Recently I have been invited to teach Guest Artist workshops to the students of Nativity High School, a new classical Catholic high school that has opened up here in San Francisco. It was a great experience to speak to young people about the beauty and power of sacred art, and I will return each month to give another lesson.
We are also planning on taking the students to the Legion of Honor art museum for a tour of their collection.
(link) Nativity high School, San Francisco, California

I felt a lot of love on my paintings ‘Tranquil Hour’ (2024) and my series of small works titled ‘Atlas’ (2024) at the Seattle Art Fair 2024.
Thousands of art loving Seattleites showed up over the 5 days and we had scores of appreciators visit the Gallery Century booth. I am honored to be exhibiting next to work by such great artists as Ronnie Landfield, Hans Hoffman, Sam Francis, Mark Tobey, Paul Jenkins, Theophilus Brown, Gyorgi Kepes, Ruth Amer and Perl Fine.

Many thanks to Evan Morganstein of Gallery Century for putting on another great group exhibit!
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With my series of paintings entitled Atlas I-XVI,
at Gallery Century, 2024 San Francisco Art Fair.
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Im happy to announce that my exhibit JUSTYN MICHAEL ZOLLI : RECENT PAINTINGS, currently on view at 425 Market St. In downtown San Francisco, has been well recieved and will be extended and run from Aug 10 - Oct 12, at the lobby of 500 Terry Francois Blvd. in Mission Bay.
Many thanks to curator Jan Casey Bertrand of Jan Casey Art Advisors for the exhibit opportunity.
If you are in the area, please stop by and check out my latest batch of contemporary paintings.
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Justyn Michael Zolli : Recent Paintings

June 1- July 27 2024
Lobby of 425 Market Street
in downtown San Francisco
Lobby open to the public

11 new paintings
Exhibit is curated and organized by Jan Casey Bertrand of Casey & Associates Art Advisors.


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Im happy to announce my first solo exhibition of 2024! 😁🙏👍

Justyn Michael Zolli : Recent Paintings

Feb 3rd to April 13th,
at the Bank of America building
in downtown San Francisco, 555 California St.
Lobby hours are during the week 9 am until 6 pm.

Exhibit is curated and organized by the fabulous Jan Casey Bertrand of Casey & Associates Art Advisors. All my supporters, please do come check out my 11 new abstract paintings, and contact me or Jan for Sales Inquires. I would love for my friends and supporters to own my works, so dont be shy if you love a piece and want to own it. I can work with your budgets, I’m so appreciative of the career and financial support.
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I am happy to announce my next solo exhibit!!!
‘INNER SHRINE: Recent Paintings by Justyn Michael Zolli’ opens early next month and runs until December 15, and is on view in the Blackfriars Gallery at the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, Berkeley CA, (where I also currently study towards my MATh degree.) I’m showing over 20 works from the last 12 years. The Opening Reception is on Sept 24th from 2-5 pm. I hope all my friends and followers can make it, I’d love to see you and catch up! 🤍🙏😁

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I’ve been getting more liturgical commissions as of late, and the end of June marked the installation of my most public sacred art project to date. I was recently commissioned by Fr Carl Schlichte O.P. pastor at Saint Dominic’s Catholic Church Benicia CA (the first Dominican Church in California) to create a painting for around the most sacred tabernacle. We developed the imagery of the ‘Descent of the Holy Spirit, surrounded by seven angels’ referring to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and based on the traditional style of the artist Blessed Fra Angelico. Fra Angelico was the most mportant early Renaissance sacred artist, and also a Dominican friar. In the painting the angelic cry of ‘Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus!’ is inscribed in latin around the border, and all the halos and accoutrements are leafed with 24 ct gold. It was ritually blessed on Saturday July 22, with the congregation, many Dominican friars, and the donors all in attendance.

The tabernacle is an important central element in Catholic Churches, and it is the container for the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the consecrated bread and is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ, making the tabernacle the ‘throne of Christ.’ It is an incredible honor and privilege for an artist to create a liturgical adornment for such a place.

Fr. Gregory Liu, O.P., Associate Pastor at St Dominic's Benicia, wrote, “What is the significance of depicting angels around the tabernacle?…Whenever we participate at a Mass, at every church in every part of the world, while still on Earth, we are mystically transported to heaven. We are truly in the presence of the living God, joining ranks and ranks of angels in worship. By extension, a tabernacle, in which the Blessed Sacrament is reserved and safeguarded, is none other than the throne of God, since the Blessed Sacrament is the true presence of Jesus Christ, second person of the Holy Trinity. In faith, we can understand that at every tabernacle, there are also myriads of angels worshiping Jesus Christ both day and night. May this newest adornment of our beautiful church serve to remind us, whether we are praying quietly in front of the tabernacle or worshiping God at Mass, we are never alone. Rather, we are accompanied by thousands of angels praising God in unison ”.

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Just returned from a great exhibit of my work in the city of Seattle, WA. The Gallery Century booth at this years’s Seattle Art Fair 2023 was perhaps the best looking booth at the event. Gallerist Evan Morganstein assembled a great collection of works by living and passed modern masters, important female artists, Pacific-coast artists, and Artists who are ready for rediscovery.

I am very blessed to be hanging my new paintings on walls alongside powerful works by many of my favorite, important visual artists such as Joan Mitchell, Mark Tobey, Sam Francis, Ronnie Landfield, Prof. Om Prakash, and David Ruth (glass sculptor).

Also showing great works by Gabor Peterdi, Ford Crull, Milton Wilson, Annelle Livingston, Sigrid Burton, Kathleen Adkison, Claude Clark, Richard Bowman, John Haley, John Chin Young, Koen Okada, Fred Mitchell, Frank Okada, Katherine Hu Fan, Charles Bunnell, Hollis Jeffcoat, Milly Ristvedt, Abie Loy Kemarre, Gloria Petyarre, and Judy Watson Napangardi.

Its been so great to meet so many art lovers, artists, collectors, and dealers here in Seattle! Thousands of people showed up and it was packed. I was blessed to be able to exhibit several works of my modern contemporary abstract art on two big walls at this group exhibit.

Seattle Art Fair, July 27-30 2023, at the Lumen Field Event Center.

https://seattleartfair.com/

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Had a great time last Thursday giving an Artist talk/slide presentation for the DSPT ART FORUM, May 4. Co-sponsored by the Center for Art & Religion, Graduate Theological Union, and held at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. I presented my work with 3 other artist-scholars, Friar John-Paul Puschautz O.P. Josh Peck, and Nathalia Bell (who organized the event) with Brother Philip Gerlomes O.P. moderating.
Many thanks to all who attended, presented, and helped create this great cultural event,🙏🤍🕯️

(📸 by Melanie Philomena D'Souza)
https://www.gtu.edu/events/art-forum

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Had a great exhibition of my paintings ‘Benevento’ & ‘Te Deum’ with Gallery Century, at Art Market SF 2023. Lots of great attention and praise for this new body of work, and many sales inquires. Many thanks to everyone who came out to support me, and to Gallery Century (Evan, Coco, and CeCe) for all their work on this year’s fair!

www.Gallerycentury.com

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On the heels of this past week’s exhibition with Gallery Century in San Francisco, I will next be giving an artist talk/presentation for the DSPT ART FORUM on May 4 at 7:30 pm. Co-sponsored by the Center for Art & Religion, Graduate Theological Union, and to be held at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. I will be presenting with 3 other artist-scholars. If you are in the East bay, please come! I would love to meet you and share a bit about my life’s work with you. 🙏🧐🤍🕯️

Link:

DSPT ART FORUM, MAY 4, 7:30 pm

I AM THRILLED to announce the next public art exhibition of my contemporary paintings is coming up this month! I will be exhibiting at the annual Art Market SF International Contemporary Art Fair, at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco CA, on April 20-23!!! I will be exhibiting some new work with Gallery Century, like this new painting entitled ‘Paladin’ (2023) The Arts are what make our culture shine, so please come, enjoy the fair, and purchase my work to support living Artists! Hope to see you!

Link here for details!
https://artmarketsf.com
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My painting titled ‘Sanctuarium’ (acrylic on canvas) was recently donated to the very worthy charity, Inspired Sound Initiative for their fundraising efforts. The painting is now available for bidding via the CharityBuzz website. All proceeds from the winning bid go to Inspired Sound Initiative, a charity created by Oscar-winning composer and internationally renowned musician, and my dear friend, Yuval Ron.
ISI raises money to bring music and art into underserved and urban elementary school children who have little or no resources for education in the Arts. ISI brings in world-class musicians into the schools for workshops, musical storytelling, and concerts.
Here is a chance to snag yourself an original work of mine, plus a studio visit with me if you desire, and know that all of your tax-deductible donation will go towards fostering the Arts in children that desperately need it. Won’t you help and pledge today?
To bid go to:
Charitybuzz/Inspired Sound Initiative

To learn more about Inspired Sound Initiative go to:
Inspired Sound Initiative

I'll be giving an artist-talk about the process of designing, crafting, and restoring stained glass windows, drawn from my experiences in glass studios working as a stained-glass craftsman.
At Saint Dominics Catholic Church, 2390 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94115, on Sat Oct 15.
10-11 am Parish Hall

SOLD!
Im thrilled that my painting ‘Temple by the Sea’ (2019) was sold to some wonderful people and new collectors in Santa Rosa, CA. I hope it brings them many years of joy. Please inquire about works for purchase or commission.

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Im thrilled to announce that I will next be exhibiting my artwork at this year’s Art Market SF International and Contemporary Art Fair, held in the Fort Mason Center, April 21-April 24, 2022!
Finally the art fairs have returned! There will be 85 galleries from around the world coming, and many large artist installations. I will be exhibiting some new work with the always excellent Gallery Sam (Oakland), such as this fresh new painting, entitled ‘The Bridge’ (2022) 63” x 43.5”. It’s my painterly testament to the Golden Gate bridge and the bay I love. I think it might resonate with local collectors.
I hope to see all my friends and fans there!
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ArtMarket SF

‘Cathedral of Music’
Collage on paper
29.5” x 22” art size
38.75” x 32.75” framed size
(2021)

Im happy to have a my piece titled ‘Cathedral of Music’ included in the exhibit at Arts Benicia Gallery and Art Center, opening on July 24th, 2021.

Exhibition Dates: July 24 – August 21, 2021

Altered Scores is an exhibition and fundraiser sponsored collaboratively between Arts Benicia and the Vallejo Symphony. The exhibition will feature artwork incorporating musical scores provided by the Vallejo Symphony.

Gallery hours are Friday through Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm

Altered Scores Exhibit

I am thrilled to announce my next upcoming exhibit. In advance of their permanent installation into Our Lady of Fatima Byzantine Catholic Church in San Francisco, I will be exhibiting many of these commissioned liturgical murals and panels at the Blackfriars Gallery, located at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, California. These works are paintings adapted from the 900-year old frescoes found in the cave churches of Cappadocia, Turkey.

The exhibit runs from Sept 7th 2021 to December 17, 2021. Opening reception will be on October 3rd.
www.dspt.edu

I am thrilled to announce I have been invited to be one of the prestigious 2021 Civitas Dei Fellows, sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and the Institute for Human Ecology.
This summer, I’ll be traveling to Washington D.C. in June for 5 days of presentations, lectures, discussions, and meetings with eminent scholars, professors, graduates, and clerics. This year’s theme is “Art, Meaning, and the Public Square”. I am truly grateful for this great honor and opportunity, to advance true culture, and I intend to bring the absolute best I can offer, both intellectually, creatively, and in spiritual fellowship in Christ.
“The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship is a project sponsored by the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and by the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies that offers competitive fellowships for scholars drawing from across fields in the sciences, humanities, and from law. Accepted fellowship recipients attend a one week program in Washington, DC that offers courses and seminars given by distinguished scholars focusing on some aspect of Catholic thought in relation to culture and public life.. “

Link:
thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events/…

Hey All my friends, family, and supporters! Please click on the link below and check out my beautiful recent book publications! They took me years to create! thank you Everyone! Please consider buying a copy and supporting the Arts!

Justyn Michael Zolli Book Publications

Happy to have had my work well represented in this Group Exhibit, Remote Collections through Intimate Connections in Baltimore, Maryland, curated by Jordan Faye Block

The exhibition runs Jan 30 through February 27, 2021.
Eubie Blake Cultural Center is located at 847 N. Howard St. Baltimore, MD 21202. Gallery hours are Wed – Fri 1–6pm Sat 11–5pm and by appt.

Im happy to share that Im working hard on a big liturgical art commission for an Eastern rite Byzantine Catholic church here in San Francisco California. More details to follow as the project nears completion.

I am so happy to have been accepted as a Special student, and now completed my first semester course of study at the wonderful Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, located in Berkeley CA. Run by the brilliant scholars and mendicant friars and priests of the Dominican Order of Preachers, this school is a beautiful synthesis of a rigorous philosophical program, a theological education, and a seminary. I will be working towards a degree in Theological Aesthetics over the next few years, which will aid me not only in more deeply understanding and thinking about the relationship of Truth to Beauty, but also the nature of sacred art, architecture, ritual, and religion, all things I already love and have studied all over the world. Such study will also eventually give me a credential with which to teach this subject on the university level, something I hope to do a little later on in my career.

https://www.dspt.edu/aesthetics

I hope it brings them many years joy and pleasure.

Title:
‘Carraig Phádraig’
58” x 46” (2020)
acrylic on canvas

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I’m so thrilled and honored to have been personally invited to exhibit paintings in this group survey exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland, by the most excellent and talented curator and creative Jordan Faye Block.

titled CONNECTIONS: 20 Years of Curating, will be held at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center. It is a survey exhibit of connections she has made with artists and cultural creatives over the last two decades both in Baltimore and nationally.

Exhibit runs October 18-Nov 23 2019
Opening reception: Fri, Oct 18, 6 pm
Eubie Blake Cultural Center
847 North Howard Street
Baltimore,

I’m thrilled to announce my first solo exhibition of 2019, of my most recent large works in abstract painting...

TEMPLES OF LIGHT:
Recent Paintings of Justyn Michael Zolli.
July 27-October 5 2019

Location: 500 Terry Francois, San Francisco, CA
Presented by the Sobrato Organization and curated by Casey & Associates Art Advisors.

I hope you get a chance to come see these monumental paintings in person, and please drop me a line and tell me what you think! (Also: I’m using my middle name now. I think it rolls better, no?) Special gracious thanks to Jan Casey for her professionalism and for selecting my work for this opportunity. (www.caseyandassociates.squarespace.com) and thanks to artists Gregg Renfrow and Arthur Stern for help getting me my studio this year to make this work possible, and the necessary feedback to get these works up to professional par. And of course my great Zolli Famiglia who always support me with love and generosity!

I dedicate this exhibition to the memory of my late great Guruji, Professor Om Prakash Sharma of India, who recently passed and who taught me so much about color and the art of abstract painting. He is missed.

My painting Gothic #I will be included in this group exhibition held May 4 & 5, 2019 at The Arts Benicia Gallery, in the Benicia Artist District. This show is in conjunction with Benicia Open Studios, in which I am participating.

June 9, 2019
Happy to announce that my work was selected to be included in Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 43, by juror Francine Weiss, PhD, Senior Curator of the Newport Art Museum, Newport RI. This book will go out to 2000 galleries, curators, libraries, museums, and art centers.

I’m happy to announce I’ll be exhibiting at the San Francisco Art Market Contemporary Art Fair, showing with the always excellent Gallery Sam of Oakland CA.
April 25-28; at the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California.

https://artmarketsf.com/

Im so thrilled that I finally have taken occupancy of my dream studio, located in the Benicia Arsenal district.
its a little outside of SF, but the space is large, airy with great light, a view of the water, and in a community of 90 artists. I will keep you posted for any Open Studios I may participate in, but if you'd like to arrange a studio visit, please contact me.

Exhibit Event: My work will be next exhibited at San Francisco Art Market International Art Fair, in a group exhibit with Gallery Sam of Oakland CA
April 26-29, 2018

Exhibit Event: Happy to be included in this group exhibit, Indeterminate Spaces, curated by my friend, Anthony Pinata.
551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA.
More info at http://niadart.org/exhibits/january2018/

A recent Interview on my path as an artist:


Abstraction & Architecture: An Interview with artist Justyn Zolli

Justyn Zolli will be exhibiting a new work at Art Market San Francisco Contemporary Art Fair, 2017, April 27-30, with Gallery Sam

Exhibit Event:
I will be exhibiting many new works at the Art on Paper 2017 art fair, held in New York City, March 2-5. I'll be showing the always excellent Gallery Sam of Oakland CA.

Exhibit event:
I will be exhibiting new works for three days during the citywide ArtSpan Open Studios event on October 21, 22, 23, 2016 in San Francisco
at the Midway SF Gallery in San Francisco. I will be showing along with many other artists from the Midways upcoming Artist-In-Residence program.

April of 2016 will mark my third year of being a Guest Artist and teaching assistant at Esalen Institute, on the magnificent Big Sur coast.

I will be working once again with my dear friend the musician and teacher Yuval Ron in leading students in experiential meditation techniques derived from four great world religions (Sufi Islam, Gnostic Christianity, Kabalistic Judeaism, and Zen Buddhism). Each day I will create classroom installations for the students to interact with based on the forms of those traditions.
April 3-8, 2016

links:
www.Esalen.org
yuvalronmusic.com

I am pleased to announce that
I have three public exhibits scheduled for 2016:


Art On Paper Contemporary Art Fair New York City, NY (March)

Art Market San Francisco Contemporary Art Fair, San Francisco CA (April)

Miami Projects, Miami FL (Dec)


Exhibiting with the always excellent Gallery Sam, (Oakland CA)

I am pleased to announce that I was chosen to be one of the 2016 Inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the huge new arts complex:
the MIDWAY SF.
The residency lasts for six months beginning in January, and I will be given a studio in which to create a new body of work. I will also be giving workshops periodically throughout, and it will culminate in a gallery showing of my paintings in their enormous gallery space.

The MIDWAY SF


(UPDATE*** Due to permitting on the new building the Residency will commence later on this year. announced March 2016)

I am pleased to announce that
I have four public exhibits scheduled for 2015:


Art On Paper Contemporary Art Fair New York City, NY (Dec/Jan)

Art Market San Francisco Contemporary Art Fair, San Francisco CA (May)

MARKET: Art+Design Contemporary Art Fair, Bridgehampton, NY (July)

TEXAS Contemporary Art Fair, Houston TX (Sept/Oct)


Exhibiting with the always excellent Gallery Sam, (Oakland CA)

artmarketproductions

I am pleased to announce several of my paintings will be exhibited at the upcoming international fine art fair ARTHAMPTONS in New York next month July 11-13, exhibiting with Gallery Sam. I'll also be in attendance so I hope you stop by and say hello! Booth #203

www.arthamptons.com/gallery-sam

I was honored to be recently asked to create the cover design for my dear friend Yuval Ron's newly released book;
DIVINE ATTUNEMENT: Music as a Path to Wisdom.

The cover utilizes an image of the moon as a symbol of Oneness, flowing from the classic oud, the middle eastern mandolin of which Yuval is a master. The oud on the cover design is derived from an image of the first oud Yuval owned after learning to play it by a desert Bedouin tribe.

If you are interested in purchasing the book you can do so at this website:

www.theoracleinstitute.org/DivineAttune…

May 2014

I am now returned from travels throughout India, where I had the fortune to study with the great renowned Indian Modernist, Prof. Om Prakash Sharma. He hosted me in his home and was very generous with his knowledge and time. I learned much about painting and the arts of this modern and ancient culture.

www.omprakash.in/index.html

In addition I traveled extensively throughout many states in India studying the ancient monuments, sacred temples, palaces, and religious rituals of the country. It was an amazing journey full of study and adventure. Book to follow soon!

I am pleased to announce my affiliation with Gallery Sam of Berkeley California.

This gallery has been dealing beautiful fine art in Northern California for 16 years. Mainly focusing on abstraction from the post WWII, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, European, American and contemporary paintings and sculptures.

I was thrilled to have selected for show 5 works from my 'Moon Over Waves' series at the international art fair artMRKT in San Francisco in May 2013, and again a large 'Moon Over Waves' painting will be shown in July 2013 at artMRKT HAMPTONS in New York.

www.gallerysam.com

http://www.art-mrkt.com/hamptons

I am pleased to announce I will be an invited artist at this festival in the East Bay. I will present my work at the annual 'Art In Nature: Nature of Art Festival' taking place September 23rd, in Oakland's Redwoods Regional Park, where I will be showing paintings and drawings in the 'Redwood Gallery', a grove of tall redwoods reserved for visual artists, at the beginning of the Stream Trail .

Check out the website for more information on artists, art locations and performances, and parking.

ART IN NATURE:NATURE OF ART FESTIVAL

NEW Artist Talk posted

An 25 min Artist Talk given by artist Justyn Zolli describing his process of making art and the role of immersion in nature and landscape study as a basis for his approach to making abstract painting. given at the opening of the exhibit,
'Where the Wild Things Are', Gallery Del Grotto, San Francisco, CA, June 1.

link:
Artist Talk: Justyn Zolli, 'Nature As Model'

(c) Justyn Zolli 2012

two small works were included in this benefit for
the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, my alma mater

'Proof of Purchase'
(group exhibit)

May 1-3, 2012

location:
Samsøn Projects
450 Harrison Avenue/29 Thayer Street
Boston, MA 02118

location:
Gallery Del Grotto,
1590 Bryant Street, SF, CA 94103
(at the corner of 15th & Bryant Street,
lower level of Sports Basement Building,
Potrero Hill area) - #415-575-3000

info:
PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ON
THE THEME OF THE NATURAL WORLD

by:
Justyn Zolli
Eric Bender
Kuan-Tung Pan
Kass McMahon

DATES: JUNE 1 2012 -JUNE 28, 2012

Opening Reception + Artist's talk: JUNE 1, 5-8pm
HOURS: 9 a.m-9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekends

PERMANENT FEDERAL NPS MURALS NOW OPEN TO VIEW
location:
San Francisco Maritime National Park, Visitor Center,
corner of Hyde and Jefferson St.
San Francisco CA

As of Feb 2012, my murals and related painting projects for the permanent exhibit, A Walk Around the Waterfront, San Francisco Maritime National Park, are now open to the public. Housed in the Visitor Center at 300 Jefferson St, the exhibit details the history of the Bay from the maritime perspective.

http://www.nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm

GROUP EXHIBIT: April 8, 2012-onward
my monoprint entitled 'Juvenicidio', (2012), 22 in x 15 in has been selected for inclusion in the Transcultural Matrix Project's new exhibit in Mexico,
on view/located at :
THE UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA,
THROUGH CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DEL NORTE. MEXICO
All work will later to be added to the permanent collection of the University

View all exhibited works here:
http://transculturalmatrixproject.com/Transcultural_Matrix_Project/Arte/Pages/Arte_por_la_Paz_en_Mexico.html#grid

Solo Exhibit
February 2, 2012 - February 29, 2012
Location: San Francisco Zen Center, (City Center-Beginner's Mind Temple)
300 Page St. San Francisco
http://sfzc.org/
A small selection of new paintings, prints and drawings at the beautiful and venerable Zen Buddhist retreat center and zendo, The San Francisco Zen Center, located in Hayes Valley. Opening Artist's Reception: 2/17 from 6:30-8:30 pm

3-Artist Exhibit
Direct Impressions: Three Artists Explore Printmaking
Justyn Zolli, Russell Pachman, and Julien Lallemand
January 4- January 29, 2012
Location: Live Arts Gallery, 151 Potrero St, San Francisco CA

Bay Area contemporary artists Justyn Zolli, Russell Pachman, and Julien Lallemand will present their latest explorations into the medium of printmaking, including etchings, drypoint, aquatint and monotype. Please join us for an Artist's Reception Jan. 7, at Live Art Gallery for the close of the run of this excellent exhibit by three of the Bay's most talented.

Please visit the full site: www.JustynZolli-VisualArtist.com
to see artworks and many other projects including murals, photographic studies, writings, and more.

Group Exhibit
June 2011: Exhibiting two pieces, a monoprint and an etching, in the Mission Graphica's summer exhibit, at Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

June 2011
New artworks now viewable on the online portfolios on the relaunched site, www.justynzolli.com, and also on a second, more comprehensive site: www.JustynZolli-VisualArtist.com detailing murals, writings, & book projects.