5/18/2008 12:00pm - 1:00pm at Photo Epicenter
Photographer and Filmmaker Tobin Yelland’s work features the day-to-day experiences of many different characters playing out their sexuality and… Link
5/20/2008 - 7/3/2008 at John Berggruen Gallery
John Berggruen Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by California-based artist, Clare Kirkconnell. This exhibition opens May…
5/20/2008 - 7/3/2008 at John Berggruen Gallery
John Berggruen Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by celebrated Bay Area artist, Christopher Brown. Christopher Brown: Recent…
5/21/2008 - 6/21/2008 at Rowan Morrison
Rowan Morrison Gallery is pleased to present “The Heart vs. The Mind in a Fight to the Finish”, a solo exhibit of innovative new stencil works by… Link
5/21/2008 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Space180
Join Kearny Street Workshop and Intersection for the Arts for an evening of literary exploration and the third night of the 2008 Intergenerational… Link
5/22/2008 12:00pm - 1:00pm at San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
5/22/2008 7:00pm - 8:00pm at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
5/22/2008 - 6/8/2008 at David Cunningham Projects
DCP (David Cunningham Projects) invites you to attend the opening reception of FLUX, a solo exhibition of new and recent work by Los Angeles based…
5/22/2008 - 6/23/2008 at Esteban Sabar Gallery
Scott Hove's and Bethany Ayres' insights into our perceived social roles take shape in large format works. Hove's kinetic works on canvases contrast… Link
5/22/2008 - 6/23/2008 at Esteban Sabar Gallery
Patricia Gillespie’s new work amuses and then punches. She calls her show Willing to go There and as with her earlier work she is taking the viewer… Link
5/22/2008 - 6/29/2008 at Triple Base Gallery
For her ambitious installation at Triple Base, Suzanne Husky has crafted a series of soft sculptures that include Chinese factory workers, Mexican… Link
5/22/2008 7:30pm at Headlands Center for the Arts
For a real fish out of water experience, join us as one of America’s most influential songwriters calls to all music lovers. 2008 AIR Will Oldham… Link
5/23/2008 6:00pm - 8:00pm at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
5/23/2008 - 5/24/2008 at SF Recycling & Disposal, Inc.
The show features the work of our current artist in residence, Paul Cesewski who is creating a carnival midway, a series of booths with "games of… Link
5/23/2008 - 6/6/2008 at Lobot Gallery
Opening: May 23, 2008 7-11pm Decoy, a group exhibition of sculpture, painting, video, and works on paper, engages the political and psychological… Link
5/23/2008 - 6/28/2008 at Aftermodern
Friday, May 23rd, 6 - 8:30PM Pink Worlds and White Icing, a collection of poems written by a twelve-year-old girl in the late sixties, stands as… Link
5/23/2008 - 7/3/2008 at Southern Exposure
Opening Reception: Friday, May 23, 7-9pm An exhibition that addresses notions of patriotism and our current problematic relationship to American… Link
5/23/2008 - 7/3/2008 at The Lab
Mini-transmitter radio broadcast on 88.9 FM These recordings are of an actor reading descriptions of dreams of American soldiers stationed in Iraq…
5/23/2008 - 8/2/2008 at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Brendan Lott's solo show Memories I'll Never Have challenges notions of art and technology, authorship, globalization and out-sourcing in our… Link
5/24/2008 6:00pm - 10:00pm at Rowan Morrison
5/24/2008 - 6/22/2008 at Swarm Gallery
In the main gallery, Jeff Eisenberg + Christopher Loomis do a collaborative installation of modern landscape fictions. Eisenberg works on paper,… Link
5/24/2008 11:00am - 3:00pm at The Lab
Sherri Lynn Wood. Location to be announced. Share your mantra – a prayer, petition, or aspiration for self or society – through this traveling… Link
Learn how to install a high-accuracy breath-alcohol sensor into an XLR microphone and adapt the equipment for your own subversive inquiry into the… Link
5/27/2008 - 6/28/2008 at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
For his installations, photographs, drawings, and performances, the Slovakia-based artist Roman Ondák employs the participation of people that he… Link
5/27/2008 5:00pm at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Roman Ondák will discuss his solo Passengers project at the Wattis Institute. Wattis Upper Gallery, San Francisco Campus. For his installations,… Link
5/28/2008 - 6/14/2008 at The Lab
The work in Alterations manipulates and recontextualizes the actual pages of the New York Times and ArtForum magazine. Pastine’s Artforum… Link
5/28/2008 - 6/14/2008 at The Lab
Don’t You Know There’s A War Going On? is a video installation of a cat playing with, dismembering, and eating a bird, paired to a soundtrack of… Link
5/28/2008 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Mission 17
A timeline of oil paintings, Frank Prattle interviews, watercolors, drawings, photographs, videos, and collaborations with Red 76, Thin Ice… Link
5/29/2008 7:00pm - 8:00pm at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
5/29/2008 - 6/24/2008 at Art Engine Gallery
Opening Soirée: Thursday May 29th, 6:30-9:30pm Raylene Gorum returns to her roots in the Bay Area with a solo show at Art Engine…
5/29/2008 7:00pm at Kala Art Institute
The second in our new series of talks by Kala’s Artists-in-Residence will be presented in the Kala Gallery on Thursday, May 29 at 7:00 pm. Artists…
5/30/2008 - 6/20/2008 at Richard L. Nelson Gallery, UC Davis
Opening on May 30, 6-8 pm Richard L. Nelson & Memorial Union Galleries, UC Davis Opening on May 30, 6-8 pm Irman Arcibal, Caroline Cloak, Chau…
5/30/2008 - 7/5/2008 at San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
Location: View 155 The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery is pleased to present, Drawing from Another Dimension an installation by Bay Area… Link
5/30/2008 - 8/2/2008 at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Created by artist duo Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese (Ligorano/Reese), Crater Bay Area is a drawing contest in which artists and non-artists alike… Link
5/31/2008 - 6/6/2008 at Intersection for the Arts
Friday, June 6, 2008, 7pm, $20 admission (includes bid number for the auction and entrance to the party afterward featuring live DJs, music, food,… Link
5/31/2008 - 7/19/2008 at di Rosa Preserve
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 31, 6-8pm Members Preview 5-6pm Lewis de Soto is known for working in a wide range of media, from intimate to… Link
5/31/2008 - 8/3/2008 at Berkeley Art Museum
The work of Jim Campbell manifests a poetics of the digital, upsetting common assumptions about the relationship between technology and humanity,… Link
6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008 at Lanesplitter Pub & Pizza
Textured color flow abstractions on canvas painted with tempra, acrylic, oil paint, metallic powder can be seen in a solo show of sixty-four new…
6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008 at Hang Art
HANG ART is pleased to announce Then and Now, a group show celebrating the gallery's tenth anniversary. Then and Now will feature works from HANG… Link
6/1/2008 - 7/1/2008 at Artists' Television Access
Within my project, “Mapping and Remapping our sublime quotidian: The Gypsis’ Tent”, I intend to tackle the theme of consumption. I do believe… Link
6/1/2008 - 8/31/2008 at Artists' Television Access
Artist's Elaine Buckholz and Kirk Maxon have collaborated to produce a unique installation for the ATA Window. With very distinct mediums--Elaine's… Link
6/1/2008 - 8/31/2008 at Berkeley Art Museum
Scott Snibbe’s Falling Girl, an installation animating the Durant Avenue entrance of the museum, represents an exciting new direction for this Bay… Link
6/1/2008 - 9/14/2008 at Berkeley Art Museum
Photography is an act of concentrated seeing, and by extension an act of knowing. Its origins are intrinsically linked to the idea of the… Link
6/3/2008 - 6/28/2008 at Varnish Fine Art
ArtSpan, CCA, and Varnish Fine Art Gallery invite you to see the next generation of Bay Area Artists in "30 Under 30," opening Thursday, June 5 and… Link
6/4/2008 - 6/10/2008 at Caffè Museo, SFMOMA
Photographs by Amy Auerbach now through June 10. Presented by the Artists Gallery Hours: Open daily (except Wednesday)10:00am to 6:00pm, and late…
6/4/2008 - 8/3/2008 at Berkeley Art Museum
If rock ’n’ roll rose out of a culture of opposition, then the mid-seventies was a bad patch for rock ’n’ roll. Corporate rock smothered the… Link
6/5/2008 - 6/26/2008 at Fifty24SF
FIFTY24SF Gallery announces the opening for Save My Life, an exhibition that will feature the work of Chicago-based artist, Cody Hudson and Heroes…
6/5/2008 - 6/26/2008 at Fifty24SF
FIFTY24SF Gallery announces the opening for Save My Life, an exhibition that will feature the work of Chicago-based artist, Cody Hudson and Heroes…
6/5/2008 - 6/28/2008 at 111 Minna Gallery
San Francisco— 111 Minna Gallery and ArtNowSF are delighted to present 365, a group show featuring an impressive selection of 14 of the country’s… Link
6/5/2008 - 6/28/2008 at Steven Wolf Fine Arts
Opening Reception: June 5, 5:30 - 7:30pm In a series of rapturous new photo portraits, Marcos Rosales transmogrifies his bound, gagged and… Link
6/5/2008 - 6/29/2008 at Frey Norris Gallery
Gallery Reception: June 05, 6:00 to 9:00 pm Anyone can tell you that the events of September 11th have permanently altered the American public's… Link
6/5/2008 - 6/30/2008 at Gregory Lind Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 5, 5:30-7:30 PM Gregory Lind Gallery is proud to present Road Works, new paintings and drawings by New… Link
6/5/2008 - 7/5/2008 at Kala Art Institute
Opening Reception in the Kala Gallery, June 5, 6-8pm Kala Fellowships are awarded annually to eight innovative artists working in print media,…
6/5/2008 - 7/31/2008 at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art
Reception: June 5, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art is pleased to present “Welcome,” a series of new paintings by… Link
6/5/2008 - 8/23/2008 at SF Camerawork
Opening reception: Thursday, June 5, 5-8 pm Alan B. Stone and the Senses of Place is a historical exhibition that examines the social and cultural… Link
6/5/2008 - 8/23/2008 at SF Camerawork
Opening reception: Thursday, June 5, 5-8pm Guest curator Britta Erickson, a well-known expert on contemporary Chinese art, brings together a… Link
6/5/2008 - 8/23/2008 at SF Camerawork
Opening reception: Thursday, June 5, 5-8 pm SF Camerawork presents a solo exhibition of the work of emerging, San Francisco-based photographer… Link
6/6/2008 6:00pm - 10:00pm at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
6/6/2008 6:00pm - 10:00pm at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
6/6/2008 7:00pm at Intersection for the Arts
6/6/2008 - 6/28/2008 at Jancar Jones Gallery
Opening, Friday, June 6th, 5-8pm The Jancar Jones Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibit of works by San Francisco-based artist, Sean Talley.… Link
6/6/2008 - 6/30/2008 at Blankspace
A curated art exhibition by Gold Robot records First Friday reception: June 6, 7-10pm The exhibition features artists who have contributed…
6/6/2008 - 7/3/2008 at Fecal Face Dot Gallery
Paintings and installations by San Francisco based artist Tara Foley. Opening: Friday June 6th (6-9pm) "Say Hello To Never ending" is an… Link
6/6/2008 - 7/7/2008 at The Compound Gallery & Studios
Opening Reception: Friday, June 6, 7-10pm
6/6/2008 - 7/25/2008 at Front Gallery
Opening Friday, June 6, 2008. A second reception will be held July 4, 2008. Myths and Dreams features recent work by Calixto Robles, Alexandra…
6/6/2008 - 7/31/2008 at Gallery 16
Opening reception: June 6 from 6-9pm Gallery 16 is pleased to welcome San Francisco artist Leigh Wells for her first solo show with the gallery.… Link
6/6/2008 - 8/2/2008 at Mission 17
Opening Reception Friday, June 6th, 6-9pm If we are what we eat, a significant degree of our who we are – at least, in this country – is…
6/6/2008 7:00pm - 10:00pm at 21 Grand
This event features a myriad of small masterpieces donated by a swell array of over 70 local (and formerly local) artists for sale at less than… Link
6/7/2008 1:00pm at SF Camerawork
6/7/2008 1:00pm at SF Camerawork
6/7/2008 - 6/15/2008 at Pro Arts
Two weekends, 400-500 artists, 2 counties, across more than 13 cities: East Bay Open Studios is the East Bay's longest-running and largest open… Link
6/7/2008 - 6/28/2008 at Jack Hanley Gallery
Opening June 7, 6-9pm The Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Oakland-based artist Alicia… Link
6/7/2008 - 6/28/2008 at Million Fishes Gallery
Opening: Saturday June 7, 2008 / 7:00-11:30 p.m. Curated by Zee Boudreaux and Tamara Loewenstein How does one decipher a queer body? Today, there… Link
6/7/2008 - 7/5/2008 at Lobot Gallery
opening june 7th @ 6pm Space Balls is an interactive miniature golf experience carefully created by Space 1026. Recently, LoBot Gallery and Space…
6/7/2008 - 7/9/2008 at McCaig Welles and Rosenthal
McCaig-Welles & Rosenthal is pleased to present Jane Hambleton in her first solo show and a selection of artists works from our Brooklyn… Link
6/7/2008 - 8/22/2008 at Receiver Gallery
“Return to Innocence” opens at 7 p.m. Saturday June 7th, 2008. The artists will be in attendance and refreshments will be served. A sense of… Link
6/8/2008 4:30pm - 8:00pm at Kala Art Institute
A benefit for Kala Art Institute’s educational and cultural programs Kala Carnival at Bucci’s This “kick-off-the-summer” party will be a…
6/9/2008 - 6/10/2008 at The Lab
7:00 pm, complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres provided. $5 suggested donation. Please RSVP to roughcutsrsvp@yahoo.com by Monday, June 9th at noon… Link
6/9/2008 - 6/17/2008 at The Luggage Store Annex
Works by Five San Francisco Artists address questions of human and avian displacement by urban development in this two-part show. curated by…
6/9/2008 - 8/15/2008 at Cowboys & Angels Salon
New work on wood and paper by Mark Damrel. This is Mark's first public exhibition. His work focuses on people, life, death, and relationships with…
Unstills is a performance piece based on Cindy Sherman's photographic series, Untitled Film Stills (1977-80) Unstills takes each of Sherman's images… Link
6/11/2008 - 6/21/2008 at Root Division
Under 100: Exhibition, Sale, and Live Screen-Print Event! UNDER 100 seeks to demystify the experience of buying and selling art. All the work will… Link
6/11/2008 - 7/26/2008 at Andrea Schwartz Gallery
Tina Vietmeier mixed media & wax on paper "This new series continues to be a response to the world around me and reflects my interests in energy,…
6/11/2008 6:00pm - 10:00pm at CounterPULSE
San Francisco artists celebrate the release of Reproduce & Revolt, an extensive collection of contemporary political graphics collected from around…
6/12/2008 - 8/16/2008 at San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 12, 6-8pm Location: SFAC Gallery The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery is pleased to present A Complicated… Link
6/12/2008 6:00pm - 10:00pm at Headlands Center for the Arts
PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION. Auction items include works by Chris Ballantyne, Thomas Campbell, Reed Danziger,… Link
6/13/2008 - 7/13/2008 at Park Life Store
Opening Reception - Friday 13th, 7pm - 10pm Matthew Palladino's paintings allude to influences by early Mission School artists; colorful, flat,…
6/13/2008 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Silverman Gallery
Artist Talk at Silverman Gallery by Lisa Jugert Friday, 13th, 7-10pm. Artist talk begins at 8pm. The real life and the freedom cage For her…
6/14/2008 - 7/5/2008 at White Walls
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14th, 7-11pm Sylvia Ji is a native of San Francisco currently residing in Southern California, her artwork… Link
6/14/2008 - 7/6/2008 at The Shooting Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday - June 14, 2008, 7pm - 11pm
6/14/2008 - 7/6/2008 at Iceberger Gallery
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6/14/2008 - 7/12/2008 at Catharine Clark Gallery
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6/14/2008 - 7/12/2008 at Little Tree Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14th, 6-9pm. Curated by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer. Some suggested guidelines for recognizing signs of artistic agency… Link
6/14/2008 - 7/12/2008 at Catharine Clark Gallery
Catharine Clark Gallery announces two upcoming summer group exhibitions 14 June – 12 July 2008. In the Minna Street Gallery Speaking to the… Link
6/14/2008 - 7/12/2008 at Catharine Clark Gallery
Catharine Clark Gallery announces two upcoming summer group exhibitions 14 June – 12 July 2008. In the Minna Street Gallery Speaking to the… Link
6/14/2008 - 8/3/2008 at Berkeley Art Museum
The UC Berkeley Library celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its renowned Graphic Arts Loan Collection with this exhibition in the Theater Gallery.… Link
6/14/2008 2:00pm - 4:00pm at Southern Exposure
by Wowhaus - a potluck gathering and bicycle-powered compost mixer - as a part of FREE RANGE Join Wowhaus and Southern Exposure for a community… Link
6/14/2008 6:00pm - 9:00pm at San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
The first in a series of SFAC Gallery social & educational events Event Location: Electric Works, 130 Eighth Street, at Minna Street Ticket… Link