Transmission Gallery

Transmission Gallery A contemporary art gallery featuring primarily figurative and socially engaged art

Transmission Gallery promotes primarily regional and national figurative artists with an emphasis on Expressionism, California Funk and Socially Engaged Art.

Congrats to Transmission Gallery Owner/Director and artist, Ruth Santee!Santee's work is featured in Arthropods, a Giant...
09/04/2026

Congrats to Transmission Gallery Owner/Director and artist, Ruth Santee!

Santee's work is featured in Arthropods, a Giant Insect Mutlimedia Group Exhibition at Felix Kulpa Gallery in Santa Cruz!

Receptions Friday, Sept 4th, 5-8pm
and Friday, Oct 2nd, 5-8pm

Check out Arthropods at

Felix Kulpa Gallery
107 Elm St.
Santa Cruz, CA

Thursdays - Sundays through October 30, 2026



Congrats to Peter d'Agostino whose work was recently placed at the Oakland Museum. In conjunction with his work at OMCA,...
09/04/2026

Congrats to Peter d'Agostino whose work was recently placed at the Oakland Museum.

In conjunction with his work at OMCA, Transmission Gallery is pleased to present his 6+ minute video piece, World-Wide-Walks / SFBay, in our video installation space through September 19th.

See his work Coming & Going: San Francisco (BART), Collecting a Moment, Gallery of California Art at the Oakland Museum of California, Aug 2026-2027

Come in to see Daniel McClain's work in Lost and Found if you can.One of two concurrent solo shows at Transmission, it'...
08/29/2026

Come in to see Daniel McClain's work in Lost and Found if you can.
One of two concurrent solo shows at Transmission, it's well worth seeing in person.

The exquisite technical process at play in McClain’s paintings is elusive at first. With their striking imagery, bold planes and graphic color, they initially suggest collages assembled from found images, fragments, and printed material. Only after spending time with them does it become clear that every element has been re-created by hand. What appears to be a collage is, in fact, a meticulous replication of one. A strip of masking tape turns out to be paint. A penciled note is drawn in graphite. A battered corner is painted. Printed text is hand-drawn graphite as well.

Yes, every piece and detail is acrylic or graphite pencil on canvas, or in the case of the book cover drawings, graphite pencil on found papers.

Here's just a glimpse:

- McClain with Wanderer, 2026, acrylic and graphite pencil on canvas, 30x30
- Garden, 2025, acrylic and graphite on canvas, 60x40
- de Kooning, 2026, graphite pencil on found paper, 7.75x11
- McClain with framed drawings Herzog and Duchamp
- Herzog (Dedicated to Marc Lesueur), 2026, graphite pencil on found paper, 10.5x8.5

See the work Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 12- 5pm, through Sept 12th.

Congrats to Aldo Farnsworth on his solo exhibition of drawings, Hands of the Maker: A Show of Hands. Gallery Hours: Thu...
08/28/2026

Congrats to Aldo Farnsworth on his solo exhibition of drawings, Hands of the Maker: A Show of Hands.

Gallery Hours: Thurs - Sat, 12-5 pm

The works focus on the hands of makers captured with close attention to intimate details: the nuance of gesture, the particular way they hold a pencil or object, often with glasses at hand, and drawn on paper handmade by Farnsworth.

While these drawings portray the particular hands of artists and makers well known in the Bay Area, with the full list on our website, they also stand in for something more universal and personal at the same time: a sense of our own hands making, touching holding, and engaging with the world.

Pictured here:
- Aldo Farnsworth with painter Squeak Carnwath with "Hands of SC"
- Detail, "Hands of SC"
- Aldo Farnsworth with "Hands of MH" and "Hands of MW"
- "Hands of MH"
- "Hands of PK"
- Gallery view, "Hands of AW" and "Hands of GD"
- detail, "Hands of KS"

With special thanks to Magnolia Editions!

Please join us for the Artist's Reception:August 15th from 2-5 pm"Hands of the Maker: A Show of Hands "presents twelve d...
08/10/2026

Please join us for the Artist's Reception:
August 15th from 2-5 pm

"Hands of the Maker: A Show of Hands "presents twelve drawings by Aldo Farnsworth, made with graphite, quarried chalk, and colored pigments on linen and h**p paper.

The works focus on the hands of makers captured with close attention to intimate details: the nuance of gesture, the particular way they hold a pencil or object, often with glasses at hand. These quiet arrangements suggest drawing, seeing, measuring, and making—the physical evidence of each subject’s creative work and daily life.

See the work Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 12- 5 pm through September 19th.

All are welcome to stop by the Artist's Reception for concurrent solo shows, Saturday, August 15th, from 2-5 pm to greet the artists and enjoy the light refreshments.

Pictured here, Aldo Farnsworth's Hands of SC, on 18 x 23.5 paper and framed 21.25 x 27 in.

Daniel McClain: Lost and FoundOn view through September 12thPlease join us for the Artist's Reception!Sat, Aug 15th, 2-5...
08/08/2026

Daniel McClain: Lost and Found
On view through September 12th

Please join us for the Artist's Reception!
Sat, Aug 15th, 2-5 pm

All are welcome to join us for the reception. Greet the artist and enjoy the lively conversations and light refreshments while you check out McClain's paintings and drawings in one of our two concurrent solo shows.

Last days to see Cate White: World Raw, at Transmission Gallery through August 1st.See it in the real Thurs, Fri and Sat...
07/30/2026

Last days to see Cate White: World Raw, at Transmission Gallery through August 1st.

See it in the real Thurs, Fri and Sat: 12-5pm

Can't make it to the gallery? Check out more from World Raw on our website, including Cate White drawings available for a limited time.

Here:
Mama, 2022, acrylic, latex on canvas, 18 x 24 in
The Return, 2022, acrylic, glitter on canvas, 30 x 26 in
and
Canceled (with details), 2023, acrylic, latex, spray paint, glitter, collage on canvas, 78 x 59 in

Congrats to M. Mark Bauer on the Square Cylinder review of his work in solo show "THE, THE," on view concurrently with ...
07/25/2026

Congrats to M. Mark Bauer on the Square Cylinder review of his work in solo show "THE, THE," on view concurrently with Cate White's "World Raw" since mid June.

With mesmerizing pattern detail, complex hybrid creatures and undulating rhythmic line, today is the last day to see "THE, THE" in real life. Click through here for a few details, or check it out on the gallery website.

Starting off details of "Artist Dreaming," plus full view of the painting, acrylic on canvas, 55 x 48

Followed by "Artist Just Thinking," 46 x 32 and detail

A couple of details from "Stub Nosed Artist On The Level" (see full painting in previous posts about Bauer's work)

And lastly, "Stuff It," 38 x 25, and "I'm Your Man," 36 x 37

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770 W Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA
94612

Opening Hours

Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

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+15108352626

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