Luis Estrada: "Glyph" Group Exhibition at Personal Space

Luis Estrada's work will be on view among thirteen artists for Glyph at Personal Space Gallery in Vallejo, CA. Glyph embraces a liminal space which allows subconscious connections to reign and centers gut feeling as a source of poetry, mystery, and magic. Collectively, these artists draw from an enigmatic lexicon of symbols, favoring inscrutable familiarity over anything known or quantified. This intuitive language manifests through a varied approach to material translation that underscores, and celebrates, our innate ability to understand things deeply without having to define them in words.

Luis Estrada (b. 1982) is an artist who has been creating work at NIAD Art Center in Richmond, CA since 2004. Estrada refers to himself as “The Weatherman," and for years he has meticulously recorded environmental changes, catastrophic weather events, and the natural phenomena impacting our daily lives.

As Luis describes, “Far away in Mexico and Texas, there's tornados. There’s earthquakes 365 days a year, and New York City is frozen. Everything happens, the weather changes real fast. The weather changes backwards.” His practice ranges from notational paintings and drawings to figurative ceramics and embroidered textiles, and also explores themes relating to personal history, celebrity WWE drama, and the passage of time.

Estrada’s work has been collected and exhibited nationally, and was most recently featured in exhibitions at the Oakland Museum of California and Wave Pool Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. 

Accessibility

Personal Space aims to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for people of all abilities. Personal Space is wheelchair accessible, located on the ground floor with ramped entry. To request accommodations, ask questions, or provide feedback, please contact us at info@personalspace.space

There is free street parking on Tennessee Street and in the surrounding neighborhood. Vallejo is not the easiest place to get to on transit, but there are some options. If you are coming to an opening, let Personal Space know in advance and they can arrange to pick you up at the Vallejo Ferry Building or the Vallejo Transit Center.

From San Francisco:
The ferry is the easiest and most glamorous way to get to Vallejo from SF. The trip across the bay takes approximately 50min, and snacks & drinks are available for purchase on board. Tickets range from $4.50-$11.25 each way. The Vallejo Ferry Building is 1.9mi away from Personal Space, and the easiest way to get from there to PS from the ferry building is by cab or Lyft (~6min). Vallejo City Cab (707) 643-3333

From the East Bay:
The easiest, fastest, and cheapest option from the east bay is to take Greyhound from the West Oakland BART station to the Vallejo Transit Center. Tickets are $8.99 each way and the trip takes about 35min depending on traffic. You can also take the SolTrans “R” bus from the El Cerrito del Norte BART station.  Personal Space is 1.7mi from the Vallejo Transit Center. The easiest way to get to PS from the Vallejo Transit Center is by cab or Lyft (~6min). Vallejo City Cab (707) 643-3333