Cube Space Artists in Conversation: Lena Coletto

Join Cube Space Gallery artist Lena Coletto for an artist talk with curator Kevin B. Chen on November 7, 2026. Join Berkeley Art Center on November 7, 3-4:30 pm, for an afternoon conversation with Cube Space Gallery artist Lena Coletto to hear about her artistic practice. Moderated by Cube Space curator Kevin B. Chen. Cube Space Gallery Artists in Conversation series is supported in part by the City of Berkeley. Date & Time: Saturday, November 7, 3-4:30 pm Event Location: Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley Fee: Free and open to the public. Donations welcome! Your support matters! Cube Space Gallery is located at 2010 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 Lena Coletto will have her sculptural installation An Altar for Dogs on view in Cube Space from October 26, 2026 to January 15, 2027. Located in Downtown Berkeley, Cube Space is a contemporary art gallery that is always open and visible to the public; however, its street-facing location is not ideal for in-depth conversations about artists’ projects and practices. To address this, the Berkeley Art Center, which for almost 60 years has worked to make contemporary art accessible and engaging for diverse communities through a range of programming, is collaborating with the City of Berkeley and Cube Space to host a series of artist talks in the gallery. This artist talk is the third one in the series. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lena Coletto is a Bay Area based Sculptor born in Concord, California in 1988. Coletto graduated with a BA in Studio Art from Mills College in 2021, where she received the Dahmers Sculpture award, The Eleanor Crum Prize for Ceramic Excellence, and was awarded the Dana Wellhausen Family Award for her senior thesis exhibition. She was nominated For the Yale Norfolk School of Art 2020, and after graduation was granted the Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). In 2022, Coletto participated in the Dia de los Muertos exhibition at SOMARTS Gallery and the SFMOMA Soapbox Derby. In 2023, she exhibited in Things on Things on Things at the California Institute of Integral Studies and held a solo show at the Hot House Gallery in San Francisco. She currently works as a Ceramicist / Studio Assistant in a Bay Area based Studio. ABOUT BERKELEY ART CENTER Berkeley Art Center (BAC) is a hub for artistic exploration and community building that champions work by Bay Area artists and curators. Located in Live Oak Park in North Berkeley, we make contemporary art approachable at an intimate scale while serving diverse communities through exhibitions and artist-conceived events, workshops, and programs. Since its founding in 1967, BAC has exhibited work by important local figures such as Enrique Chagoya, Mildred Howard, Hung Liu, Jim Melchert, Taraneh Hemami, Lava Thomas, David Huffman, and Carrie Mae Weems, among others. Berkeley Art Center contact: [email protected], office: (510) 644-6893 ABOUT CUBE SPACE GALLERY The City of Berkeley Cube Space is a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of downtown Berkeley at 2010 Addison Street. Unlike traditional galleries, its curated exhibits are always visible to the public through three glass walls in a 200 sq. ft. space. The space features a rotating series of three-month exhibitions by emerging and mid-career Bay Area artists. https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/civic-arts/public-art/cube-space-gallery