Morsels: Tiny Bites of Delectable Art

Morsels: Tiny Bites of Delectable Art
Saturday March 28 - Sunday April 26, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 4-6pm

About the Curator: Carolyn Tillie is a culinary historian, artist, curator, and consultant. Combining gastronomic and artistic passions, she specializes in creating and exhibiting food-themed jewelry and artwork, lecturing on various culinary historic themes, and consulting with art galleries and museums to organize and present gastronomically interactive events. With an MFA in jewelry and metalsmithing from CSULB, she obtained a Certified Master Chef certificate from Epicurean school in Los Angeles, and a Level Two certification from the Wine Spirit Education Trust.
As co-founder of the Bay Area Culinary Historians and former catering manager for the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Carolyn has staged events and dinners such as a ten-course dinner from the Salvador Dalì cookbook, Les Diners de Gala, Roman-era banquets from the fourth century Apicius cookbook, De re cocquinaria, and Victorian-era feasts, complete with authentic service ware. Through the Oxford Food Symposium, she has both presented papers as well as led hands-on, introspective food-themed art workshops.

Events: Potato-printing Workshop

Potato printing workshop with Carolyn Tillie
April 11, 2026, 1-4pm

In the spirit of Morsels: Tiny Bites of Delectable Art, this hands-on workshop explores the playful territory where kitchen and studio meet. Participants will learn to carve humble potatoes into printing blocks, transforming an everyday ingredient into a surprisingly elegant artistic tool. Using their carved stamps, guests will print their own designs onto a tote bag, pashmina scarf, or apron. Part culinary curiosity, part printmaking adventure, the workshop celebrates the long tradition of food as both material and muse in art.

This workshop runs from 1-4pm on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Materials included.

About the Exhibition: ACCI Gallery is thrilled to announce a new exhibition that will celebrate the visual and conceptual language of food through works measuring less than 12 inches in any direction—a true feast for the eyes in miniature. Food, in both its abundance and intimacy, has inspired generations of artists, from Dutch still life painters to contemporary conceptualists. This exhibit seeks to distill those big ideas into small formats: sculptures, paintings, jewelry, ceramics, and mixed media works. By focusing on “bite-sized” pieces, we invite both artists and viewers to engage with food in a playful, intimate way—reminiscent of amuse-bouches, petits fours, or treasured heirlooms that fit in the palm of a hand.

Featured Artists: Amber Allen, Angel Angeles, Charlie Antolin, Julie Beltrán, Kyrah Benson, Norman Bonney, Brian Bounds, Marcela Cabrera, Laurie Caird, Vineeta Chand, Cooper Collins, Margaret Dorfman, Sarah Feingold, Alice Fraser, Lisa Glicksman, Celine Gossage, John Halligan, James Hartman, Eugenie Hsu, Coralynn Jew, Betsy Kendall, Heather Kostrzewa, Lynda Kravitz
Danae Lenda, Sue Levin, Yang Liu, Monica Loncola, Ali Mageehon, Karen Mason, Lisa McElroy, Jake Park, Truth Phillips, Terrie Raphael, Layla Reed-Miguel, Catie Riggs, JoAnne Perez Robinson, Zev Robinson, Sebastian Roldan, Carol Rose, Judy Rosenfield, Carla Roth, Kareem Saab, Grace Schoeniger, Arena Shawn, Erin Spradley, Izzy Stark, Genevieve Stevens, Alex Sutton, Carolyn Tillie, Jon Tocchini, Zachary Umar-Durr, Lu Valena, Faith Vanderbilt, Kim Webster, Andrew Weinstein, Angela Windin, Melissa Woodburn, Anna Xing, Tara Yellen