Jazzi Manalo Sullivan
Racial Ambiguity (2024)
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 24"
Jazzi studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated with a BFA in 2019. As someone who is mixed race, she creates artwork about identity and how people of mixed race are often viewed and by society. Through her paintings, she communicates images in response to micro-aggressions that have been said to people of mixed heritage regarding their racial ambiguity. This painting is dedicated to all of the past, present, and future mixed children of the world. It is hard to find a single person or image that embodies our experience, but she hopes that "Racial Ambiguity" can be a comfort to those who have been living this experience.
Courtesy of Jazzi Manalo Sullivan
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
Jessica So Ren Tang
Magnolia Bloom (2020)
Hand embroidery and acrylic on fabric
16 x 20"
"Born and raised in San Francisco, California, I explore my Chinese American identity through textile. Through embroidery, I highlight objects and motifs nostalgic to my childhood while navigating the connection between my ethnic background, gender, and sexuality."
"The figure undresses as the magnolia blooms. Expanding the floral motif beyond the skin of the figure suggests more than a sensual and vulnerable act of undress. The connection between the blooming of the magnolias and removal of clothing becomes more natural in action, navigating away from the sexual connotations of the figures pose."
Courtesy of Jessica So Ren Tang & Modern Eden Gallery.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Jim Knosp
Evidences (2018-2024)
Watercolor, dry point, engraving, oilwash
20 x 24"
"In my prints I start with a thin watercolor wash over which I mount a drypoint engraving on and then suspend colors with an oil wash. Drypoint engraving yields only a few prints no more than 10 or 15 per engraved plate so I treat my prints in different contexts. At times all prints are colored the same and at other times each print is unique. In the second section I am showing large oil pastels where I combine my skill as a musician (amateur only) and my love and knowledge of color and form. It is to the large scale symphonic literature I turn my coupled skills."
Courtesy of Jim Knosp & Hospitality House's Community Arts Program.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Jimmy McCaffrey
7th Rule of Forgiveness (2023)
Acrylic and house paint on 1.5” deep stretched canvas.
20 x 20 x 1.5"
Jimmy's artistic language revolves around the concept of fragmentation and self recomposition. Finding all the disperse facets of himself and allowing the process of paint to catch the experience his existence into the canvas.
A reflection of his own being as a kaleidoscope of elements scattered across time, body, soul, and mind. Each layer in his work serves as a symbolic fragment, capturing moments, emotions, and facets of his being. This fragmentation is not a disintegration but a deliberate deconstruction, an exploration of self that paves the way for a transformative restoration. Delving into the complexity of his existence through the rich interplay of layers.
"In the body of work “Rules of forgiveness club” I made an attempt to heal parts of myself that I haven’t had the courage to forgive for regrettable past actions and shortcomings, using color, depth and texture within a balanced and rhythmic composition. The only way for me to stay grounded in many situations is to let my flow of consciousness lead my physical body in creating works of art that effectively express whatever emotions is happening on the inside, whether that be positive negative or neutral. Painting softer and more balanced abstract compositions help me achieve the inner peace necessary to tackle challenges pertaining to symptoms of bipolar disorder. Once my mind can calm itself and slow down to a reasonable frequency, I’m more ready to think critically and rationally."
Courtesy of Jimmy McCaffrey, Strike-slip Gallery & Galeria Azur.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
John Casey
Ceci n’est pas une pipe II (2022)
Pencil and colored pencil on paper
18 x 15"
Born on Friday the 13th in 1964 in Salem, Massachusetts, John Casey started inventing creatures as soon as he could hold a crayon. Drawings from when he was 3 years old reveal an obsession with the figure. The figures in these drawings show a child’s distorted perceptions and a fascination with skulls, teeth, spinographic eyes, and invented body parts. His obsession with strange creatures continues to this day with the introduction of anthropomorphic flora and fauna to his drawings, paintings, and sculptures. John graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston with a BFA.
He currently lives in Oakland, California with his wife, artist Mary Kalin-Casey.
"Humans have a casual disregard for their environment whether urban, suburban or rural. Cigarette butts litter the planet and I imagine animals that live amongst this human waste can pick up our bad habits inadvertently. Coming across a pigeon smoking a discarded butt would not surprise me."
Courtesy of John Casey
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Lot# 267
Johnny Karwan
JOYRIDE (2023)
Acrylic on baltic birch
24 x 24 x .75"
"This piece from a collection of wood cutouts (Baltic birch) is inspired by my love of freestyle pattern, and natural expression of spontaneous simplicity and flow. Each calligraphic brushstroke informs the next with an equal amount of abandon and restraint."
Courtesy of Johnny Karwan
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
Jonathan Runcio
FLEEEA (2024)
Oil paint, rabbit skin glue, plywood
12 x 18"
Jonathan Runcio is a Bay Area-based artist, curator, and founder of CAPITAL (2014-2018) in San Francisco. Solo exhibitions include FAÇADE, Adobe Books, San Francisco; SQUARE BIZ, Brittany, Vallejo; GLASS IN THE GARDEN, Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Blue Turns To Grey, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA. His work has been included in group exhibitions at Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA; Romer Young Gallery. San Francisco, CA; XYZ Collective, Tokyo, Japan; Saint Mary’s College Museum Of Art. Moraga, CA; Walter and McBean Galleries, SFAI, San Francisco, CA; Cue Arts Foundation, New York City, NY; Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California. In 2011 he was the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation M.F.A. Grant.
"Tiny decisions of transformation that, in turn, transform our relationship to the world around us. When we begin to see the parts that make up our built environment, we can tap into a bit of that harmony, or revel in a moment of chromatic delight."
Courtesy of Jonathan Runcio
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Joseph Abbati
Artspeak: "Bearing strong reference to...", (2019)
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 36 x 1.5"
Joseph Abbati is a San Francisco based artist. His work has recently been seen at "The De Young Open" and galleries throughout the Bay Area.
"This painting is from a series titled "Artspeak." Art speak has become an elite vernacular in the art world that creates an abstract language to distance themselves from critique themselves. By placing these descriptions on top of the painting, it forces the viewer to engage with these narratives and the painted background. The viewer is seduced into making the same narrative for themselves but on revelation they become a reflection of what the art world holds in regard."
Courtesy of Joseph Abbati & an.ä.log SF.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Joseph Shook
Fire Escape (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, framed in wood
17 x 21 x 2"
Joe is a visual artist, educator, and designer based in San Francisco, CA.
He is an artist working in pencil, pen, paint, and thread, and his work ranges from intricately detailed representational works to gestural abstracts. Much of Joe’s work is inspired by the natural world, drawing reference from scientific illustration and the beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area landscape.
Courtesy of Joseph Shook
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Juliet Schreckinger
Boreal (2024)
Ink, graphite, and acrylic on Arches paper mounted to birch panel, varnished
8 x 8"
Juliet Schreckinger is a Long Island, NY based artist whose work is centered around giving a voice to nature and animals, with the goal of showcasing their importance in this world. Through an illustrative take on fine art, she strives to express a story in each drawing. Her work has been featured in both national and international publications, magazines, and galleries with participation in both group and solo exhibitions.
Courtesy of Juliet Schreckinger and Modern Eden Gallery.
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
K.Banks
Untitled (2024)
Watercolor
12 x 16"
"I have been teaching myself watercolors for 2 + years. From the first time I picked up the brush, I knew I love this medium."
"For work, I drive a truck around the greater bay area, many of the views I see are often where I feed my inspiration. From mountain sunset over the skyline to buildings that touch the sky."
Courtesy of K.Banks
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Kate Laster
safety + care (2023)
Spray paint on papercut
12 x 12"
Kate Laster is an artist, educator and critical historian from Alaska now based in Oakland.
Working either monumentally or intimately small, Laster makes generative projects connected to the weight of the past, human migration and the effervescent exhaustion of everyday love. Her papercut practice is reflected in one of a kind books and agitprop multiples using non-linear storytelling to acknowledge unseen yet deeply felt emotional labor. Laster was a studio assistant at Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program and currently works at NIAD as a studio facilitator.
Courtesy of Kate Laster
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Kate Razo
Elk, Revealed (2023)
Oil on wood panel
18 x 28"
"I am a self-taught artist, bookseller and educator. I moved to San Francisco in 1985, and continue to enjoy and support our local arts and cultural communities. I have owned and managed Dog Eared Books on Valencia Street since 1992."
Courtesy of Kate Razo and The Drawing Room.
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Katie Seifert
calla lilies, blue & roses (2024)
Acrylic on wood
11 x 14"
Katie Seifert is an American painter based in Oakland, CA. In her work, Seifert explores moments where we teeter on the edge of transformation. Often depicting evocative scenes drawn from her real life as a labor & birth doula as well as abstracted scenes of nature, she creates works that represent moments of intensity and impermanence using bold colors and expressive brushstrokes. Her visual works have been featured over the years at various galleries, stores and block parties in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.
"This particular piece represents moving into the next season of life. With the seasonal explosion of calla lilies in Oakland each year comes with it a time of renewed energy and a sense of reaching into the sun and out of the cold. Growing up my mom would plant these bulbs in the earth and then we would forget about them, only to be greeted by then each year come Spring. They have always been a symbol of comfort & hope for me."
Courtesy of Katie Seifert
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Kenneth Leland
"Trogan Whale" (2023)
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 18"
Kenneth Leland is an artist born in Connecticut and moved to San Francisco in 2020. He has been an active community member at the Community Arts Program for over six months and has been developing his abstract painting style. The beauty of San Francisco has inspired his color choices and subject matter.
Courtesy of Kenneth Leland
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Kristian Kabuay
Niharika (2020)
Mixed media
12 x 12 x 1"
Kristian is an artist/entrepreneur/futurist specializing in endangered writing systems from the Philippines. As a leading authority for the propagation and instruction of prePhilippine scripts, he launched his own edutainment business specializing in custom art, books, events, technology, and apparel. Kristian has spoken around the world at museums, schools, and companies. His work is wide-reaching that spans across multimedia, traditional practices, and technology. He is currently working on his 8th book, 2nd documentary, education startup, and a traditional tattooing practice.
Courtesy of Kristian Kabuay and Voss Gallery.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Kseniya Makarova
Permission Granted (2024)
Watercolor, pencil, and iridescent paper on archival paper, mounted on wood panel
9 x 12"
Kseniya Makarova is a San Francisco artist, muralist, and designer. Her work has been displayed at the de Young museum, Minnesota Street Projects, and San Francisco City Hall, as well as gracing walls around San Francisco and the greater bay area in public and private mural projects. Kseniya is a Senior Adjunct Professor at the California College of the Arts, which is also her alma mater.
Courtesy of Kseniya Makarova
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Lacey Johnson
Raggedy Ann Fingernails (2021)
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
24 x 16"
Lacey Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural worker and collaborator. Her work is grounded in elevating the everyday to embody the cosmic and divine through accessible mediums.
Courtesy of Lacey Johnson
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
Lakshmi Karna
Dusk at Stow Lake (2017)
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36"
Courtesy of Lakshmi Karna
Preview in person at Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program, 1009 Market St. SF
Lara Dann
Fire (2020)
Acrylic on panel
13 x 13"
Lara Dann is a talented American artist who creates amazing paintings that depict fantastical figures in the midst of contrasting themes – such as light and dark, lust and innocence, knowledge and naivete. Her work is inspired by vintage and antique wallpaper tapestry which is featured in most of her underlying work.
Courtesy of Lara Dann & Modern Eden Gallery.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Laura Campos
Happy candy bowl (2023)
Ceramic
8"
Laura Campos (AKA "Alien love" ) is an international artist painting around the world and has been part of HH for the past 15 yrs.
"A happy candy bowl is always nice to have for guests in a party!"
Courtesy of Laura Campos and Hospitality House's Community Arts Program
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Laurie Blessen
Passage 24 (2024)
Oil based inks on archival paper
35 x 24"
"It was years ago at Community Arts Program where Txutxo Perez relit my love of printmaking. I now have my own press and show work nationally."
"The Passage series is my expression of moving through the many phases of my life. "
Courtesy of Laurie Blessen
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
LeadHead
Aura (2024)
Posca paint markers
12 x 16"
"Conceptually, Aura, in part, is a physical depiction of a migraine. I often listen to a movie while creating—in this case it was Oldboy (2003)."
Courtesy of LeadHead
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Lena Wolff
A New Sun (2021 / edition of 40)
4 color screenprint, hand-pulled
20 x 20"
Lena Wolff is a visual artist, craftswoman, and activist who has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area since the early 1990’s. Her work extends out of American folk-art traditions while also being connected histories of minimalism, geometric abstraction, Op art, social practice, feminist and political art. Her broad interconnected artistic output includes drawing, collage, sculpture, text-based works, frequent collaboration, and public projects.
"This piece is part of a larger body of work from Lena's studio that adapts historic American quilt patterns into a wide range of approaches in drawing, collage and sculpture. Rooted in a pattern called the Golden Dahlia that first appeared in quilt magazines the US in the 1930's, a New Sun was made as a four-color screenprint to commemorate the start of the new year in 2021. The artist's fascination with quilts stems from their inherent spellbinding capacity to mesmerize and their presence as a democratic, accessible artform practiced across communities in the United States for centuries, tapping into a shared visual language symbolic of collective action and imagination."
Courtesy of Lena Wolff and the Sarah Shepard Gallery. Framing courtesy of Small Works SF.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Leslie
Glass X 2 pieces (2024)
Ceramic, glaze
5 x 4 x 7"
"I came to the Hospitality House Community Arts Program and fell in love. This community actually saved my life."
"I let my pieces create themselves. There is very little planning involved in my process."
Courtesy of Leslie and Hospitality House's Community Arts Program.
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Leslie Lowinger
A pencil for Getting Things Done - from the Series Objects to Reduce Anxiety (2016)
Etching on paper
10 x 36"
Leslie Lowinger was born in New Orleans and grew up in Detroit. Her work has been shown various in places including: the Janet Turner Print Museum, the Bronx Museum, Fashion Moda, and the Detroit Institute of Arts. Her work is in the various collections including the DIA Foundation, and the Library of Congress.
"About my series 'Objects to Reduce Anxiety': These pieces were created to help the viewer feel more powerful, more in control. Who knows how much we could accomplish if we could just calm down?"
Courtesy of Leslie Lowinger & Chemers Gallery.
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
Leslie Morgan
Egg (2023)
Acrylic, resin on wood panel
20 x 20"
"Most of my work is about Water. I was raised in the desert and had asthma and being a swimmer saved my health and my happiness!"
"Using resin works well with my watery themed work and this piece comes from the series Water Vessels. It is a cheerful, relaxing piece!"
Courtesy of Leslie Morgan
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
Lillian Shanahan
The upgrade (2023 ; Ed. 5/15)
Linocut print
16 x 20"
Lillian Shanahan is a multimedia artist from San Francisco. She received her BA in art from University of California Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies.
"I am a pattern seeker. I look for repeating information in my environment, collect this data and later draw conclusions from what I find. The series “The Upgrade” came from repeatedly seeing discarded personal items on sidewalks in San Francisco. I am a big proponent of reusing, donating, and free exchange. However, the magnitude of "donated" street items struck me as a perversion of generosity. It's not goodwill, but overconsumption stemming from a lack of personal responsibility. Like most things left outside for too long, I watched as the environment began to absorb and reclaim them. This is why I used local graffiti and street art in the series, to create another layer of conversation about the discarded and unwanted."
Courtesy of Lillian Shanahan
Preview in person at MothBelly, 912 Larkin St. SF
Linda Larson
Long way from home. (2024)
Oil on panel
10 x 8"
Larson sold out her recent solo art exhibition and had one of her paintings selected for the 2023 De Young Open.
Courtesy of Linda Larson
Preview in person at Drawing Room ANNEX, 599 Valencia St. SF
livia
Red Man with Bird (2023)
Oil on panel
24 x 24"
"I am a painter and do mixed media work as well. I have been working and teaching I the Bay Area for 30 years. My work has been exhibited widely in the United States and elsewhere.
I give a respectful nod to surrealism and irreverence in my work."
Courtesy of livia and Transmission
Preview in person at Rosebud Gallery, 839 Larkin St. SF
