EVENTS & RECOGNITIONS
Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award, 2025
Davis, California
Press Release: The Pence Gallery is excited to announce landscape artist Charlene Will as the recipient of the 2025 Emerging Artist Award. Her paintings reflect her abiding interest in exploring the depths of California’s remote wilderness areas. Combining traditional brushwork with a spontaneous use of palette knife, Will captures the ephemeral qualities of light and color found in various natural ecosystems. Her paintings feature a multitudinous view of California, from the high desert of Mono Lake to the Sierras, to nearby East Bay hills.
The Award includes the opportunity to create new work to showcase in a solo exhibit at the Pence in January to February 2026, and a monetary stipend to support her practice. The Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award is generously sponsored by Rosa Marquez and Yatish Mishra.
Charlene Will, paintings
Big Names Small Art Auction:
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Upstream has been accepted to the Crocker Art Museum, BNSA Annual Auction. 100% of auction proceeds go directly to the museum, to help fund their world-class exhibitions, and community and family-oriented programs. Online bidding: May 15 - June 9, 2025.
Forma Natura: Nature as Source Exhibition:
Arts Benicia, Benicia, California
January 27 - March 2, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 25th, 4-6pm.
Yellow Pink Orange Green has been selected to be a part of this exhibit which explores the theme of Interconnectedness of species in their habitats; the beauty of natural forms, seasons, and changes; environmental change and fragility; and the strength and sometimes devastating forces of nature. Juror: Alicia Escott.
Small Landscapes of Far West & Familiar Places:
Featured Artist at Resurrect Oakland, Oakland, California
January 27 - March 2, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 1st, 4-6pm
Inspired by the love of hiking and visual expression, Charlene’s work focuses on the awe of the journey and joy of one’s responses to natural forms, color, and light. Store curator and owner: Kate Morrow
17th Annual Lottery for the Arts:
Blueline Arts, Roseville, California
Reception: March 14, 2025
Lottery Event: March 15, 2025
This juried annual event raises critical funds that directly support’s Blueline’s arts education programs for children: free field trips for local underserved schools, youth mural projects, summer camps, scholarships and more. In 2024, Blueline made art field trips available to 1900 children! In 2025, they hope to provide this aid to 2500 children. I have donated my paintings Cumulous One and Cumulous Two.
California Mind: Marin Society of Artists, Marin, California
June 13 - July 14, 2024
Opening Reception: June 14, 5-8pm
‘Mountains Meeting Desert’ and ‘It Goes On All Day’ have been selected to be displayed this juried, group exhibition about the essence of the Golden State as a state of mind, encompassing the adventurous, innovative spirit that makes California iconic.
Big Names Small Art Auction:
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
May 10 - June 2, 2024
Poppies! has been accepted to the Crocker Art Museum, BNSA Annual Auction. 100% of auction proceeds go directly to the museum, to help fund their world-class exhibitions, and community and family-oriented programs.
Bidding takes place online, May 10 - June 2. As they say, bid high and often!
Panorama Gallery, A Two-Person Show, Oakland, California
February 1 - May 1, 2024
Two-person exhibit with Charlene exhibiting 23 original oil paintings, created during 2023-24, alongside artist friend Karen Stanton. She’ll also be showing and selling art prints of a few select oils, and some of her abstract pieces created on iPad and output to art print.
Arts & Eats Pop-Up Art Fair, ongoing
Spring 2023 - current
Vendor participant in quarterly pop-up event, featuring 20-25 curated vendors for one-day sale events, Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA. Regular participant since 2023.
There are no upcoming events at this time.