Rare Painting by Groundbreaking French Artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist Acquired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Press Release: Rare Painting Acquired by Fine Arts Museums of SF
Artist Alice Neel’s Portraits on Display at Retrospective at de Young Museum
Alice Neel, considered one of the greatest American portraitists of the 20th century, sought to reveal the unflinching truth about her subjects – usually something they never saw in themselves. She considered herself “a collector of souls.”
Emerging Artists Find a Home at Young Artist Studio
…. Several years later, she moved to her current space at 2414 28th Ave., near Taraval, which has been the home of Young Artists Studio ever since.
Press Release: SF Women Artists Gallery Launches Annual Photo and Digital Arts Exhibit in the Sunset
San Francisco Women Artists presents its inaugural annual Photography and Digital Art Exhibit.
Longtime Richmond Resident Paints Nature, Cityscapes and More
Sherman’s favorite subjects are the ocean, landscapes, and cityscapes that he cannot walk away from, “weaving in messages and subtle stories.”
Designer, Builder Creates Comfortable Works of Public Art
In the last nine years, Inner Sunset resident Chris Duderstadt has designed, constructed and often artistically painted 144 public benches placed all over San Francisco, with a prominent presence in the Sunset and Richmond districts.
Photos by Eloise Kelsey: Judy Chicago’s ‘Forever de Young’
Photos by Eloise Kelsey from artist Judy Chicago’s “Forever de Young” performance at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021.
Judy Chicago: ‘Forever de Young’
Artist Judy Chicago created a visual spectacle with clouds of colored smoke in front of the de Young Museum on Saturday evening, Oct. 16, 2021.
The Art of Judy Chicago
The Art of Judy Chicago
‘Judy Chicago: A Retrospective’ on Display at de Young Museum
Fiercely feminist artist and writer Judy Chicago walked into a room at San Francisco’s de Young Museum on the morning of Aug. 25 to deliver remarks at a press preview of her first-ever retrospective titled, “Judy Chicago: A Retrospective.”
Artist Finds Beauty in Everyday Materials She Uses to Create Her Works
Local artist, Dyanna Dimick, assembles sundry materials and mediums in fashioning her work. Her compositions are as unusual as her approach to art. Acrylic paint holds found materials and works as a complement to the elements, and “it’s an easy clean up.”
Westside Art Alert
As the City meets vaccination goals and loosens restrictions that were put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, art galleries on the west side are celebrating with various exhibits and shows.
Bouquets to Art Returned to the de Young
The Bay Area’s beloved floral fundraiser, Bouquets to Art, returned this June for its 37th year with fresh summer blooms to seed new life into the de Young’s permanent collection.
Inner Sunset Art Studio Fires Up Inspiration for Creative New Artists
In October of 2015, Asima Arif ended an engineering project in Wyoming. Just two months later, she opened Earthfire Arts Studio on the corner of 10th Avenue and Judah Street in the Inner Sunset.
New Art Installations Coming to Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse
Much has changed this past year in the Music Concourse of Golden Gate Park, from statues coming down and museums closing then reopening, to a brightly lit observation wheel rising 150 feet into the sky.
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