Coco
Kinkeeping (2024)
Cotton and acrylic yarn
16.75 x 20.75"
"The ebb and flow of the tides that hold each other together, stronger than any glue. This, my first experiment in abstract fiber art, is an homage to my home. The give and take of cohabitation, and the struggle of keeping it all together. Asylum."
Courtesy of Coco.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
D Young V
ESTRELLA XXI (2024)
Micron 08 pen on bristol paper
19 x 24"
D Young V is a San Francisco based artist that focuses on both pen & ink portraiture and large color murals! When he isn't art making he's curating DOPE projects at 111 Minna Gallery.
Courtesy of D Young V & 111 Minna Gallery.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Daniel Chen
The Sparrow's Song (2023)
Oils on canvas
30 x 24"
Daniel Chen is a painter based in San Francisco, California. After college, he decided not to attend law School, but rather pursue his first passion. He has degrees from the Academy of Art University and California College of the Arts.
"This series is in exploration into the idea of space and its ability to shift and change.
"The Sparrow's Song" captures the moment between night and day, as dusk settles and the birds sing their day's last song."
Courtesy of Daniel Chen & Luna Rienne Gallery.
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David Polka
Messenger (2023)
Acrylic and ink on paper
16.25 x 19.25"
David Polka is a visual artist and graphic designer currently based in Oakland, CA. His practice includes illustration, interior and exterior murals, and installation. A graduate of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, he has been exhibiting work since 2006 in group and solo exhibitions across the US in Oakland, San Francisco, New York, Boulder, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Anchorage, and Honolulu.
"'Messenger' draws from the visual allegories of traditional tattoo flash to explore dichotomies of choice - peace/violence, conformity/dissent, solitude/community. Rendered in muted hues punctuated by vivid accents of blood and flame, the piece reflects the conflicts we must negotiate in our relationships to one another, with the institutions that boundary our existence, and within ourselves."
Courtesy of David Polka
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Debra Reabock
Jazz (2022)
Photograph on aluminum
16 x 24"
"My work is about the transformation that structures provide to the urban landscape. Architecture is my muse and is the basis for this representation. The base image is a parking lot in San Francisco that reminded me of the complexity, rhythm, and movement of music."
Courtesy of Debra Reabock
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Douggie
The King of Kings (2024)
Ink and posca markers on paper
11 x 14"
Douglas is an 8 year old artist who has been coming to the Hospitality House Art Program since he was 5 years old. He loves art and considers himself an artist. He is a monster drawer and uses art as a form of self expression and art therapy due to living in the heart of the tenderloin.
"This is a picture of Jeremy, who is an ordinary man with a courageous heart. Jeremy is not scared to fight the five headed Lewis aka 'the king of all kings'."
Courtesy of Douggie & Hospitality House Community Arts Program.
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E Dyer
Singing lullabies to shooting stars (2024)
Brush and ink on panel
8 x 10"
"What does it mean to be a part of a neighborhood? How often is it we get to take a moment to stop and look around? Hi! It's nice to meet you. My name is E. I'm an artist living and working in the Tenderloin. I make paintings and zines about walking around the city. It’s a gorgeous night—come take a walk with me!"
Courtesy of E Dyer
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Elaina Acosta Ford
Jorge Jetson (2023)
Colored pencil and acrylic on wood
12 x 12"
Since Elaina Acosta Ford was young, two obsessions have ruled her life: creating art and devouring music. Her days were spent with her ears glued to her boombox (these days streaming), hand furiously drawing. Her most recent pieces have been heavily inspired by nature, and she has been creating representational works with a trace of the absurd.
Courtesy of Elaina Acosta Ford & City Arts Gallery.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Ella Rose Avery
Verena’s Daughter (2023)
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36“
"Raised and residing in the Bay Area, I am an artist working primarily in drawing, painting, and ceramics. As a 2023 graduate of SF state’s studio art department, I am grateful to be participating in the artist community I found there as well as my East Bay roots. My work is both an observation of, and expression of gratitude for my relationships and natural surroundings."
"Verena's Daughter is a portrait of my long time close friend. She sat for this painting in her child hood home while wearing a striped shirt once belonging to her mother. I made this work as we discussed the transition into early adulthood, a point of realization of what we have inherited from our parents in both our mentality and physical preparedness for life."
Courtesy of Ella Rose Avery
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Emma Fenton-Miller
Attached (2019)
Ink on paper
9 x 12”
Emma is a local artist and educator. She worked for Hospitality House in the Community Arts Program from 2013-2020 and now works at Creative Growth in Oakland. Their work explores relationship and belonging in human and more-than-human realms and the alienation built into the systems of our time. Art making for her is a practice of experiencing and noticing the aliveness of the world.
Courtesy of Emma Fenton-Miller and 2727 Gallery Cooperative
Preview in person at Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program, 1009 Market St. SF
Ernie Steiner
The Lightbulb Moment (2022)
Airbrush, spray paint, acrylic, colored pencil on cradled wood panel
12 x 12 x 2"
Ernie Steiner (b. Danbury, CT, 1981) is a contemporary urban artist based in Los Angeles, CA. His vibrant paintings and murals are strongly influenced by graffiti, skateboarding, fashion, and pop culture. He has completed fine art courses at the School of Visual Art in New York and Otis College of Art and Design, LA. Steiner’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across California and Arizona.
Courtesy of Ernie Steiner & Voss Gallery.
Preview in person at Moth Belly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Gabrielle Thormann
Garden Glow (2018)
Ground pigment paint on wood panel
8 x 8"
"This piece is from a series: I was seeking to express with vertical brushmarks, and experimenting to see how much I could convey with only vertical brushmarks. And, having layered in the past in oil paints, this piece uses layering to add dimension and expression."
Courtesy of Gabrielle Thormann
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Gala Sadurni
Briefcase (2020)
Acrylic and sumi ink on paper
24 x 18"
Gala is an artist living in the Tenderloin. She loves to be mysterious and Hyde in the shadows.
Courtesy of Gala Sadurni
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
Greg Borman
In the Mirror #1 (2022)
Monotype on paper
19 1/4 x 19 3/8"
"The medium I work in is printmaking, specifically monotype printing. Monotypes are one-of-a-kind prints. For my In the Mirror series, I created a batch of silver ink and printed on black paper. I was thinking of a person looking into a funhouse mirror and seeing a distorted, unique vision of themselves."
Courtesy of Greg Borman
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Haley Summerfield
Barbed Wreath (2022)
Ceramic, glaze
15 x 13 x 7"
Haley Summerfield is a ceramic sculptor and printmaker based in San Francisco, California with a background in public art. She holds a BFA from Southern Oregon University (2018) and an MFA from San Francisco University (2022). Her ceramic sculptures explore themes around the nature of disability, ableism, and chronic pain. She is interested in disassembling her personal narratives and reconstructing it as one that layers fantasy, abstraction, and objects to better understand the body.
Courtesy of Haley Summerfield
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Harumo Sato
Zukushi rabbits: 05 (2022)
Bee wax, city-lumberjack wood, "urushi" Japanese natural lacquer
14 x 16"
Harumo Sato is a Japanese visual artist. Food and energy security, harmonious relationship with nature, and pattern designs which traveled across the Earth are the portals for her as a global nomad to reflect human history and international conflicts observed in everyday life. She holds two BFA: international relationships in Japan and Fine Art in NY, and has presented work at Eleanor Harwood, Marin MOCA, and others. She was commissioned for public art by Google, Meta and others.
"Designed to resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds, Zukushi rabbits, “filled with Rabbits” in Japanese, transcend nationalities and cultural differences, symbolizing the universal connection to nature. Rabbits, being prevalent wildlife, hold diverse symbolism across cultures – from being regarded as smart, cute, and shy to embodying concepts of meanness or holy messengers of gods. It's rare to find a culture without rabbit mythology or folklore, making them an ideal motif to represent our interconnected relationship with nature and our environment.
The material of the Zukushi Rabbits embodies ethical and sustainable practice through community engagements. “City lumberjack wood” is a collection of donated wood from neighbors, otherwise discarded. The process of collecting, processing, and utilizing the lumber becomes a catalyst for community engagement."
Courtesy of Harumo Sato and Drawing Room
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Hebert Lucio
Tómelo o Déjelo (2023)
Acrylic, oil pastel, and ink on cotton paper
30 x 32"
Hebert Lucio is a San Francisco-based artist from Los Angeles who has exhibited work at Moth Belly Gallery, Minna Gallery, Mirus Gallery, The Family Room, and John Varvatos San Francisco. Lucio’s practice explores what the American dream looks like in California as a Mexican, and much of his work in general gives a personal dimension to immigration and internationalism. Subverting sound bites, caricatures and news reports, Lucio wants to let people who have experienced something similar see themselves on a gallery or museum wall — not just for representation but for conversation, thought, joy, sorrow, even emptiness.
Courtesy of Hebert Lucio
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
HiERICBRO
Black & White & Red All Over (2020)
Sumi & gouache on paper
18 x 24"
Using a minimal color palette for his hand painted animals, highlights are created by allowing the paper to peek through the piece.
There is a sense of mischief and humor behind the wild eyes he paints. Using leather jackets and humanistic traits, it's easy to see yourself in many of Eric's creations.
Courtesy of HiERICBRO
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Hiwa
Jupiter's Eruption (2024)
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 12"
Native Hawaiian & Black artist from the land of Ka'a'awa, O'ahu. Channeling her mana (spiritual power) into waves of paint, Hiwa utilizes gravity to create elemental art work. Her pieces are rooted in the aesthetics of the land in Hawai'i she calls home.
Courtesy of Hiwa
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Ian Paratore
White Noise (2020)
Paper and glue, stretched over wooden frame
27.5 x 23"
"My practice is about using recycled materials only. I aim to reconfigure discarded materials into beautiful works to raise conversation about how quickly we label things trash. Our consumption cycles have out grown our resources, art can be a way to talk about it."
Courtesy of Ian Paratore
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Ingrid V. Wells
Squishy Tofu (Green) (2020)
Oil on panel
8 x 8 x 1"
Ingrid V. Wells (b. Rockville, MD, 1987) earned her MFA from San Francisco Art Institute and her BFA from Arizona State University. Wells's recent paintings investigate how the elements of art can affect and improve mood. She enjoys using playful subject matter to address difficult topics including women's issues and mental health. Her work has been shown in the Bay Area at Voss Gallery, New York at the Untitled Space, PULSE Miami with Treat Gallery, internationally in South Korea at the CICA Museum and online with PxP Contemporary. Her work has been featured by The Jealous Curator, The Huffington Post, Daily Mail, BUST Magazine, El País, Create! Magazine and Teen Vogue, among others. Wells is a multiple time grant recipient from the Center for Cultural Innovation. Wells currently lives and works in San Francisco.
Courtesy of Ingrid V. Wells & Voss Gallery.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Lot# 254
Iqvinder Singh
Lovely Lady (2024)
Mixed media on vintage railroad log sheet
9 x 11"
"East Bay area artist since the early 90s. My works deal with identity and migrant experiences in foreign lands. Exhibited works in various galleries and museums."
Courtesy of Iqvinder Singh
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Irene Nelson
Liminal #18 (2022)
Ink on paper
29.5 x 23.5"
"An abstract painter, I create layered and atmospheric works, offering dreamlike impressions of worlds seemingly in the process of becoming. The paintings rely on ?the acceptance that I am a part of something larger than myself."
Courtesy of Irene Nelson
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Izzy
My Lovely Lady Hunch (2023)
Ceramic, glaze
20 x 12 x 11”
"I see my art as a way to express my appreciation for different bodies and other natural forms. I’m extremely inspired by nature and unique things that come from it, and so my art is about exploring how nature intertwines with the curves of our bodies. I want to encourage others to think about different bodily disorders and find ways to appreciate different body types— textures, shapes, and all. My goal as an artist is to continue to create art with purpose and to have fun while doing it, since enjoying the process is more important than the outcome."
Courtesy of Izzy and Clay People
Preview in person at Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program, 1009 Market St. SF
Jade Zabrowski
Yolanda (2023)
Ceramic stoneware
4 x 9.5 x 4"
Jade is a sculptor of people, as actors in their own lives, as hints of what our own experiences may mean. Each person is a story.
"Yolanda is inspired by the kids in my San Francisco Neighborhood. She loves play and performing. She has an original spirit and is one of many people who turn streets and houses into communities."
Courtesy of Jade Zabrowski
Preview in person at Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program, 1009 Market St. SF
Jake Watling
High Street (2023)
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 9 x .75"
Jake Watling received his B.F.A. from the College of Visual Arts in Minnesota. He has exhibited his artwork throughout the United States and Europe. His work can be found in the Museum of Modern Art collection in New York. He lives and works in Oakland, California.
"'High Street' is a mixed media painting I created in conjuction with a collaborative book project that Paul Urich and I produced. The book entitled "Body Shop" is a collection of Paul and my photos of cars and car repair shops mostly in East Oakland, along with line drawings and typography."
Courtesy of Jake Watling and Harmer Gallery
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Jane Alexander-Perry
City Shadows 4 (2020)
Oil on canvas
28 x 22”
"I started as a photographer, first commercial and then fine art. I was always interested in geometry and division of space and my photography influenced my later mixed media paintings. I have been in several shows from New York to California."
"This painting was inspired by one of my photographs in the series 'Urban Algorithms'."
Courtesy of Jane Alexander-Perry and SF Women Artists Gallery
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Janet Appleton
Snail Vine Down Her Spine (2024)
Cyanotype print & x-ray on cotton
11 x 11"
Arts Administrator by day, multi disciplinary artist by night, Janet Appleton is based in sunny San Josè and inspired by her furry companion, Jolene.
"'Snail Vine Up Her Spine' is a Cyanotype print on cotton that blends images of the Snail Vine and spinal X-rays, illustrating the intricate relationship between the human body and the natural environment."
Courtesy of Janet Appleton
Preview in person at Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program, 1009 Market St. SF
Jasper Wilde
Verdant No 14 (2022)
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20"
Jasper Wilde, a self-taught trans nonbinary abstract artist, channels colors and layers to liberate their psyche from past repression. Raised in an evangelical family, their art rejects emotional constraints, embodying the belief that collective well-being aligns with personal fulfillment. Their work has been showcased at Superfine Art Fair, The Drawing Room Annex, and Rosebud Gallery, highlighting a career dedicated to artistic expression and societal critique.
"The art piece I'm submitting reflects my journey of personal and societal transformation through vibrant colors and layered textures. Drawing inspiration from nature, societal oppression, and personal resilience, I use unconventional tools and gestural expressions to convey the complexities of identity and societal critique. Through my creative process, I aim to provoke introspection and dialogue, inviting viewers to explore themes of self-expression, collectivism, and the pursuit of individual freedom."
Courtesy of Jasper Wilde
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