Holiday Art Sale at Gallery 2727

On Saturday, November 22, from 1-5 pm, members of Gallery 2727 will host a holiday art sale at Gallery 2727: small, affordable original art, prints, and merchandise: unique and meaningful art gifts for the holidays. Purchases will directly support local artists.

While browsing and interacting with member artists, you can also view November’s themed group exhibition: Strange Changes: Concepts of Metamorphosis, November 7-30, 2025.

Location: 2727 California St, Berkeley
Date & Time: Saturday, November 22, 1-5 pm

Sense of Place

Posted on August 8, 2025 by mfsadmin

In August 2025, I participated a group show at Gallery 2727 in Berkeley, titled “Sense of Place“.

Though all my four paintings submitted were accepted for this show, due to space limitation, I chose display only three paintings.

The four paintings are quite descriptive: a person sitting next to an empty chair; an empty room with a lamp and a piano but no person; a woman looking out of a window, seeing the desolate landscape; and a window view of a sparse hill with a lone tiny tree.

Through these Spartan scenes, I tried to capture a certain and emptiness. Empty, desolate, or barren. A wasteland of landscape and ethos. Perhaps, these paintings reflected my upbringing in the rather desolate northern China, under a repressive cultural and political atmosphere, or the zeitgeist of what my current dwelling has become. Forlorn, isolated, and resigned.

Commune, Oil on Canvas 22” x 28”, 2021 — Commune, oil on canvas, 22” x 28”, 2021

Hiatus, oil on canvas, 24x30, 2024 — Hiatus, oil on canvas, 24×30, 2024

Allure, India Ink on Yupo Paoer, 11x14, 2024 — Allure, India ink on Yupo paoer, 11×14, 2024

Waiting, oil on canvas, 22x28, 2021 — Waiting, oil on canvas, 22×28, 2021

Labor of Love at Gallery 2727

Join us at the “Labor of Love” exhibition at Gallery 2727 (Jan. 31 – Feb. 23)

“Labor of Love” is an exhibition that celebrates the joy and fulfillment that comes from creating something for the sake of passion. While funding is an undeniable and welcomed patronage, Labor of Love is work done first and foremost for pleasure. This exhibition recognizes that creativity has the power to center, heal, expand horizons, and fulfill.

Opening Reception: January 31, 6 – 8 PM

2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA

East Bay Open Studios (June 1-2, & 8-9, 2024)

I cordially invite you to join me on two weekends in December:

June 1, Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm
June 2, Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm
June 8, Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm
June 9, Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm

Address:

Makers WorkSpace, Studio 37
1150 6th Street @ Harrison St, Berkeley CA 94710

Cross street is Harrison, same block as Fieldwork Brewing Co & across the street from Urban Adamah Farm. Street parking is usually available on 6th. There are more than 40 studios in the modern building!

East Bay Open Studios are free self-guided tours of artist studios and exhibition spaces throughout the East Bay (Alameda County and Contra Costa County) in over 12 different cities. Artists pay a registration fee to participate and the event is free for the public to enjoy.

Successful East Bay Open Studios Winter Event

Posted on December 7, 2023 by mfsadmin

On December 2 and 3, fourteen artists and artisans presented paintings, drawings, ceramics, mosaics, and jewelry at Makers Workspace Studio during the East Bay Open Studios (EBOS). It was a successful communal space. I am particularly pleased that my friend Edith Ng presented her beautiful ceramics to the public for the first time, as our guest artist. Her debut brought tremendous energy and many guests to our studio and all of us benefit from her presence.

During the EBOS event, I was able to sell more than a dozen gouache and ink paintings. Here a some of these works: