Kija Lucas
Artist Talk SFPRG
I will be giving a short talk about my work which will be imbedded in a larger talk about contemporary art. Please come if you can!

Date: Friday, November 18th
Time: 5:30pm
Address: The Psychotherapy Research Group
9 Funstorn Ave, The Presidio, San Francisco

SNAP: A National Juried Exhibition at Bedford Gallery
My work is being included in SNAP: A National Juried Exhibition at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. Jurors Drew Johnson,Curator of Photography, Oakland Museum of California and Sandra S. Phillips, Senior Curator of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

There is an opening reception on December 8th from 6-8pm the show will be open until February 29th.

Visit the Bedford Gallery website here: http://bedfordgallery.org/exhibitions/upcoming.shtml
At Home, Asian Resource Center Gallery, Asian Resource Center Gallery, 310 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA
My work has been included in, At Home, at the Asian Resource gallery. I am excited by the new work in the show (not yet featured on my website).

Presented by Kearny Street Workshop and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation

FEATURING:
Nancy Chan, Rie Hirai, Claire Kessler-Bradner, Kija Lucas, Minette Mangahas, Chris E. Vargas

CURATED BY Jackie Im

Open until January 27th


"At Home" Was included in the Top 5 Things to Do in the East Bay on the Weekend of January 20th, 2012, here is the link!

East Bay Express
Upcoming shows in December, 2010
I will be in two group shows this December:

5 images from my "Sheets" series will be included in:

"Small Works, Important Presence"
WE Art Space
768 40th Street @ West
Oakland, CA
Opening Decemeber 5th 2pm-5pm
Installed until January 2, 2011

a group show with works by local, emerging artists such as:, Kija Lucas, Erik Parra, Elizabeth Bernstein, Nicholas Bohac, Lexi Babayan and Jenna North.
"Small Works, Important Presence" Installed until January 2nd, 2011.

and

New work from "Origin Story will be included in:

Group show at Good Vibrations Polk Street Gallery
1620 Polk Street @ Sacramento
San Francisco, CA 94109
Opening Thursday December 9th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Up through mid January, open for viewing during store hours

a group show with work by: Rink Foto, Kija Lucas and Sholeh Asgary

Between You and Me, Mills College MFA thesis exhibition
I am finishing up my MFA at Mills College this May. Our thesis exhibition opens on May 1, and will be up for the entire month. There is a great group of artists in this show! I will be showing large scale photographic works from the series, In search of home, as well videos from the series series, No Preservatives. Please join me in the celebration of this milestone.

The Mills College Art Museum is proud to present Between You and Me, the thesis
exhibition for the 2010 Master of Fine Arts degree recipients. The exhibition showcases
works by a promising group of emerging artists created during their graduate program in
the Mills College MFA studio program. The exhibition is curated by Stephanie Hanor,
Director of the Mills College Art Museum.

Between You and Me features work by Nic Buron, Joey Castor, Chris Fraser, Dana
Hemenway, Kija Lucas, Bobby Lukas, Monica Lundy, Kate Stirr, Adam Vermeire and
Doug G. Williams.

The Mills College Art Museum, founded in 1925, is a dynamic center for art that focuses
on the creative work of women as artists and curators. The Museum strives to engage
and inspire the diverse and distinctive cultures of the Bay Area by presenting innovative
exhibitions by emerging and established national and international artists. Exhibitions
are designed to challenge and invite reflection upon the profound complexities of
contemporary culture.

Exhibition Dates: Sunday, May 2 to Sunday, May 30, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 6-9 pm

Mills College Art Museum
5000 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94613
510.430.2164

http://www.mills.edu/museum

Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday 11:00-4:00pm
Wednesday 11:00-7:30pm
Closed Mondays
Admission is free for all exhibitions and programs.