Patricia Prendergast, River Reflection
On Display Now
current exhibits
Manuel Fernando Rios:
When They Reminisce Over You
February 7 – March 29, 2026
Reception: February 13, 6-9 PM
Artist Talk: February 21, 2-3:30
Manuel Fernando Rios is a painter, printmaker, and Professor of Art at Woodland Community College. In his exhibit, When They Reminisce Over You, Rios shares his interest in themes that explore his Chicano heritage, as well as his family’s history and experiences. Blurring the line between naturalism and abstraction, the artist embraces the use of complex design patterns, photography, and text to make a powerful statement.
This exhibit is sponsored by Rosa Marquez & Yatish Mishra.
Charlene Will:
Here For A While
January 9 – February 28, 2026
Reception: January 9, 6-9 PM
Artist Talk: January 31, 2-2:30
Charlene Will’s work is rooted in a reverence for nature. Through her interest in exploring the depths of California’s remote wilderness areas, she reaffirms basic universal truths: beauty, rebirth, chaos, and order. Working with oils on canvas, she
uses traditional and self-taught brushwork, glazes, and the removal of layers to reveal the ephemeral qualities of light and color found in various natural ecosystems.
Will is the 2025 winner of the Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award. The Award and exhibit are sponsored by Rosa Marquez & Yatish Mishra.
Seconds Sale
February 13 – March 6, 2026
Reception: February 13, 6-9 PM
Our Seconds Sale is back! Artists often decide to part with works that have a small flaw, are experimental, are older pieces, or duplicates, so that they can clear space and start new projects, sharing those works with the people in a ‘seconds sale.’ Come find unique works of art (such as ceramics, paintings, textile art, and more) from professional artists.
50 Years at the Pence:
A Visual History
February 21 – March 1, 2026
This 50th year commemorative exhibit unveils from the archives an eclectic collection of gifted artworks, photographs, and archival documents, to offer insight into the early founding and ongoing development of the Pence Gallery. In the years from 1976 – 2004, the Pence operated as a small, primarily volunteer-led nonprofit art gallery in Davis, located in the renovated dental office of Dr. Joseph Pence. He and his wife Hazel had gifted the building and land at 212 D Street to the City of Davis in 1968 to be used as a place of respite while downtown.
