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Artist Talk with Inez Storer
May 20, 2023
1:00pm - 3:00pm at Gallery 16.
Join us for a special conversation with artist and educator Inez Storer and Gallery 16 founder Griff Williams.
Along with discussing Storer's long career as an artist, we will also talk about how she has used her agency to assist others as an educator. Inez and Griff met while he was attending graduate school at the beloved San Francisco Art Institute in the early 1990s. By then Storer had worked as an educator at UC Santa Cruz, San Francisco Art Institute, Sonoma State University, San Francisco State University, and the College of Marin. Her colleagues included other Bay Area luminaries, including Angela Davis, Carlos Villa, Bill Berkson, and Jay DeFeo. Many of Storers students went on to artworld notoriety, including Barry McGee and Kehinde Wiley, whose exhibition An Archaeology of Silence is currently on view at the DeYoung Museum.
Art historical narrative is almost exclusively the purview of object makers and not of educators. The discussions of our day jobs frequently have stigmatizing effects on an artist's career. However, we consider the importance of these contributions to contemporary art, not only for the artist, but society. Mentorship and the collective, cooperative work are necessary for art’s production.
SFABF 2018
July 19, 2018
We will be at the SFABF Friday-Sunday.
Stop by to see some new books and editions by Nathaniel Russell, Tucker Nichols and Alice Shaw. We will have a whole range of publications available!
BOOK FAIR DATES
July 20–July 22, 2018
BOOTH C9
at Minnesota Street Project
1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco 94107
Nathaniel Russell Closing Party
July 11, 2018
Join us for a night of music as we celebrate the closing of Nathaniel Russell's exhibition PEACE JAZZ
ANDY CABIC THE LEAKERS TOMMY GUERRERO
Andy Cabic will spin records throughout the evening.
The Leakers are a new music project by Sonny Smith.
Bay Area legend Tommy Guerrero’s band includes Matt Rodriguez, Louie Senor and House.
While this event is free, we ask that you RSVP.
Eventbrite: PEACE JAZZ :: live music with Tommy Guerrero and Sonny Smith
Nathaniel Russell :: Opening Reception for PEACE JAZZ
June 05, 2018
Many thanks are due to everyone that came out for Nathaniel Russell's opening reception. It was a beautiful, light-filled evening, with great music and friends. And special thanks to the talented Anna-Alexia Basille for documenting the evening. Though most importantly, we are so appreciative of Nathaniel Russell for giving us the opportunity to host PEACE JAZZ.
Alice Shaw Art Forum Interview With Glen Helfand
May 09, 2018
"With wry wit and deceptive literalness, Alice Shaw has been making work for over twenty-five years that cleverly focuses on a few core issues: doubles, photography, and the hegemonic history of landscape photography in her native Golden State. Her current exhibition at Gallery 16 in San Francisco, “Cloned,” is on view through May 26, 2018. Here, among other things, she reveals some reasons for her current focus on sheep." - Glen Helfand
Read the full interview at Alice Shaw on her current exhibition at Gallery 16 in San Francisco
Reed Anderson HOUSE OF YES
February 10, 2018
We are very excited for our opening tonight of HOUSE OF YES, Gallery 16's first exhibition with Brooklyn-based artist Reed Anderson! Please come by to see this fantastic show, comprised of over 40 works of his signature cut paper pieces and a slew of new work from his series "Papa Object". Our opening reception is tonight, Friday October 24, from 6-9 PM. There will be live music by local artist Ash Reiter and Sugar Candy Mountain, beer provided by Goose Island, wine and a live streaming of the Giants v Royals World Series Game 3.
Sonny Smith Feature on KQED
February 07, 2018
Nastia Voynovskaya put together an insightful review of Sonny Smith's solo exhibition at Gallery 16, entitled Tour. The author begins the article to note, "To the outside observer, touring as a professional musician is all sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. But in reality, it’s full of long drives, meals at Waffle House, and the inevitable in-fighting that comes when several humans are trapped in a tight space together for long periods of time."
Jason Middlebrook: Artists Reinventing the Ancient Art of Mosaics
February 03, 2018
Ariela Gittlen at Artsy put together an editorial highlighting seven artists working in mosaics. Gittlen explains, "Middlebrook’s mosaics can take on mythic proportions, as in the case of his giant tentacle-like root forms covered in glass or stone."
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Cliff Hengst in Artforum
January 15, 2018
We Are All Made of Light featured by Crave Online 10 Best Art Books of 2017
December 21, 2017
We were excited to see that Rex Ray's We Are All Made Of Light was selected by Crave Online as one of their favorite art books published in 2017! Copies are available through our web store as well as the SFMoMA's bookstore.