Press Archive
2024
R. Todd Kerr (2.8.2024) AAWAA @ BAC: In the Presence Of, Berkeley Times
Elise Fisher (2.1.2024) Berkeley Art Center honors Asian American Women Artists Association’s past 35 years, The Daily Californian
Amelia Rina, Ella Ray, Jaime Salazar (1.11.24) IN THE PRESENCE OF: COLLECTIVE HISTORIES OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, Curated by Christina Hobbs, Variable West
2023
Sarah Hotchkiss (5.22.23) Your Guide to the Bay Area's Best Art Exhibitions This Summer, KQED
2022
Rafael Soldi (5.26.22) Q&A: Roula Seikaly, Strange Fire Collective
Aline Smithson (5.8.22) All of Us All of Us at the Berkeley Art Center, LENSCRATCH
Miss Rosen (4.28.22) Capturing queerness in San Francisco’s lowrider scene, Huck Magazine
Jaimie Baron (2.21.22) Faces, flowers, fabrics are alchemically transformed at Berkeley Art Center, Berkeleyside
2021
Sarah Hotchkiss (12.08.21) The Best Art I Saw in 2021, KQED Arts
Jaimie Baron (12.05.21) Berkeley Art Center show asks what it means to be suspended in space and time, Berkeleyside
Todd Kerr (11.18.21) Suspend Matter: Art Up @ BAC, Berkeley Times
Emily Wilson (10.03.21) How Berkeley’s Countercultural Movement Shaped Artist David Huffman, Hyperallergic
Genevieve Quick (09.30.21) Pyramids to Panthers, ‘Afro Hippie’ tracks Black Power through time and space, 48 Hills
Lou Fancher (09.01.21) Pure Forms: David Huffman honors his mother in Berkeley Art Center exhibit, East Bay Express
Renny Pritikin (08.21.21) David Huffman @ Berkeley Art Center, Squarecylinder
Sarah Hotchkiss (08.19.21) The Do List: A Countercultural Upbringing (and Pyramids) Power David Huffman’s ‘Afro Hippie,’ KQED Arts
Victoria Sung (08.13.21) Artist David Huffman’s new show pays tribute to his activist mother, Berkeleyside
Aruna D’Souza (04.18.21) Asian-American Artists, Now Activists, Push Back Against Hate, New York Times
Todd Kerr (03.15.21) Bay Area Cup Swap at the Berkeley Art Center (cover story), Berkeley Times
Theadora Walsh (03.02.21) Astria Suparak’s ‘Virtually Asian’ Analyzes Sci-Fi to Argue for Less Racist Futures, KQED Arts
Adrianne Ramsey (02.15.21) Interview with Svea Lin Soll, GIRLS Magazine No. 9: Save the Planet, Save the World.
Congratulations Pine Tree (02.09.21), the Bay Area’s #1 arts & culture podcast, Episode 259: DIY VAX.
2020
Marcia Tanner (09.22.20) Exhibit at Berkeley Art Center speaks to our imminent eco-catastrophe, Berkeleyside
2019
Tracey Taylor (10.25.19) The IT List, 5 things to do in Berkeley, Berkeleyside
DeWitt Cheng (09.11.19) Odds and Ends, East Bay Express
Christian L. Frock (07.19) Gallery Picks, SF/Arts
Todd Kerr (03.07.19) Berkeley Art Center: Outside the Lines, Berkeley Times
Todd Kerr (03.07.19) Q&A with Daniel Nevers, Berkeley Times
2018
Ryan Tuozzolo (10.17.18) Berkeley Art Center executive director talks keeping gallery timely, relevant in times of uncertainty. Daily Californian
Ann Jastrab (09.14.18) Berkeley Art Center features dreamily real photographs from longstanding Bay Area art collective. All About Photo
Lou Fancher (05.23.18). Berkeley Art Center's New 'Wonder Women' Exhibit Showcases Work of 10 Local Female Artists, East Bay Express
Richie Unterberger (04.10.18). WOMEN ROCKERS ON FILM: 15 GREAT MOMENTS, Folkrocks
Jennifer Jeong (02.14.18). ‘This Place’ celebrates familiarity of Northern California landscapes, Daily Californian
2017
Sura Wood (07.27.17) Resistors: Power to the people!, The Bay Area Reporter
Sam Whiting (07.07.17). 50 years of protest photos in 50-year-old gallery, SF Gate
Tom Lochner (06.26.17). Photo exhibit highlights 50 years of Berkeley social movements, East Bay Times
Maria Porges (06.15.17) The art of the political: some thoughts about 'Alt-Left' at the Berkeley Art Center, Words About Art
Daphne White (05.17.17). Berkeley Art Center celebrates 50 years but faces an uncertain future, Berkeleyside
Todd Kerr (05.11.2017). ALT-LEFT Local Treasures, Art inspired by the ALT RIGHT, Berkeley Times
Lance Knobel (03.10.2017). The IT List, 5 Things to do in Berkeley, Berkeleyside
2016
Madeline Wells (11.14.2016). Fictional Hello Kitty monument questions cuteness at Berkeley Art Center, DailyCal
Daphne White (10.24.2016). Deferred Maintenance, Berkeleyside
Lawrence Gipe (07.12.2016). The West as a Metaphysical Muse, Squarecylinder
Kimberly Chun (06.08.2016) I Look for Clue - Tribute to California, SF Gate
Sara Burke (05.25.2016). I Look for Clues in your Dreams, East Bay Express
Sarah Hotchkiss (04.06.2016). Berkeley Art Center’s Agility Projects Support Daring Reflections on Identity, KQED Arts
2015
Sarah Burke (10.21.2015). Buildings Bought or Leased: 'New Photography Inspired by the Paul Sack Collection', East Bay Express
Sarah Burke (07.15.2015). Lava Thomas' Tambourine Dream, East Bay Express
Chronicle Staff (04.22.2015). Today’s arts and entertainment picks, May 22, San Francisco Chronicle
Tracey Taylor (04.21.2015). The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend, Berkeleyside
Oakland Art Enthusiast Review (04.19.2015). Berkeley Art Center Agility Projects: Claire Colette and Rhonda Holberton, OaklandArtEnthusiast.com
Ceci Moss (04.01.2015). First Look: Rhonda Holberton, Art in America
2014
Rachel Howard (12.25.2014). Le Duc takes Berkeley Art Center to new heights, SF Gate
Sarah Burke (7.9.2014). Picks: Soapbox, East Bay Express
R. Todd Kerr (4.10.2014). Local Treasures: Bay Area Photography, Berkeley Times
Kenneth Baker (1.15.2014). Weston Teruya: Sole Juror for 'Feature' Show, San Francisco Chronicle
2013
Sarah Burke (10.24.2013). New Media Combinations: Traditional >> Digital, East Bay Express
Rachel Walther (9.16.2013). Mapping Emotion: Lia Cook's Scientific Approach to the Handmade, CCA
Joshua Lutz (8.21.2013). Bay Area Visual Arts Picks, Aug. 22-25, SF Gate
Alex Bigman (8.2013). RISK, East Bay Express
Marcia Tanner (5.7.2013). Berkeley Art Center Showcases Sculpture in New Show, Berkeleyside
Alex Bigman (5.1.2013). Festival of Form, East Bay Express
Kenneth Baker (1.4.2013). REVIEW: "Wonder" - big curiosity on small scale, SF Gate
2012
Alex Bigman (1.27.2012). WONDER: 2012 Artists' Annual, East Bay Express
R. Todd Kerr (8.11.2012). The Haunting Beauty of Local Treasures, Berkeley Times
Kenneth Baker (9.5.2012). REVIEW: "Beauty" at the Berkeley Art Center, SF Gate
Alex Bigman (7.26.2012). Beauty, East Bay Express
Obi Kaufmann (5.2.2012). Healing the Wounds of War, East Bay Express
Obi Kaufmann (3.21.2012). Jenny Bloomfield, Johnna Arnold, and JoAnn Ugolini Disclose Their Creative Process, East Bay Express
Arthur Comings (3.6.2012). Field Studies: Kenneth Baker at the Berkeley Art Center, San Francisco Examiner
The environment: Three art shows that reflect landscape, (3.1.2012), Berkeleyside
DeWitt Cheng (2.22.2012). Earth Pigments – Three painters who work the land show at Berkeley Art Center, East Bay Express
Michelle Ma (1.29.2012). Bay Area artist Deborah Oropallo digitally reinterprets, The Daily Californian
Frances Dinkelspiel (1.24.2012). Book explores impact of Berkeley Art Museum’s Peter Selz, Berkeleyside
2011
DeWitt Cheng (11.21.2011). Piece Work – Lena Wolff and friends occupy Berkeley, East Bay Express
Paper Quilt Project raises thought-provoking questions, (11.11.2011). Berkeleyside
Bay Area Arts Picks, (8.4.2011). SF Gate
DeWitt Cheng (8.3.2011). Roundabout: Three July Shows for your urgent consideration at Basement Gallery, East Bay Express
Eva Bovenzi (7.22.2011). Panel to discus whether abstract art refutes digital age, Berkeleyside
Jennifer Modenessi (7.21.2011). "Abstract Visions" offers new views, Contra Costa Times
Tracey Taylor (4.11.2011). New Enrique Chagoya print to benefit Berkeley Art Center, Berkeleyside
2010
DeWitt Cheng (11.3.2010). Green Zones: Beyond Nature and Intimate Nature, East Bay Express
DeWitt Cheng (9.22.2010). Bumper Crop at Berkeley Art Center, East Bay Express
Kenneth Baker (7.29.2010). Art Review: Local Treasures, SF Gate
David M. Roth (8.8.2010). Local Treasures @ Berkeley Art Center, Squarecylinder
DeWitt Cheng (7.7.2010). Work Life: The Berkeley Art Center honors six eminent East Bay artists, East Bay Express
Jennifer Modenessi (7.1.2010). Conversations with artists help "Treasures" shine, Contra Costa Times
Danielle Shamaniego (6.3.2010). East Bay Open Studios: Artists open doors to public, SF Gate
DeWitt Cheng (5.2010). East Bay Open Studios: Doors Wide Open, Art Ltd. Magazine
DeWitt Cheng (3.17.2010). Genius Loci: Former artists-in-residence compare experiences in Berkeley, East Bay Express
Elizabeth Meyer (2.6.2010). Looking at Art, CCC Preschool Press
2009
Peter Selz (10.29.2009). Lyric Representations of Sacred, Unattainable Worlds, Berkeley Daily Planet
DeWitt Cheng (10.29.2009). Immanent Domain, East Bay Express
James G. Leventhal (10.3.2009). Trans-Civic Arts Marketing: 510Arts.com Launch, Westmuse
Peter Selz (9.3.2009). Works on Paper at the Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley Daily Planet
DeWitt Cheng (9.2.2009). Paper View: As the Oakland Museum closes, its curator juries a show in Berkeley, East Bay Express
DeWitt Cheng (7.8.2009). The East Bay Resurgent, East Bay Express
DeWitt Cheng (7.2009). Review: Perceive and Connect, East Bay Express
Video: Suzanne Tan interview with Comcast Newsmakers, (2009). Comcast Newsmakers
Berkeley Art Center Exhibits Paintings by Ferlinghetti, (4.23.2009), Berkeley Daily Planet
DeWitt Cheng (4.2009). CRITIC'S CHOICE: Lyric Escape Paintings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, East Bay Express