Bay Area Reporter :: Art News

Phillip Hua: artist expands his canvas

November 22, 2022 | by Jim Van Buskirk

Visual artist Phillip Hua's works have expanded in size and scope. His new and upcoming projects include murals at the Bayview Community Center, and an ambitious and inspirational stairway mural.

Bernice Bing: Asian Art Museum's showcase of the rediscovered artist

by Robert Brokl
Nov 15, 2022

The powerful exhibition of work by San Francisco artist Bernice Bing recently opened at the Asian Art Museum, with its run extended through June. There's ample reason for the revival of interest in Bing's work and life.

Breaking boundaries: 'Beyond Binary' at SF State Fine Arts Gallery

by Robert Brokl
Oct 18, 2022

The timely "Beyond Binary" exhibit of trans and non-binary-identifying artists at the Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco State University, is on view through Oct. 27.

News Briefs: Day of the Dead exhibition now open in SF

by Cynthia Laird
Oct 12, 2022

SOMArts Cultural Center's annual Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, exhibition is now open for public viewing.

'Juanita: 30 Years of MORE!' @ SF Arts Commission Gallery

by photos by Steven Underhill
Oct 1, 2022

The September 30 opening reception for 'Juanita: 30 Years of MORE!' at the San Francisco Arts Commission Main Gallery was a who's who of local nightlife and arts notables.

Besties arts: curtain up, sound check, arts opening

by Jim Gladstone
Sep 28, 2022

It's time to get back out there and enjoy the communal experience of the arts in person. There is plenty in the pipeline from our readers' local favorites in both the visual and performing arts.

Honoring Jewlia Eisenberg at the CJM

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 26, 2022

The Contemporary Jewish Museum will pay homage to the life and legacy of singer, songwriter, musician, and activist Jewlia Eisenberg with a two-part event titled "Fierce as Death: Queer as the Song of Songs."

'Juanita: 30 Years of MORE!' - art exhibit celebrates the drag icon

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 25, 2022

A new art exhibition will feature a curated selection of photographs, posters, more than forty commissioned works of art, and dresses that offer a rare glimpse inside the glorious and fabulous life of Juanita MORE!

Kraven Comics: Fernando Velez' LGBTQ Superheroes

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 20, 2022

The pages of Kraven Comics appear on the surface to be like any other superhero comic book. But the brainchild of artist and publisher Fernando Velez is a comic book by and for LGBTQ people, with diverse queer characters.

Paint, print, power: Fall Arts museums & galleries, part 2

by Sura Wood
Sep 6, 2022

One article simply was not enough to contain the eclectic cultural riches offered this season in museums and art galleries. So, here goes with a second chapter and a palette of shows in diverse media.

Get an eyeful: Fall Arts museums & galleries, part 1

by Sura Wood
Aug 30, 2022

This year in fine arts, women and artists of color take center stage, photography reigns supreme —only fitting, given our city's pivotal role in the medium— and at least one extravaganza confirms it's good to be king.

News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

by Cynthia Laird
Aug 9, 2022

Voting is open for the Bay Area Reporter's readers' poll known as the Besties.

George Platt Lynes' 'Daring Eye'- new biography on pioneering gay photographer

by Robert Brokl
Aug 9, 2022

Allen Ellenzweig's important new book, "George Platt Lynes: the Daring Eye," reveals far more about the gay photographer and his times, nearly seven decades since his untimely death.

'Smahtguy' - Eric Orner's new book about Barney Frank

by Jim Provenzano
Jun 28, 2022

Fans of Eric Orner's popular syndicated comic, "The Mostly Unfabulous Life of Ethan Green" will be happy to know that after several years of work, Orner's new book is out, a graphic novel based on the life of his former boss, Barney Frank.

Chloe Sherman's 'Renegades' - photo exhibit documents SF's '90s lesbian scene

by Heather Cassell
Jun 14, 2022

Queer fine art photographer Chloe Sherman's new exhibit "Renegade San Francisco: the 1990s," opening June 17 at Schlomer Haus Gallery, dives into the pats heyday of the local women's nightlife and social scenes.

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