current/upcoming shows/etc

window installation:
"Sugar Coated 3D" by Jake Watling
at Wes Smoot Annex
4216 Telegraph Ave
Installation will be up through April
curated by Derek Weisberg
photos of installation 

111 Minna Gallery 
Opening reception May 6  6pm until late
http://www.111minnagallery.com/upcoming-shows/
Group Show
Mario Wagner, Sullivan, Jason Vivona , Milldred, Will Laren, Tim Shaffer, Vlad form Toronto, David Cook, Bo Himlich, Cody Cochrane, Beaston, Jake Watling, Audrey Erickson, Stella Huntenburg
Curated by Jay Howell

A show I was in last year at the Bedford Gallery, Full Deck: A short History of Skate Art will start traveling. Here's the first couple locations:
• Gallery at Penn College, Full Deck: A Short History of Skate Art, Williams Port, PA, July 22-September 22
• Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, Date TBD

recent profiles and press:

Beautiful Decay magazine:
http://beautifuldecay.com/2010/02/19/jake-watling/

profile on the brown paper bag web site:
http://www.brwnpaperbag.com/2010/02/22/jake-watling/

Woohaaa:
I'm stoked on their comment about my paintings: "Frida Kahlo on LSD."
http://www.woohaaa.com/?p=78

Enter/Exit:
"Enter/Exit", KQED Arts, By Victoria Gannon
http://www.kqed.org/arts/visualarts/article.jsp?essid=24279 

recent shows:

FRESH PRODUCE at Anno Domini
9th Annual Invitational Group Exhibit and Art Sale!
preview images

Opening reception and sale start: First Friday, December 4, 2009, 8pm 'til late

Exhibit on view through January 16, 2009

366 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
www.galleryAD.com
408.271.5155

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SHOP/SHOW at Swarm Gallery
Live music and fun. SHOP/SHOW features small work at small prices by local artists, and limited edition t-shirts by Jake Watling, Sarah Smith, John Casey and Terry Furry!!

PLUS!
satellite shops for
Oaklandish
Rowan Morrison
Electric Works

Opening reception and sale start: Friday, December 11 at 6:00-9:00pm
Exhibit on view throughl January 24, 2010

Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607
tel 510 839 2787
info@swarmgallery.com

Extended hours for exhibition
Tues-Sun 12-6
www.swarmgallery.com
www.oaklandish.com/welcome.html
www.rowanmorrison.com/index.html

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A Long Way From The Cabbage Patch at Art@TheOakbook
Holiday sale of affordably priced art

Opening reception and sale start: Friday, December 11 at 6:00-9:00pm
Exhibit on view through January 9, 2010

All works are priced to sell at $300 or less with work even under $100. Sold work is available for pick -up/shipping, one week prior to christmas.

Artwork from Marcos LaFarga,
Kevin Earl Taylor, Jake Watling,
Savanna Snow, Theo Konrad Auer,
and Joel Scilley

423 Water St Oakland, CA
Directions

news

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

Editor's pick on Diablo Magazine's d-blog. go here

Picked to be a finalist for SF Weekly Mastermind Program. The winners will be announced at Artopia on March 27th

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

 

Site is being updated and redesigned. some sections might be underconstruction.

 

recent shows

IMPROVISED BRANCHES at
Art@TheOakbook
A survey of contemporary Bay Area Art
Curated by Theo Konrad Auer
Opening Reception: 6-10 p.m., Saturday, Sept.26th.
Exhibition dates: Sept.26th to October 25th, 2009

423 Water St Oakland, CA
Directions

Participating Artists: Christopher Russell, Crystal Morey, Jake Watling,
Kevin Earl Taylor, Nancy Chan, Mark Dukes, Daniel Healey, Dave Higgins,
Obi Kaufmann, Robb Putnam and Michael Patton

 

ENTER/EXIT at SWARM GALLERY
Two-person Show with Jared Lindsay Clark
February 20 – March 28, 2009
Opening Reception:
February 20 6-8 PM

Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Directions

LIVING CITY at MANIFESTO!
Group Show Curated by: Obi Kaufmann
February 21st - March 23rd, 2009
Opening Reception: February 21, 2009  6-9pm
in conjuction with the "40th Street Art Walk"

Artists:
Dave Higgins, Jaime Lakatos, Nathaniel Parsons, Task1, Jake Watling

Manifesto Bicycles and Gallery
421 40th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Directions

Anno Domini
Fresh Produce
8th Annual Invitational Group Exhibit and Art Sale!
First Friday, DECEMBER 5, 2008
from 8 p.m. 'til late
San Jose, CA
Directions

Oakland Art Gallery
Annual Art Sale
December 8 – December 12
Holiday party and sale on Thursday, December 11, from 6pm-8pm
Oakland, CA
Directions

Lobot Gallery
The Dead Show
Group Show
Opening Reception Oct. 4, 2008, 6pm
Closing Reception Oct. 31, 2008, 6pm
October 4 - 31, 2008
Oakland, CA
Directions

The Circus Show
A Bitchin' Art Space and Verge Gallery
Reception September 13, 2008
September13 - October 11, 2008
Sacramento, CA
Directions

Sweetart #10 Release Party
Zza's Wine Bar
550 Grand Ave
Oakland
July 18th, 2008 6-10pm
Oakland, CA
Directions

Swarm Gallery
Sum of Its Parts
Gallery Artist Group Show
Reception August 1, 2008, 6-8pm
August 1 - 31, 2008
Oakland, CA
Directions

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

Needles and Pens
5th Year Anniversary Show
Reception June 7th, 2008
June 7-July, 2008
San Francisco, CA
Directions

Oakland International Airport
with Jessica Dacher
Terminal One
Oakland Art Gallery
March-May 2008
Artopia