January News

Watersong Summit, Sunday, January 17th

6-10 pm

The De(con)struction of the River will be exhibited at the Watersong Summit in Oakland www.watersongsummit.ca Impact HUB, 2323 Broadway, Oakland

Still time to see BLOG in Ten Years of Artists Books until January 24th

10 Years of Artists Books curated by Donna Seager features BLOG at the Brooklyn Public Library has been picked up by Hyperallergic. Read the review here, http://bit.ly/hyperallergic_brooklynshow

Next summer, the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art plans to travel the show - stand by for more information and dates of opening reception.

The exhibition catalog is available at http://bit.ly/BrooklynPublicLibraryCatalog

Three videos now Streaming !!!! $5 each

PENNY penny.vhx.tv/buy/penny

BELLA BELLA penny.vhx.tv/buy/bella-bella

Alma’s Jazzy Marriage penny.vhx.tv/buy/alma-s-jazzy-marriage

Or get all 3 in the package “3 Unforgettable Women”  $12 penny.vhx.tv/buy/three-unforgettable-women

More programs streaming soon….

PENNY Accolades

After 3 SRO (Standing room only) screenings at the Mill Valley Film Festival, PENNY was 2015 Audience Favorite Documentary!

Mill Valley Film Festival

PENNY is an Official Selection in the Spring 2016 Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition, in the LGBT category

Depth of Field International Film Festival

Art and Film News

Morbid Desire - Camron-Stanford House October 18 through November 15

There is still time (through Nov 15) to see a clip from Rituals of Remembrance: the art of mourning, at the Morbid Desire show at Camron-Stanford House. It's a fascinating look at Victorian mourning practices in a beautifully redone Victorian mansion on Lake Merritt, Oakland. High tea on Saturday, free tours on Sunday.

Camron-Stanford House, 1418 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612

Ten Years of Artist Books at the Brooklyn Central Public Library October 1, 2015 - January 24, 2016

Reception - October 1

Curated by Donna Seager, an exhibition celebrating ten years of "The Art of the Book" exhibition at Seager Gray Gallery

Brooklyn Public Library Seager Gray Gallery

Taking Place A new catalog of my artwork inspired by residencies I have attended over the past few years - is finally done!   Preview the entire book at: http://www.blurb.com/books/6336878-taking-place  or order a printed copy for your library.

UPCOMING

HERE - Berkeley Art Center December 5, 2015 – January 17, 2016

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 5, 3 - 5 pm Holiday Hours: BAC will be closed December 21 - January 2

Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street Berkeley, CA 94709  510-644-6893

PENNY Premieres, Screenings and News

Port Townsend Film Festival "Sundance by the Sea" Friday, September 25th, 3:30pm - American Legion Theater Saturday, September 26th, 9:30am - Rosebud Cinema

Both screenings have a Q&A with Sher and Penny Cooper afterwards

Friday, October 24th, 3pm is a free screening at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema. There will  not be a Q&A at this screening.

Port Townsend Film Festival

Mill Valley Film Festival - BAY AREA PREMIERE!!! Saturday, October 10th, 2pm - Q&A with Sher and Penny Cooper Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley

Friday, October 16th, 11:45am - Q&A with Sher Rafael 2 Theater, San Rafael

Showing with A New Color - The Art of Edythe Boone

Mill Valley Film Festival

Autumn Art and Film News

Morbid Desire - Camron-Stanford HouseOctober 18 through November 15

Excerpts from Rituals of Remembrance: the art of mourning, a film in progress by Maggie Simpson Adams and Elizabeth Sher will be screening throughout the exhibition.

Camron-Stanford House, 1418 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612

Ten Years of Artist Books at the Brooklyn Central Public Library October 1, 2015 - January 24, 2016

Reception - October 1

Curated by Donna Seager, an exhibition celebrating ten years of "The Art of the Book" exhibition at Seager Gray Gallery

Brooklyn Public Library Seager Gray Gallery

Summer-Fall Happenings

 

A page from my artist book, Arbres arrencats d'ametheles, is in the West Marin Review, Volume 6.

Book launch party: Sunday, August 16 from 2 - 4pm

at The Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station

West Marin Review

The Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Exciting News for PENNY

PENNY Official Selection of Port Townsend Film Festival

Sept. 25-27.  Called "Sundance by the Sea", with 3 screenings

Penny Cooper will join me there for the Q&A and all the fun! Friday 3 and 3:30 PM and Sat. 9:30 AM

Schedule will be published in August. Hope to see you there.

Port Townsend Film Festival, 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A, Port Townsend, WA 98369

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PENNY Official Selection of Mill Valley Film Festival

Oct 8-18.   Stand by for screening dates and times of PENNY!

Mill Valley Film Festival, 900 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901

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PENNY and Penny featured in Transcript Vol 47,

the magazine of Berkeley School of Law

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PENNY wins First Place Audience Award at Intendence Film Festival

Intendence Film Festival, Denver, CO

June Art News

Last chance to see Neptune's Garden in the Tributary Exhibition through Sunday, June 28th

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery 3014 NE Ainsworth, Portland, OR 97211

Taking Place is a new catalog featuring new work inspired by five artist’s residencies that I have attended over the past few years. Selected source drawings and paintings from each place demonstrate my “evolutionary process.” With an essay by Cheryl Meeker. Look for the book, Taking Place, in the beginning of July over at www.blurb.com. Your feedback is always welcome.

Penny the Documentary Festival News

PENNY screening at the Interdence Film Festival in Denver (Penny's hometown), Saturday, June 27^th in the 6-8pm screening – I’ll be there so if you will be in Denver or know someone who will – c’mon out and join the fun!

Interdence Film Festival Open Media Foundation / Denver Open Media Studios 700 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204

SAVE THE DATE – PENNY screening in the Port Townsend Film festival September 25-27^th. I’ll be there too – so plan a trip to “Sundance on the Sea” and join me there.

Port Townsend Film Festival Port Townsend, WA

April Art and Film News

JUST COMPLETED!! 7 Days in Otranto, artist book based on my time as a Fellow at Bau Institute in Otranto, Italy last summer. The book re-imagines my experiences of Puglia (the heel of the "boot") in words and sketches.

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Still time to see Transitions at Marin Community Foundation Offices. I am honored to be exhibiting with these terrific artists.

January 21 through May 15, 2015

Marin Community Foundation Offices, 5 Hamilton Landing, Suite, Novato, CA

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If you are in or near Albuquerque, NM on Friday, April 17th at 8:30pm, please go see my film Stalls. It is included in Experiments in Cinema.

Experiments in Cinema Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

PENNY Screenings & News

OFFICIAL SELECTION at Athens International Film + Video Festival 2015Sunday, April 5th at 3:15

If you are in the neighborhood or have friends who are tell them to come on down.

The Athena Cinema 20 S Court St, Athens, OH 45701

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PENNY awarded Certificate of Merit at the Rochester International Film Festival for its high technical quality, artistic merit and strong cinematic qualities!

Codex V and Transitions

Codex V at Craneway Pavillion

A Bed of Verbs, 2014.  A collaboration with artist, Brooke Holve. To be shown for its first time at Codex V at the Craneway Pavillion in Richmond, February 8th – 12th.

I travelled to Iceland with artist, Brooke Holve for an artist residency during the summer of 2012. We were awed by what we saw; the geologic wonders and phantasmal forms gave us a glimpse of what the earth might have been like in its beginnings. Iceland was a “land of the verb” with underground rumblings randomly spewing out steam, lava and rocks through pockets in the earth.

A land of forces not seen with verbs to describe it: bhedh, burns, chills, churns, coils, cracks, crusts,  cuts, erupts, oozes, pads, posts, roots, scalds, scrape, spews, sprays, steams

Codex V at Craneway Pavillion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804

Transitions at Marin Community Foundation Offices

Artists typically make several transitions throughout their careers, for example changes in medium, studio space, subject matter, etc. Transitions focuses recent works from "mature" artists representing transitions in their (our) lives both metaphorically and literally.

In my work, I have worked to integrate feelings about nature and the environment with my interest and fascination in the possibilities of digital technologies available to artists. In an effort to integrate my film work with my 2D work, I have also begun to include more specific narrative content, sometimes by a written "story" on the label and sometimes written on the back of the canvas.

Marin Community Foundation Offices, 5 Hamilton Landing, Suite, Novato, CA

PENNY Festivals and Screenings

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:30 Screening and Q & A with Elizabeth Sher and Penny Cooper Room: KN 100 at USF School of Law Sponsored by: Professor Shatz, Criminal Law Society, Pride Law, and Women's Law Association

February 24 - March 1, 2015 PENNY at the 37th Big Muddy Film Festival in Carbondale, IL

February 4

Elizabeth Sher is the featured filmmaker at Bay Area Documentaries, Michael Fox’s class at OLLI.   Screening PENNY, Bella Bella and a short preview of Rituals of Remembrance – the art of mourning (made with Maggie Simpson Adams).   With a discussion of the practical, creative and ethical aspects of crafting documentaries, from initial conception to broadcast and distribution. Must be enrolled in class to attend.

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

January Art Exhibitions

Passages

January 10 - February 1, 2015

Reception: Saturday, January 10 from 6 to 8pm

If you find yourself in Portland, or know folks there, I will be there for the opening.

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, 3014 NE Ainsworth St, Portland, Oregon 97211

Transitions

January 21 - May 15, 2015

Reception: Wednesday, January 21 from 4:30 - 6:30

Honored to have 3 pieces in the show - hope to see you at the opening!

Marin Community Foundation, 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato, CA

Honored to have a my artwork, “ Arbres arrencats d'ametles,” selected for inclusion in the West Marin Review's Vol. 6, planned for publication in late 2015.

Selections were based on each piece’s particular attributes: its excellent technique, the imagery it evokes, its originality or perspective, and its ability to affect each one of us in some meaningful way.

Watch for updates for Spring PENNY screenings at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and several Bay Area Law Schools

November Art Shows

Hope you can see some of these shows which I am proud to be a part of...

Missed the Auction?

You Can Still - COLLECT! Online Shop opens Oct. 29 - reduced prices on all remaining available auction pieces including mine (see image at left).

Collect Store

Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St, Berkeley, CA 94709

HERE! 2014 Artists Annual 

Opening Reception Saturday Nov. 15, 5-8 PM  Exhibition Dates - Nov. 15-December 14 (Part 1)

Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley, CA 94709

Inside Out (canvas with audio) showing in PASSAGES, December 2014-January 2015 Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR

Reception: Stand by for date and time in December

November News, Reviews & Screenings for PENNY

Meet Penny Cooper – trailblazer, celebrated criminal defense trial attorney, art collector, philanthropist and all around “fabulous” (her favorite word) trailbrazing woman.   30 minute documentary by Elizabeth Sher

PENNY reviewed in CineSource ! excepts here CLICK HERE for full review.

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized.  Produced and directed by San francisco Bay filmmaker and artist Elizabeth Sher "PENNY" is a documentary biography of celebrated trail attorney Penny Cooper.  In the films 30 minutes Sher provides and outline of Cooper's life and reveals both her struggles and triumphs....Cooper survived and thrived using her intellect, wit, strong sense of humor - and , in my opinion, her spirit...Sher's film is fun, fascinating, and (with) Cooper's sense of humor, thoroughly entertaining.  Don Schwartz

Upcoming Screening November 6, 4:30-6 PM, 110 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley, CA followed by Q&A with Penny Cooper and Elizabeth Sher.   Co-sponsored by Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law,  Boalt Hall Women's Association, Board of Advocates, Queer Causuc, Women of Color Collective, Youth Defender Clinic, Post-Conviction Assistance Project, First Generation Professions.   Looking forward to a lively discussion!

Upcoming Screening November 9 - 11:15 AM, OUTrageous Film Festival, UCSB Multicultural Center, Santa Barbara, CA.  Panel following the screening with Elizabeth Sher in person.  There's even breakfast first!  PENNY is an official selection.  So if you're in the neighborhood or have friends who are tell em to c'mon down.

PENNY reviewed on BlogTalk Radio. Listen here. Excerpts from the Show:

"Elizabeth Sher is an amazing visual artist and PENNY is extremely well edited.  The film is like a good book, it's a page turner!  You are glued to it.   She creates a strong connection between Penny Cooper and the audience in the first 2 minutes.  Keep watching thorugh the credits roll or you will miss another great story while they roll."   Carole Dean, From the Heart Productions"

"Penny Cooper's strong sense of humor reminds me of the late Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas".   Don Schwartz, author Telling Their Own Stories: Conversations with Documentary Filmmakers

DVDs and Posters for sale! Only $10 (plus shipping) in our website store, the PENNY Store.

Please visit our Facebook page, Penny the Documentary – like us and tell your friends! Don't do Facebook, visit the website, www.pennythedocumentary.com - you can tell us your Penny story there too.

PENNY the Documentary NEWS

Meet Penny Cooper – trailblazer, celebrated criminal defense trial attorney, art collector, philanthropist and all around “fabulous” (her favorite word) trailbrazing woman.   30 minute documentary by Elizabeth Sher

Super successful Indiegogo Campaign – we more than reached our goal to get PENNY out to community groups, orgs and schools to inspire the next generation of ground breakers.   You can still donate to help us do an even better outreach. If you have contacts or ideas please send to reachpennydoc@gmail.com

Upcoming November 6 - Screening and Panel - Boalt Hall, Berkeley Law School

Screening Sept 7 at BAM/PFA - cast/crew/donor celebration and screening was an SRO event – thanks to all who helped make it a success and of course to our cast, crew and donors – and most of all to Penny Cooper without whom there would be no film.   Everyone wished the film was longer which I take as a huge compliment.

PENNY reviewed on BlogTalk Radio. Listen here. Excerpts from the Show:

"Elizabeth Sher is an amazing visual artist and PENNY is extremely well edited.  The film is like a good book, it's a page turner!  You are glued to it.   She creates a strong connection between Penny Cooper and the audience in the first 2 minutes.  Keep watching thorugh the credits roll or you will miss another great story while they roll."   Carole Dean, From the Heart Productions"

"Penny Cooper's strong sense of humor reminds me of the late Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas".   Don Schwartz, author Telling Their Own Stories: Conversations with Documentary Filmmakers

DVDs and Posters for sale! Only $10 (plus shipping) in our website store, the PENNY Store.

Please visit our Facebook page, Penny the Documentary – like us and tell your friends! Don't do Facebook, visit the website, www.pennythedocumentary.com - you can tell us your Penny story there too.

Art News

Upcoming - October 18 - 25 - COLLECT! Exhibition and Silent Auction Fundraiser, Berkeley Art Center

Silent Auction/Fundraiser: Saturday, October 25, 5-9 pm VIP Reception 5-6 pm Auction Main Event: 6-9 pm

Purchase Tickets before they run out.

Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St, Berkeley, CA 94709

Upcoming - October 24 - November - Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR

Reception: Oct 24^th 4-6,  if you are in the hood

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, 3014 NE Ainsworth, Portland, OR

June 12 - July 25 - Bibliophoria III at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Arbres Arrendats d’Dmetles and Tangled Dreams (produced with Brooke Holve) were selected for Bibliphoria at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sonoma Country. CA

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472

August 28, 2014 - January 11, 2015 - “Rauschenberg: Connecting and Collecting,” Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

Untitled (Bruce Conner taking pictures at a Johnny Rotten press conference, San Francisco, early March 1980) included in the online catalog.

Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705

June 28, 2014 - Group Exhibition, Studi D'arte Nel Castello Aragonese di Otranto

Bau Institute, Otranto, Italy

June 15 - July 1 - Artist Fellow, Bau Institute, Otranto, Italy

Bau Institute, Otranto, Italy

April News

April 14 - May 14 - Array at the City College Art Gallery

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 24th, 5 to 7pm

Curator’s statement: The Bay Area reflects a diversity of ideas and a richness in technology. We foster a culture of innovation and our artistic community celebrates hybrid media and digital exploration. This exhibition features the work of diverse artists whose work celebrates experimentation and invention.

City College Art Gallery, Visual Arts Building V109, City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Ave., SF

Ortranto in June!

I have been accepted to the Bau Institue in Ortranto, Italy, for an artist residency this coming June.   I look forward to being inspired by the architecture and seaside facing the Adriatic.   Already have a project – stand by!

News for Penny 

My documentary on Penny Cooper – trailblazer, celebrated criminal defense trial attorney, art collector, philanthropist and all around “fabulous” (her favorite word) trailbrazing woman.

Starting soon, The Kicktstarter Campaign to fund 1. a DVD with all the stories and cases that had to be left on the cutting room floor, more on her world class collection of art by women and  2. our cross country tour to partner with community organizations, schools, women’s groups, small theaters and more to inspire young women (and men too) to break new ground.   Because hen we have people to look up to in life, we are always more confident the ascent is possible.

Please visit our Facebook page, Penny the Documentary – like us and tell your friends! Don't do Facebook, visit the website, www.pennythedocumentary.com - you can tell us your Penny story there too.

Upcoming December Events

Dec 5 - Jan 5 - Array at the Berkeley Art Center

Opening Reception: Thursday, Dec. 5 5-8pm

Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St. Berkeley, CA 94709. 510.644.6893

Dec. 4 - 21, on Wed, Fri & Sat from 4-8pm - I'm participating in Canyon Cinema Pop-Up, which will occupy the Kadist storefront starting this Wednesday. Browse and loan up to three titles from a selection of 150 DVDs by over 50 artists that surveys Canyon Cinema's legendary collection of experimental film.

Kadist. 3285 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

You can still see BIG IS BEAUTIFUL at the Bay Model in Sausalito through December 31st.

Bay Model in Sausalito, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965, with ART Contemporary Marin.

And YES! the first drafts are finished of my documentaries, Penny (left image) and Rituals of Remembrance (right image) (made with Maggie Simpson Adams)