Silicon Valley Artists’ Collaborative’s Premier Event ran February 4th to 28th at Art Object Gallery, San Jose's historic Japantown. Our gratious host Ken Matsumoto was an invaluable aid in setting up the show and sharing his fabulous gallery space with the group.

Art Object Gallery is located in the heart of Japantown at
592 North 5th Street (at Jackson), San Jose, CA, 95112
408-288-9305
www.artobjectgallery.com.

Silicon Valley Artists’ Collaborative is a newly formed group dedicated to increasing visibility for artists in the South Bay area. The group promotes opportunities for artists to show their work to the public, continue educational pursuits, and share their skills. The show will feature paintings, sculpture, photography, poetry, ceramics, glass arts, fine woodworking, textile arts, mixed-media, and installation art from award-winning Silicon Valley artists.

Momentum will include the work from: Jenifer Bacon – paintings; Tessie Barrera-Scharaga – mixed media installations; Ellen Brook – paintings on silk; Della Calfee – photography; Laura Callin Bennett – paintings in acrylic, pen & ink; Syd Dunton – fine furniture; Kathleen Elliot – botanical sculptures in glass; Lara Fulmer – abstract 
photographs; Erica Goss – poetry; Yolanda Guerra – paintings, assemblage; Clark Gussin –
paintings in oil, drawings; Faye Kala – photography; Lori Krein – collages, assemblages; Diane Lierman –
 abstract paintings; Gordon Lund – photographs of nature; Howard Partridge – abstract digital art; Inna Razmakhova – ceramics, digital collage; Nancy Rice – abstract paintings in acrylic and watercolor; Tim Ryan – mixed media assemblage; Deborah Mills Thackrey – abstract, textural photography; Cristina Velazquez – mixed media installations; and Donald Bruce Wright –
paintings.