           
              location:

                       Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design
                       1317 Grant Ave
                       San Francisco, Ca 94133
                       www.paolomejia.com

"Istruktura 2" by Jose Johann Bitancor

Here's a preview of Jose Johann Bitancor's solo show that is currently being shown at our annex facility at Jack London Square, Oakland.

art show:   MARCH 7 - MAY 2

reception:  MARCH 12 (Sat) 6:30 -9pm

location:

Jack London Square Realty (Annex)
311 Oak Street, Suite 116
(@ madison and 3rd)
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com

"The Beautiful, Surreal and Ugly" group art show

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design cordially invites everyone to our March group art show entitled “The Beautiful, Surreal and Ugly”. This group art show will exhibit paintings magnifying the beautiful aesthetics of the floral form and reinterpreted in their own special perspective. Some work may reference Georgia O' Keeffe's floral influenced concepts, while others reinterpret the universal iconoclasm of beauty. The magnification of beauty and it's iconoclastic duality, through the scopes of floral abstraction, will be explored. 

We invite everyone to our group art show this March that will usher in the Spring Equinox. Attend our reception on a First Friday art walk.

              art show:      March 2 -29

              location:

                       Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design
                       1317 Grant Ave
                       San Francisco, Ca 94133
                       www.paolomejia.com

A.Miguel mini solo show

Pass by our gallery in North Beach/Telegraph Hill, San Francisco and see our current resident artists' mini solo show by A.Miguel. His psychedelic digital photographic mandala emits a dynamic energy through beauty and color. Printed on metal, A.Miguel's work presents a look into the abstraction of mirroring elements as he explores them through photography. Come pass by and see his show. A.Miguel's mini solo show will be up from March 1 - 15.

            location:

  

                          Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design

                          Fine Arts | Custom Picture Framing | Design

                          1317 Grant Ave.

                          San Francisco, Ca 94133

                          www.paolomejia.com

Laurie Vanina mini solo show

Come pass by our main gallery on Grant Avenue in North Beach, San Francisco and see Laurie Vanina’s mini art show currently being exhibited. Her constructive assemblage sculptures are detailed and filled with nostalgic mementos from the past. Capturing and containing “found objects” are one of the referenced point of view of her work. So, come pass by from now until March 1 to see her work.

CALL for ART: “Inked” – a group art show

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design are looking for artwork for our March group art show entitled “Inked” that will be held at our annex facility on Telegraph Ave., Oakland. We are searching for conceptual ink work on mylar paper and/or on other mediums. We are attempting to explore the various usage of ink and how it is applied.

Show us what you have and take part in our group art show that will take place in Oakland’s First Friday and Art Murmur.

Guideline:

+Submit up to 10 images no bigger than 1M each
+Must be a conceptual ink work of any type on any substrates
+Be creative and innovative
+Attach a separate file with art info:

title of piece
medium
dimension

+Attach a short bio/artist statement
+Attach website address/link if you have one


submission DEADLINE:   CLOSED

CALL for ART: “The Beautiful, Surreal, and Ugly”

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design are looking for artwork for our March show entitled “The Beautiful, Surreal and Ugly”, a group art show that will exhibit paintings referencing Georgia O’ Keeffe’s floral influenced concepts and the iconoclasm of beauty. The magnification of beauty and it’s iconoclasm, through the scopes of floral abstraction, will be explored. We invite artists to participate in this group art show that will usher in the Spring Equinox.

We are looking for pieces that are:

+36″ x 36″ (3′ x 3′) – 4×4 in dimension
+zoomed in/magnified floral pieces that has a Georgia O’Keeffe referencing/concept
+fits the theme of “Beauty, Surreal and Ugly”
+any medium
+any style

Guideline:

+Submit up to 10 images no bigger than 1M each
+Attach a separate file with art info:

title of piece
medium
dimension

+Attach a short bio/artist statement
+Attach website address/link if you have one




submission DEADLINE:  CLOSED

Bitancor Mini Show

 

Come attend our rotational solo resident artists’ showcase. Currently being exhibited at our main gallery in North Beach/Telegraph Hill, San Francisco facility, are works by Jose Johann Bitancor, one of our new resident artists. The show will be up February 11.

Location:

Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design

Fine Art | Custom Picture Framing | Design

(@ Gallery 1317)

1317 Grant Ave.

SF, CA 94133

www.paolomejia.com

Riedstra Mini Show

 

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design invites everyone to attend our rotational solo resident artists’ showcase. Currently being exhibited at our main gallery in North Beach/Telegraph Hill, San Francisco facility, are works by Riedstra, our resident artist from Amsterdam. The show will be up until January 21.

          Art Show: 

          January 5 - 21

         Location:

         Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design
         Fine Art | Custom Picture Framing | Design
         (@ Gallery 1317)
         1317 Grant Avenue
         San Francisco, Ca 94133

         www.paolomejia.com