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Green, hand papermaking, handmade paper, installations, kozo, NCWCA, Roots Project, San Francisco Bay Area
| Two New Exhibitions in the Bay Area include Jane Ingram Allen’s handmade paper artworks LOCAL ROOTS July 17 – August 25, 2026 San Pablo Community Center, San Pablo, CA Reception: Saturday, July 18, 2026, 2:00-4:00 PM Marguerite Elliot and Elizabeth Addison, ROOTS International Art Project Co-founders present this inaugural exhibition featuring a selection of Bay Area ROOTS Artist Members. Two of Jane’s pieces from the “Fire and Water” Series are included in this exhibition. “Fire and Water 1” and Fire and Water 4” were created in 2025-26 using her handmade kozo and abaca fiber paper, thread, dyes, controlled burning with fire retardant and holes made with water. This series explores global warming and effects of wildfires and floods on the environment.  Jane Ingram Allen, “Fire and Water 1”, 18 x 24 inches, handmade paper, dyes, thread, controlled burning and water marks, included in “Local Roots” exhibition at San Pablo Community Center Gallery, San Pablo, CA, Jul. 17 – Aug. 25, 2026 Artists in the Local Roots exhibition:Laura Abrams, Elizabeth Addison (ROOTS Co-founder), Jane Ingram Allen, Lucy Ames, Salma Arastu, Magué Calanche, Catherine Daley, Marguerite Elliot (ROOTS Co-founder), J. Ruth Gendler, Renée Owen, and Donna Day Westerman ROOTS International Art Project connects nature, women, and art—bringing together women-identified artists from diverse backgrounds. The collective focus of ROOTS rests on the intrinsic beauty of the natural world and the imperative need to safeguard our environment. Exhibit Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM San Pablo Community Center Art Exhibitions 2450 Road 20, San Pablo, CA 94806 www.sanpabloca.gov/artexhibits |
| GREEN A Juried Exhibition of NCWCA (Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art) Members and Invited Artists Reception: Saturday, July 25, 7-9 PM Jane’s multi-part installation “Different Worlds” is one of 37 works selected for inclusion in GREEN. This installation is suspended from the ceiling and uses Jane’s handmade kozo fiber paper, threads, horsehair, and acrylic paint and gel and was created after her residency in Japan and seeing maps of the world with Japan in the center and the USA very small and far off to the right. The mostly blue and green circles show the globe turned around with different views in the center and focus on how important green forests and grasslands are for life on earth.  Jane Ingram Allen, “Different Worlds”, 2000-2002, suspended installation of handmade kozo fiber paper, threads, horsehair, acrylic paint and gel, dimensions variable, 8 units each 12 – 36 inches diameter, included in “Green” exhibition at ARC Gallery, SF, July 17 – Aug. 22, 2026, The exhibition explores the myriad expressions conjured by this single word GREEN—its colors, concepts, contradictions, and cultural weight. Jane was selected as an invited artist for this exhibition and is a member of NCWCA. For details, click HERE. Juried by JD Beltran, Co-Founder, ART+WATER, San Francisco Curated by Christine Cianci, NCWCA Exhibition Chair Exhibition Dates: July 25 – August 22, 2026 Arc Gallery 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA |
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