Shara Mays’ solo exhibition, Paint. All. The. Things., is on view at Chandran Gallery in San Francisco from August 4 through September 1, 2022.
Landscape Paintings From Within
June 22, 2022 •
Matthew Harrison Tedford
Matthew Harrison Tedford is an arts writer focused on ecology, history, and politics. Based in San Francisco, his work has appeared on KQED, Hyperallergic, SF Weekly, Art Practical, and elsewhere.
The David Brower Center Tries to Move Beyond a White Aesthetic in Nature Art
March 30, 2022 •
Past exhibits at the Brower Center have primarily featured white artists, and in turn, this has offered viewers an idea of nature that tends to favor the nonhuman or completely excludes humans.
Apocalypse Not: Confronting Extinction with Art
January 4, 2022 •
The brown pelican, which nearly went extinct but then recovered, is a main character in a new art installation in San José.
“Slow Down and Open Up” On a Soundwalk Through Golden Gate Park
October 1, 2021 •
Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a free, GPS-enabled app that covers much of the eastern half of Golden Gate Park.
Sculpting California, Post-Fire
June 23, 2021 •
Artist Ashwini Bhat reckons with intensifying blazes in her adopted home in Sonoma County
Gallery View
March 30, 2021 •
An Oakland art gallery funds environmental advocacy.
A Golden Eagle Alights in Sunol
January 3, 2021 •
An immersive sculpture of a golden eagle will honor the history and culture of the Muwekma Ohlone community.
Abstract Art? Floating Laboratory? Oakland’s Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Is Both
September 27, 2020 •
The Float Lab is both an experiment in resilient architecture and a piece of public art.
Meditations in an Emergency
June 21, 2020 •
The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s “MeditOceans” focus on breath, presence, non-judgment, and jellyfish.
In ‘These Lines Are Living,’ Artists Engage With the Changing Shoreline
March 24, 2020 •
Can site-specific dance and other forms of art help us more deeply grasp the reality of our changing shorelines?