Walter and McBean Galleries

The Walter and McBean Galleries were located at in Russian Hill, as part of the former San Francisco Art Institute's Chestnut campus.[1][2] It has presented an influential program of exhibitions highlighting innovative work by emerging artists and experimental work by more established artists, from throughout the United States and abroad.[3]

Directors

  • Philip E. Linhares (from 1967 to 1972, and 1973 to 1977) he curated "important and often experimental shows during his ten-year tenure, including [...] solo exhibitions of Wally Hedrick, Bruce Conner, William T. Wiley, Imogen Cunningham, Gladys Nilsson, Carlos Villa, and Bruce Nauman."[4] Linhares went on to work with Mills College, and became Chief Curator at the Oakland Museum of California in 1990.[5]
  • Helene Fried (in the 1980s)[6]
  • Karen Moss (from 1999 to 2004)[7]
  • Hou Hanrou (from 2006 to 2012)[8]
  • Andrew McClintock (interim director from August 2012 to September 2013),[9] he co-curated the Gutai exhibition in 2013.[10]
  • Hesse McGraw (from June 2013 to August 2017)
  • Katie Hood Morgan (from 2017 to September 2018)[11]

References

  1. ^ "Walter and McBean Galleries at SFAI". KQED Arts.
  2. ^ "Artist Experiments Underwater and Upside Down at SFAI". KQED. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ "Walter and McBean Galleries". SF Station.com.
  4. ^ "The Third Golden Age: A Conversation with Phil Linhares | SFAI". sfai.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ^ "Oakland curator ties up a career in McMillen show". SFGATE. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors". Shipyard Trust for the Arts. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  7. ^ "CV/BIOGRAPHY". Karen Moss. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  8. ^ "Hou Hanru Appointed Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs and Chair of Exhibiti | Art & Education". Art & Education. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  9. ^ Bowles, Nellie (2013-05-17). "McClintock - art innovation in print". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  10. ^ Bigman, Alex (2013-02-06). "Five Gallery Shows Featuring Emerging, Established and Historical Artists". 7x7 Bay Area. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  11. ^ Hotchkiss, Sarah (September 20, 2018). "What Happens When All the Curators Are Gone?". KQED. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

External links

  • San Francisco Art Institute Website
  • Review of Geography of Transterritories Exhibition on Art Practical
  • SF Gate Interview with Andrew McClintock
  • Gutai at San Francisco Art Institute
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