Lauren DiCioccio, 'Untitled (Abstraction G)', 2012; Hand stitched felt, thread, and fiber fill. (8 x 7 x 3.5 inches) (6.5 x 4 x 3 inches) (Image Courtesy of Jack Fischer Gallery) This August Lauren DiCioccio has had double showings in San Francisco. The Recology Alumni Group Show at the Catharine Clark Gallery, which closed on Aug. 25, had a selection of her older works coupled with pieces made at the Recology Residency, which is fitting for the retrospective nature of the sh

The newest offering from gallerist Jack Fischer is ‘MAXIMALISM: UTOPIA,’ a solo show of works by Ema Harris-Sintamarian. What a show it is! Having seen Ms. Harris-Sintamarian’s work in her last show at the gallery, these stand as a mark of major growth over the last two years in terms of technique and a departure in the use of forms. Ema Harris-Sintamarian, 'Centralized Division,' 2012 (gouache on paper, 50 x 130 inches) (Images courtesy of the artist and the Jack Fischer Gal

Works by artist Aubrey Learner from her show 'Circadian' at Eli Ridgway Gallery (Image courtesy of Eli Ridgway Gallery) Entering into the Eli Ridgway Gallery to see the show by Aubrey Learner, ‘Circadian,’ I was struck, from a distance, by the eerie and slightly disgusted feeling of seeing a display of taxidermied insects, like one would expect to see in a entomologist’s office. Walking up to see the works closer, I was relieved of the feeling of seeing actual insects and sim

Installation view of 'Confiscated' at Jack Fischer Gallery, September 2011 showing (left to right) 'Bull's Eye', 2011, 'Homeland Security Advisory', 2011, 'Untitled', 2011, and 'Fear Culture 2', 2011 (image courtesy of Jack Fischer Gallery) In the latest show ‘Confiscated’ at the Jack Fischer Gallery in San Francisco, the Berkeley based conceptual artist Michele Pred has revisited a body of work that remains current in light of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th atta

Travis Collinson's painting 'Upsidedown, 2007 - 2010.' (Image courtesy of Eli Ridgway Gallery) In the recent exhibition 'Travis Collinson: Paintings and Drawings,' at Eli Ridgway Gallery, artist Travis Collinson investigated the sense of place humanity has within its surroundings, as well as one’s perception of it, through a series of paintings and drawings shown for the first time in San Francisco. Collinson’s compositions, which are created by the artist from combining phot

On Sept. 9, 2011 the newest show at Lower Haters Gallery, San Francisco, 'No Room to Breathe' opened with works by artists Chris Jehly and Kurt Kemp. The offerings include collaborations and works by both artists individually. The works of these artists embrace show influences, respectively, from dark cartoon art in the case of Kemp and the newer style of underground street artists and the hip hop movement for Jehly. Kurt Kept is a well known international figure in the print