Beginnings—our 2024 Artist Member show—opens Sat., Oct. 26 with a reception from 2:00-4:00 pm that afternoon. 90% of sale proceeds go to you—the artist! Invite your friends and family. Closing date is yet to be determined. MarinMOCA is open Wed-Fri, 11am-4pm and Sat-Sun, 11am-5pm.
True North is di Rosa’s biennial juried exhibition celebrating the work of North Bay artists. Selected by a panel of artists and art workers, this second iteration of True North presents a diverse array of work by artists living or working in Marin, Napa, Solano, or Sonoma counties. Themes explored through the selected work include maximalist or additive aesthetics, playful references to craft traditions and materials, humor, and abstracted figuration and landscape.
Submissions were juried by Lisa Crallé, artist, curator, and Founder & Director of Personal Space in Vallejo, CA; Reniel Del Rosario, artist; and Justin Wyckoff, art conservator and writer.
Opening Reception
Saturday, November 16
5 – 6 p.m.
Patrons & Members Hour
Free for di Rosa Patrons & Members with RSVP to development@dirosaart.org
6 – 7 p.m.
Public Reception
$10 General | Members Free
More info:
https://www.dirosaart.org/2024/07/open-call-true-north-2024/
Outdoor Landscape (Plein Air) Painting Course
Three Sundays, October 20 - November 3; Noon to 5pm
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. Students will explore techniques for painting methodically on location and outside of the studio. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Instructor: Lauren Szabo graduated with a BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts and received an MFA Fellowship from San Francisco Art Institute for graduate study in painting.
Fee: Members $300 for three sessions; $120 for individual sessionx
Non-members $350 for three sessions; $135 for individual session
Where: MarinMOCA, courtyard between the 781 Hamilton Parkway and Beso Cafe
ART FWD (Art Forward) is MarinMOCA’s flagship annual event celebrating the North Bay's singular creative spirit. ART FWD introduces museum members and new audiences to the depth and breadth of MarinMOCA’s exhibition programming, educational initiatives, and community-focused events. This year’s theme - Art All Around Us - will come to life at the ART FWD Party on September 28, with MarinMOCA's Inaugural Northern California Open exhibition as well as live performances by youth groups and renowned professionals from the San Francisco North Bay.
The Northern California Open is a richly diverse presentation of works by artists from Monterey to Eureka. The sale of these works via ART FWD's Silent Auction directly benefits contributing artists and the museum. All money raised through ART FWD and the Northern California Open supports MarinMOCA's exhibitions, educational initiatives, public programs, and work with local artists.
Artworks featured in our Silent Auction were selected by an esteemed panel of jurors:
Facundo Argañaraz, Artist, Founder-Director, 1599fdT
Mariah Nielson, Director, Blunk Space
Lawrence Rinder, Director Emeritus, BAMPFA
Mari Robles, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
Donna Seager, Partner, Seager Gray Gallery
A curated selection of artworks by highly esteemed Bay Area artists will also be available at the Live Auction at the ART FWD Party on September 28.
More info here: https://cbo.io/bidapp/index.php?slug=artfwd&id=%23bidder_login#
Get ready, art enthusiasts, for an exhibition that will be remembered! We have an exciting line-up of 66 artists, each displaying their most cherished creations under one roof. This magnificent event is part of our 'Showstopper Series', a unique showcase that focuses on bringing the artists' most adored works to the forefront. With a wide array of styles and mediums on display, there's bound to be something that appeals to every art lover's taste. Don't miss the chance to immerse yourself in this artistic extravaganza!
Four Fridays, August 30 - September 20: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Lauren Szabo
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. With these themes in mind, students will create a body of work communicating their individual and/or collective perception. Formal issues will include the use of color, paint handling, value, and composition. Class discussions and critiques will enhance studio time. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Instructor: Lauren Szabo graduated with a BFA in Illustracion from California College of the Arts and received an MFA Fellowship from San Francisco Art Institute for graduate study in painting. Website: LaurenSzabo.com
Fee: Members $195 Non-members $230
Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 781 Hamilton Parkway, Novato (building behind Béso Bistro)
Materials List: Will be provided upon registration
Lauren Jade Szabo: As Above, So Below
Solo Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Second Floor Gallery, Novato
Opening Reception July 13, 2-4pm. Exhibition runs July 13 - September 28
Live Performance at the reception in collaboration with dance artist Morgan Olson and vocal artist Rowan Katz
Focusing on our relationships to the environment, “As Above, So Below” revels in the complexity of the ever-changing hybridized seascape, landscape, and skyscape. Szabo explores visual symptoms of perceived separation of humankind and nature through realist paintings and site-specific dance collaborations.
The exhibition leans into a vision of interconnectedness while exploring facets of the exquisite paradox of existence, such as duality and unity in the age of late capitalism. Composed of man-made environments that are in the process of being reclaimed by the elements, her work celebrates ephemeral cycles emphasizing light and color as the divine embodied.
Using juxtapositions of image and text, Lauren’s work utilizes advertising techniques that reference popular culture recontextualized with environmental motives at the thematic intersection of painting, propaganda, and the American West. She believes in reflecting on our environmental relations to learn about ourselves and widen our capacities for empathy.
Film projects screened in collaboration with Lauren Godla, Kara Starkweather, Héctor Jaime, Brandon Graham, Bryan and Vita Hewitt.
Figure Drawing
Six Thursdays, June 20 - August 1 (No Class July 4)
Through demonstrations, studio practice, and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate techniques for drawing the human figure within traditional and contemporary approaches. With these goals in mind, students will create a series of works based in live figure drawing from a nude and clothed model. Formal issues will include the use of anatomical proportions, value, and composition. Readings, class discussions, and critiques will enhance studio work time. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Instructor: Lauren Szabo graduated with a BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts and received an MFA Fellowship from San Francisco Art Institute for graduate study in painting.
When: Six Thursdays, June 20 – August 1 (No class July 4) 4pm – 7pm
Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art | 781 Hamilton Parkway (building behind Beso Café)
Fee: Members $300; Non-members $350 (Plus $75 model fee to be paid directly to the instructor on the first day of class)
Materials: Materials list is posted online
Visa and MasterCard welcome.
Four Fridays, May 24 - June 14
Instructor: Lauren Szabo
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. Students will explore techniques for painting methodically on location and outside of the studio. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Instructor: Lauren Szabo graduated with a BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts and received an MFA Fellowship from San Francisco Art Institute for graduate study in painting.
Fee: Members $400 for four sessions; $120 for individual session
Non-members $450 for four sessions; $135 for individual session
PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO ENROLL IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS
Where: MarinMOCA, courtyard between the 781 Hamilton Parkway and Beso Cafe
Marin Open Studios
Saturday and Sunday, May 4/ 5 and 11/ 12
11-6pm
Lauren Szabo Studio
781 Hamilton Parkway, Studio E
Novato, CA
Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA)
900 Esplanade, Chico, CA
Reception: Friday, March 22, 2024, 5-8pm
March 21 - May 12
Eight Thursdays, March 7 - May 2 (no class on April 11); 4:30 - 6:30pm
Instructor: Lauren Szabo
Through demonstrations, studio practice, and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate techniques for drawing the human figure within traditional and contemporary approaches. With these goals in mind, students will create a series of works based in portraiture and live figure drawing from a clothed model.
Formal issues will include the use of anatomical proportions, value, and composition. Lectures, readings, class discussions, and critiques will enhance studio work time. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Instructor: Lauren Szabo graduated with a BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts and received an MFA Fellowship from San Francisco Art Institute for graduate study in painting.
Fee: Members $300; Non-members $350
Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 781 Hamilton Parkway, Novato (building behind Beso Café)
For The Love Of...
Group show
Opening Reception January 5, 5-8pm
Show runs through January 28th
2358MRKT Gallery
My work was chosen for The de Young Open 2023!
The de Young Open 2023, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s second triennial juried community art exhibition, features work by artists from the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Artworks are hung salon-style and installed nearly edge to edge and floor to ceiling in the de Young museum’s Herbst Exhibition Galleries, maximizing the number of works on view. Designed to celebrate and support our local arts communities, The de Young Open 2023 invites you to see the creativity of the Bay Area under one roof—you might even find an artwork to make your own!
Join Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) for its ART FWD Annual Benefit Art Auction. This year’s event will celebrate the organization’s 40-year history and pave the way for a bright future at the museum. Register to bid on auction items and to purchase tickets for the Live Auction and Celebration on September 30th. For help and additional information, please contact MarinMOCA staff at info@marinmoca.org.
Szabo’s 2022 residency at MarinMOCA will culminate in a solo exhibition at the Second Floor Gallery at 500 Palm Drive from November 12 - December 23, 2022.
Opening Reception November 12, 3-5pm, Live Performance, 4pm
Artist Talk, December 2022, TBA
2022 Artist In Residence: Lauren Jade Szabo
Studio E, 781 Hamilton Parkway, MarinMOCA Campus, Novato
Lauren Jade Szabo is a Los Angeles born artist and educator who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts with distinction, and received an MFA Fellowship from San Francisco Art Institute for graduate study in Painting, completed in 2018. She is a 2016 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant recipient and received a Cadogan award for her graduate work in 2017. Her work has been exhibited internationally and locally including the De Young Museum and SFMOMA Artists Gallery, and is in private collections in Europe, South Africa, and the United States.
During her residency at MarinMOCA, Szabo will develop a body of work that continues to explore the human condition in relation to the natural world through the lens of the landscape of the American West, and what is at stake through industrial and technological advancement. Focusing on the issue of health, Szabo is currently observing the relationship between mental, physical, public, and environmental health, and believes that we are being called to attention to heal ourselves while we heal our planet. Research is an ongoing engagement to guide the content of the work which focuses on the intersection of science and eco-spirituality and considers homeostasis on a micro and macro scale.
For more information visit: https://marinmoca.org/exhibitions/event/160/
September 10 - October 15, 2022
Art Forward (ART FWD)
Annual Benefit Art Auction
See and bid on over 40 curated works from our artist member and Bay Area artist community, along with exclusive experience packages!
September 10, 5-8pm
Free Opening Night Party and Silent Auction Kick-off.
Enjoy delicious food, libations and bid in the silent auction.
Plus, Open Studios! Visit MarinMOCA artists in their studios on
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2-8pm, and Sunday, September 11, 11am-5pm.
September 10 - October 15
Exhibition and Silent Auction (Free to the public)
Pre-registration for the Silent Auction coming soon.
October 15
Live Auction and Closing Event (Tickets on sale soon!)
Watch this space or join our mailing list here, to receive announcements about the event including how to purchase tickets for the October 15 Live Auction!
MarinMOCA Open Studios
In conjunction with the opening night party for our ART FWD Annual Benefit Art Auction, visit artists in their studios on the MarinMOCA campus!
Open Studios will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2-8pm and Sunday, September 11, 5-8pm.
My studio is located at the 781 Hamilton Parkway building, in studio E.
Thursday, September 8, 5:30 - 10pm
SOMArts Cultural Center
934 Brannon Street, San Francisco
For more information visit: https://one.bidpal.net/cohartauction22/welcome
Join us at Gray Loft Gallery in Oakland on Friday, August 26 from 5-8pm for a one-night-only screening of our new short film, in collaboration with Lauren Godla, Valerio Belloni, and the Hewitts.
Six Fridays, July 1 - August 5; 1:30 - 4:30pm
Instructor: Lauren Szabo, Artist in Residence
Through demonstrations, studio practice, and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate the natural, urban, and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting. With these themes in mind, students will create a body of work communicating their individual and/or collective perception, while inspecting the shift of the western landscape through painting and what has been lost through human corruption of natural space. Formal issues will include the use of color, paint handling, value, and composition. Slide lectures, readings, class discussions, and critiques will enhance studio work time. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Lauren is MarinMOCA’S Artist in Residence, 2022
Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 781 Hamilton Parkway, Novato (building behind Beso Café )
Fees: Members $275; Non-members $315
For materials list and enrollment:
Four Saturdays, May 28 - June 18; 11am - 5pm
Instructor: Lauren Szabo, Artist in Residence
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. Students will explore techniques for painting methodically on location and outside of the studio. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Lauren is MarinMOCA’S Artist in Residence, 2022
Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 781 Hamilton Parkway, Novato
(building behind Beso Café)
Fee: Members $350 for four weeks, or $100 per session
Non-members: $400 for four weeks, or $120 per session
For supplies list and enrollment:
Weekend 1: Apr 30-May 1
Weekend 2: May 7-8
Building Name
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Artist Studio, 2022 Artist in Residence
Studio Or Unit Number
Studio E
Studio Address
781 Hamilton Pkwy, Novato, CA 94949, USA
Lauren Jade Szabo
4 Sessions »Saturday, November 20 - December 18, 2021
No class on November 27
1:00pm - 4:00pm | Various locations | $200
San Francisco Art Institute Public Education
The Artists Salon is a nomadic group of artists that gather to exchange ideas at various locations in the Bay Area. Through site specific visits and community engagement, artists will convene in dialogue and explore various aspects of the local art scene.
This curriculum is developed for post shelter in place reintegration into the art scene, and is designed to enliven the artist’s sense of community building and engagement through local art and current events. Activities include but are not limited to studio visits, artist talks, museum and gallery visits, and portfolio review.
Transportation is recommended. Additional fees for admission and activities may apply. Covid cautious, masked, and socially distanced. The class will be capped at six students.
“The Future Is...”
SFAI Painting Department Alumni group show featuring two of my most recent paintings.
Opening reception Thursday, October 27 in the SFAI courtyard, on view until November 26.
Instructor: Lauren Szabo
2 sessions >> Saturday + Sunday >> October 16 - October 17
11:00am - 5:00pm, Black Mountain Ranch, $200
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. Students will explore techniques for painting methodically on location and outside of the studio. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
*Courses will take place on location and the class will be continuing to practice social-distancing. Students will be asked to stand at least 6 feet apart from each other.
*Class is capped at 6 students*
NOTE: In accordance with San Francisco guidelines, all participants and faculty will be required to wear masks that fully cover their nose and mouth for in-person, indoor class time.
CRITIQUE SEMINAR (ONLINE)
San Francisco Art Institute Public Education
Lauren Jade Szabo
5 Sessions »Thursday, July 29 - August 26, 2021
6:00pm - 8:00pm | Online | $200
Critique is a fundamental method of learning where a group of artists present completed works or works in progress to one another in order to gain feedback on how the work is “read”, and in addition, how to progress further. A productive and essential format for any working artist, this method also encourages verbal articulation, accountability, and communication development around art making.
This seminar is a platform that enhances the conceptual and technical content of the artwork, helps draw connections through historical and contemporary references, and aims to bridge the gap between your studio, your audience, and the greater art world.
Open to all levels of experience and disciplines. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
Contemporary Plein Air Painting (In Person/ Onsite)
Instructor: Lauren Szabo
4 sessions >> Saturdays >> July 10 - July 31
10:00am - 4:00pm, On Location, $400 for 4 weekends, or $110 per session
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. Students will explore techniques for painting methodically on location and outside of the studio. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
*Courses will take place on location and the class will be continuing to practice social-distancing. Students will be asked to stand at least 6 feet apart from each other and are asked to wear masks.
*Class is capped at 6 students*
Instructor: Lauren Jade Szabo
6 Sessions >> Saturdays >> April 10- May 15
1:00 - 4:00pm, Online, $295
Through online coaching and one-on-one tutoring, students will develop tools necessary to advance their professional careers as an artist. With this theme in mind, students will engage with the art world within but not limited to: portfolio development and review, exhibition open calls, website development, grant writing, gallery courtship, and pricing your work. Individual professional progress will be emphasized.
Artists at all career stages welcome.
PAINTING CRITIQUE SEMINAR (ONLINE)
Lauren Jade Szabo
8 Sessions »Thursdays, April 1 - May 20, 2021
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Online | $250
Critique is a fundamental method of learning where a group of artists present completed works or works in progress to one another in order to gain feedback on how the work is “read”, and in addition, how to progress further. A productive and essential format for any working artist, this method also encourages verbal articulation, accountability, and communication development around art making.
This seminar is a platform that enhances the conceptual and technical content of the artwork, helps draw connections through historical and contemporary references, and aims to bridge the gap between your studio, your audience, and the greater art world.
Open to all levels of experience, specializing, but not limited to the discipline of painting. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2021-painting-critique-seminar-online-registration-140938006371
SFAI 150 | A Spirit of Disruption
On view: March 19, 2021—July 3, 2021
Walter and McBean Galleries and Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI—Chestnut Campus
Curated by Margaret Tedesco and Leila Weefur
The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2021 with A Spirit of Disruption, an exhibition that reflects on the school’s profound and sustained influence on contemporary art and highlights the contributions of generations of diverse artists and individuals often overlooked in the historical narrative of SFAI. A Spirit of Disruption includes the work of more than thirty alumni and faculty from the 1960s to the present; a dynamic media installation drawn from SFAI’s vast archive; and a section dedicated to artist model Florence “Flo” Wysinger Allen, the subject of countless paintings, sculptures, and drawings made at the school from 1933-1997.
Also launching in conjunction with the March 19th exhibition opening and anniversary day is a 10-episode podcast and web series, created by the exhibition’s curators, that reveals new stories and old gleaned from the archive.
Founded in 1871, generations of important artists, scholars, and thinkers from around the world have been educated and have taught at SFAI, formerly the California School of Fine Arts. This spirited and often unruly community established SFAI as a microcosm of the Bay Area art world—a place dedicated to the interdisciplinary, where ideas and education reach beyond formal boundaries. This radical creativity played a central role in many influential contemporary art movements, including Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area Figuration, Color Field, California Funk, and the Mission School, affirming the school’s long-standing impact on the international art world.
A Spirit of Disruption features a selection of artworks and archival materials that celebrate the ethos and expansive ecosystem of the institution. Curated by longtime SFAI employee and educator Margaret Tedesco together with recent faculty member Leila Weefur, whose first curatorial project for SFAI was bringing the work of contemporary Black artists into a 2019 exhibition about the Black Panthers, A Spirit of Disruption both embraces and takes a departure from the school’s wide-ranging history, advancing a new breadth of perspectives past, present, and future.
More info:
https://sfai.edu/exhibitions-public-events/detail/sfai-150-years-a-spirit-of-disruption
Contemporary Plein Air Painting (with Art School SF)
(on location and distanced)
Instructor: Lauren Jade Szabo
4 Sessions >> Saturdays >> March 6 - March 27
10:00am - 4:00pm >> Bay Area, On Location >> $385
Through demonstrations and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. Students will explore techniques for painting methodically on location and outside of the studio. Individual portfolio progress will be emphasized.
*Courses will take place on location and the class will be continuing to practice social-distancing. Students will be asked to stand at least 6 feet apart from each other and are asked to wear masks.
*Class is capped at 6 students*
