NCWCA IN 2026
NCWCA AUGUST 2026 ACTIVITIES
AUGUST 9 MEMBER PICNIC AT COYOTE POINT
AUGUST 7 PRAGATI SHARMA "DAUGHTER OF THE EARTH" SOLO SHOW TOUR AT THE RICHMOND ART CENTER
Left to right: Miriam Fabbri, Catherine Sherman, Julia LaChica, Susan Kirshenbaum, Nimisha Doongarwal, Pragati Sharma, Priscilla Otani, Laura Abrams, Jane Neilson.
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Daughter of the Earth is Pragati Sharma retelling of the Ramayana through her signature ‘maximalist-miniaturist’ storytelling style. Developed over six years of research, drawing, and layered detailing, Pragati’s work reinterprets stories from the Ramayana through a contemporary lens while honoring its heroes and the narrative traditions that have carried the epic across generations. Pragati paints in gouache and acrylic on laser-cut rice paper, collaged onto highly detailed backdrops with flora, fauna and architecture – a method she pioneered to give herself the freedom to shift compositions and use repeated motifs across a large, interconnected body of work. The exhibition also includes sculptural works and an interactive installation that extend the paintings into space, immersing viewers in the narrative of the Ramayana.
When: Friday, August 7, 11 AM
Where: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
Exhibition Dates: June 24 - August 15, 2026
When: Friday, August 7, 11 AM
Where: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
Exhibition Dates: June 24 - August 15, 2026
NCWCA JULY 2026 ACTIVITIES
JULY 17 SALMA ARASTU "IN DIALOGUE" CURATORIAL TOUR AT ARTWORKS DOWNTOWN
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In Dialogue invites you into a conversation—where memory meets imagination, identities unfold across time and place, and art becomes a space for connection, reflection, and transformation. Featuring Bay Area artists of the Indian American Artists Association (IAAA), this exhibition brings together works shaped by layered exchange: between tradition and experimentation, personal history and collective memory, material and meaning. Rooted in diverse cultural lineages, these artists bring forward the richness of Eastern sensibilities and Western contexts, creating visual languages that are both grounded and evolving.
Curator: Salma Arastu
Artists:
Ketaki Adi, Salma Arastu, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Raj Darshi, Dr. Smita Garg, Joyita Ghose, Charmaine Hussain, Dipti Irla, Saraswathy Lakshmivaraham, Hargun Mahal Mann, Pragati Sharma Mohanty, Raji Musinipally, Abhishek Nigam, Ragini Prasad, Poojitha Ramalingachar, Swati Rastogi, Meghna Sharma, Usha Shukla, Geeta Taneja, Ramya Thattai, Shraddha Tiwari, Sujata Tybrewala.
When: Friday, July 17, 11 AM, followed by no-host lunch
Where: Art Works Downtown, 1325-1337 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Exhibition Dates May 29 to June 30, 2026
Curator: Salma Arastu
Artists:
Ketaki Adi, Salma Arastu, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Raj Darshi, Dr. Smita Garg, Joyita Ghose, Charmaine Hussain, Dipti Irla, Saraswathy Lakshmivaraham, Hargun Mahal Mann, Pragati Sharma Mohanty, Raji Musinipally, Abhishek Nigam, Ragini Prasad, Poojitha Ramalingachar, Swati Rastogi, Meghna Sharma, Usha Shukla, Geeta Taneja, Ramya Thattai, Shraddha Tiwari, Sujata Tybrewala.
When: Friday, July 17, 11 AM, followed by no-host lunch
Where: Art Works Downtown, 1325-1337 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Exhibition Dates May 29 to June 30, 2026
July 14 Chapter Zoom Meeting followed by a talk by Connie Jeung-Mills on Art + Activism.
Connie Jeung-Mills has designed political posters to protest the Trump administration since 2017 and her work has been featured in local and worldwide publications. She previously worked at California College of the Arts where she cofounded the Creative Citizens in Action initiative. Now a full-time activist with Indivisible SF, Connie organizes direct actions and designs brand graphics for mass protests. In addition, she mentors SFUSD students for the San Francisco Education Fund (Connie is featured in the SF Ed Fund’s Volunteer Program Impact video on the home page).
Connie Jeung-Mills has designed political posters to protest the Trump administration since 2017 and her work has been featured in local and worldwide publications. She previously worked at California College of the Arts where she cofounded the Creative Citizens in Action initiative. Now a full-time activist with Indivisible SF, Connie organizes direct actions and designs brand graphics for mass protests. In addition, she mentors SFUSD students for the San Francisco Education Fund (Connie is featured in the SF Ed Fund’s Volunteer Program Impact video on the home page).
NCWCA JUNE 2026 ACTIVITIES
"ACTING LIKE WOMEN" FILM AT BAMPFA
"Acting Like Women," a Frameline Film directed by Cheri Gaulke, documents the groundbreaking feminist art scene at the Women's Building in Los Angeles in the 1970s and features NCWCA's vice president, Marguerite Elliot.
At twenty-one years old, Midwestern minister’s daughter Cheri Gaulke joined the pioneering feminist art scene at the Woman’s Building in Los Angeles. Now she’s chronicling her time as one of the groundbreaking performance artists of the 1970s and 1980s that made it their home. By blending interviews with Lily Tomlin, Suzanne Lacy, Barbara T. Smith, and others with little-seen archival footage, Gaulke adds context to this transformative moment in art history, revealing that the often-ephemeral art practices of these revolutionary women created not just change, but a lasting impact.
When: Sunday, June 21 at 3 pm
Where: Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
At twenty-one years old, Midwestern minister’s daughter Cheri Gaulke joined the pioneering feminist art scene at the Woman’s Building in Los Angeles. Now she’s chronicling her time as one of the groundbreaking performance artists of the 1970s and 1980s that made it their home. By blending interviews with Lily Tomlin, Suzanne Lacy, Barbara T. Smith, and others with little-seen archival footage, Gaulke adds context to this transformative moment in art history, revealing that the often-ephemeral art practices of these revolutionary women created not just change, but a lasting impact.
When: Sunday, June 21 at 3 pm
Where: Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
JUNE 18 SOUTH BAY POD: GAMBLE GARDEN DRAWING
Above artwork by Laura Abrams
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The South Bay Pod got together on Tuesday, June 18th for a drawing session at the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden in Palo Alto https://www.gamblegarden.org/ . We met at 11 am, and began with conversations and lunch, followed by drawing.
Address: 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto CA 94301 Everybody brings their own snack / drink. See Gamble Garden's visitor policy HERE and rules for artists and photographers HERE |
JUNE 16 SOUTH BAY POD: A VISIT TO WHITNEY MODERN TO SEE "RAINBOW"
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The South Bay Pod (ALL NCWCA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!) visited RAINBOW on Tuesday, June 16 at 12 noon. Marie talked about her experience curating and organizing a large-scale show, while working as a prolific artist. We heard about her artistic vision for the exhibition, how she selected and contacted artists and galleries, and what she herself has learned about curating in this past year.
More about the exhibit: https://whitneymodern.com/exhibits |
JUNE 12 TANYA WILKINSON "RULING THE LITTLE GIRLS" CURATORIAL TOUR AT GALLERY ROUTE ONE
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Tanya Wilkinson led a curatorial tour for NCWCA members of her solo exhibition, Ruling the Little Girls, a twelve piece series of feminist mixed media artworks.
When: Friday, June 12, 11 AM
Where: Gallery Route One, 11101 CA hwy 1, Point Reyes Station
Opening Reception May 30, 3pm to 5pm.
Exhibition Dates May 29 to June 30, 2026
When: Friday, June 12, 11 AM
Where: Gallery Route One, 11101 CA hwy 1, Point Reyes Station
Opening Reception May 30, 3pm to 5pm.
Exhibition Dates May 29 to June 30, 2026
NCWCA MAY 2026 ACTIVITIES
MAY 15 ELIZABETH ADDISON "FLOW AND ROOT" CURATORIAL TOUR AT THE O'HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Flow & Root reflects my ongoing exploration of freshwater systems as living beings—dynamic, threatened, and enduring—with a collection of dimensional, hybrid prints and sculpture. Most of these works are inspired by the Smith River and her unique presence. Visually expressed in her surface riffles and patterns, Flow & Root’s philosophical underpinning embraces the spiritual practice Always, Already—you are already, and always have been, in the state you seek, and are already connected to everything.
“To imagine that a river is alive causes water to glitter differently. New possibilities of encounter emerge — and loneliness retreats a step or two. You find yourself falling in love outward…”
~Robert Macfarlane, Is a River Alive
When: Friday, May 15, 11 AM, no-host lunch following
Where: O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA
Exhibition Dates May 4-30
“To imagine that a river is alive causes water to glitter differently. New possibilities of encounter emerge — and loneliness retreats a step or two. You find yourself falling in love outward…”
~Robert Macfarlane, Is a River Alive
When: Friday, May 15, 11 AM, no-host lunch following
Where: O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA
Exhibition Dates May 4-30
MAY 12 ART CRIT: SOCIAL COMMENTARY
EXCLUSIVE FOR CURRENT MEMBERS ONLY!
Looking for some honest, constructive feedback on your artwork?
Have a work-in-progress that could use some direction?
Want to level-up the way you talk about art?
Join professional guest reviewer Christine Tien Wang, Chair of the Graduate Fine Arts Program at CCA and Associate Professor of the Painting and Drawing Program, and a group of your peers for NCWCA's Art Crit on May 12 at 7pm following the Chapter Meeting.
The theme of this crit is Social Commentary. If you have a piece that deals with society's cultural, political, or economic issues, sign up to have it reviewed. Only one work from 6 artists will be reviewed. If more than 6 artists sign up to participate, we'll have a lottery to choose names.
Unlike NCWCA's Art Share, in this Art Crit group you're not the one talking about your work. Instead, you submit one artwork along with a short sentence of what you'd like discussed. Our guest reviewer (and your fellow artists via Zoom comments) will offer constructive criticism - neither judgment nor unsupported praise.
If you're not one of the artists being reviewed this time around, there's still so much that you can learn by attending and participating! Find out how the pros think and talk about art, practice your own critiquing skills, and perhaps gain some insight into your own work as well!
Go HERE for Art Critique Guidelines.
Looking for some honest, constructive feedback on your artwork?
Have a work-in-progress that could use some direction?
Want to level-up the way you talk about art?
Join professional guest reviewer Christine Tien Wang, Chair of the Graduate Fine Arts Program at CCA and Associate Professor of the Painting and Drawing Program, and a group of your peers for NCWCA's Art Crit on May 12 at 7pm following the Chapter Meeting.
The theme of this crit is Social Commentary. If you have a piece that deals with society's cultural, political, or economic issues, sign up to have it reviewed. Only one work from 6 artists will be reviewed. If more than 6 artists sign up to participate, we'll have a lottery to choose names.
Unlike NCWCA's Art Share, in this Art Crit group you're not the one talking about your work. Instead, you submit one artwork along with a short sentence of what you'd like discussed. Our guest reviewer (and your fellow artists via Zoom comments) will offer constructive criticism - neither judgment nor unsupported praise.
If you're not one of the artists being reviewed this time around, there's still so much that you can learn by attending and participating! Find out how the pros think and talk about art, practice your own critiquing skills, and perhaps gain some insight into your own work as well!
Go HERE for Art Critique Guidelines.
NCWCA APRIL 2026 ACTIVITIES
APRIL 24 BARBARA POLLAK-LEWIS & RACHEL LEIBMAN DUO CURATORIAL TOUR AT ARC GALLERY
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Roadmap - An exhibit at Arc Gallery curated by Rachel Leibman and Barbara Pollak-Lewis
A roadmap is a plan that guides progress to a goal. The journey towards that object can be as important as the result. As artists, we need to create plans, whether detailed or amorphous, but we also must be open to the unexpected and surprising directions that the process can take us. For this show, the 12 Arc studio artists and 12 guest artists explored the theme of the roadmap in surprisingly creative and personal ways. This included individual geographies, diasporic passages, generational legacies, life states, or journeys of enjoyment or enlightenment. At its core, the art questions how we navigate identity, time, memory and space, both physically and metaphorically.
DETOUR - An exhibit at Arc Project Gallery curated by Barbara Pollak-Lewis
Detour highlights the diverse work of our Collage-a-Rama members; a group that meets monthly to cut, paste, explore, socialize, create and recycle imagery in new and innovative ways. We chose the theme of “Detour” to both complement and contrast with the main gallery’s “Roadmap” theme’ emphasizing the often spontaneous and unexpected nature of the medium itself.
When: Friday, April 24
Where: Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
RSVP: Please RSVP to Rachel (rachel[at]rachelleibman.com to confirm attendance and if you play to stay for lunch. Lunch will be at Basil Thai, about a block from Arc.
Parking: There is metered street parking but it is not always easy to find a place close by. We suggest taking public transportation or car-pooling.
A roadmap is a plan that guides progress to a goal. The journey towards that object can be as important as the result. As artists, we need to create plans, whether detailed or amorphous, but we also must be open to the unexpected and surprising directions that the process can take us. For this show, the 12 Arc studio artists and 12 guest artists explored the theme of the roadmap in surprisingly creative and personal ways. This included individual geographies, diasporic passages, generational legacies, life states, or journeys of enjoyment or enlightenment. At its core, the art questions how we navigate identity, time, memory and space, both physically and metaphorically.
DETOUR - An exhibit at Arc Project Gallery curated by Barbara Pollak-Lewis
Detour highlights the diverse work of our Collage-a-Rama members; a group that meets monthly to cut, paste, explore, socialize, create and recycle imagery in new and innovative ways. We chose the theme of “Detour” to both complement and contrast with the main gallery’s “Roadmap” theme’ emphasizing the often spontaneous and unexpected nature of the medium itself.
When: Friday, April 24
Where: Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
RSVP: Please RSVP to Rachel (rachel[at]rachelleibman.com to confirm attendance and if you play to stay for lunch. Lunch will be at Basil Thai, about a block from Arc.
Parking: There is metered street parking but it is not always easy to find a place close by. We suggest taking public transportation or car-pooling.
DI ROSA SERIES II MEMBERS-ONLY SEMINAR
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THIS POPULAR PROGRAM HAS SOLD OUT
NCWCA is pleased to announce a special members-only seminar and art-making event sponsored by the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art.
The seminar will take place at di Rosa SF, 1150 25th St, San Francisco, CA 94107.
This program was conceived through a collaboration between di Rosa’s Twyla Ruby, Curator of Exhibitions + Programs and NCWCA members, Tanya Wilkinson and Tachina Rudman-Young.
Eligibility: Current NCWCA members.
Participants from di Rosa series #1 who wish to join will be placed on a waiting list and admitted if the seminar does not fill with first time participants.
Description:
A group of up to 15 NCWCA members will meet at di Rosa SF for three sessions.
At each session, Twyla Ruby will present objects drawn from the collection and the research she is actively developing for Bitchin': Funk & Feminism — a major exhibition debuting in March 2027 as part of the Further Triennial.
Participants will discuss the presented material at each meeting and are invited to respond creatively to the selected artworks.
This is not a tour of the di Rosa collection. It is an exclusive opportunity for participants to gain intimate, first-hand access to artworks normally off-limits to the public.
Rather than requiring a finished work each month, artist shares will be structured as progress check-ins, with opportunities for group feedback during the creation process.
Half of the artists will present at seminars 2 & 3, allowing for a deeper dive into each participant's work.
Between sessions, participants will work in their own studios, producing a series of studies that will build toward a capstone project at the conclusion of the seminar.
Please note: due to potential conflict of interest, works produced in the seminar will not be eligible for inclusion in the Bitchin' exhibition.
Dates of the seminar:
Saturday, April 4 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Saturday May 2 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Saturday, June 6 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Participants must commit to attend all three sessions and produce work.
Requirements: Artists must make artwork in response to works shown at di Rosa within the timeframe established by the seminar. In-person attendance at all three seminars is mandatory. Members must register in advance and pay a fee to participate.
Fee: $50.00 total for the three seminars, no refunds. Sliding scale available for members who need it. You will be invoiced by the di Rosa after sign-up.
To Register: Email [email protected]. Sign up is first come-first served, based on the timestamp of your email. A waitlist will be maintained.
Questions? Email [email protected].
NCWCA is pleased to announce a special members-only seminar and art-making event sponsored by the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art.
The seminar will take place at di Rosa SF, 1150 25th St, San Francisco, CA 94107.
This program was conceived through a collaboration between di Rosa’s Twyla Ruby, Curator of Exhibitions + Programs and NCWCA members, Tanya Wilkinson and Tachina Rudman-Young.
Eligibility: Current NCWCA members.
Participants from di Rosa series #1 who wish to join will be placed on a waiting list and admitted if the seminar does not fill with first time participants.
Description:
A group of up to 15 NCWCA members will meet at di Rosa SF for three sessions.
At each session, Twyla Ruby will present objects drawn from the collection and the research she is actively developing for Bitchin': Funk & Feminism — a major exhibition debuting in March 2027 as part of the Further Triennial.
Participants will discuss the presented material at each meeting and are invited to respond creatively to the selected artworks.
This is not a tour of the di Rosa collection. It is an exclusive opportunity for participants to gain intimate, first-hand access to artworks normally off-limits to the public.
Rather than requiring a finished work each month, artist shares will be structured as progress check-ins, with opportunities for group feedback during the creation process.
Half of the artists will present at seminars 2 & 3, allowing for a deeper dive into each participant's work.
Between sessions, participants will work in their own studios, producing a series of studies that will build toward a capstone project at the conclusion of the seminar.
Please note: due to potential conflict of interest, works produced in the seminar will not be eligible for inclusion in the Bitchin' exhibition.
Dates of the seminar:
Saturday, April 4 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Saturday May 2 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Saturday, June 6 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Participants must commit to attend all three sessions and produce work.
Requirements: Artists must make artwork in response to works shown at di Rosa within the timeframe established by the seminar. In-person attendance at all three seminars is mandatory. Members must register in advance and pay a fee to participate.
Fee: $50.00 total for the three seminars, no refunds. Sliding scale available for members who need it. You will be invoiced by the di Rosa after sign-up.
To Register: Email [email protected]. Sign up is first come-first served, based on the timestamp of your email. A waitlist will be maintained.
Questions? Email [email protected].
NCWCA MARCH 2026 ACTIVITIES
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MAR 19 WOMEN GALLERISTS PANEL
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The Bay Area Women Gallerists event at The Academy was a huge success! Arts leaders Kate Eilertsen, Annette Shutz, Danielle Fox, and Diane Chung shared their wisdom and advice with a sold-out crowd.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE EVENT What you'll learn:
Kate Eilertsen – Executive Director at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Former director at Intersection for the Arts, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, and Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. She's spent decades in museums from the Met to Harvard to the Bay Area. Annette Schutz – Owner of ArtHaus Consulting and co-founder of ArtHaus Gallery. She's been a gallerist, curator, and art advisor for 30+ years and has reviewed portfolios for San Francisco Artist Network since 2015. Diane Chung – Owner and director of CHUNG 24 GALLERY in San Francisco. She founded her gallery in 2021 as a platform to showcase compelling photography-based work, after years as a fine art photographer herself. Danielle Fox – Founder of SLATE Contemporary Gallery in Oakland and Principal Partner of SLATE Art Consulting. She has a PhD in art history and 30 years of experience spanning teaching, Sotheby's London, and the interior design field. |
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL CHAPTER ZOOM EVENT
"STAYING MOTIVATED"
March 10 6 pm
March is Women's History Month, and an ideal time for us to collaborate with sister organizations around the USA. On Tuesday March 10 Ruut DeMeo, the founder of a new women in the arts organization, Making Her Mark, will present a talk and interactive session entitled "Staying Motivated".
This talk opens up a conversation about a more emotional side of our art making and ideally it will be both inspirational and supportive for our art careers at whatever stage we're at. Let's face it, we're worried these days. Finding sources of solid support and encouragement, while dealing with rejection, ageism, funding/financial issues, and a general inability to get to the next level...well there's likely to be plenty of meaty content here.
Since Ruut's organization is based on the East Coast, we will switch our Board business meeting to after Ruut's talk so she can begin and end earlier, with this schedule:
We will start our meeting, as usual at 6pm, with attendee introductions.
At 6:15pm pst (9:15 est) Ruut begins her 1-hour inclusive talk.
At 7:15pm (10:15 est) we will wrap up her presentation, comments, and Q&A, then begin our Board meeting and reports.
Our Board meeting and Reports would continue until 8:00pm.
PDF of Ruut's presentation available here.
This talk opens up a conversation about a more emotional side of our art making and ideally it will be both inspirational and supportive for our art careers at whatever stage we're at. Let's face it, we're worried these days. Finding sources of solid support and encouragement, while dealing with rejection, ageism, funding/financial issues, and a general inability to get to the next level...well there's likely to be plenty of meaty content here.
Since Ruut's organization is based on the East Coast, we will switch our Board business meeting to after Ruut's talk so she can begin and end earlier, with this schedule:
We will start our meeting, as usual at 6pm, with attendee introductions.
At 6:15pm pst (9:15 est) Ruut begins her 1-hour inclusive talk.
At 7:15pm (10:15 est) we will wrap up her presentation, comments, and Q&A, then begin our Board meeting and reports.
Our Board meeting and Reports would continue until 8:00pm.
PDF of Ruut's presentation available here.
NCWCA FEBRUARY 2026 ACTIVITIES
Feb 20 VICTORIA VEEDELL SOLO SHOW CURATORIAL TOUR
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Victoria shared insights into her atmospheric landscape paintings, her creative process, and the themes of light, memory, and quiet observation that shape this body of work.
Exhibition: Traces of Light and Stillness
Date: Friday, February 20
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm - the gallery opens at noon
Location: Olive Hyde Gallery, 123 Washington Blvd, Fremont, CA
Exhibition: Traces of Light and Stillness
Date: Friday, February 20
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm - the gallery opens at noon
Location: Olive Hyde Gallery, 123 Washington Blvd, Fremont, CA
NCWCA JANUARY 2026 ACTIVITIES
JAN 30 MEGHNA SHARMA, SARANYA CHANDRASEKARAN and RIA SHARMA ARTISTS' TOUR
What "Svara (स्वर) of Silence" (Svara in Sanskrit means musical note or tone), three-person exhibition
When Fri, Jan 30 11 am - 12 pm followed by nearby no-host lunch Where Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Cir, Mountain View, CA 94040 |
JAN 23 SUSAN R. KIRSHENBAUM & CATHERINE MERRILL CURATORIAL TOUR
What Third Annual Invitational Group Figure Show, "Drawn from Life." Co-curators Susan Kirshenbaum and Catherine Merrill, Co-Curators & Exhibiting Artists.
When Fri, Jan 23, 11am -12 pm followed by nearby no-host lunch Where Sausalito Center for the Arts (SCA), 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA |
JAN 18 NCWCA BOARD RETREAT AT THE O'HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
FR (left to right): Marguerite Elliot, Sawyer Rose, Catherine Daley (guest), Vickie Simms, Durba Sen, Laura Abrams, Christine Cianci, Priscilla Otani, Chandrika Marla
BK (left to right): Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Theresa Giammattei, Susan Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Addison (guest), Nimisha Doongarwal (guest)
BK (left to right): Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Theresa Giammattei, Susan Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Addison (guest), Nimisha Doongarwal (guest)
