A VoiceSculpture Study in the Deep Adaptation by Anthony Cody for his show in The Ramp Gallery.

a Neoapocalyptices

Viviana Carlos sits down with SOMArts to talk about her newest exhibition, Landmarks that come and go. She talks about using the palm tree as a character and her process when making a collage.

Viviana Carlos at The Ramp Gallery

Artist, Rtystk lives and works in Oakland CA where his signature "Kiss My Black Arts" message has quickly become an icon. Confronting the most private request through the most public of platforms, Rtystk’s manifesto-like campaign offers an open-ended proclamation for the viewer to decipher it as demand or appriciation. Inviting and enticing the public, though ultimately, presenting an experience for the individual through conversation. Since 2013, "Kiss My Black Arts" has jumped from sticker campaigns, street murals to social justice workshops, clothing, large-scale canvas, limited edition prints & music.

Rtystyk- Kiss My Black Arts

Driving Meme Crazy a solo exhibition by Lillian Shanahan.

Lillian Shanahan's Album

Driving Meme Crazy by Lillian Shanahan

A solo photography exhibition by Ave-Ameenah Long at SOMArts Cultural Center.

Ave-Ameenah Long

PLAY by Chris Watts

Hermanas de Sangre, a solo exhibition by Thalia Gochez

Hermanas De Sangre by Thalia Gochez

A group show by Radar Productions featuring Kelly Lovemonster, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,  Xandra Ibarra,  Marcela Pardo Ariza

The Bathroom Line by Radar Productions

Tiny Screams, a solo exhibition by Barbara Pollak-Lewis

SOMArts is proud to partner with the San Francisco Foundation to present The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, a focused look at the future of the Bay Area visual arts, launching October 1, 2020. Made possible by the San Francisco Foundation and its donors, we’re excited to feature 13 promising visual artists working across disciplines and identifying young artists from Master of Fine Arts programs throughout the Bay Area whose work intersects with emerging trends.

As universities and students are deeply impacted by COVID–19, it is crucial that this year’s exhibition makes the pivot to online so awardees can celebrate safely from their homes. In lieu of an opening reception, this year’s awardees will be prominently featured on SOMArts’ website on Thursday, October 1, 2020 with a digital Pecha Kucha presentation and magazine launch from 7:00–8:00pm.

All the students benefit from participation in a professionally curated exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center and mentorship from curator Kevin B. Chen.

Cadogan Awardee Consuelo Tupper

Cadogan Awardee Claudia Huenchuleo Paquien

Cadogan Awardee Gabriella Grill

Cadogan Awardee Alexandru Salceanu

Cadogan Awardee Leonard Reidelbach

Cadogan Awardee champoy

Cadogan Awardee John Contreras

Murphy Awardee Gregory Rick

Cadogan Awardee Monica Valdez

Cadogan Awardee Amy Elkins

Cadogen Awardee Dominique Birdsong

The mission of SOMArts is to promote and nurture art on the community level, and to foster an appreciation of and respect for all cultures. Founded in 1979, SOMArts embraces the entire spectrum of arts practice and cultural identity, and it is beloved in San Francisco as a truly multicultural, community-built space where cutting-edge events and counterculture commingle with traditional art forms. 

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