Our regular website at www.backtothepicture.com has been acting funky lately. We talked to the web man, and he says we'll have to update our version at a large cost to repair the errors...but then we'll still have that website which isn't e-commerce capable.
We're investigating creating a new site. Bear with us while we do so...we should be introducing our brand-new site within the month of June!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 26, 2012, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
The exhibit runs from May 26 through June 25, 2012.
Curated by Sarah Dorrance, MAPS ONLY features the cartographic artwork of 11 artists from the Bay Area and beyond.
The human spirit is an inquisitive one; maps are universally fascinating to most people because we enjoy exploring the world beyond our everyday existence. On exhibit will be maps of places, real and imagined, in media ranging from mosaic to multimedia, drawing, painting, and mixed media.
MAPS ONLY features the artwork of:
Mary Brown, Sarah Dorrance, Randy Figures, Heather Green, Char Green, Brian Jones, Dick Keltner, Oliver Lowe, Fernando Marti, and Debbie Sciales
LordRifa will provide musical accompaniment beginning at 7:30 pm on opening night. Join us!
Friday, May 11, 2012
As Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras winds down, Back to the Picture wishes to express its deep gratitude to those who made it possible:
Maria V. Pinedo has curated many exhibitions in our gallery since 2006. Maria is one of the leaders in the Bay Area for the Mata Ortíz pottery movement. Her exhibits have featured Mata Ortíz pottery, the artwork of Adalberto Pérez Meillón, which is inspired by this pottery movement, and Bay Area artists. Although this ceramics movement is more commonly seen in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, it had been largely unseen by Bay Area audiences until Maria brought work to Back to the Picture, and the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art. Bravo Maria! We're hooked!
Steve Thompson & Louis Rodriguez of DeSilva Imports, who have returned to Back to the Picture for the second time with Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras, make incredible sacrifices to import items from all over México, and then install and man the exhibit and sale. With a successful existing online business at www.desilvaimports.com, they've begun bringing their merchandise and setting up in physical locations such as ours. Steve is a fountain of knowledge with regard to contemporary and folk arts from throughout México and maintains close friendships with the artisan families that produce the work. Thank you Steve and Louis!
Vita Paramo, Maria's daughter, is ever at her mother's side while we install, host Opening Receptions, run, and disassemble Maria's exhibitions at Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery. Vita is one of the best preparators and facilitators that we know, having grown up in the Mission and helping Maria when she was with Galería de la Raza. Vita, you are a part of our family. We thank you for all your dedication and hard work!
Juan R. Fuentes, Ester Hernandez, and Emmanuel C. Montoya, dear friends and world-class artists: thank you for exhibiting in Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras! Your work continues to awe and inspire us.
La Familia Peña Govea, for giving us a reason to dance at the Opening Reception...you have the gift of music, and you share it liberally. Thank you Miguel and Susan!
And always...
All the members of our community who come to our events and make purchases in support of the arts...we salute you!
Maria V. Pinedo has curated many exhibitions in our gallery since 2006. Maria is one of the leaders in the Bay Area for the Mata Ortíz pottery movement. Her exhibits have featured Mata Ortíz pottery, the artwork of Adalberto Pérez Meillón, which is inspired by this pottery movement, and Bay Area artists. Although this ceramics movement is more commonly seen in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, it had been largely unseen by Bay Area audiences until Maria brought work to Back to the Picture, and the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art. Bravo Maria! We're hooked!
Steve Thompson & Louis Rodriguez of DeSilva Imports, who have returned to Back to the Picture for the second time with Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras, make incredible sacrifices to import items from all over México, and then install and man the exhibit and sale. With a successful existing online business at www.desilvaimports.com, they've begun bringing their merchandise and setting up in physical locations such as ours. Steve is a fountain of knowledge with regard to contemporary and folk arts from throughout México and maintains close friendships with the artisan families that produce the work. Thank you Steve and Louis!
Vita Paramo, Maria's daughter, is ever at her mother's side while we install, host Opening Receptions, run, and disassemble Maria's exhibitions at Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery. Vita is one of the best preparators and facilitators that we know, having grown up in the Mission and helping Maria when she was with Galería de la Raza. Vita, you are a part of our family. We thank you for all your dedication and hard work!
Juan R. Fuentes, Ester Hernandez, and Emmanuel C. Montoya, dear friends and world-class artists: thank you for exhibiting in Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras! Your work continues to awe and inspire us.
La Familia Peña Govea, for giving us a reason to dance at the Opening Reception...you have the gift of music, and you share it liberally. Thank you Miguel and Susan!
And always...
All the members of our community who come to our events and make purchases in support of the arts...we salute you!
Friday, May 4, 2012
We're offering some framing specials you won't want to miss!
At Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery, at 934 Valencia Street, in San Francisco's sunny Mission District, we're running a Mother's Day Sale. Take 20% Off Custom Framing, Decorator Art, and Framed Mirrors, through June 15, 2012 (long enough to use for Father's Day, too!).
We've been steadily working at establishing a decorator art gallery on the right side of the Latin American Gallery. Many beautiful items are hanging there just waiting for a good home!
At Back to the Picture/SoMa Gallery, at 83 10th Street, in the vibrant South of Market District, we're running a Grand Opening Sale. Take 30% Off Custom Framing, Decorator Art, and Framed Mirrors, through June 15, 2012.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
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| Mis Madres by Ester Hernandez |
Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras
April 28 through May 13, 2012
Reception: Saturday, May 5, 7-9 pm
Cinco de Mayo!
If you're coming into the Mission on Saturday night for Cinco de Mayo, be sure not to miss Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras at BttP Latin American Gallery!
Don't forget your Mother's Day gift this year...Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras has something for everyone's mother, hand selected from artists throughout Mexico.
Shop Now Through Saturday.
Each item is unique, so shop now for the best selection!
The exhibit runs through May 13, so if you miss the reception, you'll still have over a week to come see the wonderful folk-art offerings in Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras.
Rarámuri, a signed silkscreen print by Juan R. Fuentes, is being raffled off to benefit Apoyo Tarahumara, a 501 c-3 that caravans into the mountains of Chihuahua, Mexico, and brings much needed food and supplies to the Tarahumara indigenous communities (Rarámuri in their native tongue).
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| Rarámuri, by Juan R. Fuentes, Silkscreen on Paper |
Raffle tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00. All proceeds benefit Apoyo Tarahumara. Raffle tickets will be pulled on Saturday Night, May 5, between 7-9 pm. You need not be present to win.
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| Plenty to choose from at Back to the Picture's Latin American Gallery, during Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras! |
Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery
934 Valencia Street @ 20th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-2321
Up Next at BttP LAG... Maps Only: Radical Cartography in Contemporary Art
May 26 - June 25, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 26, 7-10 pm
Featuring the work of: Brian Jones, Char Green, Deborah Sciales, Fernando Martí, Heather Green,
Mary Brown, Oliver Lowe, Randy Figures, The Reverend LordRifa, Richard Keltner, and Sarah Dorrance.
Maps Only is curated by Sarah Dorrance with assistance by Maxine Kraemer.
Back to the Picture LAG - 934 Valencia St. @ 20th St. - SFCA 94110 - (415) 826-2321
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At Back to the Picture/SoMa Gallery, we're featuring Thriving Resilience, through May 19 (it's been extended for two weeks past its original close date).
Cheers, by Jerry Frost
Oil on CanvasThriving Resilience Frontpiece
Thriving Resilience
...Life Through Positive Eyes
Thriving Resilience features works by seven Bay Area artists living with HIV/AIDS. Curated to include artwork by people who are thriving, despite their positive diagnosis. Meant to be a beacon of hope to those who are newly diagnosed, those who suffer with depression regarding their status, or just anyone who wants to see a positive, uplifting exhibit, we invite you to dig deep, find your inner unabashed joy, and witness how an HIV positive life can be resilient and positive!
This is my co-worker Derek Hargrove's curatorial debut, and he's selected pieces that feature primarily jewel-tones. Our SoMa location is a smaller, more boutique-style business, with framing on the right and gallery walls on the left, so come check out Thriving Resilience!
Back to the Picture/SoMa Gallery
83 10th Street, betw. Market & Mission Streets
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 558-9901
Join us!
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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| Black Pottery by Doña Rosa of Oaxaca, Mexico |
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| Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras, installed at Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery |
Many, many things, my friends! Let's start off with what's in the galleries.
On Valencia Street, at Back to the Picture's Latin American Gallery: Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras.
Our friends Steve Thompson and Louis Rodriguez of DeSilva Imports have teamed up with Maria V. Pinedo to bring us this wonderful selection of Mexican Folk Art! Painstaking to import, Steve, Louis, and Maria have taken great care to curate a selection of some of the finest pieces south of the border. Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras illustrates the craftsmanship and artistry passed on through the generations in many Latin American families. In honor of Mother's Day, this show has many gorgeous items suited to give as gifts. There are a few pics here, but much more to see on Facebook.
The Reception is this Saturday Night, May 5, 2012, from 7-9 pm. RSVP here!
Here's a sampler of what's in the gallery:
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| Panamanian Baskets - Museum Quality Work! |
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| Sculpture by Magdalena Pedro Martinez, of Oaxaca, Mex. - hand burnished beauty! |
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| Zapotec Rugs (sooo lovely), Possum from Oaxaca, Mother's Quilt (draped), Hand-painted mirror by Adalberto Pérez Meillón, and Milagritos (in turquoise arch) by Raechel Running of Arizona, USA. |
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| Lydia! by Emmanuel C. Montoya, silkscreen print, hand tinted |
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| Obelisk-shaped Olla, by Olga Quezada of Mata Ortíz, Chihuahua - hand built and painted |
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