JAKE WATLING
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current/upcoming shows
Bedford Gallery
Juried Exhibition
Local Voices 2008
Reception July 30th, 2008
6-8pm ($7 entry fee includes a drink ticket)
June 29-August 31, 2008
Walnut Creek, CA
Directions
Sweetart #10 Release Party
Zza's Wine Bar
550 Grand Ave
Oakland
July 18th, 2008 6-10pm
Oakland, CA
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Swarm Gallery
Sum of Its Parts
Gallery Artist Group Show
Reception August 1, 2008, 6-8PM
August 1 - 31, 2008
Oakland, CA
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recent shows
Needles and Pens
5th Year Anniversary Show
Reception June 7th, 2008
June 7-July, 2008
San Francisco, CA
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Oakland International Airport
with Jessica Dacher
Terminal One
Oakland Art Gallery
March-May 2008
Artopia
SF Weekly Mastermind Finalists
March 27th, 2008 at Mojito
Reception 7-10pm
San Francisco, CA
Directions
Foursided Gallery
Where the Buffalo Roam
2 person show with Anna Kipervaser
February 1-29, 2008
Opening Reception 7-10pm
Chicago, IL
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Swarm Gallery
Red Dot: Miami
December 6-9, 2007
Miami, FL
East Bay Express
Urban Express-ions Project
Group Show
Swarm Gallery
Reception September 20th
6-8 PM
Check out video and photos of the event
Bows & Arrows
solo show
June-October
2513 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA
image of show
Oakland Art Gallery
Ripples Fundraising Exhibition
Group Show
May 2-5
Reception May 5th 5-8 pm
Bucheon Gallery
Religiosity
Group Show
Opening February 16, 2007
389 Grove Street SF, CA
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Receiver Gallery
Saved!
2 person show with Bill Dunlap
Opening March 3, 2007
1415 Valencia Street SF, CA
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news
Picked to be a finalist for SF Weekly Mastermind Program. The winners will be announced at Artopia on March 27th
Juxtapose Magazine did a one-page profile on my artwork in their February 2008 issue
Purchase a wallet and button with my artwork on it at Poketo
I just opened a cafe press store
I started a blog...check it out here
Please check out my artist page at Receiver Gallery here
Poketo put a wallet out with my artwork on it. It should be on Poketo's site soon, but right now you can get it here.
I was chosen, along with nine other artists by the East bay Express to design a custom newsstand. A reception will be held on September 20th from 6-8 PM at Swarm Gallery in Oakland, CA.
If you would like to see images from the Saved! show with Bill Dunlap at Receiver Gallery. Please visit: fecalface.com
Check out Gawker Artists they were kind enough to give me a page on their site:
http://www.gawker.com/artists/jake-watling.php
recent press
artbusiness.com
Saved! and Faithfully
Richmond: Past, present and future Oakland Tribune (09/17/06) and Contra Costa Time (09/09/06)
By Robert Taylor
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Local Artist (09/13-19/06)
Diablo Magazine (09/06)
My painting Grand Fools is featured in their calendar section for the Sampling Oakland show at YBCA
Inspiration lies outside front door
Interview in the Contra Costa TImes
By Jennifer Modenessi
Sampling Oakland, Cosmic Wonder and the art of Yoon Lee: sfgate.com culture blog
economist.com Sampling Oakland
sfgate review Sampling Oakland
KQED
Download Video of Gallery Crawl
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