I'll be part of STREET MRKT, an urban do-it-yourself art fair with live music.
- 6pm to midnight
- South First Street between San Carlos and San Salvador (in front of Anno Domini gallery, 366 South First)
- San Jose, CA 95113

I will be a featured artist at the Two Buck Tuesday live sketch session at Kaleid Gallery. I'll be making little drawings on the spot. Come by and make a request if you would like to buy some custom art for a reasonable $2. Also enjoy entertainment from the gallery's quirky speaker series.
- 6:30pm-9pm
- 88 South 4th Street
- San Jose, CA 95112

My painting Middle Sister Rabbit is on display as part of the The Nature of Art show at Axis Art Gallery.
- 38 N. Almaden Blvd
- San Jose, CA 95113

Opening reception for the Silicon Valley Artists Collaborative show at Art Object Gallery.
- 592 North Fifth Street
- San Jose, CA 95112
I also recommend strolling over to the opening reception for Jim Beans at nearby Empire Seven Studios, 8pm-midnight.

Donuts and Nurses and Art, Oh My! General wackiness ensues at this art show that started April 27 at Psycho Donuts. Two paintings by yours truly are included. The other artists in the show are:
Murphy Adams
Christine Benjamin
Michael Borja
Lacey Bryant
Nic Caesar
Sheri DeBow
Michael Foley
John Hageman
Eric Joyner
Valery Milovic
Simon Salas
Michelle Waters
- 2006 S. Winchester Blvd
- Campbell, CA 95008

My painting Middle Sister Rabbit was part of the Furs, Feathers & Fins exhibit at the Pacific Art League Main Gallery. This was a juried show featuring art chosen by Karen Kienzle, Director of the Palo Alto Art Center.

My painting Bird Flu was one of many works by local artists sold at the annual Works Live Benefit Auction. It was a fun way to support Works/San Jose, an artist-run gallery that's been making things happen since 1977.

I made art as usual at Kaleid Gallery's "Two Buck Tuesday" $2 art sale and quirky speaker event. Featured Artists Shannon Amidon and Centa Schumacher talked and answered questions about their current solo shows, Efflorescence and Preconscious (respectively). Amie Frisch, the director of Veggielution, a nonprofit Community Farm on the East Side of San Jose, talked about the importance of growing our own food in the city, and the trials and tribulations that go along with it. Avery Burke and Kate Saturday presented A Night of Zoological Edification. Burke expounded upon strange and unusual animals whilst Saturday illustrated them before our very eyes! Omar & Deb Barba of Canvas Ghost Productions presented How to Throw your own Art Party- the ins and outs of organizing, publicizing and hosting an art event in your own home. Cherri Lakey & Brian Eder of Gallery Anno Domini answered questions about the future of art in San Jose. Shannon Amidon provided an interactive demonstration of her camera-less photographic process, giving us a chance to learn how her unique lumen prints develop. The San Jose Yarnbombers hosted a stitching circle. More live art-making was done by Michael Foley, Michael Borja, Chris Kisler, Michelle Waters, Lara Sophia, Matthew Bailey Seigel, and underground comix artist Joe Thompson.

I talked about my art with visitors during Silicon Valley Open Studios. For this event, fellow artist Lori Krein kindly let me display my art in part of her studio at The Alameda Art Works in San Jose.

Visitors to Kaleid Gallery stepped inside the minds of artists at the Sketchbook Show, where viewers could see finished paintings and the sketchbooks that inspired them. My paintings and sketchbooks were featured in this show, along with work by Murphy Adams, Ivy Atoms, Shirine Azimianaraki, Christine Benjamin, Julie Bilyeu, Michael Borja, Lacey Bryant, Chemix, Drew Clark, Mark Damrel, Emonic, Michael Foley, Ivan Gonzales, Miguel Machuca, David Mejia, Trina Merry, Gianfranco Paolozzi, Pellet, Annabella Pinon, T.h. Pug, Kate Saturday, Matt Seigel, Yarick Semich, Lara Sophia, Ben Shuts, Jasper Thomas, Dax Tran-Caffee, and Michelle Waters.

Three of my white rabbit paintings, along with the work of 30 other artists all inspired by the story of Alice in Wonderland, appeared in a show called Wonderland 2010 in San Jose.

My tiny drawings featured again at Kaleid Gallery's monthly Two Buck Tuesday event.

You are invited to Connections, a two-person art show featuring yours truly along with Lori Krein. Lori is an eco-friendly collage artist, art instructor, and host of the how-to art TV show "Lori Krein's Open Studio."

Where: Barefoot Coffee
5237 Stevens Creek Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(on the northeast corner of Stevens Creek and Lawrence Expressway)
(408)248-4500
Mon-Fri 7am-9pm
Sat-Sun 8am-9pm

My tiny drawings were on sale at Two Buck Tuesday at Kaleid Gallery in San Jose.

My painting Aurora was on display at Red: Berkeley Art Center Artist Members Showcase. "An annual tradition, the showcase includes work in all media, presented salon-style in BAC's beautiful gallery space nestled in Live Oak Park. Featuring a wide array of perspectives, this exhibition celebrates the diversity and vibrancy of our cultural community."

More of my tiny drawings were on sale during Two Buck Tuesday at Kaleid Gallery in San Jose.

I participated in the monthly Live Sketch Session at Kaleid Gallery. Along with other local artists, I made quirky little art on-the-spot and offered it for sale at $3 each. One of the featured artists at the event was Andrew "The Slow Poisoner" Goldfarb.

I drew for five hours during the Noon2Noon drawing marathon fundraiser at Works/San Jose. Later that day, I was part of a reception for art@axis, which included five of my paintings.

I was a featured artist at the Live Sketch Session at Kaleid Gallery, along with Fernando Amaro, Robbie Lopez, and Timothy Tsun. If you missed it, check out the Phantom Galleries blog.

Three of my paintings were in the "Allusion or Illusion" art show at Canvas Ghost in San Jose.

My painting Anagram was on display at Works/San Jose as part of "All For One!...", their 2009 members' exhibition. It's been described as "the South Bay's most inclusive and eclectic salon style exhibition." The show was a great success for Works, attracting a record 3,000 visitors.

Art@Axis opening reception, Axis, San Jose CA. Read the article on Examiner.com.

Zine Party Tonight! at Kaleid Gallery, San Jose CA.

More of my extra-tiny artworks were on sale for $2 at Two Buck Tuesday, noon-8pm, at Kaleid Gallery in San Jose.

Many of my extra-tiny artworks were on sale at Two Buck Tuesday at Kaleid Gallery.

Axis, the luxury condo high-rise in downtown San Jose, has started displaying work by local artists. My painting Columbine Kelp is part of the on-going exhibition. It is curated by Deborah Mills Thackrey.

An article about my art was published on Examiner.com: "Laura Callin Bennett: Profile of the Artist." It was written by Erica Goss, a fellow member of the Silicon Valley Artists Collaborative.

Five of my paintings were on display at The Good Shop, a nifty little vintage clothing store + gallery in San Francisco's Mission District.

One of my drawings was featured in the exhibit "Contemporary Woman 2009: Small Works, Little Treasures" at the Chico Art Center.