First Show as a New Member of the City Art Gallery Collective!

Hope you are having a beautiful spring so far. I'm very excited to announce that I have been selected as a member of the City Art Gallery Collective! Their upcoming show opens May 5 and runs through May 28. This will be my first as a participating artist. Here are the details:

Opening:

City Art Gallery 

828 Valencia St

Friday, May 5

7-10 PM 

(I'll be there on the early side)

Would love to see you at this upcoming exhibit, and let me know if you can make it! If you can't stop by the opening (Cinco de Mayo!), I'll also be there Friday, May 19 most of the afternoon.

Sky Exhibition Closing Soon! On View Until 3/31

Hope you're staying safe out there in the rain, sunshine is on its way soon! Just wanted to let you know the Sky exhibition at the Drawing Room Annex has been extended, and will be on view until 3/31. This will also be the last show Drawing Room Annex 780 Valencia. It has been an amazing run!

I feel so grateful to have been part of the Drawing Room Annex exhibits at this location, including Women Rising, Land, Sea, and Sky. I hope you are able to check at the show before it closes because it is absolutely stunning. There are also quite a few events happening there as well: 

 Fri 3/24 Ed Corzo & friends, 7-9pm

Sat 3/25 The Bay School Jazz Band 2-3pm

 DJ Lamont and Fingersnaps Studios 6-9pm

 Sun 3/26 Nicholas Brathwaite 1-3pm

 Apoorva Sastry, Bharatanatyam Storytime, 4-6pm

 Thurs 3/30 Golden Gate Symphony & Orchestra 7-9pm

 Fri 3/31 Mark Heringer and friends (tentative)

Holiday Art Pop-Ups and Shows!

Happy holiday season, and hope you had a beautiful Thanksgiving! These are the upcoming shows and events I'm so very thankful and excited to be participating in this holiday season:

307 Cortland 

Holiday Art Pop-up

Beautiful jewelry, ceramics, paintings, and drawings made by local artists

Date: Saturday, Dec 3rd 2 PM-5 PM

Location: 307 Cortland Ave

Drawing Room Annex

Sea

An exhibit dedicated to our relationship with the sea

Date: Dec 3-Jan 15

Opening: Saturday, Dec 3rd 

Location: 780 Valencia St

Cortland Holiday Stroll at Bernal Beast

Annual Holiday Stroll

Stroll Cortland Ave and enjoy the holiday spirit at your favorite local shops and restaurants 

Date: Thursday, Dec 8 5 PM-7 PM

Location: 509 Cortland Ave

Virgo Shows

September is my birthday month, and it is filled with art shows and events. What a wonderful gift it is to be able to display my work at these exhibitions!

Here's a list of the current and upcoming happenings:

Drawing Room Annex

Land

Up in Arms

Two important shows addressing recent Supreme Court rulings

Date: Until Sat Sept 3rd 

Location: 780 Valencia St

SFWA 

Botanicals

Featuring art reflecting the beauty of verdant nature

Date: Opening Saturday, September 3, 2 – 4pm

Until September 23

Location: 647 Irving St

Third Space

Launch Event

Artist exhibitions, mini pop-up, performing artists galore, party time, fundraiser!

Date:  Friday Sept 16

Location:  2051 Market St

Golden Gate Park

Helen Crocker Russell Library

From Sand Dunes to Forests

Special exhibit honoring the 150th Anniversary of Golden Gate Park

Date: Opening Saturday, September 24, 2-4

Until January 2023

Location: 1199 9th Ave

Mission Kiss

Heart Walk

Outdoor art show dedicated to love and community

Date: Sunday September 25th 

Location: Time and Location TBD 

Summer Art Shows: Box Shop Mural Fest This Sunday, June 12 and SFWA Artist Salon

Hope you are having a beautiful SF summer so far! I wanted to let you know about two upcoming art happenings I'm participating in soon. For the Box Shop Mural Fest, I'll be there for day 2:

Box Shop Mural Fest 

Please join me to celebrate and tour the fabulous murals that have been installed during the pandemic at the Box Shop (home of the Entwined light sculptures and many amazing Burning Man installations). Find me there and I can show you my contribution! 

Box Shop

10 Hunters Point Blvd

San Francisco, CA 94124

Sun June 12th12 PM-4 PM

Kid Art Party and Group Mural Project Flower Power

Samba and Break Dancing Lessons

Live Music by Mission Delirium 

June Artist Salon at SFWA in partnership with the Asian American Women Artists Association

Please visit SFWA for their June Salon AAWAA collaboration. I feel so grateful to have been invited to display my work at this beautiful salon, which is highlighting Asian American Women Artists.

SFWA

647 Irving St 

San Francisco, CA 94122

Now through Thursday June 23

Upcoming Art Shows!

I'm so excited to have works in these amazing upcoming shows:

Tides of Change

Drawing Room

780 Valencia St

Jan 29- Feb 26

Women Rising

Drawing Room

780 Valencia St

March 12 Opening 4-9 through April 30

Celebrating Women's History

SFWA Gallery

647 Irving St
March 12 Opening 2-4 through April 12

I'm forever grateful for all your support and kindness. Please let me know if you are going to check out either show this month -would love to join you if I can!

Holiday Art Season

Hope your holiday season is off to a good start! Just wanted to let you know about the art happenings I'm participating in soon. 

Here is more information on the events for December: 100 under 100 Group Show

Fleet Wood SF

839 Larkin St

Now until Jan 20

I'm so happy to be part of the 6th Annual 100 under $100 Group Show!

Holidays on the Hill

Arts and Crafts Faire

610 Cortland (the Little Angels Preschool site)

Saturday Dec 4

12-2ish PM

Will have handmade gifts and original art available

Artful Giving-Juried Exhibition

SFWA Gallery

647 Irving St

Dec 7-Jan 7

Opening:

Saturday, December 11

2 – 4 PM

I feel very fortunate to have two pieces in this show

Bissap Baobab

Arts and Crafts Faire

3372 19th St

Saturday, December 11

6-9 PM

Amazing food, art, and music!

Selective Amnesia Collection

If you are in the mood for some delicious coffee or amazing Portuguese pastries, please visit Cafe St Jorge at 3438 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

You'll also find a few of my pieces there as well! There is a collect of work from the series Selective Amnesia (I Miss SF). This series features obsolete technology, endangered animals, and extinct businesses. Since the pandemic, there has been a major shift and significant loss in the small business community. With this work, I'm paying homage to some of the places I loved and now miss.

In Smile, Cliff, I memorialized the San Francisco institution. the Cliff House. This historic restaurant was perched on the edge of Ocean Beach, offer diners exquisite meals paired with breathtaking views. The future of the Cliff House remains uncertain. Also featured in this work is the endangered, aye aye, from Madagascar.

Bold Colors Juried Exhibition

One of pieces was selected to be displayed at SFWA Gallery’s juried exhibition, Bold Colors!

The now defunct Hemlock Tavern holds a special place in my heart because it was the first place my old band, Hot IQs, played in San Francisco. Maki, a stolen and returned lemur from the SF Zoo, is also featured. This piece is part of a series called I Miss SF (Selective Amnesia). With this work, I'm paying homage to some of the places I loved and now miss.

Art Matters-Juror’s Choice Winner

I'm so excited to announce that my piece, Selective Amnesia, was awarded the Juror's Choice award for the upcoming Art Matters exhibition at SFWA Gallery! Please visit Art Matters- sfwomenartists.org for more information about this amazing show!

Selective Amnesia features Amnesia, a beautiful bar that used to be located on Valencia in the Mission. Amnesia was one of the last places we visited before the pandemic started. The animal in this piece is the endangered proboscis monkey from Southeast Asia.

Arc Gallery “HOME” National Juried Exhibition

I'm so happy to announce that one of my pieces was selected to be part of Arc Gallery's upcoming National Juried Exhibition, HOME.

My homes have included Queens, Grove City, La Junta, London, Denver, and a few other places in between. For over the last eleven years, longer than I have lived anywhere else, I have been fortunate enough to call beautiful and magical San Francisco my home.

Here is more on Age of Aquarius (from the series Selective Amnesia) :

This work features Aquarius Records, the first record store we visited when we moved to San Francisco over a decade ago, and which no longer exists. The endangered Sumatran Orangutan from Southeast Asia is depicted in this work.

I will be participating in the HOME Artists Talks via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19th, 6-7PM Pacific Time Zoom

Register in advance at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsdu-trz0uH9HvDSg4KpfDIS8UuuLJD4OL

For more information about the show and how to see the show:

https://www.arc-sf.com/home-2021.html

Mission Kiss

This Sunday is the Mission Kiss! The Mission Kiss is a public art project started by artist @nathalie_fabri_artist SF artists have created original works depicting love, positivity, and unity for this community self-guided art tour. Wolfie, Tyler, and I will all have our hearts on display!

"We Belong" is the title of my heart. This refers not only to the romantic sentiment, but I named this piece in support and in solidarity. We do belong here.

Mission Kiss: Sunday, April 18

4pm-Sundown
Shotwell to Harrison between 23rd and 24th
Link in bio for the map and info

Community members may take a heart home, and you have the option to donate what you can afford back to the artist.
If you take my heart home, please consider donating directly to these Minnesota specific organizations to support voicesforracialjustice.org or aclu-mn.org

My plan is set up at or near Wise Sons or Adobe Books on 24th, but I'll post my location when I get there!

Future Tense

I feel so privileged to have to opportunity to show my work at the amazing Drawing Room. This upcoming show is called FUTURE TENSE: What Has (Not) Happened (Yet). More about FUTURE TENSE:
We don’t know what the future holds or how it will impact and solidify our connections with race, social and environment in/equities, education, healthcare, COVID, and in essence our FREEDOMS. This show aspires to bridge communities, share stories, and find unity as we fight for our rights! VOTE VOTE VOTE!!! We have less than a week.

Check out the website below for more info:

Future Tense: What Has (Not) Happened (Yet) – Drawing Room SF

Drawing Room Annex
2675 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Friday Oct 30-Nov 7
Thurs-Sat 12-4pm by appointment

To visit, make an appointment. Contact info is here: https://drawingroomsf.com/pages/contact

From Sand Dunes to Forest: Canopy Trees of Golden Gate Park

Happy 150th anniversary to @goldengatepark! This piece was selected to be part of the From Sand Dunes to Forest: Canopy Trees of Golden Gate Park art exhibit this summer. The exhibit has been transformed into an online show, which is dedicated to the beauty and splendor of the park. 

https://www.sfbg.org/ggp150artexhibit.

The photo (I didn’t include all the incredible trees!) that inspired this piece was shot at my first Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in 2010. There were so many amazing musicians, including the late, great Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, and Patti Smith. The following year, my favorite performance was by Broken Social Scene. One day, I hope to attend this special event again!

Women Rising-See You at the Artist Talks and Closing Party!

Thank you so much to the Drawing Room Annex in the Mission for curating this amazing show. The show features over 100 women artists from SF, and I feel so honored to be part it all!

Hi, How Are You Project Day

Wolfie, Tyler, and I created this piece for the Hi, How Are You Project show in Austin, TX on Jan, 22 at the Moody Theater. The Hi, How Are You Project was inspired by Daniel Johnston's art and music. Jan 22 is the birthday of the late, great artist. Our piece is titled Daniel Dreams of Motorcycles.

The project’s goal is to recognize our collective ability to stamp out the stigma around mental health with easy conversations with friends and family. Please check them out and support them! https://hihowareyou.org/

The Hi How Are You Project Day show featured Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio, Spoon, White Denim and more!

Inspired by the Music of Annie Bacon

Thank you to Annie Bacon for inviting me to collaborate on this amazing art + music project. Here's the link to more on her story and her beautiful music: http://thebaybridged.com/2019/11/07/band-art-with-annie-bacon/ Annie's song, "In Dreams," inspired me to paint this image.

Dolores Huerta Elementary Renaming Ceremony

On Friday, May 17, 2019, Dolores Huerta, iconic civil rights activist and labor leader, was honored at a ceremony renaming Fairmount Elementary School as Dolores Huerta Elementary. SFUSD an city leaders, students and families, and community members were in attendance. During the ceremony, the students sang their hearts outs and the ribbon was cut. Dolores Huerta inspired the enthusiastic crowd with her powerful and beautiful words. I feel so fortunate to have been there to witness it all.

Below are photos of the joyous occasion. Included are images of a mural I had the privilege of creating to commemorate the event. I will post more photos of the final version soon.

I have a long list of people to thank:

Thank you to Maria Clayton. Maria invited me to work on this epic project. She held my hand each step of the way-rain or shine. There was a lot of rain. Her assistance included solving all the challenging equations that enabled me to recreate the 8 x 20 mural from a page in my sketch book. Her emotional support was essential. As was her creative and technical mural painting skills.

Thank you to Tyler Ford for dealing with me over the last seven months or so (well last 13 years:). You’ve been listening to me, comforting me post freak outs, doodling, and being the sweetest and most supportive husband. Also, he took some beautiful photos at the ceremony.

Thank you to Wolfie Ford for all the hours of painting, cuddling, cracking me up, sketching, and beyblading by the mural.

Thank you to the students and staff of Dolores Huerta Elementary School. Thank you for your encouragement, feedback, patience, and spirit!

Thank you to Dolores Huerta for prioritizing the helping of others and being the role model that future female (male as well) leaders really need right now, in this current political atmosphere. Also, thank you for signing my mural.

Thank you to Maritza Refuerzo (and the rest of the Name Change Committee) for all the encouragement, faith in us, and kind words along the way. In addition, she connected me to the amazing 4th Graders.

Thank you 4th Graders for sharing and contributing sketches of their future goals. I wish I could have included every part of everyone’s incredible drawings.

Thank you to Luis Rodríguez, Director, for believing in us, green lighting the project, and giving us the freedom to create without any boundaries.

Thank you to Yuri Sanchez for all her patience and assistance with ordering supplies, and returning supplies. And for allowing us to raid and borrow her supplies and space.

Thank you to Marina Sullivan for letting us borrow the projector several times.

Thank you to Reina Mira for all her help with painting.

Group Show: Vibrant Vision at SFWA

I’m very excited and honored that one of my pieces was selected to be exhibited in the upcoming group show Vibrant Vision at SFWA Gallery.

Hope to see you opening night:

Thursday October 11, 530-8 PM San Francisco Women Artists Gallery 647 Irving Street at 8th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122

Castro Art Walk

Please join me at the Castro Art Walk Thurs Apr 5. This is one of my pieces that will be featured.

Here’s more info:
Thurs Apr 5
6-9 PM
Skin on Market
2299 Market St.

https://www.castroartwalk.com/