Artist you should know

28 Mar 2017

Art that Aims at Awareness : Brian Singer

A few weeks ago someguy put up a piece of art on Division Street. The piece hit home because it was a solemn reminder of the tent city that used to occupy that space in San Francisco, the homeless encampment that has since been dispersed. The tents were confiscated by the city and the homeless were forced off the busy street, but the people and their tents didn’t simply disappear, they are now scattered on side alleys and streets that are more hidden from view.

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24 Mar 2017

Meet Cindy Shih: Artist You Should Know

The feeling of relief, camaraderie, jubilance, and hope in the air was palpable. I walked down Market St. in the freezing rain with some of my favorite people, danced in the window of Luggage Store Gallery, took turns swigging booze from a flask, and ended up in Chinatown.

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27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

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21 Mar 2017

Artists Erect ‘Trumpocalypse’ Billboard in Phoenix AZ

Artist Karen Fiorito was commissioned by Gallery La Melgosa to create the new Trump billboard in Phoenix Arizona.  The gallery owns the billboard space and reportedly plans to keep this Trump themed imagery up on the billboard for the duration of Trump’s presidency.  The billboard is on a business-filled street that leads to

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09 Mar 2017

The Honey Bear BART Bandit of San Francisco: fnnch

The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights local artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Meet fnnch, BART’s unofficial artist in residence… You may have seen fnnch’s work around town, he’s

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15 Dec 2016

SF Condo Developers Appropriate Artist’s Work Without Permission

Jeremy Novy is a brilliant gay street artist; his work, among other things, looks at queer identity. His leatherman stencil graces the exterior of the famous STUDSF bar South of Market

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13 Dec 2016

An Artist You Should Know: Karla Ortiz

The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights local artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place.  Meet artist Karla Ortiz, the concept artist of your nerdy dreams.  If you’re like me (and I know

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15 Nov 2016

An Artist You Should Know: Josh Wendler and Luana Coonen

Bay Area goldsmiths and jewelry designers out to make the planet a better place.

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10 Oct 2016

Everyday Icons from San Francisco’s Streets

Anyone who’s been downtown San Francisco will understand this work instantly. Ryan Malley, an artist you should know

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