PURCHASE RECOMMENDATION
“Stag Beetle”
copper sheet, rivets, 2022
24˝x16˝x4˝
Ken Kalman
“Ant”
copper sheet, rivets, 2022
10˝x20˝x28˝
“Grasshopper”
copper sheet, rivets, 2022
12˝x12˝x36”
“Mosquito”
copper sheet, rivets, 2022
12˝x20˝x30˝
Kalman is a Detroit native who studied and worked in
Boston and Albuquerque before settling in the Bay
Area more than 20 years ago. He holds an M.F.A. from
the San Francisco Art Institute and a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico.
His Metal sculptures are shaped from aluminum or
copper plate with hand-cast details. Kalman’s artworks
can be found in galleries as well as in private and
corporate collections across the country including the
Nestle Corporation, the Milwaukee Bucks, Tiffany &
Company, and the US Department of State in
Washington, DC.
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FIRST HONORABLE MENTION
Cesar Cueva
Cueva is a Bay Area artist, animator and
creative professional who studied Art and
American Ethnic Studies at the University of
Washington and Animation at Animation
Mentor. He has worked in video games and
television, but most of his experience comes
from the museum field, starting with Seattle’s
Wing Luke Museum, then with the
Exploratorium, and most recently at the
Oakland Museum of California.
His artwork and life have been inspired by
many things, including but not limited to
cartoons, video games, comic books, movies,
Filipino American history, and issues
surrounding social justice and equity. He is
currently a freelance artist and does a weekly
web comic about his life called “Buhay.” “Pinay Power”
digital illustration, 2021
16˝x24˝
“Manongs: Straight Outta Delano”
digital illustration, 2020
16˝x16”
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION
Grinshpan was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel were she earned a B.A. and M.A. in Business and Psychology from Tel Aviv University. In 2004, she moved to the USA, and currently resides in Walnut Creek, California.
She studied glass at Pilchuck Glass School, WA, Corning Museum of Glass, NY, Northlands Creative Glass, Scotland UK, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA, and Bullseye Resource Centers in Oregon, New Mexico, and California.
Her work was selected as a finalist at The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa Japan in 2016. She is the first prize winner of The Glass Prize 2017 international
competition, UK. In 2022 won first place at the Glass Art Society exhibition at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA. Her work is included in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in national and international galleries and museums. “Explore”
Glass, 2017
4˝x10˝x3˝
Tali Grinsphan
“Explore”, glass, 2017, 4˝x10˝x3˝$750
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