Lena Wolff

As we approach the final weeks of the most important election of our lives, I’ve thought long and hard about different ways to make an impact. Through research and discussion, I came across an inspiring public art campaign designed to encourage voter participation by artists and activists @lenawolffstudio and @hopemengdesign .   Since 2018, Lena & Hope have made the most beautiful vote posters, distributing tens of thousands of them throughout the country.  This cycle, they partnered with @saveartspace , a 501(c)(3) to put up billboards in battleground states. They currently have billboards up or coming in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona.  I’ve personally funded two reproductive freedom billboards and have decided to help them fundraise so we can get as many billboards up as possible before the election. We have until October 14th to raise money, as billboards take about 2 weeks to go up. I hope you will consider making a donation to @SaveArtSpace via the link in my bio! If you’re interested in funding an entire billboard, please DM Lena or Hope for more information.

Let's go CA, NY, VA, NJ! While we can still vote, we'll do it in DROVES. CA - YES on 50 / NYC - Mamdani! 🤍🤍🤍 VOTE poster (from 2022) with forever wonderful & talented @hopemengdesign

New online color workshops are on the books, for those of you who asked! Now you don't need to be in the Bay Area to take a class. Recordings will be made available, along with pdf resources for ongoing learning. Here's what's happening: An Introduction to Natural Color Making for Artists, online June 14th Learn the basics of making color from soil, earth, flowers, fungi and insects to produce a range of inks and pigments for watercolor, gouache or oils. Experiments in Color (AKA, approachable color theory) online 3 Sundays, September 13, 20, 27 The class was designed for anyone interested in learning how to experiment with color in new ways, structured to convey color theory through hands-on practice, with a sequence of fun, approachable exercises in paint-mixing and collage. Plus, many more in person classes in the Bay Area @avfkw @studiosessions.sewing @stainedglassclasses and at upcoming at @fineartsworkcenter in Provincetown this summer. View all links in bio. Public school teachers, LGBTQ artists and BIPOC artists can sign up at a discount. Please contact me for info.

April 18 & 19- Weekend Color Palette Workshop coming up! In person in my studio in Berkeley. Link in bio for info. Plus! A new single day color theory basics workshop, Color Lab is open for registration at @caseformakingfriends @caseformaking April 26, in San Francisco

New 2026 workshops are open for registration in Berkeley and Provincetown at @fineartsworkcenter In my studio in Berkeley (small, cozy class size) March 21, Introduction to Sashiko and Visible Mending April 18 & 19, Weekend Color Palette Workshop And - a VERY SPECIAL workshop is coming up this summer in Provincetown at the Fine Arts Work Center. Join me for a full week on farthest the cape in Massachusetts, making artist colors from natural materials, using foraged and harvested botanicals, earth pigments, fungi and local seaweed. The class will cover several processes including making inks, watercolors and dried pigments (lake pigments). The basics of color theory will be woven into the class and everyone will have time to make small works on paper with the colors we create! All links in bio ☀️ Discounted rates available for those who need it Image 2: Botanical Inks, courtesy of The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, photography by Nico Zurcher, 2025 @eamesinstitute

Rooted in place, expanded in practice. During her time as a Ranch Studios Artist Resident, @lenawolffstudio experimented with creating inks and dyes using natural materials from the land, including oak galls and apple branches.⁠ ⁠ See Lena's work, and others, in "Crafting Curiosity: Advancing a Legacy of Agriculture and Making at the Eames Ranch."⁠ ⁠ 📍@petaluma.arts.center ⁠ 🗓️Thursday–Saturday until February 21st⁠ ⏰️12:00–4:00 pm⁠ 🎟️ Free⁠

Last weekend to catch We Belong to Each Other at @ericatanov - new collages, drawings and a monumental work in concrete + a new textile collaboration. Open today, Sat 1/31 and Sun 2/1 10am to 4pm, 1801 5th Street Berkeley This is one of four tiny colorful collages tucked away in the kitchen, a little surprise! All Together Now (3#), 2025 natural ink, watercolor & gouache on paper, 7 x 9 inches

What can we say to let people around the world know that we oppose our current administration, full stop.

New workshops are coming up in February the Bay Area. Botanical Ink Making, Petaluma Art Center February 15, in conjunction with Crafting Curiosity, an exhibition of work by @eamesinstitute 2025 Ranch Studios Artist Residency participants. Introduction to Sashiko and Visible Mending, Studio Sessions @studiosessions.sewing Berkeley February 22 This is one of my new favorite places that offers courses in sewing and garment construction-a treasure in our city! Links in bio to sign up ✨ Images 2 & 3, courtesy of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, photography by Nico Zurcher, 2025

Tomorrow, Sat Dec 20th -I'll be sharing botanical ink samples and other projects from my studio with @miriamkleinstahl and our friends @__moreferalthan__ + @acemorganimages Come on by! Everyone welcome. 11am to 4pm In our studio in Berkeley DM for the address ✨ We'll be there rain or shine with baked delights by our and only Hazel and paintings by @510._.mariaa The culmination of this work will be on view in the upcoming show, Crafting Curiosity, an exhibition of projects from the @eamesinstitute inaugural 2025 Ranch Studios Artist Residency program at the Petaluma Art Center, opening January 22. Link in bio for info Images courtesy of The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, photography by Nico Zurcher, 2025 @eamesinstitute

Join us for the opening reception of We Belong To Each Other by Lena Wolff (@lenawolffstudio ) Thursday November 20 · 6–8 PM Erica Tanov Atelier · 1808 Fifth Street, Berkeley A solo exhibition of drawings, collages, and concrete works by Lena Wolff on the occasion of a new collaboration with Erica Tanov. On view November 20 – January 30 Lena Wolff is a visual artist, craftswoman and activist for democracy in equal parts. Her work extends out of American folk-art traditions while also being connected to histories of minimalism, geometric abstraction, Op art, social practice, handcraft, and feminist and political art. Her broad interconnected artistic output includes drawing, collage, sculpture, text-based works, frequent collaboration, and public projects. Her work has been widely exhibited and collected by ONE National Lesbian and Gay Archives, the Berkeley Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Oakland Museum of California, among others. Lena’s work can be found at Sarah Shepard Gallery in Larkspur, Haines Gallery in San Francisco, and in public spaces across the United States. She lives with her wife, artist, teacher, and illustrator, Miriam Klein Stahl and their daughter in Berkeley, California.

Oak galls collected in Petaluma to make black ink. My new obsession. Looking forward to buying less pre-made art materials in the future and teaching people about what I've learned in upcoming color workshops. Thank you @torontoinkcompany for your book!