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Pages in category "Artists from San Francisco" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 360 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Bay Area Figurative Movement (also known as the Bay Area Figurative School, Bay Area Figurative Art, Bay Area Figuration, and similar variations) was a mid-20th-century art movement made up of a group of artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who abandoned working in the prevailing style of Abstract Expressionism in favor of a return to figuration in painting during the 1950s and onward ...
Pages in category "Artists from the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 244 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Clare E. Rojas (born 1976), also known by stage name Peggy Honeywell, is an American multidisciplinary artist. She is part of the Mission School . [ 2 ] Rojas is "known for creating powerful folk-art-inspired tableaus that tackle traditional gender roles ."
San Francisco Arts Commission [56] Harry Lundeberg (1901-1957) E. Hunt: 1957 Sailors Union of the Pacific Building Bronze: 30 x 24 x 24 in. San Francisco Arts Commission [57] Smile: John Seward Johnson II: 1957 201 Spear St. Bronze
The San Francisco Bay Area is highly invested in the street art scene because of its prevalence in its community. Areas such as the Mission District of San Francisco have developed a wide public fan base because of its large murals. This area of San Francisco is home to one of the most famous pieces of street art, the Women's Building mural. [2]
The history of art in the San Francisco Bay Area includes major contributions to contemporary art, including Abstract Expressionism. The area is known for its cross-disciplinary artists like Bruce Conner , Bruce Nauman , and Peter Voulkos as well as a large number of non-profit alternative art spaces .
The Saint Joseph's Arts Society works in collaboration with other arts nonprofits, and serves in many capacities including as a gallery, museum, event space, and an artist-in-residence space. [3] [8] [9] It houses a branch of Carpenters Workshop Gallery. [10] In 2021, Saint Joseph's Arts Society hosted Litquake, San Francisco's annual literary ...