Michele Ramirez at the San Leandro Museum

Yesterday was the grand opening of Michele Ramirez's solo show "Bypasses and Intersections: Scenes from the Other California" at the San Leandro Museum & Art Gallery. We went out to celebrate her first official museum show, then headed over to her place for some wine, carnitas w/ rice and beans. Boy oh boy were those carnitas tasty! Michele's work was brilliant - there were some really unexpected gems in the show, for example the ones of the freeway overpasses. I was, as usual, blown away. Also, she was just accepted into the Stonehouse Residency program for one month this summer. Congratulations Michele! Now I leave you with some of my personal picks from the show: