For those like to see art from the comfort of their own home or if you have been meaning to go to an art fair but would like to avoid the traveling, there is a novel new way to see what the galleries of the world have to offer: VIP Art Fair. For one week (Jan 22-30) you can browse their offerings for free, if you want to communicate with galleries, it is a bit more pricey.

That said, digital pictures never quite do non-digital art justice in my opinion. So, for the non-screen mediated art experience, a good starting point would be the Recology show at the SF dump, where residency artists display their projects (Friday and Saturday). Another destination art venue/residency, Headlands Center for the Arts, opens a show on Sunday.

Get a taste of what is coming out of local MFA programs at a new curated show opening on Saturday at Performance Art Institute.

Finally, hop into the new show at SF Art Commission Gallery to see "Isn’t It Obvious? San Francisco Artists Consuming the Banal," this Thursday.

Hope to see you at the shows!
 
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Friday:
+ Aurthur Allan, Daniel Nevers, Jasmin Lim, Kristina Lewis, Lindsey White, Matthew Kennedy at SF Arts Commission Gallery
+ Brian Kennon, D'ette Nogle, Dianna Molzan, Erika Vogt, Lisa Williamson, Piero Golia "Progression Minus Progress" curated by Sarah Lehrer Graiwer at Romer Young Gallery
+ Bill Russell, Ferris Plock, Suzanne Husky "San Francisco Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions" at Recology San Francisco Art Studio ( SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist in Residence Studio )

Saturday:

+ Bobby Lukas, Bonnie Begusch, Brynda Glazier, Chris Fraser, Christopher Woodcock, Dana Hemenway, Hillary Wiedemann, Holly Williams, Kirk Amyx, Luke Damiani, Mara Baldwin, Monica Lundy, Nicole Crescenzi, Robert Moya, Roch, Sara Eliassen, Sune Woods, Traci Horgen, Wafaa Yasin "CREAM from the top" curated by Kathryn Weller Renfrow at Performance Art Institute

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+ Bill Russell, Ferris Plock, Suzanne Husky "San Francisco Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions" at Recology San Francisco Art Studio ( SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist in Residence Studio )
+ "Twist and Crawl" curated by Timothy Buckwalter at NIAD

Sunday:
+ Andy Vogt, Ben Venom, D-L Alvarez, David Kwan, Dena Al-Adeeb, Donald Fortescue, Jenna North, Jesse Schlesinger , Martin Machado, Masako Miki , Matthew T. Mullins, Nathan Lynch, Reggie Stump, Sama Alshaibi, Youngsuk Suh "Breaking Ranks: Human/Nature" curated by Brian Karl at Headlands Center for the Arts

Monday:
+ Artist Talk: Nalini Malani "Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Interdisciplinary Painting Practices" at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Natalie Jeremijenko "Redesigning our Relationship to Natural Systems, Wrestling Rhinoceros Beetles, Launching the Urban Space Station, and Other Cross(x)Species Adventures" The Art Technology, and Culture Colloquium of the Berkeley Center for New Media presents at UC Berkeley (Main Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall)

Tuesday, January 18

"Sustainable Sculpture Studio: Respond, Reconstruct, Reconnect" SFAI/Levi Strauss & Co. Collaborate at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, 6-8pm

Thursday, January 20

"Pictures at an Exhibition" at Contemporary Jewish Museum
SOMA: 736 Mission Street, Third Street, $5, 7-8pm

Screening: Theo Rigby "Sin Pais (Without Country)" Screening and Panel Discussion at SF Camerawork
SOMA: 657 Mission Street, floor 2, Free, 7pm

Amy Ellingson, Inez Storer, Shaun O'Dell, Stefan Kirkeby "NEW EDITIONS and Gallery 16 ANNIVERSARY BOOK Release" at Gallery 16
SOMA: 501 Third Street, 6-9pm

Sara Christian "Shy Peacocks" at Kokoro Studio
Downtown: 682 Geary street SF, CA 94102, First Floor, 7-10pm

Jeremy Dickinson "New Paintings" at Anthony Meier Fine Art
Downtown: 1969 California Street, at Octavia, floor 1, 6-8pm

Jenny Belotserkovsky, MichalTavrovsky "Lodestar" One that serves as an inspiration, model, and guide at Sanyok Gallery
Marina District: 2546 Greenwich St, San Francsico, CA 94123, First Floor, 6-10pm

Reading: Maxine Chernoff and Linda Norton "Readings at 20" Poetry Readings on the 20th of the month at Mercury 20 Gallery
Oakland: 475 25th Street, at Telegraph Avenue, floor 1, $5, 7pm

Friday, January 21

Performance: Linda Mary Montano at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Free and open to the public, 5pm

+ Aurthur Allan, Daniel Nevers, Jasmin Lim, Kristina Lewis, Lindsey White, Matthew Kennedy at SF Arts Commission Gallery
Civic Center: 401 Van Ness Avenue , at McAllister Street, 6-8pm

+ Brian Kennon, D'ette Nogle, Dianna Molzan, Erika Vogt, Lisa Williamson, Piero Golia "Progression Minus Progress" curated by Sarah Lehrer Graiwer at Romer Young Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, 6-9pm

"Cuban Artists' Books And Prints: 1985-2008" curated by Linda Howe at San Francisco Center for the Book
Potrero Hill: 300 De Haro Street, 6-8pm

+ Bill Russell, Ferris Plock, Suzanne Husky "San Francisco Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions" at Recology San Francisco Art Studio ( SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist in Residence Studio )
South San Francisco: 503 Tunnel Avenue, free, 5-9pm

Saturday, January 22

""SOMANIA: Artists Gone Wild"" SOMA Artists Exhibition 2O11 at Arc Studios & Gallery
SOMA: 1246 Folsom Street, 7-10pm

+ Bobby Lukas, Bonnie Begusch, Brynda Glazier, Chris Fraser, Christopher Woodcock, Dana Hemenway, Hillary Wiedemann, Holly Williams, Kirk Amyx, Luke Damiani, Mara Baldwin, Monica Lundy, Nicole Crescenzi, Robert Moya, Roch, Sara Eliassen, Sune Woods, Traci Horgen, Wafaa Yasin "CREAM from the top" curated by Kathryn Weller Renfrow at Performance Art Institute Downtown: 575 Sutter Street, Free, 6-9pm

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"Zimoun" Solo Exhibition at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Downtown: 55 Taylor Street, Suggested donation: $5 to $20, 7pm-12am

"Landscapes of a Poisoned Future" at Space Gallery
Civic Center: 1141 Polk Street, 7pm-12am

"Shut Up, I'm Dreaming" at Gallery Heist
Tenderloin: 679 Geary Street, at Jones Street , floor 1, 7pm-11pm

Bean Gilsdorf "The Last Charge" at Mission: Comics & Arts
Mission District: 3520 20th Street, Suite B, 6-9pm

Gallery Artists and others "Small Works: small prices (up to 20" curated by Steven Lopez at ArtZone 461 Gallery Mission District: 461 Valencia Street, 5-8pm

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Randy Beckelheimer "Wider Views of Urban San Francisco" curated by Steven Lopez at ArtZone 461 Gallery Mission District: 461 Valencia Street, 5-8pm

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"Gabriel Schama" at Edo Salon and Gallery
Haight Ashbury: 601 Haight Street, 8pm

+ Bill Russell, Ferris Plock, Suzanne Husky "San Francisco Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions" at Recology San Francisco Art Studio ( SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist in Residence Studio )
South San Francisco: 503 Tunnel Avenue, free, 1-5pm

Alexis MacKenzie, Ana Labastida, Katy Horan "Bloom & Gloom" curated by Svea Lin Soll at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, 6-8pm

+ "Twist and Crawl" curated by Timothy Buckwalter at NIAD
Richmond: 551 23rd Street, floor 1, 2-5pm

Sunday, January 23

+ Andy Vogt, Ben Venom, D-L Alvarez, David Kwan, Dena Al-Adeeb, Donald Fortescue, Jenna North, Jesse Schlesinger , Martin Machado, Masako Miki , Matthew T. Mullins, Nathan Lynch, Reggie Stump, Sama Alshaibi, Youngsuk Suh "Breaking Ranks: Human/Nature" curated by Brian Karl at Headlands Center for the Arts
Marin Headlands: 944 Fort Barry , off Bunker Road, floor 1-4, 2-5pm

Monday, January 24

+ Artist Talk: Nalini Malani "Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Interdisciplinary Painting Practices" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, FREE and open to the public, 7:30pm

+ Natalie Jeremijenko "Redesigning our Relationship to Natural Systems, Wrestling Rhinoceros Beetles, Launching the Urban Space Station, and Other Cross(x)Species Adventures" The Art Technology, and Culture Colloquium of the Berkeley Center for New Media presents at UC Berkeley (Main Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall)
Berkeley: Near Hearst Street, 3rd Floor , Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, Free and open to the public, 7:30-9pm

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