When an individual is motivated to organize exhibitions and artists are willing to forgo a typical white cube, the back space of a retail store can be a perfect site for a show. Quintessa Matranga has begun curating shows at Mission Comics, and so far they've been great. The first show featured Austin English; English's strange drawings work perfectly as either wall-art or the content of zines - a perfect introduction to what could be done at the space. Next up is untitled installation by one of our favorite artists Bryan Morello. Its opening is Friday from 6-9pm. Morello is no stranger to odd spaces having done splendid installations in both the backroom gallery at the former Adobe Books space and in the tiny gallery 1 at Important Projects; I can't wait to see what he brings to this new show, and like his show at Adobe, I look forward to snagging a book or two.

Tuesday:
+ Lecture: "Graduate Studies Lecture Series: Dario Robleto" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
+ "Capp Street Project 30th Birthday Bash" at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
+ Abraham Cruzvillegas, Byron Peters, Cassie Thorton, Chris Johanson, Jeremy Deller, John Herschend, Kota Ezawa, Leah Rosenberg, Shirley Tse, Stephanie Syjuco, Tim Lee, Tony Labat, Will Brown "Capp Street 30th Birthday" curated by Jesi Khadivi at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Wednesday:
+ "Bruce Conner's Metaphysical Services: This Is A Bruce Conner Exhibition" at Will Brown
+ Screening: "Screening: Audre Lorde -- The Berlin Years" at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Thursday:
+ Lecture: "Photography Lecture Series: Tammy Rae Carland" at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Friday:
+ Athi-Patra Ruga, Billy Monk, David Goldblatt, Ernest Cole, i-jusi (Garth Walker), Jo Ractliffe, Lindeka Qampi, Mikhael Subotzky (with Patrick Waterhouse) Kemang , Nicholas Hlobo, Pieter Hugo, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Sello Pesa and Vaughn Sadie, William Kentridge, Zanele Muholi "Public Intimacy" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
+ Lecture: "SFAI Graduate Lecture: Julio César Morales" at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Bryan Morello "Untitled Installation" at Mission: Comics & Arts
+ Buck Ellison at Ratio 3
+ Andrew Kontrabecki, Angel Jo, Daren Wilson, Peter Mcbride "Image in the Object" at Park Life
+ Adam Thorman, Carey Lin, Elizabeth Bernstein "Working On It - Part One" at Martina } { Johnston

Sunday:
+ Open Studio: "Graduate Open Studios" at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Tuesday, February 18

Lecture: "SFAI Clive Visiting Fellow Lecture: Wendy White" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Lecture Hall, Free and open to the public, VAS Social Hour: 6:30 pm | Lecture: 7:30 pm

+ Lecture: "Graduate Studies Lecture Series: Dario Robleto" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, free, 7:00 pm

+ "Capp Street Project 30th Birthday Bash" at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
Potrero Hill: 360 Kansas Street, Free, 8 pm

+ Abraham Cruzvillegas, Byron Peters, Cassie Thorton, Chris Johanson, Jeremy Deller, John Herschend, Kota Ezawa, Leah Rosenberg, Shirley Tse, Stephanie Syjuco, Tim Lee, Tony Labat, Will Brown "Capp Street 30th Birthday" curated by Jesi Khadivi at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 350 Kansas Street, 8 pm onwards

Wednesday, February 19

+ "Bruce Conner's Metaphysical Services: This Is A Bruce Conner Exhibition" at Will Brown
Mission District: 3041 24th Street , at Treat Avenue, 7-9pm

+ Screening: "Screening: Audre Lorde -- The Berlin Years" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, free, 8-10pm

Thursday, February 20

Performance: Ilana Crispi "YBCA ConVerge" Tenderloin Dirt Harvest: Please be seated on the ground at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, Free, 4-8pm

Dame Darcy, David Karvasales, Elisabeth Ajtay, Jamie Mayne, Marcy Freedman, Maya Smira, Ray Fernandez, Rick Oginz, Sandro Chia, Tamir Karta, Valéry Grancher "Group Study" at Refusalon
Dogpatch: 638 20th Street, 5-7pm

+ Lecture: "Photography Lecture Series: Tammy Rae Carland" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Oakland: 5212 Broadway Avenue, at College Avenue, Ralls 202, free, 11am-12pm

Friday, February 21

"Rhythm and Flow" at Misho Gallery
SOMA: 680 8th street, Suite 230, 5-9pm

+ Athi-Patra Ruga, Billy Monk, David Goldblatt, Ernest Cole, i-jusi (Garth Walker), Jo Ractliffe, Lindeka Qampi, Mikhael Subotzky (with Patrick Waterhouse) Kemang , Nicholas Hlobo, Pieter Hugo, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Sello Pesa and Vaughn Sadie, William Kentridge, Zanele Muholi "Public Intimacy" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, $12 in advance | $15 at the door, 8pm

+ Lecture: "SFAI Graduate Lecture: Julio César Morales" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Lecture Hall, Free and open to the public, 4:30pm

Performance: Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Jeremiah Barber "Other Half Orbit" at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , Free, 7-9pm

+ Bryan Morello "Untitled Installation" at Mission: Comics & Arts
Mission District: 3520 20th Street, Suite B, 6-9pm

+ Buck Ellison at Ratio 3
Mission District: 2831A Mission Street, 6-8pm

Calen Barca-Hall, Daniel Bouthot, Kristine Eudey, Lex Kosieradzki, Marc Hirsch, Marshall Elliott, Matthew Kotzin, Nicholas McCullough, Nolan Jankowski, Ricardo Alzati, Samira Hashemi, Steven Froman "SFiC2A BREAKOUT Presents: Hybrid" at INCLINE Gallery
Mission District: 766 Valencia Street, floor 1, free, 6-9pm

Reading: "Writers Series: Reading by Max Posner" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 195 De Haro Street, Writers' Studio, free, 4:30pm

Lecture: "Lecture by David Sherwin: Design Is Hacking How We Learn" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, free, 7-8:30pm

+ Andrew Kontrabecki, Angel Jo, Daren Wilson, Peter Mcbride "Image in the Object" at Park Life
Richmond District: 220 Clement Street, free, 6-9pm

Justin Margitich "Circuiting" at City Limits
Oakland: 300 Jefferson Street, 7-11pm

+ Adam Thorman, Carey Lin, Elizabeth Bernstein "Working On It - Part One" at Martina } { Johnston
Berkeley: 1201 Sixth Street, 2nd , 0, 4-8pm

Hou Beiren "Sublimity" at NanHai Art
Millbrae: 510 Broadway, Suite 301, 2-4 PM

Saturday, February 22

Anja Ulfeldt, Christian Cerrito, Christina Seely, Evan Bissell, Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Robin Berry, Lize Mogel, Matilde Cassani, Micah Bazant, Michael Arcega, Pireeni Sundaralingam, Seng Chen, Yulia Pinkusevich "Hidden Cities" curated by Pireeni Sundaralingam at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, 6-9pm

Ronald Searle "Searle In America" curated by Matt Jones at Cartoon Art Museum
SOMA: 655 Mission Street, $10; free for Cartoon Art Museum Members, 6-9pm

Grace Munakata "Paintings" at Paul Theibaud Gallery
North Beach: 645 Chestnut Street, 3-5pm

Seth Koen "30s in the 40s" at Gregory Lind Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 5, 4-6pm

Alicia Reyes McNamara, Annalisa Sher, Evie Cahir, Helice Wen, Janelle Wesehart., Jennier Nehrbass, Mandy Tsung, Stefania Fersini, Veronique Meignaud, Vicki Ling "Through the Looking Glass: Refraction Through the Female Gaze" at Mirus Gallery
Downtown: 540 Howard Street, 6-10pm

Alejandra Regalado "In Reference To" at Galeria de la Raza
Mission District: 2857 24th Street , 7-10pm

Workshop: "Jazz Art Workshop" at Richmond Art Center
Richmond: 2540 Barrett Avenue, Free, 1-3pm

Sunday, February 23

JACK FREEMEN "OHLONE WAY" at Alley Cat Books
Mission District: 3034 24th Street, floor 1, 2-5pm

+ Open Studio: "Graduate Open Studios" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , free, 12-5pm

Monday, February 24

Lecture: Casey Reas "Ultraconcentrated: Image, Media, Software" at UC Berkeley (Main Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall)
Berkeley: Near Hearst Street, 3rd Floor , free, 7:30-9pm

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