With the clock about to leap forward, lets just call it and say we’ve escaped the deathly grips of another bay area winter and are headed full-steam-ahead into spring. 

I’m looking forward to the Creative Growth Art Center Group Exhibit at Park Life with Art Cards favorite John Hiltunen, plus Aurie Ramirez, Dan Miller, Donald Mitchell, Dwight Mackintosh, Jacob Sockness, John Martin, Ray Vickers, William Scott, and William Tyler. 

And (it’s a season for ands), there is a benefit sale for Martina }{ Johnston gallery on Saturday with some pretty great works in it (I’m eying the Sonya Rapoport and Anne Walsh works…)


And at the Popular Workshop, Ben Barretto’s recently opened Self Help has some gems in it. Made up of three bodies of work, the standouts are large abstract paintings that barely conceal the very performative process of their making.

And that show at the Wattis has been getting rave reviews… and there’s a 24 hour exhibition at the Kadist with Christian Jankowski, Edgardo Aragon, Guy Ben Ner, Jim Goldberg, Pavel Wolberg, Wael Shawky opening Wednesday…  and...

Questionnaire
This week: artist Chris Fraser. 

Curiously Direct Pick
Important Projects//Bailey Hikawa: Emperor! Emperor! Emperor!= Great solo show in the larger gallery 2 of paintings and sculpture.(...)The show at Important felt extremely well edited. Two small abstract paintings in pale colors boiled down the best of what was happening in the piles of canvases in her space; a fake marble flooring made an already bizarre space both odder and more intimate, a sculpture garden with three mossed over geometric objects.

Tuesday:
+ Screening: Alice Ann Parker Severson, Jud Yalkut, Robert Nelson, Tom Marioni "Play It Again: A Screening of Performance Art Documentation 1954-1972" at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Panel Discussion: Anthony Discenza, Brook Hinton, Meghan O'Hara, Sean Uyehara, Steve Polta "Infinite Screens Panel Discussion: Time Capsules: Creating and Exhibiting Cinema in the Age of Infinite Screens" at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Wednesday:

+ Christian Jankowski, Edgardo Aragon, Guy Ben Ner, Jim Goldberg, Pavel Wolberg, Wael Shawky "24 Hour Exhibition: Raised By Wolves" at Kadist Art Foundation

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Thursday:
+ Carissa Potter, Luca Antonucci "While, At Last" at Ramon's Tailor

Friday:
+ Aurie Ramirez, Dan Miller, Donald Mitchell, Dwight Mackintosh, Jacob Sockness, John Hiltunen, John Martin, Ray Vickers, William Scott, William Tyler "Creative Growth Art Center Group Exhibit" at Park Life

Saturday:
+ Trisha Donnelly "New Work: Trisha Donnelly" at SF MOMA
+ Carey Lin, Greg Ito "There Is No Telling What" at Truesilver Gallery
+ Benefit: Aida Gamez, Alex Nowik, Ali Dadgar, Alicia Mccarthy, Amy Rathbone, Anne Walsh, Azin Seraj, Brody Reiman, Colter Jacobsen, Craig Nagasawa, Cybele Lyle, David Gregory Wallace, David Snyder , Ehren Tool, Elizabeth Berstein, Farley Gwazda, Gordan Deng, Greg Niemeyer, Indira Martina Morre, Jan Wurm, Jeff McMillan, Jennie Smith, Jessica Hankey, John H. Greer, John McNamara, Katherine Sherwood, Keith Wilson, Kenneth Lo, Kim Bennett, Livia Stein, Lydia Greer, Matthew Troy Mullins, Miriam Dym for Suboptimal Products, Nancy Selvin, Narangkar Glover, Pamela Wilson-Ryckman, Regina Clarkinia, Rose Khor, Sara Bright, Sonya Rapoport, Veronica De Jesus "Conversation Continuum: A Benefit Show for Martina }{ Johnston" at Martina } { Johnston

Monday:
+ Lecture: "Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Wu Tsang" at Worth Ryder Art Gallery (UC Berkeley)

Tuesday, March 5

+ Screening: Alice Ann Parker Severson, Jud Yalkut, Robert Nelson, Tom Marioni "Play It Again: A Screening of Performance Art Documentation 1954-1972" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Free, 7:30pm

+ Panel Discussion: Anthony Discenza, Brook Hinton, Meghan O'Hara, Sean Uyehara, Steve Polta "Infinite Screens Panel Discussion: Time Capsules: Creating and Exhibiting Cinema in the Age of Infinite Screens" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, Free, 7:30pm

Reading: "HearSay Reading Series: Melena Watrous and Writing and Literature Students" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Oakland: 5212 Broadway Avenue, at College Avenue, Nahl Hall, Free, 7:30pm

Lecture: "Ceramics Lecture Series: Jennifer Brazelton" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Oakland: 5212 Broadway Avenue, at College Avenue, Treadwell Ceramics Arts Center, Free, 7:15pm

Wednesday, March 6

+ Christian Jankowski, Edgardo Aragon, Guy Ben Ner, Jim Goldberg, Pavel Wolberg, Wael Shawky "24 Hour Exhibition: Raised By Wolves" at Kadist Art Foundation Mission District: 3295 20th Street, at Folsom Street, 5-9pm

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Lecture: "Mills Art Lecture Series: Jennie Ottinger" at Mills College Art Museum
Oakland: 5000 Macarthur Boulvard, Danforth Lecture Hall, Free, 7:00pm

Thursday, March 7

Preview: Garry Winogrand "Garry Winogrand" at SF MOMA
SOMA: 151 Third Street, Mission Street, Free for Members of SFMOMA, 11am-8:45pm

Bill Mattick "The Gardens of LA/Mendota Water Project" at Corden Potts Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Jennifer B. Hudson "Medic" at Corden Potts Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Teo Gonzalez "Teo González: Recent Paintings" at Brian Gross Fine Art
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 5, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Amy Feldman "Raw Graces" at Gregory Lind Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 5, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Gregg Chadwick "The Time Between" at Sandra Lee Fine Art Gallery
Downtown: 251 Post Street, floor 3, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Robert Kingston at Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Downtown: 210 Post Street, floor 2, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Gail Ragains "In the Moment" at Hang Art
Downtown: 567 Sutter Street, Free, 6-8pm

Eric Finzi "Feel" at Mark Wolfe Contemporary
Downtown: 1 Sutter Street, floor 3, Free, 5:30-8pm

+ Carissa Potter, Luca Antonucci "While, At Last" at Ramon's Tailor
Tenderloin: 628 Jones Street, Free, 7-9pm

"For the Birds" at Creativity Explored
Mission District: 3245 16th Street, free, 7-9pm

Lecture: "Narrative (Inter)Actions Performance Lecture: Sister Spit" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, Free, 7:00pm

Lecture: "Textiles Program Brown Bag Lecture: Lauren DiCioccio" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Oakland: 5212 Broadway Avenue, at College Avenue, Textiles Studios, L3, Free, 11am-12pm

Friday, March 8

Alex Chowaniec, Bert Bergen, Cathy Fairbanks, Jack Leamy, Jefferson Pinder, Jeremy Morgan, Kristen van Diggelen, Krisztina Lazar, Michelle Foyer, Rachel Leamy, Ryan Noble "Overturn the Artiface" curated by Jack Leamy at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, Free, 6-9pm

Aaron Hodges, Grady Gordon, Yee Jan Bao "Some Of Its Parts" at Alter Space
SOMA: 1158 Howard Street, floor 1, free, 7-10pm

Curiot "Age of Omuktlans" at FFDG
Mission District: 2277 Mission Street, floor 1, free, 6-9pm

+ Aurie Ramirez, Dan Miller, Donald Mitchell, Dwight Mackintosh, Jacob Sockness, John Hiltunen, John Martin, Ray Vickers, William Scott, William Tyler "Creative Growth Art Center Group Exhibit" at Park Life
Richmond District: 220 Clement Street, free, 6-10pm

Saturday, March 9

+ Trisha Donnelly "New Work: Trisha Donnelly" at SF MOMA
SOMA: 151 Third Street, Mission Street, 5:30-7:30pm

Graham Gillmore "Submersions" at Gallery 16
SOMA: 501 Third Street, Free, 6-9pm

Allison Renshaw "Better Than Candy" at Mirus Gallery
Downtown: 540 Howard Street, Free, 6-10pm

Alfred Steiner, Asger Carlsen, Chris Yormick, Dave Schubert, Eddie Martinez, Eric Beltz, FAILE, Geoff McFetridge, HuskMitNavn, Mark Gonzales, Mark Mulroney, Sandy Kim, Steve Powers, Suzannah Sinclair, Taylor McKimens, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Troels Carlsen, Victor Reyes "Nudes" curated by The World's Best Ever at Guerrero Gallery
Mission District: 2700 19th Street, Free, 7-11pm

+ Carey Lin, Greg Ito "There Is No Telling What" at Truesilver Gallery
Mission District: 4391 24th Street, Free, 6-10pm

Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Silvia Poloto at SF MOMA (SFMOMA Artists Gallery at Fort Mason)
Marina District: 0 Fort Mason Center, Free, 1-3pm

Jessalyn Aaland "Thank You for Your Waiting" at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, Free, 6-8pm

Lila Taff "Behavioral Patterns" at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, Free, 6-8pm

Open Studio: "Studio Open House" at Norton Factory Studios
Oakland: 3098 E. 10th Street, 4-6 pm

+ Benefit: Aida Gamez, Alex Nowik, Ali Dadgar, Alicia Mccarthy, Amy Rathbone, Anne Walsh, Azin Seraj, Brody Reiman, Colter Jacobsen, Craig Nagasawa, Cybele Lyle, David Gregory Wallace, David Snyder , Ehren Tool, Elizabeth Berstein, Farley Gwazda, Gordan Deng, Greg Niemeyer, Indira Martina Morre, Jan Wurm, Jeff McMillan, Jennie Smith, Jessica Hankey, John H. Greer, John McNamara, Katherine Sherwood, Keith Wilson, Kenneth Lo, Kim Bennett, Livia Stein, Lydia Greer, Matthew Troy Mullins, Miriam Dym for Suboptimal Products, Nancy Selvin, Narangkar Glover, Pamela Wilson-Ryckman, Regina Clarkinia, Rose Khor, Sara Bright, Sonya Rapoport, Veronica De Jesus "Conversation Continuum: A Benefit Show for Martina }{ Johnston" at Martina } { Johnston
Berkeley: 1201 Sixth Street, 2nd , Free, 4-8pm

Monday, March 11

Lecture: "Architecture Lecture Series: Benedetta Tagliabue, EMBT" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, Free, 7:00pm

+ Lecture: "Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Wu Tsang" at Worth Ryder Art Gallery (UC Berkeley)
Berkeley: 0 Kroeber Hall, corner of Bancroft Way and College Avenue, 102 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, Free, 7:30pm-9:00pm

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