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Build. Make. Play.
Broad Strokes ~ The Art of Brian Clark aka Les Toil ~ Opening Reception
August 8, 2026 at The Grand Gallery Oakland in Oakland, CA
560 2nd St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
Brian Clarke aka Les Toil, grew up in Berkeley, CA. Surrounded by Big Daddy Roth model cars, the Fantastic Four, MAD Magazine, The Jackson Five and Bruce Lee the very forces that became the foundational threads shaping his work.
You can see those threads in his new show Broad Strokes this August at the Grand Gallery.
Meet Les Toil at the:
Artist Reception
August 8th 12Noon -4pm
The Grand Gallery
560 2nd St. Oakland
Date:
August 8, 2026
Time:
12:00 PM
4:00 PM
Event website: https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/broad-strokes-the-art-of-brian-clark-aka-les-toil-opening-reception/
Event type:
Art and Culture
The Grand Gallery Oakland sits in Jack London Square, a short walk from the waterfront and the ferry. It is a straightforward, street-level gallery space with tall walls and enough room for larger works as well as smaller pieces. On typical gallery hours it functions as a quiet place to look at art, but it gets busier on evenings tied to Oakland Art Murmur and other regional art walks, when people drift over from other neighborhoods and nearby studios. more...
