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The Art of Seeing
Featuring work by the artists of 4th Street Fine Art
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Virtual Artist Reception:
Sunday, March 21, 4pm PST: Zoom Link Here

On View: March 5 - April 18
View Exhibition Online

4th Street Fine Art presents our new exhibition, “The Art of Seeing,” to celebrate the visual delight of
art. In these times when we are spending so much time at home, art helps us travel to favorite
places in our mind. Join our eighteen artists as they explore different aspects of perspective,
from the raptor’s eye of Owl photographed by Jeff Torquemada and Wendy Sparks to the
mind’s eye of “Forest for the Trees,” by Valerie Sobel. New artists Celena Peet and Vera Totos
introduce their textile compositions “See and Be Seen” and “Speed Limit.” Join us in to view in
person in our well-ventilated gallery or online at 4thstreetfineartshop.com.

We have a wide selection of hand-made, local art, including painting, prints, photography,
sculpture and jewelry. From safari shots of leopards to one-of-a-kind handcrafted necklaces to
oil nudes and paper collage, we have it all. Our gallery features several artists’ work spaces, so
you can see the tools of the trade. We’re conveniently located right off the University exit in
Berkeley, two blocks from the Apple Store. You can visit us along with the other fine shops of
4th Street. See you soon!

About Some of our Artists

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Prabin Badhia
I like the gestures, contours, and volume of the human form. Whether the model‘s pose is active or passive, I seek to convey the dynamism and movement of the body. I bring that to action on my canvas - any size, any shape, any gender.  Since my college days, I have made more than 100,000 sketches.

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Sherrod Blankner
Sherrod Blankner is a graduate of Yale University where she studied Art with Tom Roma. She focuses on painting architecture, whether in city or rural scenes. 

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Bernice Gross
Bernice Gross is known for her vividly-painted scenes of middle-class America in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Her spot-on eye for images that capture awkward, familiar, and intimate family moments has made her a national reputation as an inimitable painter.

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Jeff and Wendy Photography
We are passionate about the out-of-doors and have also been bitten by the travel bug! Our cameras accompany us on all of our adventures so we can capture images of spectacular places we have visited. Photography has allowed us to gain a more intimate perspective on wildlife while viewing them through the lens of a camera. 

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  • Georgianna Krieger
Georgianna Kreiger received her BFA in sculpture from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she studied with Walter Erlebacher and was the 1990 recipient of The Philadelphia Plastic Arts Society Award. She has created a body of work that includes sculpture in bronze and kiln-cast glass, drawings, paintings and wall hanging works in fused glass.

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Cindy Podren
I have always wanted to paint and began dabbling about twenty years ago.  In 2002, I  suffered the biggest personal loss of my life and took up painting more intensively at that time. I paint mostly in oils, although I use watercolors when traveling.  I paint plein air landscapes, and do studio work from my photographs, hoping to convey my feelings about these sites and the beauty of the ordinary. 

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Michael Sacramento
My urban collage paintings are inspired by my day to day observations - from street scenes, billboards and posters to often overlooked surfaces, architectural elements and birds.  I translate these moments into fragmented images, objects, textures and colors.  As I collect and interpret these visual cues, I use them to create a new visual   experience.  This process for me is purely intuitive and my ultimate form of self expression.

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Valerie Sobel
My work process involves intuition, imagination as well as intellect; serendipity as well as planning and design. I always observe the world around me, consciously noting details and I leave it to my senses to randomly record what they deem worthy of interest. It will trickle down to my consciousness later.



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Hallie Strock
Hallie Strock is a graduate of Mills College, in Oakland, CA, with a BA in studio art. Her work, now focused on water-based media and textile arts, hangs in a number of private collections in the United  States, and has won significant awards in local and regional juried exhibitions in California. Hallie is a member of the Oakland Art Association.

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Patricia Tostenson
I love to make jewelry and love even more seeing my friends, family and customers wearing my designs.  My goal is to create pieces that are art to wear.  Pieces that are a little bit different - come join me if you can.​

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Greg Urban
Greg is an artist with an amazing muse: The San Francisco Bay. As a photographer and tugboat captain, he has access to views available to few. Greg's incredible shots of the Bay in all its moods will capture your heart. 

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Celena Peet
Making art lets me tell the unlikely stories that are in my head, and express the tenuous connections that I see in the world and in disparate materials. Craft a coherent narrative from my sometimes incoherent thoughts. Create order.

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Vera Totos
I rarely separate art from functional art - a wearable shawl commemorates a wedding; and set of napkins becomes backdrop for important memories; a jacket carries self-expression, fabric designed for a garment ends up mounted on a panel and hanging on the wall - things become experiences and experiences become entwined with things.
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Location

2000 4th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

What Our Patrons Are Saying...

"The artists here are so talented and inspired and inspiring. Please stop by, say hi and pick up a gift for someone you love today! Original paintings and prints are gorgeous. Happy holidays!"

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This is the place where you can buy arts directly from the local artists. Fun to browse, and many variety of paintings, beautiful handmade jewelry"

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