Dan Klein (1938-2009): In Memoriam
Joshua Hershman wrote today: Dan Klein was a force of nature 1938-2009. The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the richest contemporary art glass communities in the United States. The birthplace of the...
View ArticleConversation 5 at the San Francisco Art Commission Gallery
Last night, I attended a preview reception for Conversation 5: Jamie Vasta and Nicholas Pye & Sheila Pye, at the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Gallery.Jamie Vasta’s presentation, from a...
View ArticlePeter Foucault at art.tech at The Lab
Today is the last day to see Peter Foucault's presentation of his latest iteration of the interactive robotic drawing machine, Attraction/Repulsion:Redux at art.tech at The Lab! art.tech is a festival...
View ArticleContemporary Fine Art Happenings in San Francisco
I heard the season began last month! Well, I've been a little quiet about it because, well, just because it's been rather quiet. But ... San Francisco is the grande dame at having a party, quiet...
View ArticleProfile in Art: MONIKA STEINER
The rich oil paintings by Monika Steiner investigate subtle relationships between perception and material reality. Her paintings are meditative by virtue of color, shape, and multiple layers. Using...
View ArticleReview: ArtSpan Tour des Artistes (Photos)
Last Sunday, September 12, I joined ArtSpan's Tour des Artistes, a benefit for ArtSpan's Art for City Youth Program. We started at the Coffee Bar, adjacent to the open studios of 1890 Bryant Street,...
View ArticleProfile in Art: SF20 (Photos)
The Annual San Francisco 20th Century Modernism Show & Sale (SF20) returned this week (September 16-19) to the Fort Mason Center. SF20 opened with a posh Preview Gala on Thursday, benefiting the...
View ArticleSOMA Grand ShowRise reception benefit for San Francisco Lighthouse (Photos)
Last night, I attended an invitation-only evening at the SOMA Grand, showcasing San Francisco’s newest developing urban area, known as mid-Market, targeted to assist with the resurrection of the...
View ArticleProfile in Art: Jessica Silverman (Photos)
The past is past, the future unformed. There is only the moment, and that is where I prefer to be. -William Ford Gibson, from his book, All Tomorrows Parties (2003), requoted by Jessica Silverman.One...
View Article2010 Art for AIDS benefit for UCSF's AIDS Health Project (Photos)
The 2010 Art for AIDS benefit for UCSF'S AIDS Health Project (AHP) will be held at The Galleria, San Francisco Design Center (click link for directions), tomorrow, Friday, September 24, 2004....
View ArticleProfile in Art: Nancy Otto (Photos)
Fear is the energy which contracts, closes down, draws in, runs, hides, hoards, harms. Love is the energy which expands, opens up, sends out, stays, reveals, shares, heals. Fear wraps our bodies in...
View ArticleArt for AIDS benefit at the San Francisco Design Center (Photos)
“At San Francisco's 14th Annual Art for AIDS Auction, the spirit and generosity of the Bay Area art and design communities could only be surpassed by the bidding itself.” - James Bacchi, ArtHaus“Last...
View ArticleProfile in Art: James Bacchi (Photos)
There are a number of adjectives that readily apply to Gallerist James Bacchi: urbane, suave, debonair, kind, genteel, late-night radio voice, articulate, gentleman, astute, successful, smart, to...
View ArticleProfile in Art: Sidnea D'Amico (Photos)
”Warm colors, shapes and lines drive my work. I like to work in series, and enjoy being playful with the subjects I have in mind. I work with acrylics, often incorporating resin, Polaroid transfer,...
View ArticleHow do you value Art?
How do YOU value art? Fiscal Value? Conceptual Value? Civic and Social Value? Craftsmanship? Peer Recognition?Here is your time to share and discuss with some of San Francisco’s lead art...
View ArticleProfile in Art: Annette Schutz (Photos)
Last week, I attended an event at San Francisco’s ArtHaus and finally had a moment to visit with Annette Schutz, one of its two owners. Like her business partner, James Bacchi, the beautiful Annette...
View ArticleProfile in Art: Franc d'Ambrosio (Photos)
In a recent KGO ABC7 interview with Don Sanchez, multi-talented artist Franc d’Ambrosio spoke about his work as a painter while admitting to his continuing work on stage and performances as the...
View ArticleSFMOMA Bay Area Treasure Award: Jim Campbell
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has a wonderful tradition of selecting and honoring a local, community based artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. In years past, honorees include...
View ArticleAbout Face, Contemporary Photography, at the Pilara Foundation (Photos)
Pilara FoundationUnquestionably, San Francisco is a photography collector's dream. The Pilara Foundation's collection of 20th and 21st century American photography is an emphatic testament to...
View ArticleHung Liu's retrospective summons ghosts at the Oakland Museum (Photos)
The artist, Hung Liu, together with the Oakland Museum, presents the first comprehensive exhibition, a survey, of her artwork. The exhibition, comprised of almost 80 paintings, addresses the...
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