Connie Zheng, “As It Is: Nothing Lasts Forever,” 2025. Image Courtesy of the Artist.
Ongoing to January 10 — How It Is Nowadays presented by Root Division: The artists of How It Is Nowadays explore constructive interference through process, observation, repetition, and change. They engage in a material dialogue, mapping flows to trace emerging patterns. Examining interactions with systems surrounding them, mapping the topology of the present into their work. Root Division is located at 1131 Mission Street, San Francisco.
Saturday, December 13 from 12-5 p.m. — 1st Annual Artist Fair: Root Division is launching their Annual Artist fair, an all-ages artist-led market place. This afternoon of art is an opportunity to meet local artists, with 100% of sales going directly to them. Highlighted vendors include Nico Corona, Ian James, Jiayue Li, and Shanna Strauss. It will be held at Root Division, address listed above.
Nasim Moghadam, “Birth Certificate” 2019, archival pigment print, plywood, metal, black fabric. Image courtesy of Kala Gallery.
Ongoing to February 11 — Bookness co-presented by Kala Art Institute and The CODEX Foundation: This exhibition highlights how the multiplicity of the book exemplifies the evolution of culture, from papyrus scrolls to manuscripts, artists interact with the dynamic history and form. Featured artists continue to expand the idea of the book beyond its traditional form, transforming it into a space of conceptual and cultural exploration. Featured artists include Iván Acebo-Choy, Islam Aly, Gale Antokal, Javier Barrera, Tony Bellaver, Anthea Black, Israel Campos, DeMerritt Pauwels Editions (Nora Pauwels & John DeMerritt), Thorsten Dennerline, Kota Ezawa, Li Jiang, Lisa Kokin, Mary V. Marsh, Nasim Moghadam, Emily Payne, Steph Rue, and Robbin Ami Silverberg. Kala Gallery is located at 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley.
Mathew Brandt, “Wai’anae 92610” 2015, chromogenic print buried in Wai’anae, Hawaii. Image courtesy of the Haines Gallery.
Ongoing to January 10 — Mathew Brandt: From The Ashes presented by Haines Gallery: Experimental photographer, Mathew Brandt is known for his materially driven process which merges subject and substance. This show brings together work all defined by the artist’s material experimentation. These works investigate photography’s physical and chemical foundations which mirror the social, environmental, and political. The Haines Gallery is located at 2 Marina Boulevard, Building C, San Francisco.
Carolina Jiménez, “After the Rain” 2025, linen, cotton, indigo dye, redwood frame. Image courtesy of Blunk Space.
Ongoing to January 4 — Carolina Jiménez and John Anderson presented by Blunk Space: Both of these artist’s work study the translation of the profound experience of parenthood. Jiménez contemporary textile paintings capture the fleeting sensory details of motherhood. Developing his own approach to painting, Anderson’s practice is rooted in intuitive direct art making. The paintings featured in this show engage with monumental life changes, mainly the birth of his daughter. Blunk Space gallery is located at 11101 CA-1, #105, Point Reyes Station.
Jasmin Narkita Wiley, installation view (2025) from SOMArts. Image taken by Nick Bruno.
Ongoing to January 16 — Jasmine Narkita Wiley: leitmotif presented by Book and Job Gallery: Wiley is a multidisciplinary artists and writer whose practice focuses on the intersections of temporality, lineage, and repair. This show will feature 24 cyanotype studies which extend her work on view at SOMArts as part of the Murphy Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition. Book and Job Gallery is located at 838 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco.
Image by Torreya Cummings, courtesy of Berkeley Art Center.
December 13 to March 29 — [Obstructed view of the house through the trees with the road visible on the left side in the foreground] or ‘black point reinterpretive site’ presented by Berkeley Art Center: This immersive, site-responsive installation of a 19th-century Victorian “period room” replica is constructed by multidisciplinary artists Torreya Cummings and Sarah Lowe. Rooted in the Northern California landscape from the era of Western Expansion to the present day, Cummings and Lowe create theatrical backdrops, props, and furniture that form a stage for unfolding political dramas. This stage becomes a site for artists to challenge and question photography and commercialism, and to consider how these forces have long operated as tools of both documentation and erasure. The opening reception will be held at Berkeley Art Center on Saturday, December 13 from 3-5 p.m. Berkeley Art Center is located at 1275 Walnut Street, Berkeley.