From drifter to capturer: City alum keeps it street-smart
When he was 18, Travis Jensen moved to the city he considered a skateboard mecca. He was following advice of a homeless man who called San Francisco the “lost city of Atlantis.”
photography
Photos Hint of California’s Charms At Gallery Obscura
By Michaela Payne
The new show at the photography department’s Gallery Obscura is “Space Oddity” by Heidi Judge, featuring 11 black and white images through April 30.
Judge named the show “Space Oddity” only partly after the David Bowie album with the same name. “It’s more because my
81 Bees
By Nancy Chan
A lone homeless man, geometric architecture and a gray scale flower were among the 43 subjects photographed by 16 artists brought together for 81 Bees' two-room "Minimalism" photography exhibit on March 3 at Mullen Brothers Imaging.
The exhibit’s stark nature went hand in
Art exhibition takes over local barber shop
Photo by Niko Plagakis
The Guardsman
The old San Francisco Barber College is one of the many venues that was opened and displayed work done by local artists on Friday, October 10 for the 2 Blocks of Art walk on 6th Street in San Francisco.
Inks of Truth, a collective
Cattle play leading role in latest photo exhibit
By Elisabetta Silvestro
The Guardsman
Brian Churchwell was hiking in the East Bay utility district when he noticed a herd of cattle pasturing the hills above Orinda.
It was winter and there was a fire. He just took one photo that turned out to be a picture of five cows,
Students showcase art exhibition
By Elisabetta Silvestro
The Guardsman
The latest exhibition put up entirely by City College photography students is more than just a photographic exhibition.
Through cyanotypes, sun exposures, gum printing, glue transfers, Van Dykes and paints, the lines between photograph, drawing, painting and collage become blurred.
The students showcased the work
City College student shares spotlight at local Cafe
By Maggie Ortins
The Guardsman
City College student and San Francisco native Shane Menez hosted the closing night of his first art exhibition at Mamá Art Cafe Friday Sept. 12.
Mamá Art Cafe, located in the Excelsior District, is a family-owned independent coffee house that has hosted local art exhibitions