Crafting Curiosity, Eames Institute

Crafting Curiosity features work from the inaugural Ranch Studios Artist Residency of the Eames Institute, an organization founded to steward and maintain the legacy of Ray and Charles Eames. In 2025, a small group of artists were invited to transformed the Eames Ranch’s barn and farmstead buildings in Petaluma, California into studios for experimentation, discovery, and play.

Residency projects on view at the Petaluma Art Center, January 22 through February 21.
Closing Party: February 21, 2026, 2:00–4:00 pm

In the Balance, Sarah Shepard Gallery

a solo exhibition of new drawings, collages, wood sculpture and works in concrete
opening Saturday, September 28th, 2-4pm

Sarah Shepard Gallery
1007 Larkspur Landing Circle / Marin Country Mart, accessible by car or ferry
through November 9, 2024

Art for Democracy at BAMPFA

New 2024 Art for Democracy images to boost voter engagement are on view now through the election on the outdoor screen at the Berkeley Art Museum.

VOTE for the Planet, 2024 Lena Wolff & Hope Meng, Outdoor Screen Exhibit, Berkeley Art Museum

Art for Democracy, Devon Bella Exhibition Space

Lena Wolff and Hope Meng unveil new artwork for Art for Democracy, a multi-pronged initiative encompassing fundraisers for grassroots voting organizations and a national public art campaign encouraging voter participation.

On view now through on view now through November
Devon Bella Exhibitions
3923 Judah Street, San Francisco, CA 94122

Contact Devon Bella for info: devonbella@gmail.com

Artist Talk with Lena Wolff and Hope Meng
Saturday, July 27, 2024 // 3:00–6:00pm

Kala 50

KALA 50 - Art Auction Benefit & 50th Anniversary Party
Thursday, March 21- Saturday, April 27, 2024
50th Anniversary Party w/ live auction and short program - Saturday, April 27, 6-9pm

Auction donation:
Unfolding Flowers, Building Bridges, 2024
collage with hand-cut papers
29 x 28.5 inches

Art for Democracy 2024

Art for Democracy is the new umbrella for a multi-pronged initiative that encompases a series of fundraisers for grassroots voting organizations in the United States, along with a national public art campaign to encourage voter participation. Learn more at the project website.

2022 MIDTERM BILLBOARDS

Thanks to a collaboration with artist Michele Pred, Save Art Space and generous donations by the public, 11 midterm billboards for reproductive freedom were installed in swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin ahead of the 2022 US elections.
To learn more about the project, link HERE.

Social Abstraction, Haines Gallery

Social Abstraction at Haines Gallery
September 10 - October 29, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Angelo Filomeno, Won Ju Lim, Aili Schmeltz, David Simpson, Robert Stone, Lena Wolff
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Haines Gallery proudly presents Social Abstraction, a group exhibition showcasing works by Angelo Filomeno, Won Ju Lim, Aili Schmeltz, David Simpson, Robert Stone and Lena Wolff. Working in a diverse selection of media and practices, these six artists demonstrate the potential for line, color and form to address both real-world concerns—political truths, environmental degradation and conservation, affordable housing—and matters of the mind and spirit.

Hella Feminist, Oakland Museum of California

Hella Feminist
Opens July 29, 2022 I OMCA Great Hall

Hella Feminist, celebrates the lesser-known stories of feminism in Oakland and the Bay Area. Bringing together historic objects from the Museum’s collection such as posters, pins, and photographs, alongside newly commissioned works by artists, Hella Feminist aims to challenge, provoke, and inspire visitors to reconsider and expand their understanding of feminism and its complicated history.

The Artist's Eye, Berkeley Art Museum

The Artist’s Eye at BAMPFA centers the artistic vision of four artists, Tammy Rae Carland, David Huffman, Lava Thomas, and John Zurier, who were each invited to organize a section of the exhibition, using artworks and archival material from the museum’s collection, as well as select works of their own that range across diverse media, approaches to making, and historical time periods.

A new collage made for the exhibition is on view.

The Artist’s Eye
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
March 19th to July 17th
exhibition preview March 16th / public opening March 19th, 2022

Dahlia Scarf for Tessuto EditionS

In January 2021, Tessuto Editions released a scarf based on a new Dahlia variation I made for their collection of art scarves. 100% silk, made in Italy, 38” x 38 inches, available at Tessuto Editions