SFAN Portfolio Reviews
Receive an in-depth review and critique of your artwork and presentation from
three gallerists, with recommendations for commercial and exhibition exposure.
Each artist will receive three sequential 15-minute one-on-one portfolio reviews with gallery professionals.
Reviewers will be onsite from 6:30PM to 9:45PM. Each artist must register on-line in advance
for a 45 minute time-slot for the three 15-minute sessions.
Artists are required to bring in two actual works of art, no larger than 4' x 4'. In addition, the reviewers will view each artist website, which should include artwork images, resume, bio and artist statement. No video artists or jewelry artists.
SECTION 1: 6:30PM to 7:15PM
SECTION 2: 7:15PM to 8:00PM
BREAK: 8:00PM to 8:15PM
SECTION 3: 8:15PM to 9:00PM
SECTION 4: 9:00PM to 9:45PM
Registered artists are required to attend the following workshop
in order participate in the SFAN Portfolio Review:
“SFAN Portfolio Preparation Workshop”
- gain insight into creating & designing your website, writing an effective artist statement,
specific instructions on how to prepare for the review and what the reviewers are looking for in your website
with Stephen C. Wagner
included in registration fee - required attendance
$99 fee per artist paid in advance with on-line registration,
with a total of 24 artists able to participate.
- Portfolio Review fee is non-refundable -
Artists will email SFAN with a link to their artist website for feedback or recommendations
from SFAN prior to meeting with reviewers.
at Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, SF
three gallerists, with recommendations for commercial and exhibition exposure.
Each artist will receive three sequential 15-minute one-on-one portfolio reviews with gallery professionals.
Reviewers will be onsite from 6:30PM to 9:45PM. Each artist must register on-line in advance
for a 45 minute time-slot for the three 15-minute sessions.
Artists are required to bring in two actual works of art, no larger than 4' x 4'. In addition, the reviewers will view each artist website, which should include artwork images, resume, bio and artist statement. No video artists or jewelry artists.
SECTION 1: 6:30PM to 7:15PM
SECTION 2: 7:15PM to 8:00PM
BREAK: 8:00PM to 8:15PM
SECTION 3: 8:15PM to 9:00PM
SECTION 4: 9:00PM to 9:45PM
Registered artists are required to attend the following workshop
in order participate in the SFAN Portfolio Review:
“SFAN Portfolio Preparation Workshop”
- gain insight into creating & designing your website, writing an effective artist statement,
specific instructions on how to prepare for the review and what the reviewers are looking for in your website
with Stephen C. Wagner
included in registration fee - required attendance
$99 fee per artist paid in advance with on-line registration,
with a total of 24 artists able to participate.
- Portfolio Review fee is non-refundable -
Artists will email SFAN with a link to their artist website for feedback or recommendations
from SFAN prior to meeting with reviewers.
at Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, SF
To be added to the advanced notification email list,
please email a request with your name and email address to
Stephen5W@sbcglobal.net
The next SFAN Portfolio Reviews in San Francisco
are scheduled for November 14th & 16th, 2017
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS FOR NOVEMBER 2017
QUOTES & COMMENTS BY PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
“This was a wonderful event and worth attending. I found the information gained by all three professionals very informative and useful for moving forward with my art career.” - Shilo Ratner
“There is no downside to a portfolio review. One gets to sit down with the owner of a respected gallery: priceless. And it was well organized and run, thanks to your efficient self.” - Beverly Mills
“Each gallerist was very helpful and encouraging about my artwork and I really appreciate the time they took to meet with me.” – Carla Gelbaum
“Wow, what a great experience! Thank you, Stephen, for providing such a valuable opportunity. The logistics were impressive, too. I definitely will sign up the next time you organize portfolio reviews.” - Roxanna Walker
“The workshops in advance were very good for preparing me since I had no idea what to expect. I think all the gallerists did a good job and it was interesting to meet different kinds of gallerists and hear different perspectives. They all had something different to say! I did receive specific suggestions and will take action on some of them. I can’t think of anything that I would change. Overall very helpful experience.” - Nancy Benton
“The [workshop] info was specific and practical, concise and precise, and generously and respectfully offered. You are very good at this, and I greatly appreciate your commitment to helping other artists' navigate the terrain, and your understanding that the prep up front is almost more important than the actual reviews.” - Margaret Lindsey
“My overall experience was definitely very positive. I left the evening with a very well rounded idea of where my work is, where it could go and who should be selling it. Overall I would not have changed a thing. The input I received was very on point, informative and thoughtful. I had a great time.” - Mikey Kelly
“It was a worthwhile experience and I benefited largely for just sitting down and comfortably speaking with each of them about my work. Knowing I am capable of doing that is reward in itself.” - Dianne Hoffman
“Thank you so much for the great experience. I learn a lot and I’m not as afraid to approach them as before. They were very nice and helpful. Each gave a different advice and options depending on what they think I needed. I would definitely do it again and recommend it.” - Taryn Curiel
“What I especially appreciate was the opportunity to talk with three quite different gallerists with their individual points of view. Talking with three people gave a broader perspective as well as different specifics. I did receive specific suggestions I have already taken action on. I also received more long-term, strategic recommendations that I have continued to think about and plan for.” – Kathleen Eliot
"All feedback was a gift to me. All gallerists were generous in their offerings. All seemed focused on the task at hand - I am blown away by just the experience of sitting in their presence and on top of it, having my art be the focus. Unbelievable!!" - Joyce Savre
“I really appreciated how organized the event was! Each gallerist added something different which was nice.” - Leslie Morgan
“Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. You provide a very valuable resource for artists in this community. The evening was remarkable. It was extremely well organized, and moved at a perfect pace. I have no criticism or complaints, very well done.” - Louise Victor
“I think you really did a magnificent job in your initial lectures, and in conceptualizing and setting up the event. You gave us so much excellent information and it was so well organized. You were really generous with all the effort you put into it. Thank you so much!” - Judy Feins
“The lecture where you gave specific guidelines, the deadline to meet those guidelines and your review were very useful. I also want to compliment you on the handling of the whole event, specifically letting us know what to expect both before the event and during the event – and maintaining the timing and equilibrium of it all!” - Anne LaBrie
"All I can say, is FABULOUS! What a great opportunity." - Janey Fritsche
“There is no downside to a portfolio review. One gets to sit down with the owner of a respected gallery: priceless. And it was well organized and run, thanks to your efficient self.” - Beverly Mills
“Each gallerist was very helpful and encouraging about my artwork and I really appreciate the time they took to meet with me.” – Carla Gelbaum
“Wow, what a great experience! Thank you, Stephen, for providing such a valuable opportunity. The logistics were impressive, too. I definitely will sign up the next time you organize portfolio reviews.” - Roxanna Walker
“The workshops in advance were very good for preparing me since I had no idea what to expect. I think all the gallerists did a good job and it was interesting to meet different kinds of gallerists and hear different perspectives. They all had something different to say! I did receive specific suggestions and will take action on some of them. I can’t think of anything that I would change. Overall very helpful experience.” - Nancy Benton
“The [workshop] info was specific and practical, concise and precise, and generously and respectfully offered. You are very good at this, and I greatly appreciate your commitment to helping other artists' navigate the terrain, and your understanding that the prep up front is almost more important than the actual reviews.” - Margaret Lindsey
“My overall experience was definitely very positive. I left the evening with a very well rounded idea of where my work is, where it could go and who should be selling it. Overall I would not have changed a thing. The input I received was very on point, informative and thoughtful. I had a great time.” - Mikey Kelly
“It was a worthwhile experience and I benefited largely for just sitting down and comfortably speaking with each of them about my work. Knowing I am capable of doing that is reward in itself.” - Dianne Hoffman
“Thank you so much for the great experience. I learn a lot and I’m not as afraid to approach them as before. They were very nice and helpful. Each gave a different advice and options depending on what they think I needed. I would definitely do it again and recommend it.” - Taryn Curiel
“What I especially appreciate was the opportunity to talk with three quite different gallerists with their individual points of view. Talking with three people gave a broader perspective as well as different specifics. I did receive specific suggestions I have already taken action on. I also received more long-term, strategic recommendations that I have continued to think about and plan for.” – Kathleen Eliot
"All feedback was a gift to me. All gallerists were generous in their offerings. All seemed focused on the task at hand - I am blown away by just the experience of sitting in their presence and on top of it, having my art be the focus. Unbelievable!!" - Joyce Savre
“I really appreciated how organized the event was! Each gallerist added something different which was nice.” - Leslie Morgan
“Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. You provide a very valuable resource for artists in this community. The evening was remarkable. It was extremely well organized, and moved at a perfect pace. I have no criticism or complaints, very well done.” - Louise Victor
“I think you really did a magnificent job in your initial lectures, and in conceptualizing and setting up the event. You gave us so much excellent information and it was so well organized. You were really generous with all the effort you put into it. Thank you so much!” - Judy Feins
“The lecture where you gave specific guidelines, the deadline to meet those guidelines and your review were very useful. I also want to compliment you on the handling of the whole event, specifically letting us know what to expect both before the event and during the event – and maintaining the timing and equilibrium of it all!” - Anne LaBrie
"All I can say, is FABULOUS! What a great opportunity." - Janey Fritsche
PREVIOUS GALLERIST REVIEWERS:
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Catharine Clark with Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco
Catharine Clark is the owner and director of the Eponymous Gallery, established in 1991. Since its inception, the gallery has been committed to exhibiting contemporary art. In 2002, a media project room was established to compliment the main exhibition and to allow for a dedicated space in which to present artworks engaged with newer technologies. The gallery was the first in San Francisco to commit to regular programming of video and media art. Representing 20 artists, the gallery generally presents in-depth, solo exhibits of an artist’s recent work. In 2010, the gallery began quarterly programming at a residential space in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. In addition to curating the two exhibition venues, Catharine also participates in international art fairs, most recently at Moving Image Istanbul. Catharine moved the gallery from downtown San Francisco to the current location on Utah Street in the Potrero Design District and the DoReMi arts neighborhood in September 2013. http://cclarkgallery.com |
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Al Cosi with SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco
Alfonso Cosio has been with the SFMOMA since 2008; currently as Corporate Art Coordinator at SFMOMA Artists Gallery. With a passion for the arts and a supporter of the Bay Area arts community, Alfonso is co-founder of the arts and artist consultation firm Cosio Delaunay and arts journalism websites San Francisco and Oakland Art Enthusiast, the debut of the national Art Enthusiast™ enterprise. Alfonso is also an executive board member of The Yerba Buena Alliance, whose mission is to foster relationships and cultivate community in the Yerba Buena neighborhood of South of Market. www.sfmoma.org |
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Andrea Schwartz with Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco
Andrea Schwartz graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1977. Her background as an artist has assisted in her understanding of the perspectives and idiosyncrasies of the art world. For over twenty-five years the Andrea Schwartz Gallery has supported work that is challenging and at the forefront of contemporary practice, representing a select group of mid-career artists from the Bay Area and throughout the country. The range of work includes paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture. www.asgallery.com |
Nancy Toomey with Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco
Nancy Toomey is in her 15th year of running Toomey Tourell Gallery at 49 Geary in San Francisco. She is on the boards of Central City Hospitality House and Access Institute, and is a current member and was a former board member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. She has also participated in many juried shows. www.toomey-tourell.com
Nancy Toomey is in her 15th year of running Toomey Tourell Gallery at 49 Geary in San Francisco. She is on the boards of Central City Hospitality House and Access Institute, and is a current member and was a former board member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. She has also participated in many juried shows. www.toomey-tourell.com
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Susan Snyder with Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco
Susan Snyder is the co-founder of Caldwell Snyder Gallery in San Francisco. Since 1983 the gallery has grown from its early roots in an industrial space in the South of Market district to a contemporary gallery with international reach, representing a roster of over 50 artists from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, with a focus on innovative painting and sculpture. In its three decades of continuous operationCaldwell Snyder has opened satellite galleries in New York and St. Helena, California, mounted over 500 exhibitions, and participated in countless international art fairs. http://www.caldwellsnyder.com |
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Annette Schutz with ArtHaus Gallery, San Francisco
Gallerist Annette Schutz co-founded ArtHaus Gallery in 1996 with business partner/gallerist James Bacchi. An award-winning SOMA-based gallery, ArtHaus emphasizes museum-quality works, diverse in subject matter, media and style by noteworthy New York and Bay Area artists. ArtHaus and Gallery Artists have been featured by more than 300 print and electronic media sources including; New York Times, Art in America, Art News, San Francisco Magazine and ABC-TV. Annette was born in South Dakota and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Art History Degree from the University of South Dakota. www.arthaus-sf.com |
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James Bacchi with ArtHaus Gallery, San Francisco
James Bacchi continues to enjoy more than twenty-five years as a gallerist, collector and philanthropist. Former Co-Owner of ON THE WALL, in New York’s East Village, and Jagendorf-Bacchi in SOHO, Bacchi relocated to San Francisco and established ArtHaus gallery with art dealer Annette Schutz in 1995. Voted “Best Art Gallery” in the SF Gate Best of the Bay List in 2010, 2011 and 2012, ArtHaus is celebrating 15 years of working closely with beginning and established collectors, curators, corporate art advisors and the architecture/design community. www.arthaus-sf.com |
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Jack Fischer with Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco
Jack Fischer is the owner of Jack Fischer Gallery at 311 Potrero Avenue in San Francisco. His gallery exhibits work from a diverse group of artists that fall under the rubrics of 'outsider, folk, contemporary, naive, visionary, self-taught, and intuitive.' Jack graduated with a BFA from Hunter College, part of the City University system in New York. www.jackfischergallery.com |
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Olivia Ongpin with Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco
Olivia Ongpin is the co-founder of Fabric8 and Luna Rienne Gallery, a San Francisco-based gallery and boutique that has worked with hundreds of independent artists and designers since its inception as an online business in 1995. Now located in the Mission District, fabric8 exhibits traditional gallery shows as well as features a constantly-rotating collection of small, affordable works. Olivia represents artists and also offers small business consulting services. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in American Studies. Olivia received the SF Bay Guardian Small Business Award for Diversity in Business (2005) and was chosen as one of the Top 25 Women On The Web (2000). - www.fabric8.com |
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Marina Cain, San Francisco art dealer
Originally from Milan, Italy, and with a M.A. in Contemporary Art History from San Francisco State University, Marina founded Cain Schulte Gallery in 2006, and has been its Director and Curator until 2012. Now an independent art dealer, Marina brings to the table over 14 years of experience in the arts. During her career, Marina has researched and promoted artists unknown in the Bay Area to private collections and art critics, galleries, museums, and public art organizations, and obtained visibility both on local, national, and international press, as well as by attending art trade shows in San Francisco, Miami, New York, Chicago, Berlin, and Milan. http://www.marinacain.com/category/exhibitions/ |
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Danielle Fox with Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland
Danielle Fox has over twenty years of experience as an art historian (PhD, Northwestern University), writer, editor, independent curator, Deputy Director of Business Development at Sothebys in London, and communications and project manager for Artakt Art consulting in London. Danielle founded SLATE contemporary gallery in Oakland in 2009, and SLATE Art Consulting with Shelley Barry in 2013. These positions have allowed her to develop relationships with artists all over the Bay Area, to curate over sixty-five temporary exhibitions in both gallery and office environments, to advise both commercial and private clients regarding permanent acquisitions, and sales at auction. http://slateart.net |
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Shelley Barry with Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland
Shelley Barry has over eighteen years of experience in the art world, thirteen of which she owned and operated the art consulting firm, Artful Solutions. In that time, Shelley has designed and implemented fine art programs and exhibitions for corporate, healthcare and senior living environments. She has forged strong relationships within the visual arts community throughout the Bay Area and has served on various Boards such as the San Ramon Arts Foundation, the Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation, the San Ramon Arts Advisory Committee, Student Art For Education’s Advisory Council, and she was appointed by the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors to serve as a Commissioner At-Large for the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5). Additionally, Shelley’s early career in marketing with multi-national consumer packaged goods companies enables her to assist organizations in creating visually dynamic brand-minded art programs that communicate a client’s vision and values to the communities they serve. http://slateart.net |
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Suzanne Gray with Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley
Suzanne Gray, a resident of Mill Valley, grew up in upstate New York and studied journalism and art history at Syracuse University and San Jose State. Her lifelong interest and background in art and art history landed her a position at Donna Seager Gallery where she became an integral part of the business and ultimately a valued partner. Gray’s skills extend themselves to professional art consultant services and she has overseen both commercial and residential art programs. Her knowledge of the art market, sophisticated eye and understanding of art placement have gained her the trust and respect of her clients. You will find the highest level of artistic expression in an atmosphere that is welcoming and informative at Seager Gray Gallery, offering some of the best contemporary art on the West Coast. http://www.seagergray.com/ |
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Julie Zener with Zener Schon Contemporary Art Gallery, Mill Valley
Julie Zener has established herself in the art industry as a gallery owner, art dealer, art curator, and artist manager. She studied liberal arts at San Francisco State, and her business background includes sales, marketing, and PR. In 2005, she co-founded Zener Art Group and in 2012, Julie added to her repertoire as curator for Arts Fund/Term of Art, selecting artists from major cities to exhibit at national art events sponsored by Red Bull. Julie Zener partnered with Tara Schon in 2013, launching Zener Schon Contemporary Art, featuring the cutting-edge artwork of emerging and established artists to residential and commercial clientele. Zener Schon specializes in exhibiting and selling the Fine Art of established and emerging artists from around the country and abroad. www.zenerschongallery.com |
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Donna Napper with Chandra Cerrito Contemporary Gallery, Oakland
Donna Napper is a curator, gallerist and art consultant. Currently, she is the Sales Director and Art Consultant for Chandra Cerrito Contemporary. She has also held the position of Curator and Director of Public Programs for the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, and was the Director for den contemporary, the Los Angeles gallery she owned and operated for eight years. Since moving to the Bay Area four years ago, she has served as an invited curator and juror for dozens of non-profit art organizations and universities in the region. She has served as an Executive Committee Member for Art Table’s Southern California Chapter, and is now part of the Northern California Chapter. - http://www.chandracerritocontemporary.com/ |
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Susan Aulik with The Fourth Wall Gallery, Oakland
Susan Aulik, has been involved in art her entire life - as a painter, a collector, entrepreneur and volunteer. As founder and director of The Fourth Wall, opening the gallery is a dream come true and a culmination of her talents, background and experience. Susan Aulik received a Master's degree in advertising and marketing from Northwestern University and Master's degree in art from California State University, Sacramento. She was the founder and owner of San Francisco based advertising agency, Aulik & Associates, Inc. Her artwork is shown in galleries throughout California. http://www.fourthwallart.com |
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Carrie Lederer - Curator of Exhibitions at the Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek
Carrie Lederer is the Curator of Exhibitions at the Bedford Gallery, a municipal contemporary art space in the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek. Over the past two decades she has curated over 75 informative and provocative exhibitions, several of which have traveled nationally including “BLOW UP: Contemporary Inflatable Sculpture, Full Deck: A Short History of Skate Art” and her forthcoming “My Hero: Contemporary Art and Superhero Action.” Under her guidance, the gallery has consistently shown diverse and inspiring work by a broad range of local, national, and international artists. Lederer’s special talent lies in creating a contextual framework for individual works of art, whether historical, contemporary, or community focused. She has constructed a program that is a living weave of exhibitions, many stretching beyond conventional constraints of subject matter and approach to installation. Carrie has been a practicing and exhibition artist for thirty years. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, she attended Michigan State University and received a BFA in sculpture and a BA in Art Education. www.bedfordgallery.org |
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Piero Spadaro with Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco
Originating from San Francisco, Piero Spadaro holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he majored in General Fine Arts and minored in Art History. In 2003 Spadaro began working for Hang Art Gallery as an intern. He continued working with the gallery through college as an Art Consultant, Sales Manager, and he became Owner and Director. In 2011 Spadaro maintains Hang Art’s reputation as a destination for art enthusiasts since it’s founding in 1998. Spadaro sits as an active committee member of Central City Hospitality House Art Committee and oversees all charitable donations made by Hang Art including, but not limited to, Art for Aids, Visual Aid, and Spectrum. www.hangart.com |
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Brian Perrin with Incline Gallery, San Francisco
Incline Gallery is an alternative art space that fosters relationships between community and artists, creatinf opportunities for emerging as well as established artists to exhibit in a non-cube format that challenges and encourages experimentation in exhibition design. Their role continues to expand by facilitating outside curators, international exchanges and partnerships within a community based organization. http://inclinegallerysf.com/ |
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Cameron Brian with The Transmission Gallery, Oakland
Born in Denver Colorado, Cameron Brian earned his BFA in Painting and 2D Design from The College of Santa Fe in 1989 and holds an MFA in sculpture from The San Francisco Art Institute in 1993. He is co-owner and founder of The Transmission Gallery in Oakland and has taught a wide range of subjects Art, Drawing, Painting, Woodworking and Industrial design in a number of institutions including the Center for the Book, University of Phoenix, Saint Mary’s College, California College of Art, and the San Francisco Art Institute. Brian is currently teaching Art and Drawing at Bakersfield College (Delano Campus), Bakersfield, CA. He currently lives and works in Bakersfield, and divides his time between Southern California, the Bay Area and Oakland. |
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Dasha Matsuura with Chandra Cerrito Contemporary Gallery, Oakland
Dasha Matsuura graduated with a BA from San Francisco State University majoring in studio art, with an emphasis in photography, and a minor in business marketing. Since 2009 she has curated contemporary art exhibitions at galleries and nonprofit venues as an independent curator after many years of working with artists and galleries. In 2010 Matsuura began working as gallery associate at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary and has since expanded her role to include art consulting for corporate, health care, hospitality, and design industry clients. In addition, she has worked closely with nonprofit arts organizations like Visual Aid and Oakland Art Murmur to help organize events and bolster support of arts communities. She is an active member of the Oakland Art Murmur Board of Directors as their Vice President. www.chandracerritocontemporary.com |
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Graham Holoch with Gallery 16, San Francisco
Graham Holoch is a graduate of California College of the Arts and Gallery Assistant at Gallery 16 in San Francisco. In 2013 he founded Eggy Press, a conceptually driven, fine art publishing group. He is a freelance photojournalist, specializing in contemporary art. He is currently working alongside the editors and writers of KQED, Refinery29, and Juxtapoz on stories related to the Bay Area arts community. www.gallery16.com |
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Michelle Nye with SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco
Michelle Nye manages programming at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery, an arm of SFMOMA dedicated to the support of a thriving local arts community. Michelle steers Gallery operations, manages the art sales and rentals program, organizes events, and sources artwork from the vast network of contemporary Bay Area artists. During her 15 years at SFMOMA Artists Gallery she has developed relationships with hundreds of artists and collectors by placing the best of local art in homes and offices throughout the region. A Bay Area native she resides in Oakland and studied fine art and art history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, California College of the Arts, the Università di Bologna, Italia, and L’Academia degli Belli Arti di Bologna, Italia. https://www.sfmoma.org/artists-gallery/ |
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Alex Farkas with UGallery, San Francisco
Alex brings a unique and slightly off-center aesthetic to the gallery. His love of art traces back to his hometown Jerome, a tiny arts community in northern Arizona. Alex grew up creating sculpture in his uncle's woodworking studio and learning about the art business in his mother's gallery. In college, he trained his eye by travelling the world to experience first-hand the art he studied. Alex is passionate about working with artists to navigate the gallery world and connect with patrons. He holds degrees in Art History and Entrepreneurship from the University of Arizona, and currently lives in San Francisco. www.ugallery.com |
