Emily Wilson

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Emily Wilson lives in San Francisco. She has written for different outlets, including Smithsonian.com, The Daily Beast, Hyperallergic, Women’s Media Center, The Observer, Alta Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, California Magazine, UC Santa Cruz Magazine, and SF Weekly. For many years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco. She hosts the short biweekly podcast Art Is Awesome.

Art

Native California, captured collaboratively in ‘Born of the Bear Dance’

January 27, 2025

Exhibition of photographer Dustin Aguilar's reciprocal, masterful shots was mounted with his family's help.

Art

FOG art fair elevates artists in triumph—and tragedy

January 24, 2025

At huge annual show, galleries pump bright new stars, including one who lost his home and studio in the Pacific Palisades fire.

Art

‘Spirit House’ negotiates generational worlds to transcend linear time

January 22, 2025

Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander's powerful group show at Cantor references a Thai tradition that bridges life and death.

Art

Asian Art Museum summons K-pop nation with fangirl curator and BLACKPINK looks

November 24, 2024

'Hallyu! The Korean Wave' examines country's massive cultural footprint, from 'Parasite' to 'Gangham Style.'

Art

John Waters’ art show? ‘A hit parade of hell’

November 13, 2024

'As soon as I saw contemporary art and how mad it made people, I was hooked,' says the Pope of Trash, now showing at Rena Bransten Gallery.

Lit

At Chinatown’s first zine festival, DIY gems brought neighborhood together

November 11, 2024

Chinese Culture Center converted Ross Alley into a buzzing independent publisher's showcase full of local marvels.

Art

A flowering of Filipino art reclaims the SoMa landscape

October 31, 2024

More than a dozen striking public artworks centered on Filipino history have popped up in the past year, from SOMA Pilipinas to SFMOMA.

Art

A South African photographer captures colorful Tenderloin souls

October 15, 2024

Pieter Hugo dropped everything to wander the neighborhood for months, documenting the pathos and playfulness of its denizens.

Onstage

In threatening times, Dan Hoyle seeks out democracy with a small ‘d’

October 9, 2024

The theatrical chameleon's new 'Takes All Kinds' incorporates the voices of unlikely characters across the US.

Art

Five elements whirled through Chinatown at Edge on the Square arts fest

September 9, 2024

A vibrant series of community events is showing how 'art is an elemental force that stretches boundaries.'