Sculptor Leilah Babirye fled Uganda nearly a decade ago out of necessity. Being an LGBTQIA+ activist and a lesbian in a country with life-or-death anti-gay laws was dangerous.
From ‘Rubbish’ to Treasured Works of Art: Leilah Babirye at the de Young
Sunset Native Kristina Wong Uses Performance Art to Explore Her Creativity
Nothing in Kristina Wong’s conventional, middle-class background, growing up in the Sunset District (Golden Gate Heights), under the safety of her frilly canopy bed, would lead her to becoming a subversive, satirical and award-winning solo theater artist.
Press Release: Richmond Resident Displays Work at Monterey Museum of Art
Joe Ramos’ personal reflections of identity and kinship echo across generations, tying in the shared bonds of community within the vast landscapes of the Salinas Valley.
Former Richmond Resident Included in de Young Art Show
“I love routine, but I hate repetition.” – Artist Emilio Villalba
Inner Sunset Treated to Unique Balloon Art for a Dozen Years
At Park Smile dentistry on Ninth Avenue, dental checkups come with a little levity.
New ‘Botticelli Drawings’ Exhibit Featured at Legion
“Botticelli Drawings,” the newest exhibition at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor, is not going for the obvious in exploring the work of the Italian painter of the early Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli (full name: Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filippa). Viewers won’t see his most iconic painting, “The Birth of Venus” (1485-1486). Nor will they be disappointed.
Press Release: Art Walk on Balboa Street Dec. 3
Art Walk SF is set to captivate art enthusiasts and community members as it transforms Balboa Village into an immersive gallery experience on Saturday, Dec. 3. This highly anticipated event will showcase a diverse range of artistic expressions, including paintings, fashion, mixed media, photography, and more.
Artist Highlights Discrimination Against Japanese Americans
Sakatani, along with 640 other Bay Area artists, attended “artist day” at the de Young Museum, a reception staged a few days prior to the Sept. 30 opening of the de Young Open, a community-based art exhibition consisting of 883 artworks, displayed salon style from floor-to-ceiling by artists from nine Bay Area counties.
Looking Back: Penguin Debate
What sculpture in Golden Gate Park was made by someone accused of cheating because his sculpture was too lifelike?
‘Overtures and Undertows’: Murakami Exhibition Suggests the Real Monsters Are People
Murakami has blurred the boundaries of high and low art. His newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum (AAM) in San Francisco, called “Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People – Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego” (Sept. 15-Feb. 12, 2024), demonstrates that his 82-foot, super-detailed, story-telling painting, created especially for this – his first-ever Bay Area exhibition – is consumed alongside the instantly recognizable, multicolor smiling flower motif, which visitors rabidly purchase in many forms (including as a stuffy-style pillow) at the museum gift shop.
Press Release: Opening Reception in Outer Richmond Oct. 13 for Show by Artist Gayle Midnight
Internationally acclaimed award-winning artist Gayle Midnight will be showcasing a collection of 20 original abstract paintings from her Chasing Rainbows series at CIQ Gallery in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond District.
Sunset District Artist Jeremiah Daly Inspires Awe Through His Abstract Work
The metamorphosis of the Stonestown Galleria from an archaic, 20th-century, car-centric shopping mall into a modern panoply of products, services and entertainment choices is progressing with a new arcade and bowling alley proposed for development there.
Sunset District Artist Explores a Vast Array of Artistic Styles and Mediums
Artist Michaele Ignon said being surrounded by and engaging with other artists, such as through San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA), exchanging thoughts and techniques, is an experience she counts as an integral part of her personal evolution.
Demetri Broxton’s ‘Save Me Joe Louis’ Packs a Punch at de Young
Broxton’s 2021 piece, “Save Me Joe Louis,” is part of the exhibition titled, “Crafting Radicality,” featuring 42 works by 30 Bay Area artists (both established an up-and-coming), at the de Young Museum, July 22-Dec. 31.
SFWA Offers Supportive Space for Women Artists of Diverse Ethnicity and Experience
San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA), founded in 1887 as the “Sketch Club,” is a nonprofit arts organization in the Sunset District providing a supportive space for women artists of diverse ethnicity and experience.
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