upcoming events
our take on events in the bay area.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Stéphane Villafane: Elsewhere
Dolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to announce Elsewhere, an exhibition of recent work by French artist Stéphane Villafane.
Year of the Horse
Modern Eden Gallery presents its fourth annual Lunar New Year exhibition, honoring the turning of the zodiac wheel and welcoming the Year of the Horse. Associated with vitality, independence, and forward momentum, the horse stands as a powerful emblem of renewal and spirited possibility.
Junko Mizuno: Ink, Paper, Plastic
The Haight Street Art Center is pleased to present “Junko Mizuno: Ink, Paper, Plastic,” which opens to the public on January 22, 2026, and runs through March 22, 2026.
Annie Vought: opened and split
Traywick Contemporary, in a special collaboration with Pacific Saw Works, is pleased to present opened and split, an exhibition of new work by Santa Fe-based artist Annie Vought. This solo exhibition of large-format works marks a significant return to the Bay Area, where the artist first developed her signature cut-paper reliefs.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
Codex Book Art Fair and Symposium
The International Biennial CODEX Book Art Fair & Symposium focuses on serving practitioners, scholars, curators, collectors, students, and all those who are curious newcomers or avid enthusiasts of the art of the book.
SILKWORM 緣份: My dream is a future with you
Morgann Trumbull Projects is proud to announce our newest exhibition, SILKWORM 緣份: My dream is a future with you, a multimedia exhibition by Ahn Lee.
DEADLY PREY
Harman Projects and Spoke Art are proud to present Deadly Prey, an exhibition celebrating the vivid legacy and ongoing evolution of Ghanaian hand-painted movie posters.
Drawn from Life: The Bay Area Figurative Movement Continues
Drawn from Life is this year’s theme of a curated annual exhibition showcasing figurative painting, drawing, and sculpture by a dynamic group of prominent Bay Area artists.
Trina Michelle Robinson: Open Your Eyes to Water
500 Capp Street and Root Division present Open Your Eyes to Water, a solo exhibition of the work of San Francisco-based visual artist Trina Michelle Robinson that spans both venues.
Trina Michelle Robinson: Open Your Eyes to Water
500 Capp Street and Root Division present Open Your Eyes to Water, a solo exhibition of the work of San Francisco-based visual artist Trina Michelle Robinson that spans both venues.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Louise LeBourgeois
Dolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent work by artist Louise LeBourgeois.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum
Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum, an exhibition of forty-five photographs made in private places across New York, New Jersey, California, and London between 1961 and 1971, will be on view at Fraenkel Gallery from March 12 to May 22, 2026.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
Grid Memories
Heron Arts is pleased to announce Grid Memories, a group exhibition featuring Alexis Arnold, Gina Borg, Katherine Duclos, and Kim Bennett.
Dream Jungle
The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Main Gallery is excited to present Dream Jungle, an exhibition in dialogue with the novel by Jessica Hagedorn.
Maybaum Gallery Sattelite Location Opening
Maybaum Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of our Satellite location at the historic Barneys New York building at 48 Stockton Street
Chris McCaw: Reversals and Revolutions
Chris McCaw: Reversals and Revolutions is on view at Haines Gallery from January 21 to March 7, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, January 23, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
ALCHEMIES OF PLACE
COL Gallery is pleased to announce Alchemies of Place a cross-generational exhibition tracing a pivotal shift in the history of painting: the moment when landscape ceased to function purely as representation and instead became a site of abstraction, metaphor, and subjective experience.
FOG Design + Art Fair
A platform for contemporary design and art that shifts, morphs, and reveals itself through multiple forms and dimensions.
Atrium Alternative Art Fair
Minnesota Street Project (MSP) announces ATRIUM, a new alternative art fair showcasing small, emerging, and underground contemporary art galleries in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Pecha Kucha: Architecture and Manufacturing in the Bay Area
The Museum of Craft and Design is proud to present Pecha Kucha: Architecture and Manufacturing in the Bay Area. Translating to ‘chit-chat’ in Japanese, Pecha Kucha is a fast-paced presentation format in which each speaker shows 20 slides for 20 seconds each.
Fine Art Takeover
Fine Art takeover — next week at SCRAP ✨ Our Workshop walls are filling up with framed & unframed originals, prints, and signed & numbered pieces.
Recology Artist in Residence Program
The Artist in Residence Program (AIR) at Recology San Francisco is thrilled to announce exhibition dates for current artists-in-residence Miguel Novelo, Trina Michelle Robinson, and California College of the Arts undergraduate, Haley Mae Caranto, as well as a special retrospective for former AIR Jim Growden to culminate the celebration of our 35th anniversary.
Art. Fair. Mont
GCS Agency, in partnership with Fairmont San Francisco, supported by The Svane Family Foundation and ABG Foundation, is proud to announce the inaugural edition of Art.Fair.Mont, a boutique contemporary art fair taking place January 18–20, 2026, at the iconic Fairmont San Francisco as part of SF Art Week.
MLK Day at Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
MoAD will celebrate the national observance of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a Day of Service, providing FREE admission to the museum and programs throughout the day. Through art, performance and music, our special guests will help us reflect on the importance of protest, creativity and diverse communities.
Ian Micheal Solo Show
Maybaum Gallery is proud to inaugurate their 2026 programming with a solo exhibition by Bay Area artist Ian Micheal.
Chris Buck’s Chris Bucks
Photographer Chris Buck will be in conversation with Bayview Hunters Point local Chris Buck, who was one of his subjects for the Chris Buck’s Chris Bucks series in 2006. An exhibition of the namesake project is on view at Cafe Alma until 1/31.
Christian Marclay
Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Christian Marclay featuring monoprints, collages, and a video.
bloom
“bloom” opens JAN 16, featuring photography from Brandon Joseph Baker and Rob Williamson.
Lucky 13
“Lucky 13’ is a show about the paradoxes that exist in all of us. The battle between the expectations of others and who we really are.
DJ Meisner
DJ Meisner explores the effects of our unprecedented exposure to algorithmic flows of images and symbols through an immersive installation featuring carbon transfer-based drawings, sculptures, and gold foil-covered walls
Sky Hopinka: Sonic Transmissions
We are thrilled to announce Sky Hopinka: Sonic Transmissions, a solo exhibition that explores and highlights the importance of sound for the artist and filmmaker.
Obsessive | Compulsive
Nancy Toomey Fine Art is pleased to announce a group exhibition titled Obsessive | Compulsive on view from December 17, 2025, to January 31, 2026, curated by Eric Butcher.
Doggone Delightful
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Doggone Delightful, a group exhibition celebrating the bonds between humans and dogs.
David DeWeerdt: Excessive Body
RGC is excited to welcome Belgian artist David Deweerdt for his first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Drawn from Life: The Bay Area Figurative Movement Continues
Drawn from Life is this year’s theme of a curated annual exhibition showcasing figurative painting, drawing, and sculpture by a dynamic group of prominent Bay Area artists.
Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka solo exhibition opening at Catharine Clark Gallery, January 10, 2026. More details forthcoming.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Thursday Art Walk
The First Thursday Art Walk is a monthly self-guided walking tour of Downtown San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood and adjacent areas, during which time galleries, performance spaces, and other businesses hold their openings and other events which are open late to the public.
Trevor Paglen: The Horizon Waved, and Nothing Was Certain: 2006-2026
Jessica Silverman is elated that artist Trevor Paglen has joined our roster and entrusted us with a solo exhibition of new prints from four award-winning series that explore the outer limits of visual perception
Rebecca Manson: Time, You Must Be Laughing
Jessica Silverman is delighted to announce representation of Rebecca Manson, whose debut solo show with the gallery.