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Of note:
•	Albert Smith: Now and Then March 2 - April 1

•	Artist Matthew Radford to Visit Palo Alto in April

•	Artist Judith Cain's work featured in California Home & Design Magazine

Silicon Valley - Chelsea Art Gallery recently kicked off spring with the opening of Bay Area artist Albert Smith's exhibition, Now and Then, a retrospective of his work since 1975. Over 250 persons attended the private view on March 2nd, when the artist spoke with patrons, friends, and family about his work. View event and installation photos here. Smith has been working as an artist in the Bay Area since the early 1950s. He has exhibited internationally and has had solo exhibitions at venues in Tokyo, London, and New York. Recently, Smith has had career retrospectives at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara. His work is part of many important private and corporate collections, notably Chase Manhattan Bank, the Mobil Corporation, and the Stanford University Hospitals. His work has also been incorporated into several institutional collections including the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, the Oakland Museum of Art, the Crocker Museum in Sacramento, and the Achenbach Foundation at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Smith currently resides and works in Atherton with his wife, Barbara. The exhibition is on view through April 1st.

British artist Matthew Radford will be returning to the Bay Area next month for a visit to Palo Alto. Radford had a solo show of new work, Random Empires, at the Gallery last fall after having participated in the critically acclaimed contemporary portraiture exhibit, Face Value, in December of 2005. Radford plans to be in the area before visiting Las Vegas for another solo exhibition in late April. Another of the Gallery's British artists, Judith Cain, has also been making California news. Cain debuted her work at the Gallery in a solo exhibition, Being in Place: Landscapes of Central Asia, which traveled from the Royal Gardens at Kew in London, where is was previously on exhibition to the public. Cain completed the series after her travels to Kazakhstan. One landscape of the Kazakhstan fields was recently featured in an article in California Home and Design Magazine as part of an architectural spotlight on one of the Gallery patron's and private art collector's home in Palo Alto. To learn more about Cain and her work, visit our current exhibition of British contemporary art and read the artist's bio.

Chelsea Art Gallery is located at 440 Kipling Street in downtown Palo Alto between University and Lytton Avenues. View our directions page for further details. Visit us online at Chelsea Art Gallery.com or contact a gallery associate at 650-324-4450 or

Of note:
•	The Art of Art Collecting presented by Chelsea Art Gallery In association with Citigroup Private Bank - Dec 6, 2006

•	New artists' works currently on exhibit in Ten British Artists

•	Upcoming Exhibition: Albert Smith

•	Winter Hours: Jan & Feb 2007 by appointment only.

•	Gallery hosts fundraiser for Bing Nursery School - Feb 3, 2007

Silicon Valley - Chelsea Art Gallery recently hosted The Art of Art Collecting, a seminar on art acquisition and investment to benefit arts and education on the Peninsula. Presented in association with the Citigroup Private Bank on December 6th, the event included a panel discussion by Bay Area art and design experts. Panel speakers from Bonhams & Butterfields Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers and Stanford University discussed topics ranging from navigating the secondary market, developing connoisseurship, and the logistics of installing fine art in a residence or commercial space. The speakers also participated in a question and answer session led by the audience, providing tips and strategies for savvy art collecting. In addition to the discussion, fine automobiles from Ferrari Maserati Silicon Valley were showcased, and a test drive was gifted to a guest. Chelsea Art Gallery would also like to thank the Four Seasons for donating hors d'oeuvres for the evening, which benefited Palo Alto Partners in Education and the Community School for Music and Arts. This event was by invitation only, but to be included in future events, please join the Chelsea Art Gallery Mailing List.

In other news, Chelsea Art Gallery welcomed its new artists with a group exhibition, Ten British Artists, which includes work by Nick Archer, Michael Corkrey, Alicia Dubnyckyj, Shaun Ferguson, Alison Mills, Jenny Pockley, and Alice Scrutton. The new work ranges from mixed media seascapes to urban street scenes in gloss on MDF, capturing the diverse range of work coming from the contemporary British art scene and being exhibited at the Gallery.

In upcoming exhibitions and events, Chelsea Art Gallery is planning an exhibition for California artist Albert Smith. Smith's abstract paintings explore color, geometry, and form, and were recently celebrated in the artist's retrospective at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara. The exhibition is set to open early next year; be sure to visit our website for updates on which pieces will be available and to RSVP for the private view. Gallery will also be hosting a fundraiser for Bing Nursery School on February 3, 2007. Please note that Chelsea Art Gallery's winter hours will be by appointment only for January and February, 2007. Please contact a Gallery Associate at any time at info@chelseaartgallery.com to arrange your next gallery visit. Chelsea Art Gallery is located at 440 Kipling Street in downtown Palo Alto between University and Lytton Avenues. Visit our directions page on our website for further details.For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. All media inquiries should be directed to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

Of note:
•	Radford visits from London for the private view of his solo exhibition, Random Empires (9.15 - 10.15).

•	New artists join Chelsea Art Gallery

•	Anglomania Friends Event held 9.30

•	Chelsea Art Gallery Owner & CEO Suzanne Mohan prepares for another visit to London to scout new artists.

Silicon Valley - Chelsea Art Gallery recently celebrated its first anniversary in conjunction with the private view of British artist Matthew Radford's solo exhibition, Random Empires. The event was held on the 15th of September and among the 300 guests were Atherton Mayor Charles Marsala, Las Vegas collectors Wally Goodman and Patrick Duffy, and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Executive Director, Cathy Kimball. Radford has exhibited internationally since the 1980s, primarily at Grace Borgenicht in New York, Tatistcheff in Los Angeles, and Houldsworth Fine Art in London. His work has been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Yale Center for British Art, and most recently, two pieces from Random Empires, In between II and In Between III, have been acquired for accession to the Las Vegas Art Museum collection. After the opening, Radford departed for Las Vegas, where he guest lectured at the Las Vegas Art Museum. Read the Las Vegas Sun Article on the lecture delivered on September 16th; the exhibition continues through October 22.

In other news, Chelsea Art Gallery welcomes new artists this season: Nick Archer, Michael Corkrey, Alicia Dubnyckyj, Shaun Ferguson, Alison Mills, Jenny Pockley, and Alice Scrutton. The new work ranges from mixed media seascapes to urban street scenes in gloss on MDF, greatly enriching the Gallery's diverse repertoire.

The new work was showcased on Saturday, September 30th, for the Gallery's friends and patrons at its fall fete, Anglomania. The champagne reception was held from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, when patrons viewed the new work and British rock played in the background. To be included in the Gallery's events, please join the Chelsea Art Gallery Mailing List.

Chelsea Art Gallery is located at 440 Kipling Street in downtown Palo Alto between University and Lytton Avenues. Visit our directions page for further details. Our hours are Wed-Sat 11am 7pm, Sun 12pm 5pm, and by appointment.

For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. All media inquiries should be directed to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

© All images copyright of Gallery/Artist. Credit: JGH Photography, Inc.
Top: Matthew Radford and Chelsea Art Gallery Owner & CEO Suzanne Mohan in front of Southward Trains (oil on canvas, 66 x 84, 1996).
Bottom: Installation view, Random Empires, September, 2006.

Of note this month
•	Summer Exhibition Opens: Artists Keith Johnson and Kathryn Dunlevie discuss work with patrons at private view.
•	Matthew Radford's new work photographed in London.
•	September 15th: Chelsea Art One-Year Anniversary Gala and opening of Random Empires, Matthew Radford's solo exhibition.

Silicon Valley - Chelsea Art Gallery's First Annual Summer Exhibition recently opened to a private view audience of approximately one hundred on Thursday, July 27th. Patrons gathered for the evening to preview work and speak with the artists in attendance, including Keith Johnson, who traveled to the Bay Area from Oregon for the event. The Summer Exhibition encompasses work that is representative of the past year's exhibitions and includes both British and selected Californian artists such as Johnson, Kathryn Dunlevie, and Lea Feinstein. Several of the British artists included in the show are commended artists and prizewinners from the international BP Portrait Award held annually at London's National Portrait Gallery, while others displayed work at the 2006 London Art Fair in January. The works of the artists included in the exhibition were selected to comprise an eclectic group of media and genres with the aim to illustrate the diversity of the contemporary art scene in both London and the Bay Area. The exhibition continues through Sunday, August 27th.

As we approach the opening of Random Empires, British artist Matthew Radford's solo exhibition on Friday, September 8th, Radford is completing the finishing touches on the new work, which was recently photographed at his studio in London. Images will be available soon.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a media preview is scheduled for Wednesday, September 13th from 6 to 9 p.m., during which time interviewing and photography options will be available with Radford. The private view will be held Friday, September 15th from 6 to 9 p.m., in conjunction with the celebration of the Gallery's one-year anniversary. The September 15th Gala will also be attended by Radford; champagne and canap?s will be served. Please contact a Gallery Representative at 650.324.4450 to secure a space for the media preview (9/8) or the private view (9/15). After the opening, Radford will depart Silicon Valley for Las Vegas, where The Las Vegas Art Museum has invited him to guest lecture on Saturday evening, September 16th.

For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. All media inquiries should be directed to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

Of note this month
•	Summer Exhibition opens Friday, July 21st. Private View and champagne reception Thursday, July 27th, 6 to 9 p.m.
•	Artist Keith exhibition.
•	Matthew Radford invited to lecture at the Las Vegas Art Museum on September 16th following the opening of his exhibition at Chelsea Art on September 15th.

Silicon Valley - Chelsea Art Gallerys summer exhibition opens Friday, July 21st. The group exhibition includes work by British artists and select California artists Kathryn Dunlevie, Lea Feinstein, and Keith Johnson. In association with the exhibition, a private view and champagne reception are set for Thursday, July 28th from 6 to 9 p.m. Space is limited for this event; R.S.V.P. to the Gallery at 650.324.4450 or info@chelseaartgallery.com. The exhibition continues through Sunday, August 27th.

In related news, Chelsea Art is happy to announce the addition of West Coast artist Keith Johnson to the Gallery. Johnson worked and studied in the early and 1960s in the Bay Area became associated with the Bay Area Figurative School and artists such as Richard Diebenkorn and David Park. Having since re-located to Oregon where he is inspired by the Pacific Northwests coastal lines and hillsides, Johnsons work is no longer figurative but retains an interest in strong angles, geometric elements, and confident renderings characteristic of the work made famous by the 1960s Bay Area movement.

Across the Atlantic, British painter Matthew Radford continues to prepare and complete works for his solo exhibition in September. Radford has recently set up a workspace at Paupers Press in London to complete several new monotypes which will join his paintings in the exhibition. The media preview is scheduled for Friday, September 8th from 6 to 9 p.m. while the public opening is set for Friday, September 15th, also from 6 to 9 p.m. Radford will then depart Silicon Valley for Las Vegas, as The Las Vegas Art Museum has invited him to guest lecture on Saturday evening, September 16th. Please contact a Gallery representative at 650.324.4450 to secure a space in the private view or media preview.

For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. All media inquiries should be directed to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

Of note this month
•	Donna McGinnis Pacificus opens Friday, June 9th.
•	Chelsea Flower Show: High Tea at the GallerySunday June 4th, 12 to 3 p.m.
•	Double Take: Upcoming review in Artweek, July/August issue.
•	Matthew Radford continues progress on new work for his solo exhibition in September.

Chelsea Art is starting summer with an exhibition of new work by Petaluma-based artist Donna McGinnis, whose landscapes are inspired by the California countryside and Pacific Northwest. McGinnis is known for the serenity in her painting, and the Latin title of the exhibition refers to the peaceable quality of her work. The exhibition opens with a private view, Friday, June 9th, with a champagne reception for the artist from 6 to 9 p.m. Space is limited for the event; please R.S.V.P. to 650.324.4450. Preview appointments can be scheduled from Tuesday, June 6th through Friday, June 9th. Please contact Gallery Director Tenley Bick for details.

In special programs this month, the Chelsea Flower Show will be held on Sunday, June 4th. High tea will be served at the Gallery from 12 to 3 p.m. in conjunction with the closing of Double Take; an upcoming review of the exhibition will be featured in the July/August issue of Artweek. Artists Kathyrn Dunlevie and Klari Reis will be in attendance at this event, and guests will also be given an opportunity to preview Donna McGinniss work for Pacificus. Space is limited; please R.S.V.P. to 650.324.4450.

Back in London, British artist Matthew Radford continues progress on the work for his solo exhibition in September. We have also just received more work (both paintings and works on paper) from Mr. Radford, which will be on exhibit throughout June and July. The media preview for the exhibition is scheduled for Friday, September 8th, while the public opening is set for Friday, September 15th. Visit the Chelsea Art Gallery Blog for updates regarding the exhibition and progress in Mr. Radfords London studio.

For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. All media inquiries should be directed to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

Of note this month
•	Double Take: Kathryn Dunlevie and Klari Reis opens with great success.
•	Artist Spotlight: Dunlevie and Reis Lecture and Q&A: 6:30 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 17th.
•	Matthew Radford to produce new work for September solo exhibition.

Palo Alto Chelsea Art started off the month with the opening of our first Bay Area exhibition, Double Take, featuring new work by Kathryn Dunlevie and Klari Reis. Artweek is set to review Ms. Dunlevies work, while the Almanac (Menlo Park) visited Ms. Reiss San Francisco studio for a recent article (visit our articles page or the Almanac News page).

Approximately 200 people attended the private view on Saturday, May 6th. Visit our events diary to see images from the event.

In conjunction with the exhibit, Ms. Dunlevie and Ms. Reis will be speaking about their work at this months Artist Spotlight on Wednesday, May 17th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. After a short lecture, the artists will participate in a Q&A session with audience members. Space is limited for this event; please RSVP to 324.4450.

While in the midst of our premiere Bay Area show, British artist Matthew Radford is busy in his London studio with new works for a solo exhibition this September. The media preview is scheduled for the eighth of September and the opening for the public will be September 15th. Mr. Radfords figurative work (including the monumental crowd scene Gotham Blue 1, Gotham Blue 2, now part of a private collection) were featured in our contemporary portraiture exhibit, Face Value (December 2005/January 2006). For updates on the new work and upcoming exhibition visit our blog.

Chelsea Art Gallery is located at 440 Kipling Street in downtown Palo Alto between University and Lytton Avenues. Our hours are W Sat 11am 7pm, Sun 12pm 5pm, and by appointment.

For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. All media inquiries should be directed to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

Of note this month
•	Drawing acquired by the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University from Chelsea Art
•	Chelsea Art Gallery welcomes British Grand Consul-General Martin Uden
•	Step into Spring: April 7 - 9
•	Bay Area artists Kathryn Dunlevie and Klari Reis prepare for May exhibitions

Chelsea Art is pleased to announce the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University has recently acquired one of the Gallerys works. Another Drink to Cold Women by Scottish artist Douglas McDougall (b. 1963, with the drawing in his studio in Camberwell, above) was featured in Face Value, the acclaimed contemporary portraiture exhibition held at the Gallery from December 2005 through January 2006. McDougalls process involves laborious, detailed drawing of a photorealistic quality, but is distinguished by the use of scalpel blades, rubbers, and sandpaper to scrape and tear the surface to create highlights and add texture to the paper. The work is one of McDougalls celebrated Citizenscapes, in which he treats the human face as terrain to be explored and as an image of Man to be reconciled through the viewers physical encounter with the object. The charcoal drawing is now part of the Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper Collection at the Center, and was recommended for acquisition by Dr. Hilarie Faberman, the Robert M. and Ruth L. Halperin Curator for Modern & Contemporary Art.

Among other exciting news, Chelsea Art Gallery welcomed British Grand-Consul General Martin Uden and the British American Business Council on April 5th for an evening of British art and culture. The Honorable Mr. Uden gave a speech to the 100 attendees, detailing the importance of British camaraderie and the growing interest in British culture in the Bay Area. The BABC connects professionals with British business interests and other members of the British Bay Area community; for more information on how to join visit www.babcsf.org. Thank you to all who attended and to sponsors Comerica Bank, Cooley Godward LLP, and Martin Ranch Winery.

The first weekend in April is a very busy one at Chelsea Art. Step into spring and join us to welcome the new season with new work for your home or office; all work from April 7th through the 9 th will be available at a 10% discount. The Gallery will be open late on April 7th to mark the start of this special weekend and for First Friday Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m.

Looking ahead, Bay Area artists Kathryn Dunlevie and Klari Reis are preparing their work for solo exhibitions in May. You can preview the exhibitions online; stay posted for images of new work that is coming soon!

Chelsea Art Gallery is located at 440 Kipling Street in downtown Palo Alto. Hours are W Sat 11am 7pm, Sun 12pm 5pm, and by appointment.

For more information on the Gallery or upcoming exhibitions, please call 650.324.4450 or e-mail info@chelseaartgallery.com. Press should direct questions to Gallery Director Tenley Bick.

This month was off to a busy start at Chelsea Art. "Being in Place: Landscapes ofCentral Asia," an exhibition by British painter Judith Cain, had its commercial debut at the Gallery after having been on display at several prestigious U.K. locations including Kew Gardens. Judith traveled to Palo Alto to give a lecture on March 2nd about her work in Kazakhstan. An artist Q&A program was also held that evening in which Judith answered questions fielded by attendees. Palo Alto WeeklyArt Critic Rebecca Wallace covered the lecture: Rebecca Wallace, "Central Asian Memories.".

Judith also joined us for the private view, held March 3rd in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk. Champagne & canap?s were served and approximately 200 guests viewed the exhibition amidst conversation with Judith and stories of her travels to Central Asia and recent trip to Ecuador. "Being in Place" will be on display until April 23rd.

Stanford Continuing Studies Course ART 176, Alternative Artsin the Bay Area will be holding their last course meeting and a presentation series at the Gallery on March 16, from 7 to 9 pm. The Gallery is often rented for use for meetings by corporations and interested parties; for more information, visit our gallery rental page.

Finally, Russian artist Gennadii Gogoliuk who was included in our premiere exhibition, "Painters from Scotland," has agreed to produce sixteen new works for an upcoming solo exhibition at the Gallery. "New Works by Gennadii Gogoliuk" opens on April 28th. Work by local artists including Klari Reis will join Gennadii's works. Space is limited for the private view; reserve your space now by sending an e-mail to info@chelseaartgallery.com or phoning 650.324.4450. More details regarding the exhibition and associated programming are coming soon.