Art

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

'Once I see her, the painting is finished,' says North Beach portraitist, who digs into fraught subjects like 'the paper bag test.'

Art Mary Corbin - October 21, 2026

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Luis Felipe Chávez

The artist showed us just how US and Mexico relate on a monumental scale—now he's turning his gaze to colonial power structure.

Art Emily Wilson - October 19, 2026

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Creative Collective

Event production company stays looking on the bright side of the city's artistic future with events like Pier Party, the Diwali Festival, and Lower Polk Live!

Best of the Bay Dorothy O'Donnell - October 14, 2026

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Far Out Gallery

Perched amid the mists of Outer Sunset, a plucky space opens the doors of the art world to creatives in need.

Best of the Bay Emily Wilson - October 11, 2026

Art Review

In ‘Character Development,’ personae made of monsters, makeup, and dark magic

Genevieve Quick - October 10, 2026

Kadist and Minnesota Street Projects team up for an exhilarating video show that examines layers of self.

Art

John Yoyogi Fortes’ eccentric narratives pop with Filipino heritage nods

Mary Corbin - October 3, 2026

Artist's culturally inquisitive, subversive work draws on underground comics humor to tell deeper stories

Art

Inspired by Maren Hassinger’s work, BAMPFA community bonds on paper

Emily Wilson - September 23, 2026

Knotting and twisting, Julia Goodman leads workshops that celebrate a luminous living artist.

Art

Kate Razo’s portraits are anything but by the book

Mary Corbin - September 17, 2026

From bookstores and breeding grounds to 'vaginacore acapella rap,' the painter pours life experience into her work.

Music

An extraordinary pianist plays her way through immigration limbo

Caitlin Donohue - September 16, 2026

Effectively exiled from Hong Kong after voicing dissent, and facing visa uncertainty here, Tin Yi Chelsea Wong still shares her art

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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Artists’ Television Access

Charles Lewis III - September 16, 2026

Find the most experimental, personal, and weirdest art in the city in this passionately incendiary Valencia Street storefront.

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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: SCRAP SF

Lou Fancher - September 15, 2026

Beloved 50-year-old "Scroungers’ Center for Reusable Art Parts" has found a giant new home—and remains a bonanza for crafters and artists.

Art

Fall Art Preview: 8 gallery and museum shows you simply must see

Emily Wilson - September 7, 2026

Sandow Birk's carceral Californian landscapes, Nexus Black Art Week's stunning breadth, Ha Chong-Hyun's singular style...

Art

Luis E. Garcia’s paintings weave a vital connection to his Pipil roots

Mary Corbin - September 4, 2026

A CCSF class in Mesoamerican art history opened his eyes to Indigenous cultures, and sparked his own journey.

Music

Free jams and ‘Forever Grateful’ with Grahame Lesh & Friends

Joshua Rotter - September 2, 2026

With a musical blast, the Grateful Dead scion opens part two of a sprawling exhibit dedicated to the band's memory.

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Culture

Viz Valley DIY joint Bric-A-Brac blends peculiar creations with punk attitude

Dhruv Baronia - September 1, 2026

Now a year old, the arts space hosts underground bands, esoteric films, synth workshops, and 'a bunch of bullshit thrown together.'

Art

Maren Hassinger’s evocative BAMPFA retrospective reaches up, up, up

Lou Fancher - August 27, 2026

From coiled hemp rope to wall of eye-popping pink plastic, the artist's community, colors, and contrasts are a buoying force.

Lit

Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

Lou Fancher - August 24, 2026

Local literary hero and trained artist's latest novel dives into a wide-ranging love story that shows a more mature side.

Art

Reshaping Yelamu: ‘Indigenize SF’ makes visible Native past, present, future

Herbert F. Mintz II - August 24, 2026

American Indian Cultural District's unveiled orbs bring the Raven and the Medicine Wheel to 16th Street BART Plaza.

Art

Sculptor Michelle Gregor gives the kiln the last word

Mary Corbin - August 11, 2026

'The way clay receives and holds color feels limitless in possibility,' says artist with deep history on the Sunset dunes.

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Art

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Luis Felipe Chávez

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Creative Collective

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Far Out Gallery

In ‘Character Development,’ personae made of monsters, makeup, and dark magic

John Yoyogi Fortes’ eccentric narratives pop with Filipino heritage nods

Inspired by Maren Hassinger’s work, BAMPFA community bonds on paper

Kate Razo’s portraits are anything but by the book

An extraordinary pianist plays her way through immigration limbo

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Artists’ Television Access

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: SCRAP SF

Fall Art Preview: 8 gallery and museum shows you simply must see

Luis E. Garcia’s paintings weave a vital connection to his Pipil roots

Free jams and ‘Forever Grateful’ with Grahame Lesh & Friends

Viz Valley DIY joint Bric-A-Brac blends peculiar creations with punk attitude

Maren Hassinger’s evocative BAMPFA retrospective reaches up, up, up

Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

Reshaping Yelamu: ‘Indigenize SF’ makes visible Native past, present, future

Sculptor Michelle Gregor gives the kiln the last word

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