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

Two lovers who bloomed in the Bay Area Figurative Movement come together again

March 10, 2025

At Cañada College, Theophilus Brown and Paul Wonner's nudes, still-lifes, and landscapes wow art history buffs.

Onstage

‘Nobody Loves You’: Looking for longterm musical romance, available now

March 4, 2025

Creators of ACT's reality TV-based play talk about its many twists and changes, and the enduring power of artistic friendship.

Art

At BAMPFA’s ‘Making Their Mark,’ she-dimensionality in broad strokes

February 27, 2025

Get inspired by heavy-hitting women artists at this terrific exhibition (it's free on International Women's Day).

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.