Welcome to FM Oakland! For March we are honored to feature the work of local Bay Area artist Leslie Plato Smith.

“We are living in turbulent times. We are questioning our values, beliefs, and education. Our national leaders prove to be untrustworthy, as the media feeds misleading narratives. Our history feels as uncertain as our future. We are having difficulty finding common ground, the truth, and what we stand for. Conflict is everywhere. Everyone is asking themselves: “Who Am I?”

Artist Bio:
Choctaw, Viking, AVChancellor, Governmental Relations, emerita. Highlights: national award for bringing together 60 art departments, creating 125 life-size statues showing how budget cuts negatively impact access and opportunity, democracy and upward mobility; European Cultural Centre’s Venice Biennale: “Who Are We?”; Spotlight Artist for Richmond Art Center, “Vulnerability;” “Clay Sustains: Vessels of Change” Palo Alto Art Center.

Plato Smith’s grandfather was born on the Choctaw Reservation and her orphaned grandmother was born to immigrant parents from Denmark and Sweden. Migration, immigration, resettlement and environment/wildlife are key themes that resonate through her creative practice and professional work. She is very committed to acknowledgement of ALL LIFE. Her mother, Lee Plato Smith, educated at California School of Fine Arts, taught her to draw off the edge and never be afraid of making mistakes.


“Who Am I”
March 6th - 28th, 2026
Art Murmur Receptions:
Friday, March 6th, 5-10pm


Stop by Saturdays from 1-5pm during the weekly "Saturday Stroll" and support local art! Or feel free to explore the "Studio Artists" section of our website to view individual artist pages.




What's FM Oakland?

FM Oakland is a gallery and private studio space of 10 professional Bay Area artists in the ever thriving Oakland "Uptown" Arts District. We open our doors weekly for Saturday Stroll (1-5pm every Saturday), monthly during Art Murmur (5-9pm first Friday of every month), for gallery receptions, and appointment. If you have any questions, comments, interests in regards to our art, show submissions, or art studio rentals, please feel free to contact us.

FM Oakland
483 25th Street
Oakland, CA. 94612

Hours:
Saturdays 1-5pm
Every first Friday of the month 5-9pm
otherwise by appointment