Event Type: SHOW

2024-03-21 to 2024-05-24  

Fraenkel Gallery

49 Geary St, 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

Event is Free

Hours: Tue - Fri 10:30 AM-5:30 PM;  Sat 11:00 AM-5:00 PM;  

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New work features drawing, painting, and collage, and often incorporates photography.

Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Wardell Milan. Featuring drawing, painting, and collage, the show continues Milan’s exploration of questions related to freedom and desire. Photography is a touchstone in much of the work, as a reference in paintings and incorporated into multimedia collage. Abstracted arrangements of leaves and petals from Milan’s tulip paintings are also on view, in an ongoing series the artist has compared to self-portraits. This will be Milan’s third solo exhibition at Fraenkel Gallery since 2019.

Event Type: SHOW

2024-03-12 to 2024-05-23  

SF Camerawork

Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd. Building A, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284

Event is Free

Hours: Tue - Fri 12:00 PM-6:00 PM;  Sat 12:00 PM-5:00 PM;  

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SF Camerawork is proud to announce Ma-kan ????, a solo exhibition with Ebti, a multidisciplinary artist, a self-taught photographer, and a translator living between Cairo and San Francisco. A public opening reception will be held on Friday, March 15, from 6-8pm. Ebti and SF Camerawork will host a series of open studio visits at the gallery commencing March 1, where visitors and SF Camerawork community members will have the opportunity to learn about the artist's work in progress and witness Ebti's creative practice unfold in real-time. Additional programs and specific open studio dates are to be announced on our website at sfcamerawork.org, and via our email list.

Ma-kan ???? means place in Arabic. Taken apart, the word ma-kan can also mean it was and it’s not. For her exhibition, Ma-kan ????, Ebti will present a suite of site-responsive, photo-based installation works crafted from prints on fabric, projections, transparencies, and traditional paper prints. Using images, stories, and objects collected from her travels, home life, and the space itself, a narrative of perpetual departure, arrival, home, and homesickness unfolds.

Event Type: SHOW

2024-03-06 to 2024-05-18  

Chung 24 Gallery

4071 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

Event is Free

Hours: Tue 12:00 AM-12:00 AM;  Wed - Sat 1:00 PM-6:00 PM;  

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Chung 24 presents Remember Me, a solo show of works by Bay Area artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning documentary photographer Preston Gannaway.

The power of photography as a storytelling medium is well-represented in Gannaway's ongoing series Remember Me, now in its 19th year. From intimate portraits to alluring landscape to everyday vernacular photography, Gannaway takes the viewers on an emotional journey with images that feel, at times, voyeuristic and confronting. The use of color as a thread throughout the series is subtle yet observable like specks in the air.

The series began in 2006 as a story for a New Hampshire newspaper, The Concord Monitor, which followed the St. Pierre family as they navigated through the processes of illness, death and grief. What could have ended with death of the mother evolved into the beginning of a longitudinal visual narrative focusing on the coming of age of the youngest child, a 4-year old boy. The honesty and rawness of emotions come through consistently in images spanning nearly two decades; there are no glossing over the rough edges nor overly-orchestrated sentimental shots. Gannaway is not telling a tale about a motherless boy in a place far, far away; she is showing us a universally-relatable human story of life, loss and remembrance. Photos from the beginning of Remember Me earned Preston Gannaway the Pulitzer Prize in Featured Photography in 2008

Remember Me was published by GOST in 2023, the nearly sold-out photobook was named amongst the best in 2023 by Smithsonian Magazine and LensCulture.

Event Type: CLASS

2024-05-19   3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

East Bay Photo Collective

312 8th St, Oakland Photo Workshop, Oakland, CA 94607-4210

General Admission   $60.00, EBPCO Members   $48.00

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Finding the transition from still photography to video downright daunting? This hands-on workshop will demystify some of the settings, tools and techniques that are fundamental to capturing video. You'll have to unlearn some things and abandon some tried and true photography tricks but you'll have fun and start shooting better footage right away! Participants must bring their video-enabled camera and 1 or 2 of their favorite lenses. Participants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with putting their camera into full manual video mode prior to the workshop.

Registration opens April 1st. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Event Type: ONLINE ARTIST TALK

2024-05-14   4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Center for Photographic Art

San Carlos at 9th Avenue, At the Sunset Center, Carmel, CA 93921

General Admission   $10.00, CPA Members   $.00

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Click HERE to Register before May 13 at 6:00pm. You will receive a zoom link the evening before the talk.

Please join artist Mark Overgaard as he shares inspiring work from his long-term project: The Eloquent Suri of Ethiopia: People, Art, Culture, Language. The Suri, who live in the remote southwest corner of Ethiopia, are a proud and resilient people with creative and beautiful face and body adornment traditions. They are also passionate about preserving their culture and language. Mark’s project showcases the beauty of these people and their body art, while also demonstrating and supporting the strength of that commitment to their culture and language.

As an integral part of this project, Mark is driving support for the Light of the Suri initiative that is reviving mother tongue education among the Suri after a 20-year Suri Literacy Project lost its funding in 2021.

Mark's Eloquent Suri exhibition is on view through May, 2024 at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, California. As part of MIIS’ Earth Week 2024 program, Mark will present The Eloquent Suri of Ethiopia: Storytelling, Advocacy, and Action at 12:15pm on Wednesday, April 24 in the MIIS Atrium Gallery where the exhibition is housed. Both the exhibition and that presentation are open to the public.

Event Type: WORKSHOP

2024-05-19   8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Center for Photographic Art

San Carlos at 9th Avenue, At the Sunset Center, Carmel, CA 93921

General Admission   $165.00, CPA Members   $140.00

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Join artist Carolyn Monastra, the Center for Photographic Art and the Monterey Audubon Society for a unique one-day event that will include a bird walk, artist’s presentation, and bird-themed book-making workshop.

In addition to their intelligence and aesthetic appeal, birds play crucial roles within our ecosystems. They act as pollinators, seed dispersers, predators, and scavengers, all of which are vital for maintaining ecological balance. However, a sobering report from Science magazine in 2019 revealed a concerning trend: bird populations in North America have declined dramatically. Factors such as climate change, pesticide usage, and urbanization have contributed to a staggering decrease, with nearly three billion birds lost since 1970 - equating to one in four birds.

In response to this decline, Carolyn Monastra has created a conceptual art project titled "Divergence of Birds." Through her work, she aims to shed light on this loss and inspire action among audiences to become proactive stewards of our environment, advocating for the protection of birds and their habitats.

This collaborative event caters to a wide range of interests. The day begins with a bird walk, co-led by guides from the Monterey Audubon Society and Carolyn Monastra. Participants will receive birding advice, photography tips, and learn about some of the regional birds facing threats from climate change and other factors.

We will explore the Carmel River beach and lagoon, a special meeting of rock, sand, tule rushes, and ocean. Some of the birds we are likely to see include Whimbrel, Killdeer, Bufflehead, Anna’s and Allen’s Hummingbirds, Bewick’s and Marsh Wrens, various swallows, gulls, and raptors, and perhaps even a Sora! 286 species have been seen at this birding hotspot - who knows what will show up? We will travel less than a mile round-trip but will be walking across sand and uneven terrain.

Back at the Center for Photographic Art, Monastra will present her climate projects, followed by a Q&A session. Participants will then choose a regional climate-threatened bird and create a mini accordion pop-up book-in-a-tin using recycled paper ephemera and other materials.

No prior birding or book-making experience required for this event. Some basic photography knowledge is helpful if you plan to bring your camera on the bird outing.

Click HERE to purchase your spot before May 18th at 6 PM. Information about the workshop will be sent to you prior to the date. Recommended for ages 12 and up.

Event Type: SHOW

2024-02-28 to 2024-05-21  

City College of San Francisco Gallery Obscura

50 Frida Kahlo Way, Visual Arts Building Room 160, San Francisco, CA 94112

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Featuring the work of students currently enrolled in PHOTO130 Portfolio Production: Karina Almanza, Laiza Caguiat, Matthew Chan, Paula Correa, Jignesh Desai, Sterling Domich, Brenda Dawson Dove, Raena Frohlich, Lucy Torres, Edwin Gee, Zackery Ormonde, Mariana Paz, Raymond Quach, Brennan Smart, Peter Stickney, Vince Street, Vince Thomas, David Ung, Joseph Untalan, & Anne Veraldi

Event Type: OPENING

2024-05-15   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

City College of San Francisco Gallery Obscura

50 Frida Kahlo Way, Visual Arts Building Room 160, San Francisco, CA 94112

Event is Free

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Featuring the work of students currently enrolled in PHOTO130 Portfolio Production: Karina Almanza, Laiza Caguiat, Matthew Chan, Paula Correa, Jignesh Desai, Sterling Domich, Brenda Dawson Dove, Raena Frohlich, Lucy Torres, Edwin Gee, Zackery Ormonde, Mariana Paz, Raymond Quach, Brennan Smart, Peter Stickney, Vince Street, Vince Thomas, David Ung, Joseph Untalan, & Anne Veraldi

Event Type: SHOW

2024-04-19 to 2024-05-19  

Photography West Gallery

Dolores Street, 1 SE of Ocean Ave, Carmel, CA 93921

Event is Free

Hours: Sun - Mon 12:00 AM-12:00 AM;  Wed - Sat 11:00 AM-5:00 PM;  

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Featuring an exhibition of gelatin silver photographs handmade from medium and large format sheet film by California photographer, Robert B. Taylor.

Robert Taylor’s work embodies a strong connection to rural northern California, home to his family for five generations. Born in 1946, Robert has practiced traditional black and white photography for over fifty years. Self-taught, he uses 4×5 and 8×10 format view cameras, as well as a 645 medium format camera, to record subjects that reflect his love of nature, often expressed in scenes found near his home in rural Mendocino County.

Click HERE to preview the exhibit

Event Type: SHOW

2024-04-05 to 2024-05-25  

Frank Bette Center for the Arts

1601 Paru Street, Alameda, CA 94501

Event is Free

Hours: Thu - Sun 11:00 AM-5:00 PM;  

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During the weekend of the full moon in February, 48 photographers were loosed upon this island for 48 hours, each assigned to document their assigned 1/48th of Alameda. The results of that weekend are now on display in the Frank Bette Center’s annual “Alameda On Camera” photo exhibit.

The exhibit is dense with visual and emotional content providing visitors with images that are fondly familiar and provocatively peculiar. A disparate bunch, some of the participants had resumes and websites as photographers while others worked at all manner of blue-, white- and plaid-collar jobs. Some had been up-scaling their equipment and skills for decades while some were youths lit with a new fever for photography. Picturesque Alameda provides countless opportunities for the visually hungry to feast. The city is steeped in history and has an eye focused on a progressive future, but the images shown here are timeless in that they all rely on universal elements of design, organization, color, value, focus and texture to share with the viewer a unique visual experience enjoyed during “Alameda On Camera.”

Event Type: ONLINE LECTURE

2024-05-14   12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

FootHill College

12345 El Monte Rd, KCI Gallery Bldg 4000, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Event is Free

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Click HERE to register for Zoom access.

Note: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

Join us for the Foothill College Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Artist Talk with visual storyteller Rosem Morton, a documentary photographer from the Philippines whose work focuses on daily life amidst gender, health, and racial adversity.

As a National Geographic Explorer and an International Women’s Media Foundation Fellow, she explores a diverse range of issues including the effects of gender-based violence, the unheard stories of healthcare workers, and the forgotten histories that have shaped Filipino culture and migration. She has written and photographed stories for publications like National Geographic, the Washington Post, NPR, and CNN. Her projects have been recognized by the World Press Photo 6x6 Talent, the Pictures of the Year International, and The 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch.

Her ongoing personal project, Wildflower, is the recipient of the Leica Women Photo Award and the Visa d'or Daily Press Award. She has since founded, Dear Survivor, an audio-visual resource for survivors of gender and sexual-based violence, supported by We, Women Photo

Event Type: OPENING

2024-05-24   5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Casemore Gallery

1275 Minnesota Street, #102, San Francisco, CA 94107

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Casemore Gallery is pleased to announce Fantastico!, Lindsey White’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. The show is named for the iconic local party supply store, which served San Francisco for 64 years and closed in 2020. Fantastico continues to inspire White’s practice, and the store’s often handmade and carefully stocked merchandise—artificial trees and flowers, paper bells, 200-foot table cloths, and much more—were transformed from party to art supplies in her studio.

The closure of many small, local, and unique businesses is just one way the San Francisco landscape is rapidly changing. Fantastico’s departure is an especially tough blow, and the critical qualities it represented, like gathering, celebrating, surprise, and delight, can feel in awfully short supply these days.

The last few years have also seen the closure of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), where White was Associate Professor and Chair of Photography, and where she had taught since 2010. Its shuttering after 152 years not only represents a massive shift in arts education—and the further corporatization of everything under the sun—but in the cultural life of the city.

White’s efforts are informed by humor, irreverence, and of making light of even the heaviest circumstances, and Fantastico! explores magic and possibility as much as precarity and brokenness. The exhibition, which features video, painting, photography, and sculpture, addresses community, risk-taking, and a life beyond the institution or academy.

A key element of the exhibition is What? Is? Art?, a new book published by Colpa Press in an edition of 200. What? Is? Art? is a collection of White’s photographs made on the pandemic-empty SFAI campus alongside writings by nine anonymous professors who teach in private art schools or public art departments across the country. White states: “There aren’t many public conversations about the experience that educators face in art academia. It is my hope that these texts and images memorialize and contemplate the complexity of arts education in this protracted moment of instability.”

Event Type: WORKSHOP

2024-05-18   11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Looking Glass Photo

1045 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA 94701

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Join Looking Glass Photo on May 18th for an exclusive meet and greet with Fujifilm representatives Geoff Hinze and Luis Navarro. Get up close and personal with their latest consumer digital cameras and lenses. They will be on hand to answer your questions, showcase key camera and lens features, and let you experience Fujifilm technology firsthand. Save the date so you don't miss this rare opportunity!

Event Type: ONLINE CLASS

2024-05-12   to 2024-05-15  

Fremont Recreation

Shin Bungalow, 1251 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536

General Admission   $159.00

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Learn how to tell stories visually through journalistic photography! You will learn how to create your own stories through single-image compositions and multi-image sequences, while being provided assignments and feedback on how to effectively tell stories. Whether the "story" is as simple as a portrait that hints about what a person does or where the person lives, or as complex as a portrait of a wedding, learn the art of communication through visuals. Instructor Len Cook has 15 years' experience as a photojournalist and over 25 years as a photographer and instructor.

Class meets Wednesdays 7:00 - 9:00 PM May 15, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024

Event Type: OPENING

2024-05-24   4:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Marty Knapp Photo Gallery

11245 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

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Photographs made by Marty Knapp, both the terrain during daylight and under the night sky at these high desert locations, will be featured at the Marty Knapp Photo Gallery from May 24 through July 29.

Created during multiple visits to each location over the last twenty years, these compositions express Marty’s lifelong fascination with iconic rock formations and stones and how they connect to the stars above.

On Friday, May 24 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm there will be an Opening Reception at the Marty Knapp Photo Gallery. Marty and Jean Knapp will be present to greet visitors and share information about the exhibited photographs. Light refreshments will be available.

The exhibition will be ongoing, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and also may be seen by appointment.

Event Type: OPENING

2024-05-18   1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Portola Art Gallery

75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Event is Free

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The Portola Art Gallery presents "Hidden Treasures of the Bisti Badlands," a collection of photographic images from Larry's trip to the Bisti Badlands in New Mexico.

The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area covers 45,000 acres of rolling badlands just north of Farmington, New Mexico. Time and natural elements have etched a fantasy world of strange rock formations made of sandstone, shale, mudstone, coal, and silt. The weathering of the sandstone formed hoodoos -- weathered rock in the form of pinnacles, spires, cap rocks, and other unusual shapes. This high desert wilderness features a vast landscape of truly other-worldly formations. The area is rich in fossils and petrified wood, and has little vegetation to conceal geological formations. Water is scarce, and there are no trails. Dark night skies offered wonderful images of the Milky Way rising over the hoodoos.

Event Type: PHOTO WALK

2024-05-18   11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

S-3 Photowalk

Mission Blvd Park & Ride, 701-899 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536

Event is Free

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We will visit the Morgan Territories Park for our May photo walk. This is a large park north of Livermore and there should still be green for this walk due to the recent rains.

The walk will be on dirt trails and I am going to pick a fairly mild several mile route. My goal is no big hills. This park has a lot of very accessible hillside trees so there is plenty of nearby subject matter. Bring your camera, batteries, memory, lens hood, also a snack, water bottle, coat and sun hat for your comfort as it may be chilly, or hot…. Hiking shoes can also increase your comfort.

Click Here for the map to the trailhead

Click Here for a link to the Trail Map

This is a good parking area at this park so we will ride pool but it is not a critical necessity, you can drive solo and be assured a parking spot. For ride pool passengers the driver will dictate if the car is mask required or mask optional as our nod to good public health.