(re)collection at Intersection for the Arts opens Wed. Sept. 12

I'm honored to be part of this exhibition at Intersection for the Arts, that is bringing awareness to the devastation that took place after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last year through recovered photographs. It has been humbling to keep finding out more about the extent of the loss and the pervasive effect of the nuclear contamination that has happened since....

Intersection for the Arts Presents:
(re)collection – A collaboration with
Lost and Found: Family Photos Swept by the 3.11 East Japan Tsunami

Featuring new work by seven artists – Mark Baugh-Sasaki, Ariel Goldberg, Mayumi Hamanaka, Taro Hattori, Sean McFarland, Kari Orvik and Kelli Yon – in response to the thousands of photographs recovered from the city of Yamamoto after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011.

September 12 – October 27, 2012
Opening Reception: Wednesday September 12, 2012, 7–9pm, FREE
Members VIP Reception: Wednesday September 12, 2012, 6–7pm, RSVP ryan@theintersection.org
Gallery & Community Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 12–6pm, FREE

MFA Now 2012 at Root Division opens this Saturday

Have been absorbed in my first few weeks of teaching this semester that I am finally stepping back to focus back on my own work....
If you are in the Mission on Saturday, feel free to stop by this group show at Root Division from 7-10!

MFA Now 2012 Juried Exhibition and Archive Project
OPENING RECEPTION & ARCHIVE RELEASE PARTY: Saturday, February 11, 7-10 pm
3175 17th Street (at South Van Ness)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Exhibition Dates: February 8 - 25, 2012
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 2-6 pm (or by appointment)

Concept / Organizers: Kari Marboe & Claire Colette
Exhibition Juror: Kevin B. Chen, Intersection for the Arts

Artists:
Fatema Abdoolcarim
Ben Bigelow
Susanna Corcoran
Lise Currie
Christine Elfman
Arash Fayez
Sarah Frazier
Robert Gomez
Erin Johnson
Michael Koehle
Kate Nartker
billy ocallaghan
Kari Orvik
Simon Pyle
Michelle Ramin
Neil Rivas
Kent Rodriguez Segura
Dawn Weleski
Margo Wolowiec



http://www.rootdivision.org/021112.html

1st Year MFA Exhibition at UC Berkeley Jan. 26th

Worth Ryder Gallery presents

1st Year MFA Exhibition - UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice

Opening Reception:Wednesday, January 26, 4-8 PM

Participating artists:

Kari Marboe

Frank Marquez-Leonard

Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

Kari Orvik

Amy Rathbone

Jennie Palmer Smith

Brett Walker

January 26 - February 12, 2011

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5 PM

116 Kroeber Hall (corner of Bancroft Way and College Ave) Berkeley, CA

http://www.worthrydergallery.org

New Photos at Vessel SF opening August 13th!

Hello everyone.....I am back from a 7-day silent meditation retreat, and excited for what's coming up....

Join me on Friday, August 13th, from 7-9:30 pm to celebrate all this:

• the last day of my job of 8 years at the LightHouse for the Blind
• the opening for my photo show at Vessel SF
• my starting the MFA program at UC Berkeley this fall.....

Between serene and ridiculous: new photos by Kari Orvik
August 13th - October 9th, 2010

Opening Reception
Friday, August 13th, 2010
7-9:30 p.m.
at Vessel SF - 85 Campton Place, SF (off Union Square)
DJ Richie Panic
Drink Specials!
Free Cupcakes!

Look forward to seeing you!

Also, speaking of leaving my job....I will be set up for tintype portrait commissions beginning in September. Email kariorvik@gmail.com if you are interested - here is an example:

Chain Reaction show at SFAC Gallery

Chain Reaction 11
Exhibition Dates: February 12-May 16, 2010
SFAC Gallery Locations: Main Gallery, Grove St and City Hall
Opening Reception: Feb 12, 5:30 - 9pm at all 3 locations

SFAC Gallery asked me to select a Bay Area photographer who selects another and so on for their 40th anniversary celebration. Excited to see the show!

Here are the 10 chains:
SFAC Staff – Anne Colvin – Ginger Wolfe-Suarez – Lordy Rodriguez
SFAC Advisory Board – Walter Logue – Alexander Cheves – Paul Clipson
Glen Helfand – Christine Wong Yap – Pablo Guardiola – James Tantum
Enrique Chagoya & Kara Maria – Justine Lai – Emily North – Angie Wilson
Desiree Holman – Joshua Churchill – Jasmin Lim – Cameron Soren
Judy Moran – Michael Arcega – Suzanne Husky – Amy Balkin

SFAC Gallery Window Installation Site at 155 Grove St.
Kamau Amu Patton – Chris Bell – Elaine Buckholtz – Floor Van Herreweghe

SFAC Gallery at City Hall, Ground Floor
Abby Chen – Hui-Ying Tsai – James S. Kang – Scott Polach
Rupert Jenkins – Gabriela Hasbun – Eros Hoagland – David Paul Morris
Kari Orvik – Robyn Twomey – James Chiang – Josh Kirschenbaum

Mission 17 Gallery: Wednesday May 20th

Erick Lyle will be reading, I'll be showing one of my short videos and images from "The View From Here" and Nick Pagoulatos will be breaking down community planning at this event on Wednesday, May 20th, put together by David Buuck (BARGE)and his show "17 Reasons" at Mission 17 Gallery.

There will be food, drinks, and conversation as well, so please come by!

Wednesday, May 20th, 6-8 pm
Mission 17 Gallery
2111 Mission Street
Suite 401
San Francisco 94110

Eth6 Magazine Opening at Blankspace Gallery in Oakland

Some of my photos from a story on community response to gang violence in San Francisco's churches will be in this show for the launch of Eth6 Magazine, issue 3. Looks like there will be 2 openings - one on First Friday and an artist reception the following week. Can't wait to see the other work in the issue.

Eth6 Magazine Issue 3 Artist Exhibition
Sept. 5 - Oct. 13, 2008
First Friday Reception: Sept. 5, 7-10pm
Artist Reception: Sept. 12, 7-10pm

Blankspace Gallery
6608 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California 94608
510.547.6608

Issue Three: contributing Artists Exhibition
Opens friday, Sept. 5, 7-10pm
Art: Bert Bergen, Brian Caraway, Eve Ekman, Jana Flynn, Tara Foley, Richard Nyhagen, Juliette Oken, Brion Nuda Rosch, Sham Saenz, Adam Wier, Gaelan Mckeown-Hickel
Photography: Beryl Fine, Rachel Styer, Kari Orvik, Norma Cordova

Joyce Gordon Gallery

I will have a photo in the group show "Glimpses in Time" at the Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland in August. The show is a tribute to James Van Der Zee, who documented alot of the Harlem Renaissance, and was juried by Stephen Wirtz.

The opening is Friday, August 1st from 5-9 p.m. on First Friday in downtown Oakland.

Glimpses in Time
August 1-30, 2008

Joyce Gordon Gallery
406 14th Street (btw. Franklin and Broadway)
Oakland, CA 94612
Gallery Hours: Wed. - Fri. 12pm - 7pm
Sat. & Sun. - 1pm - 4pm
www.joycegordonphotographygallery.com

Show at Galeria

An image or two from a photo shoot I did with fellow photographer Rebeka Rodriguez with the women of El/La Para Translatinas will be in this show at Galeria de la Raza opening tomorrow night.

Narrating Identity, (Dis)locating Bodies
Partipating Artists: Monica Enriquez-Enriquez, Sonali Gulati, Vanessa Huang, Mujeres y Cultura Subterránea (Ines Morales and Susana Quiroz), Marcia Ochoa, Kari Orvik, Rebeka Rodriguez.

Opening Reception: Friday, July 11th @ 7:30 pm
Exhibition Dates: July 11th - August 8th
Galeria de la Raza
2857 24th Street San Francisco

Dr. Paul Ekman lecture on portraiture

I'll have some portraits in this show tonight at the La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley. I'm excited to hear the lecture!

Lecture & Portrait Show
Dr. Paul Ekman
Tonight - Wednesday April 09, 2008
$10-$100 sliding scale - 7:30pm
A lecture and portrait show featuring world renowned expert on faces and emotion. Dr. Paul Ekman discusses portraits from media to art and social anthropology. Benefit for Ethsix Magazine. For more information click here.