Lawrence Buford
GO FIGURE:
Art of the Human Form
November 20 – January, 2026
Juried by Jen Tough
Poetry by J. Ruth Gendler
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What would it mean if we learn to live knowing our bodies are sacred – scared, scarred and sacred?
Moment to moment we were reaching out, reaching in
Yearning for connection, we hunger to take hold of our lives and live in the center
Every heartbeat massages the lungs, every breath massages the heart
Fluid rhythms, from the pulses of many kinds of time
The more we listen to our bodies, the more they offer to teach us
To feel more than we could ever say
It is all here
The world comes in through our senses and we taste our lives
Even the sharp scent of cruelty, the foul stench of anguish
Every face – a map, a book of history and geography
What did you know as a child that you almost remember now?
With the loss of simple pleasures, we become more vulnerable
Thin-skinned and trembling we enter the world
We are made of song and soul as well as blood and bone, carbon and hydrogen, river water and mountain air
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts thanks Jen Tough for her time and selections
ABOUT THE JUROR
Jen Tough
Before establishing the gallery, Jen built a notable career starting in Los Angeles as the Art Director for Warner Bros. Records (Warner Music), Urban Outfitters (corporate, Philadelphia), Hollywood Records (Disney Music), and several influential ’90s magazines (Raygun Publishing, Bleach, Lava). As a sought-after creative, she also designed, and art directed numerous retail campaigns for Nike (Image Design) as well as various creative collaborations with comedian Drew Carey spanning 25+ years.
Today, she curates exhibitions with conceptual rigor and originality while directing the gallery’s highly selective artist residency program and artist collective. Her philosophy is simple yet uncompromising: to create an exclusive space where artists are truly seen, and where collectors encounter work that challenges, inspires, and endures.
SHOW CREDITS
ERMA MURPHY – Executive Director
JEREMY THORNTON – Show Design
CAROLINA DANGOND – Program, Additional Support
POETRY – J Ruth Gendler
POET
J. Ruth Gendler
Author, artist and educator J. Ruth Gendler’s latest publication is the artist book, Emotional Geography featuring 14 new Qualities and 19 monotypes. Her earlier books include the best-selling, The Book of Qualities, the award-winning, Notes on the Need for Beauty, and the anthology, Changing Light. Gendler’s paintings, printings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and featured on the covers of several books. A member of the O’Hanlon Center for decades, Gendler has studied, taught and participated in many O’Hanlon exhibits. On January 10 Gendler will be offering a workshop at the Loft called THE CREATIVE IMPULSE.
website: https://www.ruthgendler.com/
SALES
Your purchase of works for sale support both the Artist and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts!
Please email office@ohanloncenter.org if you would like to make a purchase. We will connect you with the artist and help make arrangements.
THANK YOU!
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
New Providence, NJ
mironvisualarts.com/
Marisa Andropolis
Lake Zurich, IL
www.marisaandropolis.com
Ned Axthelm
Oakland, CA
nedaxthelm.com
Ashleigh Bagwell
Chesapeake, VA
Julia Baker
Tiburon, CA
jbakerstudio.art
Kelley Berg
Oakland , CA
Sommer Bonfiglio
Rootstown , OH
Sommerbonfiglio.com
Marc Brechwald
Tampa, FL
Deborah Bridges
Grass Valley, CA
www.deborahbridges.artspan.com
Nancy Brown
San Leandro, CA
nancybrownstudio.com
Roy Cacek
Ankeny, IA
roycacek.com
Maureen A. Creegan Quinquis
Beverly , MA
Catherine Daley
Windsor, CA
catherinedaleyart.com
Milan DelVecchio
Los Angeles, CA
milandelvecchio.com
Laura DeRosa
Denver, CO
www.lstewartderosa.com
Bernette Derpaulian
Long Beach, CA
Melinda diSessa
Berkeley, CA
www.mdisessa.com
Mark Engel
Walnut Creek, CA
mark-engel.com
Karen Folgner
Hillsborough, CA
www.artbyklfolgner.com
Jo Ford
Bellingham, WA
www.joford-art.com/
Tom Gehrig
San Anselmo, CA
tomgehrig.com
Julie Goldman
Wilmington, DE
www.bentrailart.com
Clark Grinde
Sun Prairie, WI
Diane Harrison
Vista, CA
birdyharrison.com
Maridee Hayus
Napa, CA
marideehays.com starprojectstudio.com
San Anselmo, CA
Camdenhicks.com
Robert Hoerlein
Santa Fe, NM
www.roberthoerlein.com
Gini Holmes
Shasta Lake, CA
www.suitevirginia.com
Kevin Jacobs
Huntington Beach, CA
www.firestartergraphics.com
Dan Katz
Northridge, CA
dankatzphotography.com
Nina Katz
Berkeley, CA
www.ninakatz.com
Sharon Krinsky
Bronx , NY
Joanie Krug
Asheville, NC
www.joaniekrug.com
Stan Kurth
Peoria, AZ
stankurth.com
Jackie La Lanne
Mill Valley, CA
Stephanie Langley
Monterey, CA
stephpaint.Weebly.com
Arlene Lawrence
Monroe, CT
Instagram: @arlenemarkoyaart
Holly Layman
Perkiomenville, PA
hollylayman.com
Kristin Lindseth-Rivera
San Jose, CA
www.KristinLindseth.com
Victoria Lund
Cedar Hills, UT
Laura Malone
Oakland, CA
www.lauramaloneart.com
Shawn Marshall
Louisville, KY
www.shawnmarshallart.com
Guy Mayenobe
Sonoma, CA
www.guymayenobe.com
Sheila Metcalf Tobin
Berkeley , CA
www.sheilametcalftobin.com
Cindy Miracle
Woodacre, CA
cindymiracleart.com
Pamela Mooney
San Francisco, CA
www.pmlamooney.com
Guillermo Navarrete Davis
Berkeley, CA
gnavarrete.weebly.com
Peter Nickel
Austin, TX
www.peternickel.net
Ricardo Oliveira
Sausalito, CA
www.instagram.com/rdoceramics
Denise Owen
Oakland, CA
deniseowenart.com
Norton Pease
Statesboro, GA
nortonpease.com
Alanna Peters
Denver, CO
www.alannapeters.com
Vince Quevedo
Kent, OH
Paul Ransohoff
Menlo Park, CA
www.paulransohoff.com
Emeline Renard
Paris, France
emelinerenardartist.org
Jan Ross
Daufuskie Island, SC
Janrosswatercolors.com
Sandra Rubin
Sebastopol, CA
sandrarubinart.com
Zona Sage
Oakland, CA
zonasage.com
Julie Schnatz Rybeck
S. Glastonbury, CT
nearly reworked
Shane Seivewright
Georgetown, Ontario
www.shaneinvasion.art
John Sheridan
Oakland, CA
johnsheridanart.com
Sharon Steuer
San Francisco, CA
www.sharonsteuer.com
Charles Stigliano
Malden, MA
Elizabeth Stone
Florence, MA
www.ehstoneart.com
Susan Tonkin Riegel
Granite Bay, CA
www.susantonkinriegel.com
Toby Tover
Benicia, CA
mesart.com/ttover-krein
Felicia van Bork
Davidson, NC
www.feliciavanbork.com
Margi Weir
Placitas, NM
www.margiweir.weebly.com
Lynn Welker
Newport Beach, CA
lynnwelker.com
Sandra Wong Orloff
Oakland, CA
sandrawongorloff.com
Kathleen Yorba
Arroyo Grande, CA
KathleenYorba.com
Teofana Zaric
Youngstown, OH
www.TeofanaFineArt.com
