Suzy Barnard Group Show - Ethereal Elements
Suzy Barnard Group Show - Ethereal Elements
April 2 - May 14
Sue Greenwood Fine Art
330 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Artist's Reception, April 2, 6-9PM
425 Market presents: High Wind IM Bude, Connie Harris paintings
425 Market presents:
High Wind IM Bude Connie Harris paintings
March 14 - May 23, 2015 425 Market Street Lobby
Artwork courtesy of Connie Harris www.connieharris.com
Exhibits at 425 Market Street are curated by Casey & Associates Art Advisors Casey & Associates Art Advisors www.caseyandassociatessf.com 415-834-2394
SF Open Studios 2014 at the Noonan Building
Noonan Building artists are opening their studios to the general public this year as part of San Francisco’s annual Open Studio event. Our building always seems to be one of the standout locations during Open Studios. The waterfront location and quality of our artists make it a great visit for art lovers and art buyers looking for a unique San Francisco art experience.
The Noonan Building will be open during Weekend 2 of this year’s event, Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26, from 11am to 6pm. Many of the artists participating in this year’s event are listed in the poster above. The organizers of the event, Artspan, have a web site where you can get more information (click here). To get directions to the Noonan Building, visit our contact page and click on the red marker in the center of the map.
We invite everyone who has an interest in keeping San Francisco’s art scene vibrant and engaging to visit the Noonan Building this year during our Open Studios weekend!
Daniel Phill Solo Show in Santa Fe, NM
Noonan Building artist Daniel Phill is having a solo exhibition titled "Grand Cru Color" at Karan Ruhlen Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The show is up from September 26 through October 9, 2014. With an artist reception on Friday, September 26th from 5 - 7 pm.
More information can be found on the Karan Ruhlen Gallery web site. www.karanruhlen.com/artist.asp?aid=4
Daniel Phill's work is also included in a 3 person show called "Contemporary Organic" at The Studio Shop Art Gallery in Burlingame, CA.
This show also includes the paintings of Dominique Caron and Mirang Wonne.
The show runs from September 12 - 28, 2014. With an artist reception on Friday, September 12 at 6 pm.
For more information, go to The Studio Shop Art Gallery web site: www.thestudioshop.com
Pier 70 in 7x7 Magazine
Pier 70 Could Become SF's Next Artist Neighborhood
Once the birthplace of hulking World War II ships and endless miles of steel tubes used for BART infrastructure, modern-day Pier 70—with its ghostly tumbledown warehouses, buckling ship slips, and fields of wild fennel—is a forsaken landscape on the brink of a metamorphosis. Legislation to transform a 28-acre section of Pier 70 into a mixed-use waterfront for housing, artist studios, retail shops, and new parks is on the November ballot. If approved, the measure will increase the pier’s height limit from 40 feet to 90 feet, a tactic to preserve the tallest existing historic structure on-site, and to green-light an environmental review to satisfy California’s strict requirements. The blueprints for the new Pier 70 are impressively crowdsourced: The developer, Forest City Enterprises, has powwowed with more than 10,000 enthusiastic residents through on-site focus groups and such lively neighborhood events as open markets and movie nights. “This project is truly community driven,” says Alexa Arena, senior vice president at Forest City. “For the first time in a long time, a development project is actually noncontroversial.”
Forest City's Prop F Neighborhood BBQ
Dear Noonan Artists, As many of us joined forces recently in support of Forest City's Prop F, I thought you might enjoy my take on today's event at Building 12. A neighborhood BBQ to kick off the campaign was so much more than dry speeches and politicians kissing babies.
It was an informal gathering that drew people from all points of the city. People from different backgrounds and perspectives. A diverse group of people who were positive, supportive, and very enthusiastic.
What is happening in our Pier 70 has become an inspiration for other neighborhoods who face development. All of the San Francisco supervisors praise the outreach and progressive agendas that are the cornerstone of FC's redevelopment plan. Supervisor Scott Wiener said he is so impressed with this project that he plans to implement it as a model for his own district. Mark Leno applauded the beyond generous allotments for affordable housing and said a new bar has been set for development in SF. The president of the Sierra Club praised the forward thinking in resolving rising water issues and protecting of our sensitive waterfront.
Both former Mayor Art Agnos and current Mayor Ed Lee gave exuberant speeches on the many positive effects Proposition F and the Pier 70 project will have for our city. They spoke of low tech and blue collar jobs, affordable housing, affordable artist and small manufacturing space, improvements in transportation, preservation of our port piers and historic buildings, and the creation of public parks, open space, and access to the water.
As a Potrero Hill resident of 21 years and a Noonan Building Artist for 16 years. I can honestly say I am very excited about the city wide support we have for the preservation and revitalization for our beloved Pier 70. It feels right, and I think it is a good time for the Noonan Building Artists to connect with our community. The public wants to know who we are, what we do, and what our future is.
Open studio should be extra special this year. I am looking forward to it.
If you have not had a chance to update yourself on the prop F details, do check out the Pier 70 website.
Thanks for reading....
Kim
Suzy Barnard Solo Show Reviewed
Suzy Barnard's solo show, "Uncharted Waters" at the Bryant Street Gallery in Palo Alto (June 1 - July 12, 2014) was recently reviewed in Regarding Arts, a Peninsula online magazine, by Dewitt Chen. Here is a link to the article. The image above is of a painting featured in the exhibition, "Celadon Shift", 2014, 44"x60", oil on wood panel.
Henry Jackson Solo Show in Santa Fe
Noonan Building artist Henry Jackson is exhibiting new work at a solo show called “Halted in Transition” at the Lew Allen Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The show will be up between June 27 and July 27, 2014. More information can be found on the Lew Allen Galleries web site. In addition to his solo show, Henry is showing some work in a group show called “Figures in Abstract” at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, CA. This show will be open from July1 through July 30, 2014, with an artists reception at the gallery on Friday, July 11, from 6pm-8pm. More information about this show can be found on the Seager Gray Gallery web site.
The photo above is of a piece titled “Untitled #106-14”, photo by David Magnusson.
Connie Harris Show in San Francisco
Noonan Building artist Connie Harris has a solo show at the Lobby Gallery, 455 Market St. at First Street in San Francisco, from June 23 through September 12, 2014. It is open weekdays and sponsored by the ownership. Click here for the galleries web site. The exhibition “Connie Harris Pattern” was organized by Bonnie Earls-Solari, Independent curator who writes: ”The paintings are studies in color and pattern. The marks are hand made, not mechanized, so while repeating they are not identical. The differences in brush strokes and pigment tones create a surface that nearly quivers with verve and vitality "
For more information, contact Bonnie Earls-Solari at 415-717-5718, or bonnie@bes-art.com.
The photo above is of a piece entitled "Cad Yellow 2013", photo by David Magnusson.
Kim Frohsin Solo Show
NBA artist Kim Frohsin is showing a series of mixed media paintings over pinhole photography at a show entitled "Reliquaries: Exposed" at Gallerie Citi, in Burlingame, CA. The arcane series is created from a variety of media—acrylic paint, glazes, ink, collage, pencils, and dry pigment—built upon pinhole photographs taken by the artist between 2011 and 2013.
Relic considers things lost and found—memories, sacred objects, timeless treasures, and haunts—while Exposure references the underlying photograph. There is an aura that pervades these works of everyday objects that require the viewer to look closely, to take in the surface qualities and ambiguous abstractions, while simultaneously recognizing the underlying “real-life” image captured by the artist’s lens. Mysterious, clandestine, poetic, and nostalgic: There are endless surprises to be found in these small works.
Gallerie Citi is located in Burlingame at 1115 Howard Avenue. The show will be up from July 5 through August 30, with an artist's reception on Saturday, July 12, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Here's a link to the Gallerie Citi web site.
The photo above is of a piece entitled "Playing-Klimt Muse D".
Report on the April 30 meeting with Forest City
The NBA web site has been dormant for a month while our volunteer webmaster has been on a long vacation and extended family reunion. For this reason the posting of a report on the meeting we had on April 30 with representatives of Forest City, the developer for the re-boot of the Pier 70 area, was delayed. The purpose of that meeting was for Forest City to give us a clear picture of their vision for the transition of the Pier 70 area and of our place in the mix. The meeting also gave us at the Noonan Building an opportunity to ask questions and air our views.
So here, for the record, is Kim Austin’s report on that meeting. The photo was taken during the meeting by Adele Shaw.
Dear Noonan Building Artists,
Thanks to everyone who came out last night for our meeting with Forest City. It was a positive and productive event. Forest City has offered many tours of the Pier 70 project over the past 2 years, but this was the first time they focused directly on the Noonan Building and its artists. They gave a concise and clear view of what they would like to see as a potential future Noonan community. They listened to our concerns and suggestions for an affordable, functional, and aesthetic artist space.
For several years now a handful of Noonan Artists have been going to meetings with the SF Port, the SF Port Commission, and Forest City. Our goal from the beginning has been to save the Noonan Building, preserve the artist community it houses, and to ensure future affordable artist space in honor of the Noonan Building history. In the beginning there was no mention of the Noonan Building nor its artists in the Port's Master Plan. But over time each group has listened to our story and has worked to include us in the future development of Pier 70. Last summer we had a major success when Forest City included us in the term sheet and the Commission signed off on it. This gave the first green light for the Pier 70 project to go forward. Last night we had another great coming together as we filled in some of the important details that were not defined in the term sheet.
First FC gave a side by side comparison of restoring and bringing to code the original Noonan Building, and constructing a new state-of-the-art building that would replace what we have. All agree it is a touchy and emotional discussion. There is much love for our building, but there is also a lot that can be embraced in a new building that flows with the full Pier 70 project. The artists would be involved in the design process and a new space would allow for more community interaction. The cost of updating the original Noonan would likely be twice as much as building a new structure.
Secondly, FC assured us that no artist would be left with out a space if there is a gap between old building and new building. The artists would either move directly into the new space, or we would get temporary space in one of the Pier 70 historic buildings. Possibly building 12 or 2.
Finally FC discussed the issue that is on everyone’s mind who cares about the waterfront in SF. Prop B, height limitation, and voter approval. In June Prop B will most likely pass and this will have a significant effect on all Port waterfront projects. FC plans to have a measure on the November ballot that will focus on the community based projects in Pier 70 that will be affected if height limitations are not flexible. The Noonan Building and its artists will likely be the poster child and we and FC will get much more attention on preserving affordable artist space than previously imagined.
So this is it in a nutshell. We would like to encourage all Noonan Building Artists to get involved and be part of the process. This is a long project that will take many turns and revisions. We plan to be there at each phase of evolution, and we look forward to preserving a unique and affordable artist community in Pier 70.
Ways to get involved?
Get informed!
The SF Port Master Plan http://www.sfport.com/index.aspx?page=1498
Forest City's Pier 70 Project website http://pier70sf.com
The amazing Pier 70 historic website by Ralph Wilson. A must visit for anyone who loves Pier 70. http://pier70sf.org
Waterfront issues: There are many links online. Very easy to find. But you can also pick up the April edition of San Francisco Magazine – dedicated entirely to waterfront issues. Or read the latest by report by John King. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/How-Warriors-Pier-30-32-exit-is-the-best-thing-5436666.php
Get involved!
Join the Pier 70 mailing list : http://pier70sf.com
Like Pier 70 on fb: https://www.facebook.com/Pier70Sf
Like the Noonan Building Artists on fb: https://www.facebook.com/NoonanBuildingArtists
Get involved or support special events in building 12. Currently the Bayview Pop-up Market every Thursday 5:30- 8 pm through the end of June.
Sign up for Fall Open Studios, October 25 and 26 http://www.artspan.org/sfopenstudios
Any other ideas are most welcome! Thanks. Kim
Austin Press at Bayview/Pier 70 Pop-Up
In participation with the Bayview Underground Pop-Up Market in Building 12, Austin Press will be exhibiting each Thursday night 5:30 - 8 pm, from now until June 26. Come join the fun and experience food, wine, music, art, and craft. To get to the market, enter Pier 70 from 22nd Street. For more information, you can check the web site of the Bayview Underground Food Scene.
Forest City Open House
Forest City, developers of the Waterfront Site at Pier 70, are conducting an event on March 27, where they will be showing preliminary designs for the Pier 70 waterfront. The program will include a walking tour of the Pier 70 site,a brief presentation and Q&A, and an informal, open house-style discussion with the Forest City staff. All NBA members and friends are encouraged to attend, and if the open house events aren't enough of a draw, know that light snacks and beverages will be provided.
To register for this event, follow this link to the Eventbrite website.
Note that the event location has been changed to Building 12, at 420 22nd Street – the previous location was to be at the Orton office in the Noonan Building.
The agenda will be:
5 - 6 pm: Tour of the Waterfront Site 6 - 6:45 pm: Presentation 6:45 - 7:30 pm: Informal Discussions
Daniel Phill in Connecticut Show
NBA artist Daniel Phill is exhibiting his work in a 3-person show at the Art Essex Gallery in Essex, Connecticut. The show is open from March 19 though April 12, with an opening reception on Saturday, March 22, from 4pm to 7pm. The other artists in the show are Lynn Blodgett and Jed Paterson. The Art Essex Gallery was voted 2013's "Best Art Gallery" in Connecticut by CT magazine. For more information visit the gallery's web site.
Francis Berry in SF Group Show
An upcoming group show at the Campfire Gallery in the Mission, called “Fractal”, will feature new works on paper by Noonan Building Artist Francis Berry. The show will run between March 12 and April 13, 2014, with an artist reception on Saturday, March 22, from 6pm to 9pm. You can get the address and directions from the gallery’s web site. From the gallery: “Fractal brings together three artists whose work is influenced by the underlying patterns found in our natural and urbanenvironments. Organic and man-made elements are reconfigured into visual landscapes that seek to convey both order and chaos.”
Here is Francis’s statement that accompanies his work in this show: “Rather than contextualizing man in landscape, I contextualize landscape in man. Recycled Landscape reduces human elements to verticals and natural elements to horizontals. By converting the rectangular elongation of the traditional landscape format to a more restrictive square, human design and nature are framed on equal terms. With multiple landscapes crowded in a square format and several horizons stacked on each other, each Recycled Landscape reflects a meditation on the kaleidoscopic interaction between nature and human design.”
Kim Frohsin in NYC Group Show
Better late than never ... We just got word that Noonan Building Artist Kim Frohsin was included in a group show at the J. Cacciola Gallery in New York City. That show was up between Feb. 18 and March 1, 2014. Kim is also planning to release a book soon, to be entitled "Portraits of Numbers: 2010-2014". The image for this post is one of the paintings to be included.
Noonan Holiday Party 2013
In what we are sure will be a new tradition going forward, many of us from the Noonan Building got together for a little holiday cheer on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Hogan's Goat Tavern. And while it was a bittersweet night for owner Christopher (he's closing at the end of the month), clearly a good time was had by everyone. And to our fellow Noonan comrades who were unable to attend, you sadly were missed. But, we toasted to you in spirit — lots of spirit to be exact. Many thanks to Julia and Gil from the New Spot, for their great tortilla chips, guacamole and salsas. Photos in the gallery below (click on "continue reading" to view) by Kim Frohsin and main photo above by David Magnusson.
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