Larry Sultan, “My Mother Posing”, from the series “Pictures from Home”, 1984, chromogenic print. Image courtesy of Pier 24 Photography.
Ongoing to January 31 — Turning the Page at Pier 24 Photography: As Pier 24 Photography’s final exhibition, Turning the Page is their first that does not feature works from their own collection. Instead, it looks at and celebrates the photobook, a medium that has undergone its own renaissance parallel to the gallery’s operation for over a decade. Pier 24 Photography is located at 24 Pier in San Francisco.
Gay Oulaw, “Untitled”, 2024, linoleum block print. Image courtesy of Et al.
Ongoing to June 1 — Gay Outlaw: Inner Sousaphone at Et al.: San Francisco-based artist Gay Outlaw is recognized for her rigorous and unexpected explorations of material—from printmaking and photography to sculpture made of wood, glass, caramelized sugar, and bronze. This exhibition features her playful intuition and joy both central to Outlaw’s art practice. Et al. is located at 2831A Mission St in San Francisco.
Guimi You, “Blue Pond”, 2024, oil on canvas. Clare Rojas, “Night Rocks”, 2024, oil on linen. Images courtesy of Jessica Silverman Gallery.
Ongoing to June 1 — Clare Rojas and Guimi You at Jessica Silverman Gallery: In two solo exhibitions, artists Clare Rojas and Guimi You present vibrant bodies of work. Clare’s Balls features 23 paintings by California artist Clare Rojas, playfully incorporating the motif of dots, circles, and orbs. Variously overt and hidden, abstract and literal, funny and serious, the balls foster engagement and change. Guimi You’s Neighborhood is the Seoul-based artist’s first solo exhibition in San Francisco. You presents 5 oil paintings inspired by the sensorial experiences of her ritualistic daily walks while living in the Bay Area. Jessica Silverman Gallery is located at 621 Grant Ave in San Francisco.
Katherine Sherwood, “Quinces”, 2019, mixed media on found canvas. Amy Nathan, “Window with Moonglasses”, 2020, ink, flashe vinyl paint, colored pencil on paper. Cathy Lu, “Yellow Jackfruit”, 2017, ceramic. Images courtesy of Berkeley Art Center and 500 Capp Street.
May 3 to May 5 — Spring Invitational by 500 Capp Street and Berkeley Art Center: In a weekend of creativity and collaboration, 500 Capp Street and Berkeley Art Center are presenting a joint fundraiser including an art sale, film screenings with Canyon Cinema, performances, and opening party. This joint fundraiser sale will feature 100+ Bay Area artists to support local arts partnerships. 500 Capp Street is located at 500 Capp St in San Francisco.
Todd Hido, “Untitled #12076-9421”, 2020, archival pigment print. Image courtesy of Casemore Gallery.
May 4 to June 29 — Some Polar Expiation, an Enormous Cat, a Complete Collection of Cinematic Houses at Night, a Starlet, a Mentor, some Assorted Reveries & a Message from the Future at Casemore Gallery: This exhibition is the largest survey of Todd Hido’s photographs ever assembled, including pictures from his most recent body of work, The End Sends Advance Warning, a rare presentation of his complete House Hunting pictures, and a selection of additional key images from throughout his career. Hido exposes the idyllic promises of American suburbia as something darker and entropic. Casemore Gallery is located at Minnesota Street Project, Room 102 at 1275 Minnesota St in San Francisco.
Leo Bersamina, “The Place I Dreamt Of”, 2023, acrylic and spray paint on linen. Image courtesy of Anglim/Trimble Gallery.
May 4 to June 29 — Just Eying It As I Go at Anglim/Trimble Gallery:Using shapes and patterns featured in textiles from his own family heritage, Bersamina creates abstractions that are explorations in color theory and and the California landscape. He is an ardent observer of life’s visual rhythms and fleeting moments and is especially interested in the relationships and patterns that we create during our lives. Anglim/Trimble Gallery is located at Minnesota Street Project at 1275 Minnesota St in San Francisco.