JAKE WATLING
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current/upcoming shows
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
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Oakland Art Gallery
Annual Art Sale
December 8 – December 12
Holiday party and sale on Thursday, December 11, from 6pm-8pm
Oakland, CA
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Swarm Gallery
Two-person Show with Jared Lindsay Clark
February 20 – March 28, 2009
Oakland, CA
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recent shows
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
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The Circus Show
A Bitchin' Art Space and Verge Gallery
Reception September 13, 2008
September13 - October 11, 2008
Sacramento, CA
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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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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
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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
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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
news
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
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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