Name: Gregory Rick: Exhibition
Start: 2026-10-02T13:00:00-0700
End: 2026-10-02T20:00:00-0700

Join us for our annual San Francisco/ Bay Area Black Art week from Wednesday September 30th - Sunday October 4th, 2026!

Friday October 2, 2026 1:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Johansson Projects @ 2300 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

Johansson Projects presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Oakland-based artist, Gregory Rick. Rick makes powerful paintings that delve into archetypal explorations of human nature. Rick’s cathartic mark-making process collapses history while confronting personal trauma. His works reflect episodes of individual experience while in dialogue with the wider world, touching deeply on the political nature of oppressive systems. Inspired by a youth fascination with graffiti, Rick’s blatant narratives convey symbolism and cryptic language that capture the recklessness and hysteria of present-day America. He paints on a shaky historical line cemented in humility and conviction, and populates his pictures with “characters who serve as archetypes,” in conjunction with memory and self-exploration.

This exhibition will be on view at Johansson Projects during Oakland Art Murmur, October 2, 1-8pm.

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Gregory Rick

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Gregory Rick

Developing a historical imagination and fondness for drawing stories, Gregory Rick’s cathartic mark-making process collapses history while confronting personal trauma. His works reflect episodes of individual experience while in dialogue with the wider world, touching deeply on... Read More →

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Friday October 2, 2026 1:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
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