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