ARTS/EVENTS

Renee DeCarlo

TRAJECTORIES

MARCH 2024 - JULY 2024

OPENING PARTY APRIL 6TH 5-8 PM

FEATURING A GROUPMUSE MINI CONCERT

BRAZILIAN BOSSA NOVA

KENYA MOSES, VOCALIST & JASON KEISER, GUITARIST

My work is what I consider to be a form of life drawing and begins in the recording of precise physical moments in time; the bumps in the road, the turbulence in the airplane, and the chaotic patterns that people move around me. I’m a map-maker; documentarian and translator of my own physical experience through time and space; documenting mundane and possibly repetitious moments that often go unrecognized or considered unimportant, and yet are part of collective experience and are recognized by a line of ink.

My life as an artist has always reflected directly on my own personal life as an artist, mother, activist and entrepreneur. In 2018, I founded the Drawing Room - a studio-gallery in the mission district of SF with the intention to support myself and others within the current paradigm of art. Since its inception, my role as artist has been developed further as a curator and space maker - of the arts here in SF. This time has also directly impacted the work I make, the materials I work with and the overall outcome of each piece or series. Despite the years of time I’ve developed my process, I ‘ve only worked with the first 15 drawings as the foundation layer in all of my works on paper and wood - transferred to my surfaces using screen printing to build a complex matrix of lines and spaces to work within. Despite the same starting point, the outcome is always different and relates entirely to what is happening in my personal life and my perceptions of the world around me. My approach is also driven by my own history as a sculptor and installation artist; using materials and processes that are more akin to a sculptor’s tool box rather than a painter. I create my own pigments and choose mark making tools that push and pull with and against each other.

This body of work is called “TRAJECTORIES” - all created in the past 3 years and related entirely to the many intersections of life that I am engaged with - daily. I consider these pieces to be maps and tapestries of the connections made; the stories shared and the impressions made on me.

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Kenya Moses

Kenya Moses is a celebrated Afro-Brazilian American vocalist who came to Bossa Nova after 15 years performing on opera stages around the world, simultaneously toggling a career as a professional contemporary ballet dancer. Kenya has performed throughout the United States and Europe performing Bossa Nova, Opera and Classical Early Music. Her ensembles feature some of the San Francisco Bay Area's most prominent musicians including Grammy Award winning pianist Tammy Hall, percussionist, Ami Molinelli, bassist Aaron Germain and more. Most recently, she has performed on festival, jazz club and intimate gathering stages, including the highly attended Healdsburg Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Fest, Albany Juneteenth Festival, in addition to Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club and Key's Jazz Bistro. Kenya's latest album, "Kenya ou Quênia" is scheduled to be released in Summer 2024.

Jason Keiser

Jason Keiser is an award-winning professional guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, multi-stylist, OA2 recording artist, arranger and composer based out of the Bay Area currently residing in San Jose, California. In April 2023; Jason made his debut on Origin/OA2 Records with his new album "Shaw's Groove" featuring John Stowell, Erik Jekabson, Aaron Lington, Dan Robbins, and Jason Lewis.

What Is Groupmuse?

Groupmuse is a worker- and musician-owned cooperative seeking to uplift artists and strengthen broader community bonds through live, intimate performances of historically-rooted music.

At first glance, Groupmuse is an online platform where hosts and musicians organize concerts (which we call "groupmuses") in non-traditional spaces, such as living rooms, backyards, church basements, and public parks.

But ask any long-time groupmuser, and you’ll learn that Groupmuse is about so much more. It’s about building real, in-person community. It’s about bringing friends along and making new ones. It’s about giving and receiving gifts seen and unseen. It’s about closing your eyes and being transported during a particularly powerful passage of music. It’s about feeling connected to yourself, your local community, and the world.

You can reserve your seat here for $5, suggested donation of $20 @ event. 100% of proceeds go to the musicians.

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