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Image by Allyson Ely Selected by Gray Loft Gallery

Ellen Gilkerson | Published on 2/13/2025

An image by Allyson ElyLa Rêve, was selected for inclusion in Gray Loft Gallery’s 7th annual juried color-themed photography exhibit, PURPLE! Gray Loft called for images that capture the beauty, emotion, and symbolism of the color purple. Ann Jastrab, Executive Director of the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, and Jan Watten, founder of Gray Loft Gallery, were the jurors.  The exhibition will run from March 29 through May 10.  The opening and closing receptions will take place on April 5 and May 10, respectively, from 4 to 6:30 pm.


Allyson says:  A rolling fog bank and a dramatic, waning sunset converge to create a surreal moment where the Golden Gate Bridge is obscured, and an otherworldly landscape emerges. A sailboat is adrift in a vast, unbounded sea, and the ominous sky portends danger. Or, is this merely a dream?

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Allyson Ely:  La Rêve

Gray Loft Gallery is on the 3rd floor of one of Oakland’s oldest artists’ work/live warehouses in the vibrant artist district, Jingletown. It was founded in 2012 when an airy loft was converted to a gallery space. Its mission is to provide exhibition opportunities for artists in a setting that is an alternative to the traditional gallery model. Gray Loft aims to inspire, engage, celebrate, and acknowledge the achievements of artists at every level in a non-traditional art space. 

 

Gray Loft Gallery is one of about three dozen venues participating in Photo Carmel, a celebration of photography (approximately) on the Central Coast, from Oakland and San Francisco to Carmel Valley, from March 28 through May 4. Information about venues and events will continue to be updated on Photo Carmel’s web page: https://www.photography.org/events/photocarmel-a-celebration-of-photography-on-the-central-coast.  

 

Gray Loft Gallery:

  http://www.grayloftgallery.com/

  2889 Ford Street, #32, Third Floor

  Oakland, CA 94601

  grayloftgallery@gmail.com

  510-499-3445

Gallery hours
  Saturday:  1 to 5 PM

  By appointment – email grayloftgallery@gmail.com.

PURPLE!:

  March 29 – May 10

  Opening reception:  April 5, 4 to 6:30 PM

  Closing reception:  May 10, 4 to 6:30 PM

 

Photo Carmel:

  A Celebration of Photography on the Central Coast

  March 29 – May 4

  https://www.photography.org/events/photocarmel-a-celebration-of-photography-on-the-central-coast