Lindsay Dirkx Brown Art Gallery

Located inside the San Ramon Community Center - 12501 Alcosta Blvd.

Marija Nelson Bleier has worked in the art world for more than twenty years. She earned a BA in Art History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and has since built a career in the visual arts, working with esteemed institutions such as the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, a Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Airport Museums, in addition to private art galleries. She also dedicated nearly a decade to the Town of Danville, as the Supervisor for Cultural Arts, she curated art exhibits, managed public art projects and all arts-related programming. In 2023, Marija joined the City of Walnut Creek in the role of Public Art Manager, where she manages the City’s ever-growing collection of 50+ works of public art.

Her commitment to the arts extends beyond her professional endeavors: She has volunteered as a Committee Member for the San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s Student Recognition Project and has served as a commissioner representing District II on the Art and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5). Additionally, she contributed to the Arts Advisory Committee for BART and is currently the President Emeritus on the board of Contra Costa County Midrasha. Marija is passionate about making art accessible for everyone, collaborating with artists and enhancing the cultural landscape of her community. She feels fortunate to have a career that focuses on integrating the arts into everyday life.

This exhibit features 6 categories including: drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, and photography. Thank you to our wonderful participating artists!

Mark Angel
Roger Bass
Shriharsha Annadore
Janis Anton
Annemarie Baldauf
Sebastian Cabrales
Zoe Caron
Joe Castillo
Saikat Choudhury
Candace Garlock
Manjusha Gupta
Rachael Hangad
Kaila Haslem
Soobin Oh
Victoria Passichenko
Sasha Purdy
Max Rocero
Naman Rudrakshi
Michael Robinson
Meghna Sharma
Vanessa Stafford
Katie To
Melissa Wang
Ted Weinstein
Shi Pei Zhang
Pancho Jimenez
Barbara Landberg
Qiuwen Li
Tuan Karsevar
Sereen Mahmoud
David Manousos
Lisa McLaurin
Vasanthi Mehta
Paul Mlyniec
Sharon Moore
Lydia Moore
Abhishek Nigam
Nadya O’Clare Higgins