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 44th Annual 1078 Invitational
Members Show 2025

April 4–27, 2025  
Artists' Reception + Birthday Party: April 5, 6–8pm
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Inspire Student Art Exhibition 
February 28–March 23, 2025
Reception: March 13, 6–8pmThis exhibit showcases the diverse and talented work by Inspire students in grades 9–12 and features both 2D and 3D pieces created throughout the 2024-2025 school year.  The artworks include paintings, drawings, digital art, photography, and ceramics. Inspire School of Arts & Sciences is a nonprofit, award-winning public charter high school in Chico, CA.​




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Chaz Martinsen
Expiration Date

January 4–26, 2025
​Artist's Reception: Saturday January 4, 6–8pm

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Untold Stories
w/ Mark Gailey + Bill Houck 
Jessica Perelman + Rebecca Shelly 
Karen Westheimer + Sue Whitmore
December 6–29, 2024
​Reception December 6, 5–7pm
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Malaise - KYRIANNA
​Watercolor and mixed media work centered around the theme of chronic pain and illness
November 1–24, 2024
Reception November 1, 6–8pm
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The 1st Annual Northern California Mock Cat Show
​A feline art exhibit at 1078 Gallery
October 4–27, 2024
Reception October 25, 5–7pm
Music by Cat Depot
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FieldWork
​by Matilda Krulder
Sept 13–30, 2024
Reception: Fri. Sept 27, 7–9pm 
Featuring music from Ilani and Marina Welsh-Johnson 
& less often than i hoped
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8-bit August
​August 9–September 1, 2024
​Reception: Thursday, August 8, 6-8pm
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Ruth Ormerod: Selected Works
​July 12-August 4, 2024
​Reception: Friday, July 12, 5-7pm
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Bowls for Gaza
A Fundraiser
June 7-14, 2024
Silent Auction: June 13-14
Reception: Friday, June 14, 6-8pm
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Brian McNamara
Local Citrus

May 3–26, 2024
Artist's reception: Saturday May 4, 6–8pm
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43rd Annual Invitational
April 5–28, 2024
Artists' Reception + Birthday Celebration: Saturday April 6, 6-8pm
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Dragonboy + MrBlack
Zuo Bao_tv: Journey to the East Within

March 1–24, 2023
​Artists' Reception: Saturday, March 9, 5-8pm
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Jonathan Richman + Anna Marsh
February 9–25, 2024
Artists' Reception: Friday, February 9, 5–7pm
A showing of oils, watercolors, and pastels
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Blue Oak 8th Graders
January 26–February 4, 2024
Reception with the artists: Friday, January 26, 6–8pm
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Chad Schneider + Zak Elstein's ​Noir Photo Booth

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Christian Laney-Clark
​A Westerly Direction
December 1–31, 2023
Note: On Dec. 24 and 31, the Gallery will close at noon.
Artist's Reception: Friday, December 1, 6-8pm

Movie Night: Free showing of Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch, Fri. Dec. 15 at 7pm
Chili Dinner: Fri. Dec. 29 at 6pm | $5
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LOLA
THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE FUTURES X CONDUIT X THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
October 27–November 19, 2023
Artist's Reception: Friday October 27, 7:06pm

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Twenty-four nights of performance centered around the themes of ritual, chance, and repetition. Every night at 7:06pm,  come see me as I am.
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Jesseca Simmons
Micro Landscapes
September 29 –October 22, 2023
Artist's Reception: Friday September 29, 6-8pm

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Micro Landscapes treads the edges of science, abstraction, and imagination. The photos and videos of microscopic imagery are invisible to the naked eye, and are simultaneously reminiscent of terrestrial landscapes. A magnified perspective conjures our beautiful world while evoking aspects of its climate reality. 
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Brandon A Hernandez
​The Sun to Your Back | El Sol a Tu Espalda 

September 1–24, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday September 2, 6–8pm
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A print and woodblock narrative drawn from the artist's personal & shared migratory experience. The never-ending pursuit of better.
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Sea Monster
Cans and Cones
June 9–July 2, 2023
Reception: 
Saturday June 10, 6–9pm
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Jessica Perelman
I Love You

March 24–April 9, 2023
Artist's Reception: Friday March 24, 5–7pm
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Sean Peeler
A Snapshot Revisited
February 24–March 19, 2023
Artist's Reception: Friday, February 24, 5–7pm
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Rick Arnitz + John Ferrell
January 20–February 12, 2023
Artists' Reception: January 27, 2023, 5–7pm
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Tamara Murphy
Precious and Intelligent Self-Contained Multitudes

A CSU, Chico BFA culminating exhibition
December 2, 2022–January 8, 2023
Artist's Reception: Friday December 2, 5–7pm
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Shirin Towfiq
Looking For A Sign

November 4–27, 2022
Artists' Reception: Friday November 4, 5–7pm
Artist's talk at CSU, Chico as part of the Hopper Visiting Artists series: 
Thursday, November 3,  5:30pm, Arts and Humanities Bldg., Room 150

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Zen Du
Biopoiesis

October 7–30, 2022
Artist's Reception: Saturday October 8, 5–8pm
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Members Show 2022
​41st Annual Invitational
​September 16–October 2, 2022
Artists' Reception + 41st Birthday Celebration: Saturday, September 17, 6–8pm
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Perpetual Motion
Sara Bernson + Zach Cross
August 12–September 4, 2022
Artists' Reception: Thursday August 25, 6-8pm
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Jason Gardinier: Slumberspeak Technologes
An Interactive Art Show
July 8–31, 2022
Artists' Reception with live performances: Saturday July 9, 7–10pm
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Carla Resnick & Nanxi Jiang: Matter/Regeneration
April 15–May 15, 2022
Artists' Reception: Friday April 15, 5–7pm
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Board Choice: Selections from our personal collections
April 1–10, 2022
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Arts in Corrections: Images from Behind the Wall
February 25–March 27, 2022
Closing reception: Friday March 25, 6–8pm
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KYRIANNA  +  Isabella K. Saavedra 
The Women Within Me are Tired
January 14–February 13,  2022
Artist's reception: Friday January 14, 2022, 6-8pm
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(Forty-three for) Stories Ten 
December 3—January 2, 2022
Reception: Saturday December 4, 5:30–7:30pm
With Panini Machini in the parking lot!
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Jason Tannen + Tiera May        
Remnants + Rituals
October 29–November 21, 2021
Reception: Friday October 29, 6–8pm
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Members' Show 2021
40th Annual Invitational
October 1–24, 2021
Reception and 40th birthday party: Saturday, October 2, 6–8pm

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Prompt
September 10–26, 2021
Reception: Friday, September 10, 5:30-7:30pm
With Simon Asterion • Anna Basalaev-Binder • Michael Bone • Rob Davidson • Sharon DeMeyer • Pam Giuliano • Alex Hilsee • Kandis Horton • Mathew Houghton • Haley Hughes • Muir Hughes • Trevor Lalaguna • Dylan Latimer • Erin Lizardo • Kathleen McPartland • Cathleen Micheaels • Patty Moriarty • Seth Moriarty • Julia Murphy • Maria Navarro+Eric Richter • Sienna Orlando-Lalaguna • Michelle Ott • Carla Resnick • Valerie Rose • Cynthia Schildhauer+Linda Serrato • Marta Shaffer • Beth Spencer • Heather Springer • David Sutherland (Dragon Boy) • Jacob  Troester • Erin Wade • Susan Wooldridge
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Imagine Together: Hopeful Visions For Our Future
Online beginning April 19, 2021
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Zak Elstein
In Decline

May 7–June 6, 2021
​Opening Reception Friday May 7, 5-8 pm
Closing Reception Saturday May 29th 1-4 pm
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Stories Nine 
John Baca  |  Sharon DeMeyer  |  Josh Olivera  |  Lauren Ruth + Jason Clower  |  ​Sheri Simons + Judith Leinen  |  Marilyn Walsh
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Extended to April 18, 2021--Now on view!
​View exhibition pictures + video here

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Mattie Hinkley & Jacob Troester        
We Live Here Now
October 23–November 22, 2020
Opening reception (by appointment): Friday October 23

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Timestamp 2020
Rolling submissions, ongoing beginning July 18. 
VIEW GALLERY OF SUBMITTED WORK

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Jennifer Brommer: Selections from Memphis and ​The Wechslers
February 20–March 15, 2020
Artist's Reception: Saturday February 22, 6-8pm

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Terry Chatkupt & Melanie Nakaue
January 9–26, 2020
Artists' Reception: Thursday, January 9, 6-8pm (talks at 7)  |   Facebook Event
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(Six for) Stories Eight
Adria Davis + Kathleen Nartuhi + J. A. Nice + Carla Resnick
+ Eric Richter + Ruby Rudnick

December 5–29, 2019
​Artists' Reception: Saturday, December 7, 6-8pm
​With food from the Bank Club food truck!

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50/50 Art Sale Fundraiser
Saturday November 16 | 9am–3pm
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The World Evades Us: Surveying Composite Meanings of Place
Tammy LePham, Shanna Sordahl and Melanie Treuhaft
October 19–November 10, 2019
Artists' Reception: Friday October 18, 6-8pm 
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Rebecca Shelly & Rebecca Wallace: Field Notes
September 5–29, 2019
Artists' Reception: Friday, September 6, 6–8pm
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Special Art Event
Chico Print Party
Print Fair and Celebration
September 7–8, 2019
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Chico Pride presents: 
​Queer Justice is Racial Justice Art Exhibit

August 22–25, 2019
Reception: Thursday, August 22, 6;30–10pm
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Michelle Ott: Outer Space is Closer Than Antarctica
August 1–18, 2019
Artist's Reception: Saturday August 17, 6-8pm | Facebook Event
Talk with Dr. Fraka Harmsen Sat. August 3, 1pm
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Members' Show 2019
38th Annual Invitational

June 20–July 14, 2019
​Reception + 38th Birthday Celebration: Saturday, June 22, 6-8pm
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Mariam Pakbaz: Something Not Yet Made
May 9–June 2, 2019
Reception: Saturday May 11, 6-8pm
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Remembered: Art honoring loss from the Camp Fire
April 26–27, 2019
​Reception: Saturday April 27, 6-8pm
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Peter Jodaitis: The Color of Water If There Were No Sky
March 28–April 21, 2019
​Reception: Friday, April 5, 5-7:30pm
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2019 Keep Chico Weird Art Show
February 28–March 3, 2019
​Reception: Saturday, March 2, 6-9pm

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Broken Open: Sound / Word / Object
Cameron Crawford + Elise Ficarra + Evelyn Ficarra
January 17–February 10, 2019
​Reception with the artists: Saturday, January 26, 6-8pm (poetry at 7)
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PictureRudy Salgado
Stories Seven
November 29–December 23, 2018
Reception Saturday December 1, 6-8pm (with music+food)
​Robin Indar + Leslie Mahon-Russo + Dolores Mitchell +
Tom Patton + Rudy Salgado
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Death and the Maiden
Tattoo Artists Working Beyond the Flesh
June 26 – July 19, 2014
Reception: June 26, 6–8pm
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Out of Class / Out of Casa
Selections from the Students of Sal Casa
May 29 – June 21, 2014
Reception: Thursday May 29, 6-8pm
(with music by Robert Karch and Sharon DeMeyer)
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