In/Visible Hide

Bay Area artists exposing and protecting the obscured, erased and vulnerable with glass and paint

"In/visible Hide” features the work of Bay Area artists culling from traditional glass painting techniques and traditions to explore and make visible that which we would rather look away from, hide, reject or obliterate.  At a time when peoples gender orientation is erased, people are disappeared from our country, books are banned, facts are declared “fake,” tribalism threatens our values, and our actions and alliances become weaponized against us, the timeliness and relevance of these artists continuing to document and show their truth is in itself an act of heroism.  

About the Artists:

Elin Christoperson:

Elin Christopherson is a multidisciplinary sculptor and maker of craft objects, larger objects, wall work, and art in the public realm.

With a primary interest in sculpture, Elin employs ancient crafts and techniques in new ways, and makes work that often incorporates mixed media, with steel and other durable materials. 

Elin has experience in metal fabrication, glass, and construction. She has also used factory production methods to create multiple parts for sculpture and public art. 

Elin maintains a studio warehouse in South Stonehurst, Oakland.

Website: www.elinchristopherson.com

LR (Lynne-Rachel) Altman

LR (Lynne-Rachel) Altman considers herself a "709.2 Artist," the Dewey Decimal System category for artists who cannot be categorized. She has exhibited her fine art at venues such as the Tacoma Art Museum, the Richmond Art Center, and the Museum of Craft and Design and has completed a number of architectural, public art, and social practice projects. Altman was a Creative Glass Center of America fellow, an Arad Arts Project participant, artist in residence at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and an artist in residence (and TA) at Pilchuck Glass School. LR worked as a glass instructor at Public Glass and The Crucible and as a factory designer at Pilgrim Glass, Ceredo West Virginia, and Pukesberg Glassbruk, Nybro Sweden. She is a member of the 2727 California Street Artist Collective and runs invitational workshops out of her Berkeley studio.

Website: www.LynneRachelAltman.com

William "Cricket" Ulrich

A country boy from Indiana, William studied graphic design at the University of Cincinnati and in Paris France with an American realist painter (Ben Long) . He moved to San Francisco, CA in 1998 and currently lives in Oakland. His work is in the collection of the Museu de L’Erotica (Barcelona, Spain) and has been published internationally in Mascular Magazine several times.

website: https://ulrichfineart.com/

Anne A Wong

Anne A. Wong is an Oakland-based artist focused on painting techniques applied to paper, canvas, glass, and clothing. Her distinctive style mixes bold colors and illustrative artistry, occasionally with a hint of 80s comic nostalgia. Movement and sensuality are central themes that underlie her pieces, from graceful and winding smoke lines evocative of Art Nouveau to voluptuous female figures reminiscent of Brazilian modernism. Even with abstract works, her lines evoke fluidity, motion, and an almost dreamlike state.

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wong likes to experiment with different media and materials – her canvases extend the traditional paper to denim jackets and enameling on glass. She recently moved into Werkshack Studios in Oakland, CA

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