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The 2025 Left Coast Annual Exhibition, on view April 11 through May 11 at Sanchez Art Center, will open with an evening reception Friday, April 11 from 7 – 9 pm. Juror Carin Adams, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California, selected just over 50 pieces from more than 800 entries by artists on the left coast (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington) for this long running show.
Adams notes that, "Art is an essential human activity that can't be defined in fixed terms. For many of us it is a portal to understanding the past, present and future, personally and collectively. Reflecting the diversity of the Left Coast was the guiding principle for jurying this exhibition. The result is the confluence of distinct stories and individual practices with artworks representing varying degrees of abstraction and representation in a multitude of media."
There is so much to see, think and feel with these artworks. Discover the sublime wonder of reflective light in Michele Foyer's sculptural painting Outerwest, that floats off the wall surrounded by a glimpse of glowing color. With a longstanding interest in biological boundaries, brace yourself for what may bring about corporeal or psychological horror with Erin Grant's Bees in Your Teeth. The Oregon based artists works challenge the barriers between the human body (self) and the natural world (other). Made of reclaimed fabric, Vicky Knoop's The Moment the Memory Was Lost, explores the fragility of memory. The piecework hints at a fragmented mind, and the broken thread a thought, memory or piece of self that is suddenly gone. Memories are also evoked through Patricia Ludovici's Hiraeth, providing a visual definition for the word that means an earnest longing for a home that no longer exists or never was, in the creation a black glass cuckoo clock, remembering one that was left behind in Berlin. Do you know Paul Fappiano's Night Club Patron? His work depicts a female form in night club attire with bars of music woven into the tapestry. What reality do you find in Tom Colcord's Intimate Astrology? And does that reality shift each time you view the work, discovering new layers and dimensions?
Within this rich variety, each work stands alone without a singular thematic through line. The Left Coast remains a complex and every-changing space.
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Juror Talk | Artist VIRTUAL Gallery Walk
Sunday, April 27, 3:00 pm via Zoom
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Don't miss the Juror's Virtual Talk and Artists Gallery Walk on Zoom at 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 27. Juror Carin Adams will share about her work, experience jurying the show and her selections, with the artists in the show speaking to their selected works. A link to the talk will be available on the Sanchez Art Center Facebook page and via email from the center.
SPECIAL EVENTS DURING THE LEFT COAST ANNUAL.
SVOS Open Studios Coastside Weekend, during the Left Coast Annual:
Thirty Sanchez Art Center and Art Guild of Pacifica artists (site 268) will be participating in Silicon Valley Open Studios coastside weekend on Sat May 3 and Sun May 4. Extended gallery hours of 11am — 5pm, both days.
Art x Nature x Art, a celebration of art and spring:
Art x Nature x Art, Sanchez Art Center's spring fundraiser, pairs natural floral creations inspired by art in the 2025 Left Coast Annual, created specifically for this event by talented local floral designers who collaborate with us with thanks to Nancy Victoria Davis, Shelldance Gardens.
This annual event will be held the final weekend of the Left Coast Annual exhibits, Fri, May 9 – Sat, 10. Tickets, by timed entry, will be available on Eventbrite, $25.00 in advance, and includes live music, floral mocktails, and more. On Sunday, May 11, the last day of the exhibitions, entry will be $10.00, with the natural floral creations still available to view, as we continue the celebration of spring, art and Moms! Funds raised will provide ongoing opportunities for the community to view outstanding exhibitions and participate in community creative engagement activities.
Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica, about a mile east of Highway 1. Following opening night – and on weekends when special events aren't occurring -- regular gallery hours are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm. Sanchez Art Center also welcomes visitors during the week by emailing (info@SanchezArtCenter.org) or by calling in advance to set a time. Shows run through May 11.
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