Paul Thiebaud Gallery

SF Art Galleries - Openings & Events Event source calendar Event Link: see venue calendar above ^^ Ray Kleinlein Recent Paintings November 14, 2026 - January 9, 2027 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14, 3 - 5pm Artist Talk at 2:00pm Paul Thiebaud Gallery is pleased to present Ray Kleinlein: Recent Paintingsopening Saturday, November 14th from 3 to 5 pm, with an artist talk at 2 pm. On view will be eleven oil paintings of Kleinlein’s recent body of work where he explores the visual possibilities of everyday objects, arranging and stacking them into compositions that balance color, geometry, wit, and orchestrated tension. The exhibition will be on view through January 9, 2027. At first glance, it is color that beckons the viewer to these vibrantly paintings. Vivid hues, contrasting tones, and the tactile forms of book covers create an immediate visual attraction. Yet, upon closer examination, the paintings reveal a more deliberate and intriguing sensibility. Each book has been positioned, tilted, stacked, or balanced, transforming otherwise ordinary objects into carefully choreographed arrangements. In talking about his approach to painting, Kleinlein explains, “The formal language I employ is a synthesis of traditional and contemporary aesthetics, particularly those associated with geometric abstraction and minimalism.” Augmenting the stacks of books, is an artfully crumbled Blue and Pink (Striped Shirt), a signature subject matter for the artist, and in Orange Pillow, Kleinlein pays homage to Op Art pioneer Victor Vasarely. And, a predominately red and white painting featuring Popcorn Bags adds a note of humor that underscores Kleinlein’s playful sensibility in the most familiar of subjects. Ray Kleinlein earned his BA in Art from the Columbus College of Art and Design in and an MFA in Painting and Art History from Ohio University at Athens, OH. Kleinlein holds the position of Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Hampton-Sydney College, in Sydney, VA. His works have been exhibited across the United States and can be found in the collections of the Canton Museum of Art, OH; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth; Zanesville Museum of Art, OH: Davidson College, Davidson, NC, and numerous private collections. This is Ray Kleinlein’s third solo exhibition with Paul Thiebaud Gallery. View the Exhibition Here ====================================== Rhapsodies in Blue New Works by Andrea Way November 14, 2026 - January 9, 2027 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14, 3 - 5pm Artist Talk at 2:30pm Paul Thiebaud Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Rhapsodies in Blue: New Works by Andrea Way on Saturday, November 14th, from 3-5pm and an artist talk at 2:30pm. In the exhibition’s fourteen new mixed media drawings on paper, Way creates expansive abstract images through layering systemic patterning. Solely employing a symphony of blues in each work, Way’s intricate arrangements of overlays accumulate to form compositions that perfectly balance structure and beauty. The exhibition will be on view through January 9, 2027. Since 1980, Andrea Way has utilized a system called Rule-Based Drawing to create her multifaceted drawings using a diverse array of media. Originally put forward by the conceptual artist Sol LeWitt in 1969 through the phrase “Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically”, the premise of Rule-Based Art is for an artist to come up with a set of simple rules that determine how a work of art is to be created and then follow those rules to their logical endpoint. In Way’s case, she extrapolates patterns from the world around her and overlays them one atop the other using a small number of rules to resolve the question of how to make each of her marks on the paper’s surface. In this newest body of work, Andrea Way has taken her usual rule-based methods and incorporated an additional rule into her composition making: a focus on only using different shades of blue in…