Mary Corbin

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Mary Corbin is an artist and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She can’t get enough vivid colors, walks in the woods and well-told tales. She recently published her first nonfiction book. Visit her website at marycorbinwrites.com.

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Larry Li remixes Tiananmen Square, firstborn son into painted collage

July 18, 2024

'Historical sampling' helps Bay-raised artist understand his Chinese immigrant family's place in the greater world.

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In tapestries of Bay Area street life, Dance Doyle weaves a world

July 5, 2024

Artist channels interviewees'—and their own—experiences with houselessness, addiction onto the loom.

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Ceramic wabi-sabi: How Erin Hupp zagged to a life of clay

July 3, 2024

Oakland artist sees her domestic and culinary pieces as anchors to our current moment.

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Celebrity portraitist Tom Zimberoff turns his lens to nature’s riptide

June 20, 2024

He used to think of the beach as a background player for his star-studded snaps. Now in Outer Sunset, he sees it leads.

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Lola’s resin abstractions resist an easy read

June 7, 2024

"There’s no chicken in my work. Please don’t go looking for a chicken," says the East Bay artist.

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Greg Rick engages with global power dynamics to rectify myths of the past

May 22, 2024

The Oakland painter emphasizes 'moments of corrective alteration towards a more just and honest story.'

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In simple cardboard, Ann Weber finds endless resiliency and expression

May 8, 2024

‘How far can I build this before it collapses?’ the artist asks of sculptures made from scavenged shipping material.

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Tehran-born artist Sameh Khalatbari strings resistance into every work

April 23, 2024

Deeply felt homages to Iran's Women, Life, Freedom protest movement emanate from her San Ramon studio.

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Sticking to it: The packing tape art of Pablo Manga

April 2, 2024

A chance encounter with the medium outside a Mexico City metro station changed the Oakland artist's trajectory.

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This goes out to the moms struggling with mental health, says West Oakland artist

March 21, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Katie Murken channels life in the pursuit of transformation and healing.