The Arts
Art Gallery.
Since 2001, our gallery has brought artists from around the world to campus, alongside the best of the Bay Area.
The gallery
Art you won’t see anywhere else.
The Sonoma Academy Art Gallery introduces students to artists and styles not typically shown in Sonoma County, through exhibits, guest lectures, demonstrations and community art projects.
Since the school opened in 2001, the gallery has shown artists from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, Sweden, Germany, England, France, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Bosnia, the Philippines, Iran and Cuba, along with local Bay Area artists.
Through the McNeely Family Artist Residency, visiting artists stay on campus for a period of time to work alongside students.
For artists
Show with us.
We look for original work with an innovative approach and sophisticated execution, from artists who will enrich our arts curriculum.
Show length
2 months
Shows generally run two months, unless we agree otherwise.
Artist talk
$100
In exchange for the show, artists give a lecture or class demo, with a $100 stipend.
Sales
0%
Buyers contact the artist directly. The school takes no commission.
How it works
From application to opening.
Shows are booked one year in advance. Questions? Email inbox@sonomaacademy.org.
01
Send us your work
Email a link to your website or blog to Art Department Chair Hillary Younglove.
02
Book your dates
Shows are booked a year ahead and generally run for two months.
03
Hang your show
Install and take down your own work after 3:30 pm on weekdays, or on weekends by arrangement. Bring your own hanging supplies; a dolly is available.
04
Label each piece
Include your name, medium, date, price and contact info, or leave a binder with those details on the gallery table.
05
Share your process
Give students a short lecture or class demonstration during your show.
The space.
33′ 10″
our longest wall
6
walls, from 3′ to 33′ 10″
14
countries represented by past exhibiting artists
2001
the year the gallery opened, with the school
Past shows
Artists we’ve shown.
Past exhibitions include work by Maki Aizawa, Esther Elia, Jeremy Morgan, Myong Stebbins, Jody Alexander, Sarah Frieberg, Bob Nugent, Liz Steketee, Mariel Bayona, Marcellus Hall, Rik Olson and Susan Stover, among many others.
Visit
Come see the gallery.
The best way to understand an SA education is to see it in person. Join us for an Open House or Visit Day.