SWARM GALLERY
560 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607

T/F: 510-839-2787 (ARTS)
info@swarmgallery.com

Tuesday - Sunday, 12 - 6 PM and by appointment
Studios are open to the public during gallery hours

Svea Lin Vezzone, Owner/Director
Linda Braz, Bookkeeper
Miriam Lakes, Gallery Associate
Jane Sommerhauser, Gallery Associate

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We regret that Swarm Gallery no longer accepts unsolicited submissions.

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MapQuest Map: here.

Parking: Evening (after 5PM) and weekend parking is free in the lot located behind the Ironworks Building (enter at Third and Jefferson Streets). For all other times, there is ample 2-hour and metered street parking.

Take public transportation:

BART: Exit at the 12th Street/City Center Station. Ride the 72R or 72M to 2nd Street just before Jack London Square. Swarm is two blocks west of Broadway at Clay Street. Walking from the 12th Street BART station takes 10-15 minutes. Following Broadway to Second Street, turn right and walk two blocks to Clay Street. (http://www.bart.gov/index.asp)

FERRY: Take the Alameda/Oakland Ferry from San Francisco, board either at PIER 41 or the Ferry Building. Walk 3 blocks west to Clay Street and 1 block north to Second. (http://www.eastbayferry.com/ or 510-522-3300)

AC TRANSIT: Ride the 72R or 72M to Jack London Square. Swarm is two blocks west of Broadway on Second at Clay Street. (http://www.actransit.org/)

AMTRAK: Jack London Square is home to the award winning C.L. Dellums AMTRAK station located just one block from the center of the Square on Alice Street and the Embarcedero. Once you deboard the train, walk 3 blocks west to Clay Street and 1 block north to Second. (http://www.amtrak.com/)

ABOUT

Swarm Gallery is a contemporary art space in Oakland, California that blends a traditional gallery, artist studios, and curatorial services. Swarm opened in 2006 under the direction of Svea Lin Vezzone and has become a hallmark of the city's burgeoning arts scene. The gallery exhibits a broad range of artwork by emerging and established artists, including painting, works on paper, sculpture, video and site-specific installations.

Svea Lin Vezzone (Owner/Director) is an artist, curator, and overall enthusiast for the Bay Area art map. She studied photography and dance in Mexico before deciding to settle back to the Bay to pursue curatorial work. Before opening Swarm Gallery, Svea was the Director of Exhibitions at Pro Arts (Oakland, CA), Art Director for Tea Party Magazine (Oakland, CA), and an Archivist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC). Svea serves on the Alameda County Arts Commission and is a core member of the art collective Quorum San Francisco (www.quorum-sf.org). She holds a Masters degree in Museum Studies from John F. Kennedy University.