FREY NORRIS - SF ART EXCHANGE - ARTZONE 461

ENCANTADA - BACK TO THE PICTURE - ARC

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE - HIJINKS - HEIST

SPACE - ARTICULATED

05.07.11

(with assistance from Clare Coppel and RWM)



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Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern: Zhong Biao - Reflected on Air.

Review by RWM: Fascinating artwork which breaks against conventions. The work mixes representational images with abstract forms. Don't be surprised to find the date and signature in the middle of the paintings either. The symbols are easily identified and understood, but the abstracts are wild expressions of the emotions presented.

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San Francisco Art Exchange: The Beatles Hidden Gallery - Paul Berriff.

Review by RWM: Here is a take on these media darlings which will jog your memory and maybe leave you with a different impression of them. They do not appear so clean cut in the grainy photographs. One can sometimes see hair not fully shaven and shaped, and odd spontaneous expressions. The personalities expressed are at times more real than picturesque. In sum, it is great that they appear human like the rest of us. They do not always seem like such superstars here, but one only needs to turn on their music for that.

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ArtZone 461 Gallery: Nicholas Coley - Baby Needs New Shoes; Noah - Phyllis Levin.

Review by RWM: Enjoy a relaxing break here in these pleasant waters brought to life by Phyllis Levin, on display in the side gallery. There are not a lot of nice pools in San Francisco and for much of the year, at least in certain parts of town, it is too cold to swim anyway. Captured here is the relaxing stillness of pools elsewhere, evoking the longing for fun that one may have in their warm summer waters. No fish here, but these pools remind that it's always nice to see them their natural habitats.

Comment by AB: In the main gallery see Nicholas Coley's hazy impressionistic take on your local and regional surroundings.

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Encantada Gallery, 908 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-2321, (415) 642-3939: Classic myths - Erika Meriaux.

Review by RWM: Wild and fascinating stories presented in a style you won't soon forget.

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Back to the Picture Gallery: Watercolors in Bloom.

Artists: Peg Conley, Eileen Downey, Jim Gorman, Shaun Johnson, Tisha Kenny.

Review by RWM: Wondrous seasons captured in so many different ways. Though all are watercolors, a variety of styles are presented. You'll likely to find something here that astounds.

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Southern Exposure Gallery: MEGA MEGA MEGA - Annual Fundraiser + Art Auction.

Artists: DL Alvarez, Mike Arcega, Steven Barich, Michael Bartalos, David Becker, Leo Bersamina, Libby Black, Michelle Blade, Brad Borevitz, Brad Brown, Val Britton, Luke Butler, Thomas Campbell, Jeff Canham, Tammy Rae Carland, Amy Casey, John Casey, Castaneda/ Reiman, Enrique Chagoya, Iris Charabi-Berggren, Ajit Chauhan, John Chiara, Alex Clauson, Ishan Clemenco, Serena Cole, Richard Colman, Randy Colosky, Lisa Congdon, Mary Fernando Conrad, Brett Cook, Ilana Crispi, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Amanda Curreiri, Lauren Davies, Veronica De Jesus, Sergio De La Torre, Jay DeFeo, Anthony Discenza, Chris Duncan, Jeff Eisenberg, Steven Elliott, Meg Escude, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Llewelynn Fletcher, Tara Foley, Dustin Fosnot, David Fought, FRANCK, Adam Friedman, Annie Frykholm, Futurefarmers, Stephen Galloway, Benicia Gantner, Pablo Guardiola, Renee Gertler, Rebecca Goldfarb, Jaqueline Gordon , Veronica Graham, Dan Grayber, Scott ! Greene, Leonie Guyer, Michael Hall, Adam Hathaway, Tareneh Hemami, Jonn Herschend, Scott Hewicker, Todd Hido, Terry Hoff, Carrie Hott, Amanda Hughen, Suzanne Husky, Misa Inaoka, Colter Jacobsen, Jason Jagel, Packard Jennings, Rachel Kaye, Sahar Khoury, Jaime Knight, Kyle Knobel, Seth Koen, Yoon Lee, Ace Lehner, Kristina Lewis, Michael Light, Hung Liu, Ken Lo, Walter Logue, Marina Luz, Nathan Lynch, Michelle Mansour, Vanessa Marsh, Monica Martinez, Alicia McCarthy, Sean McFarland, Cheryl Meeker, Jim Melchert, Robert Minervini, Julio Morales, Jay Nelson, Daniel Nevers, Kelsey Nicholson, Abner Nolan, Raoul Ollman, Kelly Ording, Erik Parra, Laura Paulini, Alison Pebworth, Hilary Pecis, Stephanie Peek, Sasha Petrenko, James Sterling Pitt, Joey Piziali, Suzy Poling, Mel Prest, Genevieve Quick, Carlos Ramirez, Lisa Ricci, Meghann Riepenhoff, Rigo 23, Lordy Rodriguez, Clare Rojas, Brion Nuda Rosch, Thorina Rose, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, Laurel Roth, Conrad Ruiz, Jonathan Runcio, K! irstyn Russell, Eric Ryan, Colleen Sanders, Paul Schiek, Jovi ! Schnell, Andrew Schoultz, Erik Scollon, Alice Shaw, Orion Shepherd, Christopher Sicat, Allison Smith, Chris Sollars, Tabitha Soren, Gareth Spor, Jennifer Starkweather, Jordan Stein, Dharma Strasser MacColl, Stephanie Syjuco, Jill Sylvia, Charlene Tan, Kevin E. Taylor, Weston Teruya, Nicolas Torres, Ehren Tool, Gina Tuzzi, Andy Vogt, Annie Vought, Catherine Wagner, Marci Washington, Nate Watson, Megan Whitmarsh, David Wilson, Jenifer Wofford, Ginger Wolfe-Suarez, Lena Wolff, John Zurier.

Comment by AB: This annual auction fundraiser event is so insanely overcrowded that I opt to wait outside while my doppelganger documents the density.

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Gallery Hijinks: Sunken Dreams - New works by Robert Minervini.

Comment by AB: A phantasmagoric fantasyland materializes somewhat in the style of others.

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Gallery Heist: Aoi Yamaguchi.

Review by Clare Coppel: Japanese calligrapher Aoi Yamaguchi's art is about nature. Peaceful yet chaotic flowing lines and ink splatters are founded in an ancient art form.

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Space Gallery: Fantastic OptoSonic Projections.

Review by Clare Coppel: Film, live music and installations by various artists-- digital squares, dramatic rocks, people, places and things.

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Articulated Gallery: Jacqueline Gallagher - Of Melancholy and Monkey Business.

Comment by AB: The store is called Loved to Death. Up a narrow set of stairs at the back of the shop, you'll discover Articulated Gallery and this show of deliciously disturbing art by Jacqueline Gallagher. If you've got a hankering for the macabre, this establishment is for you.

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