Kalani Engles
The natural world is Kalani Engles' focus, as she embraces the unexpected vibrancy and shapes found within. She considers the geometry and pattern inherent in nature, and colors revealed in the understory. The angle made from the point of a thorn. The veins in a leaf. The interplay of diffused light and shadow beneath a canopy. Engles' paintings and prints have been part of solo exhibitions in California, Colorado, and France and her work is included in collections across the United States, including the National Museum of Women Archives in Washington, D.C. She studied under acclaimed artist Nathan Oliveira and Frank Lobdell while at Stanford University.
"I try to surprise the viewer by highlighting aspects of nature that they may not recognize as real."
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Splash!
A Group Show Celebrating the Joys of Summer June 21 - July 31, 2024SPLASH! A Group Show Celebrating the Joys of Summer Splash into Summer with a refreshing blend of works celebrating the water, the sun, and the joy of the season. Opening...Read more -
Holiday Open House
December 2 - 16, 2023Burlingame, CA - As the holiday season unfolds, Studio Shop Gallery is thrilled to announce its much-anticipated Holiday Open House, a celebration of art, community, and seasonal cheer. The event...Read more -
Bella Flora
Kalani Engles June 10 - 28, 2021The Studio Shop Gallery will be exhibiting recent paintings by Kalani Engles, created during the past year and inspired by nature. Engles’ inspiration comes from decades of walking amongst the...Read more -
Material Evidence
Contemporary Sculptures July 13 - 29, 2018Material Evidence displays contemporary sculpture in a wide range of mediums showing their diverse expressive qualities and the juxtapositions that occur when one medium poses as another. Featured are ten...Read more
EDUCATION
1980 - 83 Department of Art, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Advisor: Nathan Oliveira
1960 Associate of Arts Degree, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Trees, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2021 Bella Flora, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2008 George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2005 Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2002 Zyt Gallery, Los Altos, CA
2001 Sunflower, Bradford Campbell Gallery,San Francisco, CA
1999 Cross Roads, Bradford Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Spirit Gardens (collaboration), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
1996 Place de l’Eglise (collaboration), Gif sur Yvette, France
1995 Inkfish Gallery, Denver, CO
1994 Inkfish Gallery, Denver, CO
Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990 Inkfish Gallery, Denver, CO
Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988 Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987 Stefani Spangenberg Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Resolutions and Dissolutions, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Place, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2009 SBAWCA 20th Anniversary Show, The Object Gallery,San Jose, CA
2008 The Female Gaze, San Mateo County Art Commission, Redwood City, CA
2007 New Acquisitions, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
