Organization

Home Is: Artists Reflect on the Meaning of Place

Presented by Pence Gallery at Pence Gallery

April 12-June 2, 2013

In this exhibit, artists investigate the meaning of home in media ranging from photography and painting to ceramic sculpture. As “place” is defined through memory, the display exemplifies how our sense of belonging is always shifting.

Participating artists include Ann Marie Campbell,...

Lisa Reinertson: Edge of Extinction

Presented by Pence Gallery at Pence Gallery

April 26-June 14, 2013

Slice: A Juried Cross-Section of Regional Art

Presented by Pence Gallery at Pence Gallery

June 14-August 11, 2013

The Pence’s Slice exhibit, now in its 2nd year, is open to all artists residing in California and showcases work in all media that is conceptually thoughtful, technically skilled, and representative of contemporary trends in art. Named for its brevity and charge to represent a sampling of what’s being produced right now, Slice...

Hope for Endangered Animals: Lisa Reinertson and Dr. Kirsten Gilardi

Presented by Pence Gallery at Pence Gallery

May 18, 2013

Join artist Lisa Reinertson and Dr. Kirsten Gilardi, Co-Director of the Gorilla Doctors, for a discussion on the organization’s work with endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, and how the crisis of endangered animals has influenced Reinertson’s sculptural work. The Gorilla Doctors organization was formed by the UC Davis Wildlife...

22nd Annual Pence Gallery Garden Tour

Presented by Pence Gallery

May 5, 2013

Enjoy a picturesque look into seven beautiful gardens in the established neighborhood of El Macero, south of Davis. This event allows visitors to get ideas for new landscaping, chat with vendors and master gardeners, and see amazing new designs in landscape architecture. This year highlights include several gardens with significant sculpture...

Pence Gallery's Arts Day of Giving

Presented by Give Local Now and Pence Gallery at Downtown Davis

April 29, 2013

The Pence Gallery is supporting the first Arts Day of Giving, a 24-hour online challenge, to encourage patrons to “give where their art is” all day long, beginning on 4:29am on Monday, April 29. Together with other Yolo and Sacramento arts organizations, the Pence will celebrate the arts in several locations in Davis on that...

By Hand: Extraordinary Fine Craft in California

Presented by Pence Gallery and Creative Arts League of Sacramento at Pence Gallery

February 8-April 5, 2013

The Pence presents its first juried exhibit of fine craft by artists and craftspeople residing in California, selected by Julie M. Muñiz, Associate Curator of Design and Decorative Arts at the Oakland Museum of California.

Collector Talk: Robert Nevraumont

Presented by Pence Gallery at Pence Gallery

January 18, 2013

Join collector Robert Nevraumont, as he talks about the development of his Art Nouveau Postcards collection, his research into their common usage, and, of course, their lovely sense of design. He will share special postcards not on view, and their history.