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Tracy Piper, stARTup SF 2018

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stARTup SF 2019 Art Conversations: SATURDAY, APRIL 27⁣ - 3:30pm: Legal Issues Confronting Artists⁣ //⁣ ⁣ Attorney Kimberly Almazan of Withersworldwide @withersworldwide in San Francisco, along with artist Jan Wurm and curator and director Christine Duval @cduval will discuss legal issues that artists face on a routine basis. They will provide information on negotiating agreements and resolving disputes with galleries, recent legal developments related to “street art,” and protecting artwork from damage and loss. ⁣ ⁣ Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #hotelfair #hoteldesign #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoevent ⁣#visualarts #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscobayarea #artnews #artlover #artnews #panels #lawyers #supportartists #emergingartist #contemporaryartcurator #legality #legalissues ⁣
Our artists are busy in their studios getting ready for stARTup SF 2019 later this week! See over 60 of today's leading contemporary artists with works in all mediums, plus engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations exploring art and sustainability in the San Francisco Bay Area. Join us for our Opening Night Party on Friday, April 26 from 7-10 PM for a premiere contemporary art experience that transcends what you've come expect from an art fair.⁣ ⁣ Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ ⁣ Pictured: Karen Folger @art_by_klfolger, Philippe Jestin @philippejestin Karen Steen @karenannsteen, Nora Pineda @sculptornira, Johnny Botts @johnny_botts, and Jamie Corley ⁣@jamiecorley 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #hotelfair #artstudio#sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoevent ⁣#visualarts #studiolife #sanfranciscobayarea #artnews #artlover #artnews #artcollector #artcollectors #collectart #curated #contemporaryartcurator #curators #supportartists
Want to learn more about Bay Area non-profits while soaking up the local art scene? Room 216 houses DrawBridge, an organization providing art programs for homeless and other vulnerable children. Art from children will be on display, as well as pieces from DrawBridge's group facilitators and volunteers.⁣ ⁣ See Drawbridge @drawbridge4kids and 5 other non-profits, 60+ of today's leading contemporary artists, and engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations at the Hotel del Sol.⁣ Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #hotelfair #hoteldesign #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoevent ⁣#visualarts #nonprofits #sanfranciscobayarea #artnews #artlover #artnews #artcollector #collectart #curated #contemporaryartcurator #curators #performances ⁣#drawbridge ⁣
stARTup SF returns to the Hotel del Sol @hoteldelsol April 26-28. See over 60 of today's leading contemporary artists with works in all mediums, plus engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations exploring art and sustainability in the San Francisco Bay Area. Join us for our Opening Night Party on Friday, April 26 from 7-10 PM for a premiere contemporary art experience that transcends what you've come expect from an art fair.⁣ ⁣ Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #hotelfair #hoteldesign #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoevent ⁣#visualarts #hotels #sanfranciscobayarea #artnews #artlover #artnews #artcollector #artcollectors #collectart #curated #contemporaryartcurator #curators #performances ⁣
Jaimi Flores - stARTup SF 2019 - Room 310⁣ ⁣ "My work is an expression of color, shape, space, material, technique, and meaning. It’s an exploration of the harmony and conflict that exists between these elements just like the nuances in our lives. This allows me to talk about the cultural, social, sexual, and political issues in very upfront ways. The context in which I create my art is one of observation and experience within womanhood and the inherent traumas that female gendered bodies and souls experience. Through seeing the patriarchy that controls our world, I am able to break through with conflicting illustrative narratives with bright, colorful, and animated imagery combined with dark, provocative and emotional messages."⁣ ⁣ Jaimi Flores @jaimiflores and over 60 other contemporary artists, at the Hotel del Sol, April 26-28. Plus discover engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations exploring art and sustainability in the San Francisco Bay Area. Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #mixedmediaart #mixedmedia #visualarts #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryart #girlgaze #femalegaze #womeninart ⁣
⁣Elleree Fletcher - stARTup SF 2019 - Booth 5⁣ ⁣ Elleree Fletcher pairs her childhood photographs with hyper-sexualized women to examine female maturity. As a young child Elleree desired to grow up and be viewed as a woman, but she was never taught that female sexuality was something to be celebrated. Although the camera is now in women’s hands, selfies have not changed the imagery of objectification. Through distorted contour drawings, Elleree distorts and questions self-love and self-sexualization. She investigates why objectivity dominates the female transition to maturity, but sexuality is diminished. ⁣ ⁣ Explore the complexities of the female experience through the artwork of sisters Jamie Jaye @jamiejaye and Elleree Fletcher @ellereefletcher in Booth 5. Buy tickets now and save when you order online! Link in bio⁣.⁣ ⁣🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryarts #newcontemporary #girlgaze #femalegaze #womenartists #womeninart ⁣#visualarts #newcontemporaryart #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart ⁣
Jamie Jaye Fletcher - stARTup SF 2019 - Booth 5⁣ ⁣ Jamie Jaye’s photography explores the development of the female identity. Through self-portraits she analyzes her transition into womanhood and the tension surrounding the ideal woman. She questions the links between performance, sexuality and the internal psyche, revealing anxieties that are often hidden. ⁣ ⁣ Explore the complexities of the female experience through the artwork of sisters Jamie Jaye @jamiejaye and Elleree Fletcher @ellereefletcher in Booth 5. Buy tickets now and save when you order online! Link in bio⁣.⁣ ⁣🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryarts #newcontemporary #girlgaze #femalegaze #womenartists #womeninart ⁣#visualarts #contemporaryphotography #photographyoftheday #womenwhophotograph
For our 5th edition of stARTup San Francisco we’ve selected the theme “sustainability.” Sustainability means different things to our panelists, performers, non-profit partners, and exhibiting artists. This week on our blog, five artists you can find at stARTup SF 2019 share what “sustainability” means to them, and what it brings to their art and artistic practice.⁣ Read it at: https://www.startupartfair.com/blog/sustainability⁣ ⁣ Pictured: Kristian Kabuay @baybayin, Clint Imboden @clintimboden, Anastasia Schipani @gardenofanastasia, Emily Maddigan @sweetiebooshin, and Cedric Chevalley⁣ @cedrichevalley⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #visualarts ⁣ #sculptural #assemblageart #upcycling #sculptureart ⁣#artpractice #artblogs #artblogger #performanceart #performanceartist #sanfrancisco #curated #artnews #artevents #recycled #curators #artcollectors #artworld #collectart ⁣
stARTup SF 2019 wouldn't be possible without the involvement of our Non-Profit and Community partners. A big thanks to Root Division @rootdivision, Artspan @artspansf, Cedars Life, Drawbridge @drawbridge4kids, Bay Area Photographers Collective @bacpsf, and Three Point Nine Collective @threepointnineart - pictured here at stARTup SF 2018. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣See these non-profits, 60+ of today's leading contemporary artists, and engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations at the Hotel del Sol.⁣ Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfevent #sfevents #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #hotelfair #hoteldesign #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoevent ⁣#visualarts #nonprofits #sanfranciscobayarea #artnews #artlover #artnews #artcollector #artcollectors #collectart #curated #contemporaryartcurator #curators #performances ⁣
Laura Hapka - stARTup SF 2019 - Room 204⁣ ⁣ "My paintings are composed of hand-painted acrylic that is altered once removed from an encaustic surface. The acrylic is then layered, to add dimensionality and increase intrigue, onto the final surface.⁣ My abstract paintings are guided by my unique process and my newest series emphases the part of my process that all my work originated from. My art is motivated by themes of self-awareness, both as an artist and individual, expression or emotions, worldwide interactions with the natural environment and socioeconomic disparity. Each theme represents a force that has impacted my life and makes me who I am."⁣ ⁣ Laura Hapka @laurahapka returns to stARTup SF 2019 at the Hotel del Sol. See over 60 contemporary artists, plus engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations exploring art and sustainability in the San Francisco Bay Area. Get tickets to stARTup SF 2019 online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #sustainability #abstractpaintings #contemporarypaintings #paintingoftheday #abstracto #abstracts #abstractions #visualarts #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart ⁣
Karen Steen - stARTup SF 2019 - Room 324⁣ ⁣ "My art is a celebration of nature’s web, its diverse life forms and interconnected systems. Humans are tearing at the web, damaging the balance. My work offers a perspective on the intricate network of life — one I hope might contribute to a shift in our relationship with the natural world. Images of plants, insects, microscopic life, zoology and human anatomy inspire my drawings and the shapes I incorporate into my collages and wall sculptures.⁣"⁣ ⁣ See Karen Steen @karenannsteen and over 60 other contemporary artists at the Hotel del Sol, April 26-28. Plus discover engaging public performances, installations, and Art Conversations exploring art and sustainability in the San Francisco Bay Area. Get tickets online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #visualarts #sustainability #zoology #designinspo #sculptural #sculptureart #artinspo ⁣
Viktor Kastro - stARTup SF 2019 - Room 202⁣ ⁣ Viktor Kastro has always been interested in the lines objects make and how light and shadow work together to inspire movement and depth. His ability to generate new worlds through his art is something that people are able to lose themselves in and see new parts of each time they view the work. His most recent work is a project he calls “Shamanic Labs.” Inspired by the magnificence of the world around him, and the history that precedes it. Ancestral futurism at its finest. ⁣ ⁣ See Viktor Kastro @shamaniclabs with Kristian Kabuay @baybayin in Room 202, plus over 60 other contemporary artists at the Hotel del Sol, April 26-28. Get tickets online and save! Link in bio⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️⁣ 🔸️ ⁣ #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #sfart #sfartist #artfairs #artfair #contemporaryartist #contemporaryarts #sanfranciscoart #sfbayarea #visualarts #artandtechnology
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