ELLIOT ANDERSON at the M.H. de Young Museum of Art
Photo/Synthesis: May 1 - October 3, 2010

Photo/Synthesis highlights the dynamic trend in the field of contemporary photography, collages, assemblages, and other multi-part or composite photo-based projects. Dating from the 1960s to the present, the works in this exhibitions transcend the limitations of traditional photography in which the camera simply captures a unique view or a decisive moment in time. Breaking free of the conventional frame, they are instead the products of various methods of assembling and organizing multiple photographic images into larger aesthetic statements. In each case the sum communicates much more than the component parts.

REX RAY: New Lithograph Print Editions
Pyzinerol & Pyzinerol II

Gallery 16 is pleased to announce the release of two new Lithographic print editions with Rex Ray and the legendary Sharks Ink Press. The prints, Pyzinerol & Pyzinerol II are 44½" x 30" and currently priced at $3,000.00.

To reserve an edition of Pyzinerol or Pyzinerol II, please contact Vanessa at Gallery 16, 415.626.7495 or email vanessa@gallery16.com.

Überblick: A Conversation with Photographer THOMAS HEINSER
Thursday MAY 13, 6-9PM

The gallery hosts a celebration and conversation with artist Thomas Heinser on Thursday, May 13, from 6-9 p.m. Music by Art Khu Trio and special guests, lager and wursts by Let's Be Frank follow the interview with the German photographer.

Translated as “over-view or "view from above,” Überblick explores the beautiful and graphic intersection of man, steel, sea, and land as surveyed from above. A monumental and ongoing project, the Heinser's photographs include views of some of the world’s most captivating bridges and structures, from Lisbon and Millau to New York and San Francisco.

For additional information, please contact Vanessa at the gallery or email vanessa@gallery16.com

GALLERY 16 at the SF Fine Art Fair, Fort Mason
May 21 - 23, 2010

Visit GALLERY 16, Booth #15, at the San Francisco Fine Art Fair, May 21-23. The fair will be held at Fort Mason and there will be an opening preview party Thursday evening, May 20, 7-9PM.

SOUL/FOOD No. 2 on March 26, 7PM
A music series to benefit MuST (Music in Schools Today)

SOULFOOD No.2 is the second event in a quarterly music series organized by Griff Williams, Tommy Guerrero and Marc Capelle. All the money raised through this music series goes directly to support local charities of our choosing. The beneficiary of the upcoming event is MuST (music in the schools today). In this time of peril for public education, music and arts programs are often the first victims of budget cuts.

MuST serves over 10,000 children and youth annually in schools and community centers, conducts research and development and advocates to restore music as an essential principle of K-12 education.

Live Music by MONEY MARK, TOMMY GUERRERO, MARC and THE CASUALS. Rare 16mm Films by Stephen Parr of Oddball films and vintage soul sounds on original vinyl with DJ Chas Gaudi. All amidst the art at the spacious Gallery 16 in San Francisco's SOMA District.

REX RAY: "How To Make A Rex Ray"
Special Event Friday, October 23, 2009 from 6:30-9:00PM

Please join us Friday evening, October 23rd, 6:30-9PM for a very special screening of the new PBS Documentary "How To Make A Rex Ray."

The first screening will be at 7PM, and the second at 8PM.

No other contemporary artist has mastered the handcrafted aesthetic of fine art while pushing the limits of graphic design as Rex Ray. This celebrated artist takes us on a tour, from his hometown in Colorado Springs to his live/work studio in San Francisco's mission district, showing us the magic of his artistic process and everyday practice.

Colorado Public Television - KBDI PBS presents "REX RAY: How To Make a Rex Ray." Producer/Director Joshua V. Hassel with Videographer/Editor Adam Reynolds /Acentric Video; Music Matmos, courtesy of Matador Records.

DEBORAH OROPALLO: Wild Wild West
New Editions Release Thursday, September 24, 6-8PM

Gallery 16 is pleased to announce the release of three new original print editions published with Deborah Oropallo.

Please join us on Thursday evening, September 24th, from 6-8PM, for a release party and book signing with the artist. Deborah will be present to sign copies of her new book, POMP. The book is a survey of Oropallo's last two bodies of work. It includes the acclaimed Guise series of prints published by Gallery 16 Editions and premiered at the DeYoung Museum in 2007. POMP contains 64 pages of beautiful color reproduction of Deborah's work along with essay by Nick Stone and an interview with the artist.

REX RAY: New Work
September 11 - October 31, 2009 Reception, Friday September 11, 6-9PM

Gallery 16 is pleased to present its sixth solo exhibition with San Francisco luminary Rex Ray. As a fine artist, Rex Ray works in a wide range of media, including painting, collage, print and photography. His dynamic and immediately recognizable collages grew out of the simple pleasure of cutting shapes from magazine pages. His work has grown into an increasingly complex process involving printmaking, painting and collage in an inspired adaptation of twentieth-century Modernism.

Cydney Payton, former director of Denver's MCA, describes Ray’s work: "It exudes beauty with a subversive edge that stems from an attitude grounded in alternative subculture. He was an early admirer of punk and new wave music. Music holds a special place in his life. He has worked with leading contemporary musicians, contributing designs for many album covers and concert posters for artists such as Radiohead, Björk, Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie. Drawing inspiration from his acknowledged influences— organic and hard-edged abstraction, pattern and textile design, and Op Art—Ray playfully combines these formalist concepts, gracefully bridging the gap between fine and applied art..."

REX RAY: "It's finished when I'm done!"
Special Event Thursday, February 12, 6-9PM, 2009

For anyone who has followed Rex Ray's career and has been curious to know how his inspired abstractions are created, come watch him do it!! Rex is preparing for a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, which opens in March. He is currently in the studio finishing the artwork to be presented in the MCA exhibition, including the largest painting of his career, an epic 9' x 25' canvas.

Gallery 16 has always been a place where artwork is not only exhibited, but created; equal parts studio and gallery. In this spirit, we asked Rex to finish the work for the MCA show at Gallery 16. We will host a very special event this Thursday evening, February 12th, from 6-9 pm where guests will be able to enjoy music and cocktails while watching Rex work on the final stages of the new painting. This will be a very unique and fun opportunity to learn more about Rex and his work. A selection of canvases, collage and prints will be available for sale.

Please RSVP to be part of this unique opportunity: vanessa@gallery16.com.

Gallery 16 in Miami
Aqua Wynwood December 3-7, 2008

Visit us in Miami at Aqua Wynwood, booth 51 from December 3-7, 2008. We will feature works by Alex Zecca, Rex Ray, Brent Petersen, Deborah Oropallo, Tucker Nichols, Russell Nachman, Scott Hewicker, Cliff Hengst, Stephen Hendee, Michelle Grabner, Harrell Fletcher, Lauren Davies, and Rob Craigie among others. Aqua Wynwood is located at 42 NE 25th Street in Miami's Wynwood District. Hope to see you there.

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Gallery 16 Fifteenth Year Anniversary Exhibition

This September Gallery 16 will host a special exhbition to honor the artists we have worked with. We have invited many of the artists from our past and present to contribute work for this special event.

Opening reception with music by Or, The Whale on Friday, September 12 from 6 to 9pm

The exhibition will include Deborah Oropallo, Jim Isermann, Stephen Hendee, Arturo Herrera, Libby Black, Rebeca Bollinger, Michelle Grabner, Rex Ray, Russell Nachman, Gay Outlaw, Lynn Hershman, William Kentridge, Xylor Jane, Kara Maria, Shaun O’dell, Margaret Kilgallen, Wayne Smith, Scott Hewicker, Cliff Hengst, Tucker Nichols and many others.

Contact Gallery 16 for more information.

New 1 Artist 1 Concept book
Amy Franceschini Victory Gardens 2007+

Gallery 16 and the 1 Artist 1 Concept book series is pleased to announce the publication of "Victory Gardens 2007+" by Amy Franceschini.

The book chronicles Franceschini's inspired reimagining of the original wartime Victory Garden program. The book features essays by Lucy Lippard and Mike Davis along with historical photos and context, and project documentation and insight.

There will be a book release party on July 8, 2008 with live music and of course books for sale.

Visit the books section of this site for more info and images or contact Gallery 16 for event information.

New Gallery 16 Edition book release
Bill Berkson and Colter Jacobsen BILL

Gallery 16 Editions is pleased to announce the release of our publication, BILL, a collaboration between poet Bill Berkson and artist Colter Jacobsen.

The story was shelved in a manila folder for 25 years. When Berkson revisited it in 2006 he decided the blank pages needed artwork. With the help of Mac McGinnes, it was decided that artist Colter Jacobsen would be a perfect fit.

Visit the books section of this site for more information and images.

New G16 Editions
Darren Waterston

Gallery 16, in collaboration with Darren Waterston, announces the release of five new original prints in a continuing exploration of the senses and bodily experiences of St. Francis of Assisi.

Each print is 20.5 x 40.5 in. and is published in a signed and numbered edition of 20.

Contact Gallery 16 for more information.

Past G16 exhibition:
Deborah Oropallo Guise

January 11 - February 15, 2008

Opening Reception for the Artist, Friday January 11, 6-9pm
Live Music with Virgil Shaw

Gallery 16 is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition Guise: Recent Prints by Deborah Oropallo.

Over the past year, Gallery 16 Editions has worked with Oropallo to publish this critically acclaimed suite of thirty prints. Portions of this series were shown at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco in 2007. This is the first exhibition to present all of the available work from this collection, including six new compositions never seen by the public.

Visit the exhibition page for more information.

Past G16 exhibition:
Rex Ray New Work

Gallery 16 is pleased to present its sixth solo exhibition with San Francisco luminary Rex Ray. The exhibition will present new paintings and collages. Ray's work has become a fixture on the national arts scene with its unmistakable graphic power and distinctively barbed beauty.

The exhibition will coincide with the release of Chronicle Books' new publication Rex Ray: Art+Design, the first comprehensive monograph to survey the artist's multi-faceted work in various media.

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Gallery 16 Editions book:
Cliff Hengst and Scott Hewicker Good Times: Bad Trips

To coincide with their show, Hengst and Hewicker released their book Good Times: Bad Trips. This book is a collection of true accounts exploring an under-recognized rite of passage: The Bad Trip. Pairing individual stories with paintings, collages, and photographs by the artists, the book delves deeply into the romantic pathos of psychedelic crisis. Contributors include over fifty luminaries from the art, music and literary world including Devendra Banhart, Chris Johanson, Lars Bang Larsen, Shaun O'Dell, Keegan McHargue, Kevin Killian, Dodie Bellamy, Leslie Shows, Tony Labat, and Larry Rinder.

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Past G16 exhibition:
Cliff Hengst and Scott Hewicker S.A.N.E.

This new exhibition with Cliff Hengst and Scott Hewicker is titled S.A.N.E. which stands for Something, Anything, Nothing, Everything. The title provides the artists a loose working method for exploring the ambiguous grasps of consciousness through altered mental states. Taking cues from freak-outs and rituals in Sixties exploitation films, Scott Hewicker will exhibit a suite of new paintings and a new video while Cliff Hengst will use handmade signs and wall drawings to humorously investigate the unbridled super-ego of mental imbalance.

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