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Picks

New Works

Eleanor Harwood Gallery
1/7/2012 - 2/11/2012

Hue

Romer Young Gallery
1/12/2012 - 2/11/2012

Dos Mundos

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
11/5/2011 - 2/18/2012

Oceans and Campfires

Walter and McBean Galleries, SFAI
11/30/2011 - 2/18/2012

At Long Last

Electric Works
1/13/2012 - 2/18/2012

Space, Time and Architecture

Royal NoneSuch Gallery
1/13/2012 - 2/26/2012

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About Happenstand

The preeminent Bay Area arts calendar, Happenstand was established in early 2008. It features a calendar with openings and lectures, list of exhibitions on view, maps locating venues, and a comprehensive archive of previous listings. Through Happenstand, Art Practical will provide readers with seamless integration between events and reviews.

To list your events and exhibitions on Happenstand: http://www.happenstand.com/suggest

Opening

The Love of All Above

Queen's Nails Projects
2/4/2012 - 2/21/2012

FRGMNTS

Gallery Hijinks
2/4/2012 - 2/25/2012

People & Places

George Krevsky Gallery
2/4/2012 - 3/17/2012

Fred Wilson

Rena Bransten Gallery
2/4/2012 - 3/31/2012

Thirty Years “The Silence Becomes the Painting”

Meridian Gallery
2/4/2012 - 4/14/2012

Toy Modification 1.0 Class by Lily Black

1:AM Gallery
2/4/2012 12:30pm - 2:30pm

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Closing

Here and Now exhibition

Jenkins Johnson Gallery
12/8/2011 - 2/4/2012

Kala Artists' Annual Exhibition

Kala Art Institute and Gallery
12/15/2011 - 2/4/2012

Inside-out & Through

Robert Berman / E6 Gallery
1/6/2012 - 2/4/2012

Daniel Payavis

Pied-à-terre
1/15/2012 - 2/4/2012

Abstract Landscapes

Misho Gallery
1/28/2012 - 2/4/2012

Deborah Leiser-Moore - Cordelia Mein Kind

Contemporary Jewish Museum
2/2/2012 - 2/5/2012

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