Gallery Da Vinci

A Nonprofit Art Gallery in the heart of Downtown Pleasanton.

A New Chapter for Gallery Da Vinci

To our artists, friends and audiences: for almost two years, Gallery Da Vinci (Latte Da Vinci) has been a nonprofit home for local art. Together we’ve hosted many calls for art and solo artist exhibitions, and the warm feedback from our community has meant the world to us. It is with a heavy heart that we share this news: because of financial difficulties, we have had to rent our gallery space to a jeweler so the rent can cover our mortgage and property tax obligations. We are not closing, though. We are moving our work to a new setting. We are building two pergolas just outside the building, and they will be our new art salon and community art center, open to everyone. Artists are welcome to come paint portraits, practice figure work or work on any art they love, with coffee and drinks on us. We will also use the building’s windows for pop-up exhibitions timed with the city’s major events. Local residents are invited to sit as our models. They’ll get free coffee or drinks while they pose and, at the end of the session, they can ask for a painting to take home for free. With no rent, utility or model fees to cover, everything here is free to join.

Before the space changes hands, we have two events coming up.

First is our final solo exhibition in the gallery: Barbara Stanton’s solo show, November 15–30. We hope you’ll come celebrate her work, and this last show in our space, with us.

Second, Gallery Da Vinci is teaming up with Las Positas College to offer live model drawing and painting workshops through the college’s Community Education program, every Monday, 6:00–9:00 PM, November 16 to December 14. The flyer is posted in our Events section. Click here for pricing and how to sign up. Our goal hasn’t changed: to keep art alive in our community. Every artist is welcome, so come join us under the pergolas.