June 7 - 26th, 2009
SOMArts Gallery and Cultural Center
San Francisco, California
Threads Curatorial Statement
Queerness weaves the threads of our physical, social and moral existence together into a multi-dimensional fabric of community and our selves.
As queer artists we continue to create complex identities and imagine new modes of address through a myriad of queer tactics, textures and sensibilities.
What are the threads that bind, mend and sometimes unravel this spectacular fabric of queer art? How does this queerness operate? How does it present itself? How do we fashion, perform, subvert or display queerness in our art and lives?
We hope to explore these themes in art in all mediums that incorporate (in the broadest sense of these ideas): sewing, knitting, weaving, braiding, binding, knotting, textiles, quilting, patchwork, costuming, fashion and fashion events, drag, second skins, performance art, woven texts, blogs, digital networks and communities.
Curators: Tirza True Latimer, Rudy Lemcke, Matt McKinley, Pamela Peniston, Allison Smith, and Tina Takemoto
Exhibition Co-ordinators: Courtney Dailey & Tamara Loewenstein
Threads Artists:
Adams, Atticus
Ahearn, Bren
Der Ananian, Greg
Baldwin, Mara
Ball, Jasper Gregory
Bazant, Micah & Ramstad, Emmett
Boudreaux, Zee
Boyer, Travis
Buitron, Michael
Claude, Teri
Clausen, Alex
Collins, Liz
Cros, Muriel
Cummings, Torreya
Ellsworth, Angela
Faulk, David & Johnstone, Michael
Fiveash, David
Gerard Romero, David
Gratland, Paige
Hammond, Harmony
Hanasik, Jason
Hellstern-Kjoller, Henriette
Hillman, Patrick
Hogan Finlay, Onya
Hubbard, Katherine
Huron, Sade
Indigo Girls
Kahn, Jesse M.
KillerBanshee
Lohner, Harold
Lopez, Steven Vasques
Lorch, Kate/Fletcher, Welly
Maida, Lee
Menone, Christopher
Metzger, Cyle
Monday, Zak
Muholi, Zanele
Naschke-Messing, Ali
Pepe, Sheila
O'Arwisters, Ramekon
Rinehart/Kurz
Roberts, Lacey Jane
Robinson, Michael Sylvan
Roseborough, Tim
Rossi, Kjerstin
Rubiku, Anila
Sanders, Jeremy
Simms, Jeannie
Telford Keogh, Catherine
Tess, Rebecca
Ulrich, William Cricket
Waters, Irene
Whitehead, Anna
Wilson, Angie
Cosponsored by McKinley Art Solutions
Funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts May 8–June 30
Artists: David Rose, John Haines, David Boudreau, Gordon Beebe, Philip Ringler
Reception Friday, May 8, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM CIIS Minna Street Center 695 Minna Street, Second Floor
The Emerging Artists Exhibition affords the opportunity for several artists from the Bay Area community to display their work, as well as receive financial support for exhibit materials through the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts.
Tour appointments gladly scheduled for groups of 4 or more by contacting McKinley Art Solutions with your preferred date and time. Please allow one hour for the tour.
Featuring: Carla Biondi, Gianfranco Paolozzi, Daniel Newman, H. Alex Santurio, Lenea Maibaum, Erika Von Zoog, John Zaklikowski, Brian Frank Carter, David Rose, Ted Cabarga, Melissa Karam, John Haines, Alexandre Koulouris
ART FOR ALL SEASONS '08 RECEPTION VIDEO (courtesy of SOMArts Cultural Center / George Aguilar, run time 9:21):
For the second consecutive year, in conjunction with SomArts Cultural Center, McKinley Art Solutions is pleased to produce ‘Art For All Seasons’, an exhibit that reflects both a desire to promote art in all media as accessible to everyone and that creates community through giving and art making.
Each of the 13 participating artists will show a body of their current work in SomArts Main Gallery. This installation, in the historical tradition of art expos, will be done in a salon-style.
In conjunction with the San Francisco Firefighter’s Toy Program the exhibit will be a toy drop location from 12/17 – 12/20. To encourage families to attend, the reception for the show will be held on Saturday, Dec 20 from 1 – 4pm. A Kid’s Art galleryfeaturing work made by kids that attend the event will be displayed next to the main show. Want to be a star? Music for the reception will be provided by YOU courtesy of 'Guitar Hero!' For the ‘big kids’ in attendance, there will be wine tasting by Tenuta di Arceno and absinthe tasting by Obsello.
Produced by McKinley Art Solutions, Dec 2007, SomArts Gallery, SF An exhibit featuring 14 artists representing an eclectic sampling of contemporary artwork made in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Kellyann's mixed media abstractions are, like good ice cream, refreshing, uplifting and a visceral pleasure!
venue: Gallery Del Grotto at Sports Basement.
June 4 - July 28
Location: Sports Basement 1590 Bryant Street (betw. 16th St and Alameda, near 24 Hour Fitness at Potrero Center in the Mission, SF). The gallery is on the lower level of Sports Basement.
Reception: Sunday, June 22 5pm - 7pm
Thank you to all who came to the recep tion and made it for wonderful gelato by LA COPA LOCO and my talk about Kellyann's work !
Image: Matt and Kellyannat the reception for "Ice Cream Art"
