Still pumped from our communal sound event @eleanor_harwood_gallery ! Big thanks to my family and everyone who came out to play!
Come join us again this Saturday May 2nd for a closing event with a Q&A conversation with my friend @steuartpittman - one more big thanks to @eleanor_harwood_gallery for making this all possible!
Joe Ferriso
Fircrest III, 2026
Acrylic on plywood
29 ¼ x 36 ¾ X 21 in
Joe Ferriso: Lost & Found is on view through May 2nd. Please join us for a conversation with Joe Ferriso and Steuart Pittman on Saturday May 2nd from 5 - 6pm!
Joe Ferriso previously taught a color theory class at Stanford, where colored Plexiglas was used to explore the effects of color. In this piece, he draws on those same materials, continuing that investigation. Throughout Ferriso’s work, materials are intentionally sourced and repurposed as an analogy for the processes of searching and finding
“I see the found elements of driftwood and construction waste as related. These fragments of growth and labor are shaped in part by chance, place, and circumstance. In responding to their shape, color, and texture, I seek the placement that reorients the material.”
- Joe Ferriso
Joe Ferriso
Cross Color Floor Lamp, 2025
Driftwood, redwood, cedar, plexiglass, lamp parts
height 69 in
height 175.3 cm
Join us today from 1-3 pm for the Communal Sound event at the gallery!
Joe Ferriso ”Lost & Found” is extended to be on view through May 2nd!
Joe Ferriso: Lost & Found is on view through April 25th. Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Communal Sound event on April 18th, from 1 PM to 3 PM! We hope to see you there!
Joe Ferriso
Abstract Palette, 2025
Oil on panel
16 x 12 in
On Saturday, April 18th from 1-3 pm @eleanor_harwood_gallery there will be a casual and communal noise / sound event in the gallery. @joeferriso is inviting kids and anyone else who might wander by might feel free to pick up an instrument and play. There will be some sound stations for people to interact with. It's meant to be a cathartic experiment in sound, no rules, just improvisation. We hope you can swing by!
"I've always equated sound with vision. When a painting feels right it's usually about tone, pitch or timbre. I've never studied music or learned how to properly play an instrument and perhaps that's why it feels so liberating to experiment with sound."
-Joe Ferriso
Joe Ferriso
Shapes and Mirrors, 2025
Acrylic on plywood and mirrors
10 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 1/2 in
27.3 x 36.2 x 3.8 cm
Joe Ferriso: Lost & Found is on view now through April 25th!
Joe Ferriso: Lost & Found
We are pleased to share installation images from Joe Ferriso's solo exhibition: Lost & Found. The show will be on view through April 25th.
"The artworks assembled here grew out of family outings to the beach, solo walks past construction sites, and conversations with neighbors and friends about things they need to get rid of. The backstory matters deeply to me. Where do things come from, and why do we hold onto them? Each time I make a piece of artwork, it becomes a kind of time capsule, bearing witness to events in my life, in our community, and in the world. I like to think that my artwork finds me, and hopefully finds its way to others as well."
- Joe Ferriso
I’m excited to be showing this piece at the @kalaartinstitute benefit auction opening this Thursday!
Come out to see the show and support this vital art institution!
Gritty Geometry III, 19.25”x24”x1.75”, 2025, acrylic, grit, and branches on plywood
Please Join us tonight from 5-7pm for the opening of Joe Ferriso: Lost & Found and the opening reception of
Daniel Albrigo: Dream Sequence.
We hope to see you there!
Joe Ferriso
One Drop (primary), 2024
Acrylic and driftwood on plywood
13 x 10 x 1 in
Please join us this Saturday, March 14th, from 5-7pm for the opening reception of Joe Ferriso’s solo exhibition, Lost & Found.
Lost & Found is a body of work that has culminated over the last three years, drawing inspiration from the wilderness of Northern California, specifically Sea Ranch. In Ferriso's work, paintings, functional chairs, tables, and lamps coexist with the other work, eschewing the divide between craft and art.
Lost & Found will be on view from March 14th to April 25th.
Joe Ferriso
Fircrest II, 2025
Acrylic on plywood in painted frame
26 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 1 3/4 in
Save the date! My solo show, “Lost & Found” opens March 14th from 5-7 @eleanor_harwood_gallery
I’ll be exhibiting a mix of paintings and sculptures from the past two years.
This piece is Tangled Drifter, 2025, 19”× 9”x 3”
Driftwood, Dried Kelp, Acrylic paint
Brass and Redwood
I’m excited to be exhibiting sculptures and paintings @traywickcontemporary with a reception this Saturday, January 17th from 3 - 5 pm. Hope to see some of you there!
Here & Now features pieces by gallery artists Amy Kaufman, Amanda Marchand, Benicia Gantner, Samantha Fields, and Steuart Pittman, along with works from gallery friends Amy Nathan, Joe Ferriso, Leah Sobsey, and Mel Davis. Collectively, the works explore material and meaning, reflecting on where we have been, what continues, and what is newly emerging.
