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PRESS RELEASES + IMAGES

2023/24

Love the World: The Hand-Carved Frames and Paintings of Holly Lane | July 2024
Image 1: Holly Lane creating Gentle Muse (2010), 22 x 31.5 x 6.5 inches, Acrylic and carved wood
Image 2: Holly Lane, After the Storm (2012), 33.75 x 39.5 x 9.5 inches, Acrylic and carved wood
Image 3: Holly Lane, Cottonwood Moon (2023), 27.5 x 11.2 x 6.25 inches, Acrylic and carved wood
Image 4: Holly Lane, Wading Through Amber (2020), 12.5 x 17.5 x 4.5 inches, Acrylic and carved wood

74 Bay Area Artists Break Barriers & Set Boundaries in Juried Exhibition | June 2024
Image 1: Giselle Lebedenko, Haute Dollture: Vintage Elegance Redefined (2024), Fabric, thread, porcelain doll heads and feet, hair, buttons, feathers, and ribbon on a mannequin.
Image 2: Hana Lock, Daydreamer (2024), Ballpoint pen, watercolor, acrylic, paper on panel.
Image 3: Badri Valian, We Were Only Kids (2023), Acrylic on non-stretched canvas and woven yarns.
Image 4: Sarah J.L. Nguyen, School Choice (2023), Watercolor.
Image 5: genARTS logo
Image 6: Almah Galan Oceana, "of this world" (2024), Acrylic on newspaper, canvas.

Seeking Bay Area Artists Embracing & Breaching Boundaries for a Juried Exhibition | March 2024
Image 1: Visitors at genARTS’s 2nd Annual Experimental Exhibition at Know Future Gallery
Image 2: Visitors at genARTS’s 2nd Annual Experimental Exhibition at Know Future Gallery
Image 3: Artist at genARTS’s 2nd Annual Experimental Exhibition at Know Future Gallery
Image 4: genARTS logo

Saving Local History: A Recent Acquisition | March 2024
Image 1: William “Bill” Wulf in the NUMU’s newly opened Collections Lab
Image 2: The most likely first photograph ever taken in Los Gatos of the San Jose Glee Club in 1861, 2023.6.2
Image 3: Town Hall Wooden Turning, from the original Town Hall building, 2023.6.1

ArtNow, 13th Annual High School Art Exhibition Opens This March | February 2024
Image 1: Olivia Moon, Outgrown, Watercolor and acrylic on watercolor paper and canvas, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Image 2: Angela Wan, The Unhealthy Foot Spa, Oil paint, candy wrappers, and junk food wrappers on canvas, Palo Alto High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Tracey Atkinson
Image 3: Tara Krishna, Ephemeral, Digital illustration, Fremont High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Catherine Zweig
Image 4: Esther Suh, Bleeding Hearts, Paper, watercolor, plastic tubes, water, foam tape, LED lights, cellophane, hooks, and hot glue, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Brian Chow

Paint the Town: A Mural in Action | January 2024
Image 1: Artist, muralist & mentor Tomas ‘Wisper’ Talamantes. Photograph by Buggsy Malone.
Image 2: Tomas ‘Wisper’ Talamantes prepping his 2023 mural, Freedom. Photograph by Buggsy Malone.
Image 3: Tomas ‘Wisper’ Talamantes working on his 2023 mural, Freedom. Photograph by Buggsy Malone.
Image 4: Photographer Buggsy Malone.
Image 5: Local Color logo.

Opening the Collections Lab: A Historical Collection Exploration | November 2023
Image 1: New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)’s newly opened Collections Lab
Image 2: NUMU Executive Director Kimberly Snyder and Los Gatos Mayor Maria Ristow at Ribbon Cutting of the Collections Lab Opening, Sep 29, 2023
Image 3: Self Portrait, Frank Ingerson and George Dennison, c. 1935, Oil on canvas.
Image 4: Money Vest, circa 1850s, gift of George Lagomarsino, NU 2021.129 
Image 5: NUMU team members and a visitor conversing at the Collections Lab Opening, Sep 29, 2023

Embroidering for Endangered Plants: Exhibition Opening in December | November 2023
Image 1: Liz Harvey, the lost ones, 2018. Performer: Cherie Hill with science editor Lauren Muscatine (pictured far left) in conversation with participants about climate change and the healing power of plants. Photo credit: Karen Goldman
Image 2: the lost ones: iterations and murmurs, The Hanging Thread Gallery, San Francisco School of Needlework and Design, San Francisco, 2023. Photo credit: Sibila Savag
Image 3: Liz Harvey, the lost ones, 2018. Performer: Cherie Hill dancing through Sales Force Park. Photo credit: Karen Goldman
Image 4: Liz Harvey, the lost ones, 2015. Performer: Megan Nicely with participants at Yerba Buena Nights, San Francisco. Photo credit: Karen Goldman.

The Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA) presents Potentiality / Actuality | October 2023

Announcing Kimberly Snyder as Executive Director of New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) | September 2023
Image 1: Kimberly speaking with museum guests during Reception & Artist Talk: (Un)familiar & RREVV, Sep 14, 2023
Image 2: Kimberly Snyder, newly appointed Executive Director of New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)

Exhibition The Hiking Club: A Vocabulary of Yearning Explores Memory & Landscape | September 2023
Image 1: Linda Simmel, Tree Triptych Drawing (2020), Pencil, wax on paper (3 panels), 72” x 120”, Courtesy of the artist, Photo Credit: M. Lee Fatherree
Image 2: Linda Simmel, The Hiking Club (2019), Pencil, wax on paper, 39” x 72”, Courtesy of the artist, Photo Credit: M. Lee Fatherree
Image 3: Linda Simmel, Walking (2022), Oil on canvas, 66” x 48”, Courtesy of the artist, Photo Credit: M. Lee Fatherree

ArtNow Awarded the 2023 Superintendent's Award for Excellence in Museum Education | August 2023
Image 1: 2023 Superintendent's Award for Excellence in Museum Education
Image 2: ArtNow logo
Image 3: ArtNow 2023: Unarmed Truth exhibiting artists at the Awards Ceremony
Image 4: A mother and child exploring ArtNow 2023: Unarmed Truth

Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Educational Toolkit Released by NUMU | August 2023
Image 1: Muwekma Ohlone Tribal youth preparing for the Stanford PowWow, photograph by Kike Arnal
Image 2: Muwekma Ohlone Tribal youth dancing at the Stanford PowWow, photograph by Kike Arnal

2022/23

Art Exhibition Uncovering Biases & Amplifying the Unheard Opening in Los Gatos | May 2023
Image 1: Kiana Honarmand, On Edge (2017), Installation: CNC machined MDF panels, steel, light, and shadows.
Image 2: Jezrael Gandara, Chilindrina (2023), Film Frame.
Image 3: Chelsea Stewart, Untitled (Opening Up), (2021), Acrylic and paper on wood panel.
Edit: In this press release, Untitled (Opening Up) is incorrectly titled as Untitled (Ch 2).

RREVV Studio Explores the Process of Crafting Functional Artwork in New Exhibition | April 2023
Image 1: Rachel and Rigel Hunter working together in their studio. Photo by Jack Hutch.
Image 2: RREVV, Revolve Light (2015).
Image 3: A concept design for a purse by RREVV.

High School Art Exhibition, ArtNow 2023: Unarmed Truth, Opening at New Museum Los Gatos | March 2023
Image 1: Liam Matthiasson, Sprouting Pansies, Colored pencil on matte board, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Mark Yanowsky
Image 2: Audrey Zhao, Outgrown, Linoleum block print on paper, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Image 3: Rachael Li, Don't Puncture the Lemon, Digital Photography, Stratford Preparatory Blackford, Grade 9, Instructor: Viviana Leija-Sysak
Image 4: Ada Chu, Anew, Ceramics, chicken wire, and yarn, Valley Christian High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Karen Dequine

New Museum Los Gatos Receives 3-Year, $191,000 Grant to Continue the Los Gatos History Project | October 2022
Image 1: Historic apparel newly on display in Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories

Reclamation: Art and Culture of the Muwekma Ohlone with Photographs by Kike Arnal Opening at New Museum Los Gatos this Fall | October 2022
Image 1: Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Youth Member Isabella Gomez getting her headpiece fixed by another dancer.
Image 2: Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Councilmember and Elder Frank Ruano.
Image 3: Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Member Julie Dominguez working on head piece regalia.

Terra Firma, an Art Exhibition About Land Opens October 21, 2022 | September 2022
Image 1: Sarah Sense, Remember #4 (2016), Arches watercolor paper, archival inkjet prints, bamboo paper, rice paper, tape, wax, thread, graphite, Courtesy of the artist
Image 2: Narsiso Martinez, In the Fresh (2020), Ink gouache, charcoal, and matte gel on found produce box, Private collection
Image 3: Binh Danh, Nevada Fall and Liberty Cap, Yosemite National Park (2017), Daguerreotype, Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery, San Francisco and Lisa Sette Gallery, Phoenix

NUMU Announces $1 Million Endowment Gift | July 2022
Image 1: Mike and Alyce Parsons.

Summer Exhibitions Opening at New Museum Los Gatos | May 2022

ArtNow: Annual High School Exhibition - Brave New World | March 2022 - May 2022
Image 1: Ellie Lin, Nebulae, Ink pen, Watercolor, Acrylic, Grade 11, Los Altos High School, Art Instructor Christine An
Image 2: Mia Bradbury, The Beginning of the End, Acrylic and ink on canvas, Grade 11, Los Gatos High School, Art Instructor Mark Yanowsky
Image 3: Catherine Huang, Our Voice, Our Future, Acrylic on canvas, Duct tape, Grade 12, Leigh High School, Art Instructor Kimberly Bartel
Image 4: Anuhya Gottam, Equally Intertwined, Linocut Print, Grade 9, Valley Christian High School, Art Instructor Karen Dequine

JANE OLIN: In the Company of Trees | January 2022 - June 2022
Image 1: Jane Olin, Intimate Conversation 28 (Dance of the Forest Spirits), 2020.
Image 2: Jane Olin, Intimate Conversation 30 (No Secrets Here), 2021.
Image 3: Jane Olin, Intimate Conversation 31 (The Clouds Beyond), 2021.

 
 

2020/21

Winter Exhibitions At NUMU: Featuring Tony May | January - May 2021
Image 1: Tony May, The T. House Maquette, 1983, Acrylic on panel, courtesy of the artist.
Image 2: Tony May, Early Bookmobile Prototype. C. 1990, Acrylic on panel, courtesy of the artist.
Image 3: Bookmobile (detail) at San Jose Museum of Art, photo by David Pace.

New Museum Appoints New Executive Director | December 2020

Art in the Time of Corona: A Benefit Art Auction Exhibition | December 2020 - March 2021
Image 1: Marie Cameron, Rainbowscape 5, 2020. Mixed media. Courtesy of the Artist.
Image 2: Rita Norton, The House, 2020. Paper collage. Courtesy of the Artist.

In the Artists Studio: Featuring Lauryl Gaumer | September 2020 - January 2021
Image 1: Lauryl Gaumer, Although the Weight Pulled at Her, the Air Was Safe Again, 2020. Glass, brass, LPR-100 respirator components.
Image 2: Lauryl Gaumer, A Glimmering Cage She Examined: Extortion and Elegance Experienced, 2016. Brass, glass, silk.

Image + Object | June 2020 - November 2020
Image 1: Klea McKenna, Artifact #3, 2017, Photographic Relief. Unique Gelatin Silver Photogram , Impression of a fragment of a sequined, silk dupatta (India, 1930s)
Image 2: Meghann Riepenhoff,  For Anna, Vol. II, Plate 21, 2017, Unique Dynamic Cyanotype, Algae

ArtNow, 9th Annual High School Juried Art Exhibition | March 2020 - May 2020
Image 1: 2020 select artworks and exhibiting artists

A Call to Collect: Whimsy Around the World | Feb 2020 - July 2020
Image 1: High resolution image from the collection of Lee and Dr. Paul Quintana 
Image 2: High resolution image from the collection of Lee and Dr. Paul Quintana 
Image 3: High resolution image from the collection of Lee and Dr. Paul Quintana 

Violins of Hope | Jan 2020 - April 2020
Image 1: Avshalom and Amnon Weinstein on their Tel Aviv workshop, black and white photograph, 2018, photo courtesy Felix Rettberg
Image 2: Avshalom and Amnon Weinstein on their Tel Aviv workshop, black and white photograph, 2018, photo courtesy Felix Rettberg

 

2019/20

 
 

2017/18

Winter Celebration  |  New Museum Los Gatos Hosts Biannual Event to Showcase New Exhibitions  |  November 4, 2017

Los Gatos History Gallery  |  An innovative approach to exploring town history through art, artifacts and spotlight exhibits  |  November 2017 - ongoing
Image: Andrea Borsuk, Radiant Light: the Story of Eastfield Ming Quong, mural detail, 2017  

Waterlines | A group exhibition presenting unique interpretations of meaning and relationship with the Earth's most essential resource  | October 2017 - March 2018
Image 1: Christel Dillbohner Frozen in Time, 2012-14, Oil, cold wax on linen, 55” x 72”, Courtesy of Don Soker Contemporary Art, SF
Image 2: Klea McKenna Rain Study (Kona) #29, 2014, Unique gelatin silver photogram, Courtesy of the Artist and Euqinom Projects

Art & Environment: The Paintings of Andrew P. Hill | September 2017 - February 2018
Image 1: Andrew P. Hill at his easel in Redwood Park, Circa 1920. Photograph Courtesy of Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History, San Jose, CA
Image 2: Andrew P. Hill, Indian Headwaters of the American River, 1889, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of Charles Bergtold

After the Lovin' at New Museum Los Gatos  Exhibitions and Events  |  July 2017 - July 2018
Image 1: Photograph, Black Panthers outside the Black Panther Party National Headquarters Oakland, California, 1970. Photographer: Ilka Hartmann, Courtesy of Ilka Hartmann.
Image 2: Photograph, Entrance sign for Chateau Liberté, 1970. Courtesy of Pearl Regis.

Summer Celebration   |   Saturday, June 24

Power of the Page: Artists’ Books as Agents for Change   |   May 4 - Sept 17, 2017

Abstracts from Life: Bay Area Figurative Past and Present  |  March 24, 2017 - September 10, 2017
Image 1: SUHAS BHUJBAL. Flower Market, 2016. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Schwartz Gallery.
Image 2: JENNIFER POCHINSKI. The Wonderful Race, 2016. Oil on panel. Courtesy of the artist and Dolby Chadwick Gallery

A Call to Collect | January 27- June 4

Cement Prairie: The History and Legacy of the American Indian Urban Relocation Program of 1952   |   November 3 - June 25
Image 1: Ilka Hartmann. Preparing for the Dance, 1973.
Image 2: ILKA . Urban Indian Car, Oakland, CA, about 1971.

 

2016/17

Announcing Maureen Cappon-Javey as NUMU Deputy Director

A Journey in Time: Los Gatos History Project | September 22 and ongoing 

McMoons: How a Band of Scientists Saved Lunar Image History |  September 22 - May 14
Image 1: Earthrise Image, restored and unrestored, NASA Lunar Orbiter 1, 1966. Courtesy of SkyCorp and Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project.
Image 2: High Resolution Photograph 2162_h3, 1966, View of the Copernicus Crater, NASA Lunar Orbiter 2, 1966. Courtesy of SkyCorp and Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project.

Making Contact SETI Artist In Residence | October 27 to March 4
Image 1: CHARLES LINDSAY, Wormhole Generator, 2016. Courtesy of the artist.
Image 2: CHARLES LINDSAY, Deep Time Audio Extraction Device, 2016. Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist.
Image 3: MARTIN WILNER, January 2015: Jill Tarter (Making History: The Case Histories) (recto), 2015, Ink and watercolor, 16.5 x 17.125 inches. Courtesy of the artist. 

In the Heart of the Wild: Anne Brigman and Her Circle | July 14, 2016 – January 8, 2017
Image 1: ANNE BRIGMAN. Finis, 1912. Photogravure. Courtesy of Judy Dater. 
Image 2: ANNE BRIGMAN. Puck with Bubble,  1906. Photogravure. Courtesy of Judy Dater.

Script & Scribble: The Art and History of Handwriting | May 19 to October 6
Image 1: Palmer Alphabet
Image 2: Handwriting Workbook

Mitchell vs. Steinbeck | May 12 to October 6
Image 1: Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Image 2: John Steinbeck, circa 1939.

Et in Arcadia Ego |  June 2 to October 2


Image 1: Attributed to Nicolas Poussin, Promised Land, c. 1650
Image 2: DAVID LIGARE, Et in Arcadia Ego, 2016
Image 3: ASTRID PRESTON, Mountain Path, 1989
Image 4: STEPHANIE PEEK, Deeper 1, 2011
Image 5: ODD NERDRUM, In Arcadia (Self Portrait), 2011

Hats Off: Highlights from the NUMU Permanent History Collection |  March 24, 2016 – June 26


Image 1: West Point Shako, 1954. 
Image 2: Brown Velvet Woman's Toque. 
Image 3: Milliner's Hats, Courtesy of Wayne Wichern

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