“Identities” has an opening reception August 9, 2024 at Art Works Downtown, San Raphael, CA.
What’s Happening
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“Pride Not Prejudice”
“Paride Not Prejudice” was an exhibit I co-curated with Charles Stinson at the Sausalito Center For The Arts, June 14 – July 7, 2024. It was a group exhibit with nineteen Bay Area Artists.
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“VISIBLE”
“VISIBLE” was a solo exhibit at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton, CA May 4 – June 29, 2024 for Pride. It featured five tapestries of San Francisco drag queens and eight paintings of local queer artists.
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“KINDRED”
“KINDRED” was an exhibit at 2358 MRKT Gallery that ran through June, 2024 celebrating the friendship of three artists, Don Hershman, Yunus Chkirate and myself for Pride.
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“HUES” An Exhibit of Bay Area Black Artists
A curation I did for an upcoming opening February 22, 2024 running through March 30, 2024
Join us in commemorating Black History Month as we proudly present an exhibition, “HUES,” featuring twenty-five exceptional Black artists from the Bay Area. Hosted at Senator Scott Wiener’s Office in the State of California Building, San Francisco, this showcase will run from February 22 to March 30, 2024. The opening reception is Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 6-8 pm.
Participating artists include Ajuan Mance, André Renay, Chonto, Jermaine Jackson Jr., Mary Graham, Najee Tobin, Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen, Sharon Virtue, Taylor Smalls, and Tiffany Conway. Additionally, we are proud to feature fifteen artists from Creativity Explored and NIAD studios: Adrianna Simeon, Joseph JayD Green, Laron Bickerstaff, Vincent Jackson, Samedi Djeimguero, Joseph Omolayole, Tranesha Smith-Kilgore, Gerald Wiggins, Daniel Green, Nita Hicks, Eric B. Boysaw, Raven Harper, Dorian Reid, and Halisi Noel-Johnson.
Kindly RSVP to secure your spot at this remarkable event. Note that registration is required for entry into the State of California Building after business hours.
We eagerly anticipate your presence at our exhibition, celebrating the diverse talents and voices of the Black artistic community in the Bay Area.
Please RSVP with this link: https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/rsvp_main.php?district=SD11&rsvp=1202
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The Big Softie
“The Big Softie” exhibit at Soft Times Gallery opens Thursday, February 1, 5-9pm. Group exhibit with my painting “Trans-forming.”
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Soft Times Gallery On Artsy
I have several pieces in this online gallery on Artsy from Soft Times Gallery in San Francisco.
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Third Generation: The Bay Area Figurative Movement Today
Selected Bay Area Figurative Artists
Curators: Susan R. Kirshenbaum and Catherine Merrill
- January 5-28th, 2024 – Sausalito Center for the Arts
- The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, Jan 20th, 2 PM to 5 PM. Refreshments will be served.
- The Closing Reception will be held on Sunday, Jan 28th, 3 PM -6 PM. There will be a book talk/sale, curators’ and artists’ talks, a roving model to draw, and more.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Joseph Abbati ~ Douglas Andelin ~ Madelyn Covey ~ Jane Fisher ~ Mary Graham ~ Isidoro ~ Susan R. Kirshenbaum ~ Catherine Merrill ~ Stephen Namara ~ Diane Olivier ~ Sharon Paster ~ Fernando Reyes ~ Alex Rosmarin ~ Randall Sexton ~ May Shei ~ Sandra Speidel ~ Peter Steinhart ~ Charles H. Stinson
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“OVERWINTER” Exhibit at Radian Gallery
Opening reception December 7th, 2023, 5-8pm. Exhibit runs through January 27, 2024
Adaptation. Migration. Hibernation. Contemplation. Introspection.
Like birds, seeds, insects, trees, and so many other living creatures that overwinter in sheltering environments, artistic concepts spend deep time within their creators before being brought into the light and released into the environment, where they either flourish, or die.
Please join us for a group exhibition from a group of Bay Area artists who are clearly flourishing, producing work that is bursting forth with the vigor and determination to live.
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