SF Art Events: Week of 02.08.26
THING ONE: Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time and Technology
Ongoing - April 11th
Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time and Technology reimagines our past and collective futures using large-scale wood sculptures, video, and artificial intelligence. Initially commissioned for Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide to great acclaim at the Skirball in Los Angeles, the San Francisco debut is a homecoming for artist and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain and her husband, artist and UC Berkeley robotics professor Ken Goldberg.
Expanding on the original exhibition, di Rosa will present several new and related works including Shlain’s Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring, on view for the first time in San Francisco after activations on the National Mall in DC, Madison Square Park NY as well as a new version of Goldberg’s video art installation Bloom, which uses live seismic data from the San Andreas fault.
Partners in life for nearly 30 years and frequent creative collaborators, Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg have worked together on art installations and Emmy-nominated and Sundance films. Shlain and Goldberg also work independently as artists and have shown at the Whitney, Guggenheim, and MoMA in New York. Goldberg is represented by Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco and Shlain by Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York.
Sponsored by Eve’s Ark and Women Connect4Good.
LOCATION: di Rosa SF, 1150 25th Street, San Francisco, CA (map)
HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
THING TWO: Winter Pre/Re View
Feb 13 - Mar 7
Winter Pre/Re View features a diverse group of artists from all over the world, with a selection of previously exhibited works; new works from previously exhibiting artists; and pieces from new gallery friends: a glimpse of the shape of things to come for 2026 and beyond.
Opening Reception Friday, February 13, 6-9 PM.
LOCATION: Ryan Graff Contemporary, 804 Sutter Street | San Francisco, CA (map)
HOURS: Friday and Saturday: 1 - 6 pm, or by appointment
Image by Kateryna Reznichenko
THING THREE: Afropop
February 12, 2026, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Art of Contemporary Africa Opens in San Francisco with Inaugural Exhibition Afropop, a Celebration of African Artists
AOCA will celebrate its opening and first exhibition, Afropop, at Minnesota Street Project Thursday, February 12th, 2026, with a welcome party from 6:30-9:30 pm at 1275 Minnesota Street. Remarks will be given by Azu Nwagbogu, Unity Lewis, and Alistair Munroe. To join, RSVP below. Limited tickets available.
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Art of Contemporary Africa (AOCA) opens its doors at Minnesota Street Project, marking the launch of San Francisco’s first Pan-African contemporary art gallery. AOCA is led by Craig Mark and acclaimed South African photographer Clint Strydom, and is dedicated to presenting leading and emerging artists from Africa and the African diaspora.
AOCA is the sister gallery to The Melrose Gallery, a leading Pan-African contemporary gallery based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Building on its established program, AOCA extends this vision to the United States, creating a long-term platform for African artists to engage American audiences through sustained exhibitions, dialogue, and exchange.
AOCA globally represents Dr. Esther Mahlangu, one of the most significant living artists from the African continent. The gallery’s program also includes acclaimed artists such as Ayanda Mabulu, Aza Mansongi, Noria Mabasa, Willie Bester, Edozie Enedu, Souleymane Konaté, Mwaas Githinji, Clint Strydom, Samuel Allerton, Carol Cauldwell, Médéric Turay, Denis Mubiru, Marcelle Tchopwe, Gavin Rain, André Stead, Mark Chapman, Pascal Konan, Papytsho Mafolo, and Vusi Beauchamp, among others.
LOCATION: Art of Contemporary Africa (AOCA), 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, CA (map)
HOURS: non-published
