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ASSORTED FLAVORS - J. L. King Solo Exhibition at Luna Rienne Gallery

Please join us for the Opening Reception: Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 6 to 9PM.

I hope you will join me for the opening of my first solo exhibition, Assorted Flavors. On exhibit will be 9 new paintings featuring sweet and savory favorites into reimagined worlds on canvas. Not your average, everyday food art - that, I promise.

“Assorted Flavors is a collection of food-related paintings depicting otherworldly musings and episodes of illusion with the artist's favorite edibles. Golden wrappers reveal worlds of chocolate confections; gummy fish pass the time on a quiet pier; and teacups burst out from pastry boxes. J.L. King's unique surrealist style emerges and immerses in this, her first solo gallery show." - Luna Rienne Gallery

Luna Rienne Gallery, 3318 22nd St. (@ Valencia), San Francisco CA 94110

Artist Interview: Off The Easel Podcast #22

Learn a little more on the what, why, and how about my work in a new artist interview. Hear all about it in the Off The Easel Podcast with artists and show hosts, Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore. You can see some of the pictures referenced in the show on my instagram page.

OFF THE EASEL PODCAST: EPISODE 22, A SENSE OF WONDERMENT WITH J. L. KING

Svane Family Foundation "ARK" Auction - "Collective Blooms"

I’m excited to share that I have a piece in Ark, a special exhibition and auction presented by The Svane Family Foundation this September in San Francisco.

Commissioned at the height of the pandemic, the 100 works included represent the diversity and brilliance of Bay Area artists, reflect on this historic era, and share visions of what to carry into the future. All auction proceeds go back into the local arts community via Artspan.

You can schedule a viewing of the exhibition at SFAI Fort Mason where all 100 works are on display (masks + vaccination required) and start bidding online via Artsy on September 16th.

Bidding is now open. Click here to place your bids.

Thank you for your support!

The de Young Museum Exhibit shows "Stealthy Resplendence"

Mid year, the de Young Museum held an open call receiving over 11,500 art submissions and choosing only 877 pieces to showcase. Imagine my glee when it was announced that my new piece, Stealthy Resplendence, was one of the chosen pieces to be in a de Young Museum exhibit this year by a jury of museum curators and renowned artists!

The museum is now open and The de Young Open Exhibit opening is Saturday, October 10th and can be viewed with general admission through January 3rd, 2021. I hope you will take the opportunity to experience this unique exhibit of Bay Area Artists. Most of the artwork in the exhibit is available for purchase, including my piece, and will be live for purchase on the day of the opening. You may preview all of the works online, in advance of the opening and read more about the exhibit.

The de Young Open de Young Museum, San Francisco CA Oct. 10th, 2020 - Jan. 3, 2021 WEB GALLERY

Here is my statement when asked “What inspired this piece?”:

“Isolation in a studio allows for an ample flow of creative thought. That is, until the ineludible appearance of the studio fly; darting about and commanding attention every moment it landed at rest and seemingly to study me. It was persistent, consistent, and impossible to ignore. During those moments of rest I studied the way the light glistened from the brilliant iridescence of it’s thorax. Thus, I found the largest canvas I had in my possession and rendered the likeness of this ordinary turned extraordinary creature in the glorified and larger than life state depicted in this series.”