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Near poets
Aug
8

Near poets

re.riddle is pleased to present Near Poets, a group exhibition curated by Kay Jaramillo, featuring paintings by Aaron Elvis Jupin, Arthur Wechsler, Brian Rideout, Kira Maria Shewfelt, Quintessa Matranga, Sophie Lourdes Knight and Will Yackulic.

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JANET DELANEY: Too Many Products
Jul
24

JANET DELANEY: Too Many Products

EUQINOM Gallery is pleased to present Too Many Products, the gallery's third solo exhibition with Berkeley-based photographer Janet Delaney. Following its acclaimed presentation at Photo London earlier this year, the exhibition brings together photographs from Delaney's deeply personal series examining labor, family, and the changing landscape of American commerce.

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Drawings: Paul Pickrel
Jun
26

Drawings: Paul Pickrel

Themes+Projects is pleased to share an upcoming exhibition of drawings by Paul Pickrel (1917–2014), presented at Lee's Launderette in the Mission. Please mark your calendar to join us for an opening reception on Friday, June 26, from 5 pm to 8 pm.

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Lost in the Funhouse
Jun
25

Lost in the Funhouse

The Gallery at Leica Store San Francisco is proud to present Lost in the Funhouse, an exhibition of photographs by Ken Graves. Shaped by wit, disorientation, and psychological tension, the work reflects on the instability of contemporary life and the strange theater of American culture.

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Beyond the Gze
Jun
21

Beyond the Gze

Complementing the sculptures from The Art of Form, Beyond the Gaze brings three accomplished figurative painters into dialogue with the work in the round, offering a compelling two-dimensional counterpoint to deepen the viewer’s experience.

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RAFAEL HAYASHI: PROTECT ME
Jun
13

RAFAEL HAYASHI: PROTECT ME

On Sunday, June 14th, from 1–4 PM, we’re excited to host Hayashi for a live painting demonstration, offering a glimpse into the artist’s process and evolving decisions at the easel. Guests are invited to experience the work as it unfolds in real time.

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21st Century Sucks
Jun
13

21st Century Sucks

Heron Arts is pleased to announce 21st Century Sucks, a solo exhibition by Tim Williams. The opening reception is June 13th, 2026, from 6-9 pm. It is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view until July 11, by appointment only.

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Machismosa
Jun
13

Machismosa

In the tradition of chisme as lore, Machismosa examines how machismo is learned, whispered, and passed down. This exhibition dismantles it through the same radical storytelling that built it, bringing together ten Latine artists whose multimedia practices unravel machismo’s rigidity and reimagine it as fluid, intimate, and communal.

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RAFAEL HAYASHI: PROTECT ME
Jun
13

RAFAEL HAYASHI: PROTECT ME

In his debut US solo exhibition, Brazilian artist Rafael Hayashi transforms private fears into a sacred and restless act of guardianship, painting figures that stand at the threshold between childhood terror, paternal love, and mythic protection.

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Slice of the Pie
May
28

Slice of the Pie

Fraenkel Gallery presents SLICE OF THE PIE: Fourteen Bay Area Galleries & What Makes Them Different, a group exhibition that brings together a vibrant cross-section of some of the Bay Area’s most influential and idiosyncratic art galleries.

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#125: Revok
May
23

#125: Revok

An opening inspired by las calles de San Juan, Puerto Rico. The studio returns to a gallery setting and becomes a solo exhibition of REVOK. Fresh work meets Jaunt legacy in The Jaunt's 125th artist collaboration.

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