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PARKING LOT ART FAIR - JOHN PENCE

ALTER SPACE - SMASH

04.29-30.16



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Parking Lot Art Fair 2016 at Fort Mason Center

Artists: Meegan Barnes, Sad Vicious (Scott Vermeire and Steuart Pittman), Mitsu Okubo, Brett Walker / George and Lennie Cafe, The Thing Quarterly, Et Al Gallery, Reenie Charriere, Kristian Kabuay, Charlie Leese / Hunt Projects, Laura Halsey Brown / senseofplace LAB, Matthew Goldberg, Penelope Anstruther, Luca Antonucci / Colpa Press, Koak / Alter Space Gallery, Marshall Elliott, BONANZA BONANZA, 2nd floor projects + Nicki Green, Kerri Conlon, Erika Petryszyn, Lidija Ristic, Barbara Obata, Justin Beale, Ray Haguisan, Cathy Lu, Christopher Renfro, Jon Levy-Warren, Ryan Zweng, Maria Dawn, Kat Geng, Erik Bakke, Dallas Holfeltz, Amber Jean Young, Joey Enos, Maryam Yousif, Sarah Thibault, Nick Makanna, Nancy Sayavong, Lindsey Lyons, Gina Tuzzi, Michelle Morby, Richard Daigle, Kimberlee Koym-Murteira, Julian Dash, Beth Waldman, Niki Korth, Chelsea Pegram, Kyle Knobel, Uma Rani Iyli, Joseph Koon, Sarah Tell, Graham Holoch / Eggy Press, Rafi Aji, Sara Kerr + Natasha Loewy, Rachel Payne, Tania Houtzager, Joseph Ferriso + Jenny Sharaf Collaboration, Monica Westin, Joanne Easton, Brooke Westfall, Nina Vichayapai, Em Meine, Colin Christy, Yarrow Slaps / Luggage Store Gallery, t.w.five, Joseph Weaver, John Duket, Chris Cook, Carol Molloy, Matthew Bajda, Lex Kosieradzki, Oscar Padilla, Derek Macario, Frankie Fleming, Shelby Drabman, Isa Amalee, Emily Gui, George Pfau, Gabriela Cobar, Chelsea Wills, Vanesa Gingold, Dan Bortz, Milo Moyer-Battick, Victoria Wagner, Charlie Ertola, Julie Sadowski, Nayeli Nava, Clayton Eisaman, Jennie Lennick, Christine Sosin, Eric Whitley, Katie Wheeler-Dubin, Erica Dixon, Nellie Solomon, Jess Smith, William Koone, Eli Thorne, Megan Leppla, Kelley O'Leary, Lauren Licata, Cella Constanza, Annie Vought, Hunter Franks, Kerri Conlon, Gregory Smith, Jaimie Morgan, Gary Sheldon, Gina Hendry, Mary Durell, KunstCapades and JRtiki: Tim Sullivan, Josh Pieper and Robyn Carliss, Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, Amy Cella, more.

Comment by AB: Conceived and produced by Jenny Sharaf, this wacky ephemeral only-in-San-Francisco convocation is the perfect antidote to those other art fairs. The dealie-bob materializes in a Fort Mason parking lot starting early in the morning and commences to dissipate a mere few hours later. Artists showcase their wares in parking spaces, tents, on the ground, out of the backs of their vehicles and in occasional shipping containers. Only a handful of hearty survivors are left by mid-afternoon, and not being known as an early riser, those who endure are who I get. Lucky them, right? But it's all good. Don't miss next year's entertaining episode.

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John Pence Gallery: Zack Zdrale

Comment by AB: Quality portrait and figure paintings by Wisconsin artist Zack Zdrale.

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Alter Space: Courtney Johnson - Lion Lair; Alyssa Lempesis - Gulp; Lauren Strom-Berg - Cooked Feels

Comment by AB: We've got Courtney Johnson abstracts and grotesque visages in the main gallery, otherworldly sculptures and a nightmarish video by Alyssa Lempesis in the dungeon gallery, and a grab bag of video snippets by Lauren Strom-Berg in the peephole gallery.

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Smash Gallery: Spring Show

Artists: Agnieszka Pilat, Britt Snyder, Matthew Saba, Abigail Drapkin, Dana Nehdaran, Andreina Davila, Ytaelena Lopez, Rich Stergulz.

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