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An artist wired for humanity
By on February 17, 2019
“I love San Francisco,” wire sculptor Kristine Mays laughed, realizing she had just quoted a common T-shirt slogan. “But a lot of the things I love aren’t even here anymore. »

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Formerly homeless man sketches art gallery tribute to a Muni act of kindness
By on January 28, 2019
One moment is all it took to inspire artist Kurt Schwartzmann for a lifetime. A gay man diagnosed with AIDS, his life was profoundly changed when he lost the vision »

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For a roving and well-traveled local, there’s no place like home
By on January 27, 2019
“I spent my entire adult life trying to run away from here and never succeeded at staying away,” said Kathy Zarur, an art history instructor, independent curator and second generation »

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Winter 2019 Arts Preview: Museums and Galleries
By on January 24, 2019
Monet, Calder and kimono fashion are on the winter exhibition slate. OPENING Mildred Howard’s TAP-Investigation of Memory: Howard, a Berkeley artist, activist and former dancer, looks at identity, church culture, »

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Untitled, Art gathers exhibitors from across the world
By on January 13, 2019
Untitled, Art, another haven for fine art and design lovers, is in San Francisco this weekend. About a mile and a half down the road from Fog Art+Design at Fort »

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Fine art assembly at sixth Fog Design+Art
By on January 13, 2019
Designed with the adventurous nature of Bay Area art lovers in mind, the Fog Design+Art fair returns this week, with four days of exhibitions and conversations on the bill. The »

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Wesley Tongson’s evocative ‘finger’ paintings at Chinese Culture Center
By on October 31, 2018
Continually exploring the possibilities of ink, Wesley Tongson created exquisite pictures of mountains and flora, painting many of them largely with his fingers. “Wesley Tongson: The Journey,” an exhibition at »

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Bernal Heights artist Anna Lisa Escobedo thrives in a painter’s paradise
By on October 28, 2018
“I didn’t grow up with art on the walls or art around me,” said artist Anna Lisa Escobedo now in her 10th year working to restore San Francisco’s reputation as »

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