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The Svane Family Foundation is a private family foundation in San Francisco, dedicated to supporting the vitality of Bay Area Artists and Arts Organizations. I received a grant from SFF last year at the beginning of the pandemic along with 100+ other Bay Area artists. It’s a comprehensive list and I am honored to be included in this robust roster.

The foundation committee asked grant artists to use the theme of the Ark as a way of navigating through difficult times (pandemic, social unrest, political chaos, etc.) and create a work of art to reflect that idea. My work is “Safety Cage,” a mixed media piece that conveys the following:

“’Safety Cage’ is a kind of pandemic self-portrait. I envisioned humanity traversing the dark land in dark times, each individual isolated in their own safety cage. This cage is personal ark, mobile but contained. And contained inside is human hope, in the form of an awkward and fragile golden flower, waiting to be released once the dark times have passed, to grow and thrive again. Through this isolation comes self discovery, contemplation, and the desire to be delivered and to emerge stronger and more golden.”

Ark Exhibitions artists include Aaron De La Cruz, Adam 5100, Adreinne Waheed, Adrian Burrell, Alicia McCarthy, Amy Palms, Amy X Neuburg, Andy Vogt, Angela Hennessy, Anna Valdez, Antonio Vidal, Asma Kazmi, Barry McGee, Brett Amory, Brian Singer, Butterfly Williams, Camila Magrane, Casey Gray, Cate White, Chad Hasegawa, Chanell Stone, Chelsea Wong, Chris Duncan, Chris Johanson, Christopher Martin, Cliff Hengst, Courtney Desiree Morris, Dana Dart-McLean, Dana King, Davina Semo, Dionne Lee, Dohee Lee, Donna Personna, Eli Thorne, Ellen Bruno, Emilio Villalba, Eric Johnston, Erica Deeman, Esther Elia, GATS, Gina M. Contreras, HP Mendoza, J. John Priola, J.L. King, Jake Ricker, Jeffrey Cheung, Jeremy Fish, Jessica Hess, John Casey, Justin Hoover, Katie Gong, Kelly Tunstall , Ferris Plock , Kevin Earl Taylor, Kindah Khalidy, Klea McKenna, Kristin Farr, Kristine Mays, Lady Henze, Lauren Elder, Linda Connor, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Madeleine Tonzi, Marcus Shelby, Maria Guzmán Capron, Mark Garrett, Mary Joy, Mary D. Watkins, Melanie DeMore, Meryl Pataky, Michelle Pred, Monica Denevan , Muzae, Nina Wise, Oliver DiCicco, Paul Madonna Studio, Peter Cordova, Rabbit Garcia, Rachel Lena Esterline, Robert Bowen, Ruby Neri, Sam Vernon, Sarah Hotchkiss, Seth Eisen, Sheila Ghidini, Steve Ferrera, Sydney Cain, tamara suarez porras, Tammy Rae Carland, Tan Sirinumas, Terri Loewenthal, Terry Furry, Tess Davis, Tosha Stimage, Trevor Ewald, t.w.five, Kyle Lypka and Tyler Cross, Val Britton, Yarrow Slaps, Yétundé Olagbaju, and Zac Scheinbaum.

I am not yet sure of the details of the exhibition of the auction yet but I will update this post with more information as I get it.

Show dates: December 1, 2020 – February, 14 2021

111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, CA presents Discolandia. Not since the invention of the gramophone and the talking machine has art and invention come together so perfectly. We are showing over 100 artists that have drawn, painted, and collaged on 12 inches of beautiful Vinyl.

I have a limited edition(10) 3D printed steel sculpture along with a number of other artists in the annual Don’t Wake Daddy group show in Hamburg, Germany at Feinkunst Krüger and curated by the esteemed Heiko Muller. Opens on December and you can make an appointment to see the exhibit on the Feinkunst Krüger website. I wish I could be there.

Excited for the “Remastered II” show at Faultline Artspace. A second of this themed show where artists were asked to create an alternative album cover of their choice. 30 amazing artists in this one!

Here is link to the virtual show website.

Bedford Gallery is pleased to announce Bird, Nest, Nature, a juried and invitational exhibition featuring a roster of local and national artists. Birds have long captured the attention of humankind, the earliest evidence of which can be found in cave drawings that reflect all that we cherish in nature from flora to fauna. This exhibition was juried by Jeffrey De Blois, Assistant Curator, ICA Boston and Rebecca Lowery, Assistant Curator, MOCA Los Angeles, and includes over 150 local, national and international artists inspired by the exquisite beauty of creatures of flight.

Participating Artists:
Peter Adamyan, Matt Adrian, Sophia Allison, Suzanne Anderson-Carey, Aidin Andrews, Diane Andrews Hall, Gale Antokal, Jennifer Bain, Aimee Baldwin, Evan Barbour, Kate Barrengos, Kristine Beier, Linda Belden, Lucrezia Bieler, Jan Blythe, Emma Bolton, Karen Bondarchuk, Tiffany Bozic, Beka Brayer, William Broder, Donna Brown, Debra Broz, Jamie Burnside, Gerardo Candelario, John Casey, Karen Clark, Julie Clements, Joshua Coffy, Sharon Constant, Catherine Courtenaye, Sabra Crockett, Bronle Crosby, Tony Dagradi, Laurie Davenport, Deborah Davidson, Dana DeKalb, Alexander Diaz, Jennifer Downey, Melissa Eder, Donald Farnsworth, Julia Feldman, t.w.five, Kat Flyn, Judy Fong, Kevin Ford, Kath Frajbis, Annelise Freund, Jason Frost, Kilian Garvey, Ruth Geos, Sheila Ghidini, Bushra Gill, Carol Gill-Briiton, Chet Glaze, Alicia Goode, Daniel Graxton, Saira Grube, Kristen Haskell, Larry Hatfield, Karen Hill, Judy Hirabayashi, Dianne Hoffman, Ann Hollingsworth, Ann Holsberry, Linda Huffman, Angela F. Hunkler, Maggie Hurley, Thomas Jackson, Cynthia Jensen, Barbara Johansen Newman, Sharon Kain, Alexis Kandra, Christina Keith, Betsy Kendall, R. J. Kern, Jon Kerpel, Katie Kindelan, Isabella Kirkland, Christine Kirouac, Kristin Kwan, Maureen Langenbach, Bernadette Larimer, Debra LaRocque, Martin Lasack, Carrie Lederer, Ellen Little, Bachrun LoMele, Jeffrey Long, Maggie Mackinlay, Kent Manske, Kara Maria, Traci Martin, Catherine McCargar, Lisa McCutcheon, Lisa McElroy, Ally Mckay, Stephanie Metz, Nancy Mintz, Crystal Moody, Ally Morgan, Angela Moulton, Kat Mulkey, Natalie Nelson, Julia Nelson-Gal, José Nuñez, Asaki Oda, Patricia Oji, Catie O’Leary, Mary O’Malley, Jennifer Orkin Lewis, Ruth Owens, Rebecca Palmer, Krupa Paranjape, Nick Pedersen, Michael Pedroni, Stan Peterson, Irene Raspollini, Arline Reimann, David Reyes, Juan Rodriguez, Jane Rosen, Amy Ross, Susan Routledge, Catherine Ryan, William Salit, Bill Samios, Susana Sanchez, Stacey Schneider, Kest Schwartzman, Maja Sereda, James Shefik, Keyvan Shovir, Karen Sjoholm, Kiki Smith, Sylvia Solochek Walters, Wendy Sparks and Jeff Torquemada, Chandana Srinath, Melissa Stephens, Lorna Stevens, Netsanet Tesfay, Michele Théberge, Lex Thompson, Andie Thrams, David Tomb, Anna Valdez, Lucie Van der Elst, Jeanie Wakeland, Emily Wamsley, Beverly West Leach, Rosario Weston, Stephen Whisler, Natalia Wilkins Tyler, Jennifer Wolpert, Dianne Yudelson and Gail Zavala.