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stARTup is more than an art fair.  We connect art buyers of all levels to highly vetted artists through curated exhibitions, sales and rentals, and collector advising.  

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FRI, 9/28 – SUN, 9/30

1599 Tennessee Street
San Francisco

A "tabletop" style art fair in an industrial warehouse setting for select contemporary artists to show small-scale works ranging from sculptures, paintings, and drawings, to prints and ceramics. Learn More

 
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Graffiti Installation by Jocelyn Superstar
Graffiti Installation by Jocelyn Superstar

Graffiti Installation by Jocelyn Superstar, Bay Area Graffiti Artist and Author of Bay Area Graffiti 80’s & 90’s: Early Bombing

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Book Signing by Paul Madonna
Book Signing by Paul Madonna

Saturday, September 29, 2-3pm Outdoor Lounge - Book Signing by Paul Madonna, award winning artist and author

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Investigating the "Now" with Jupp Soetebier
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Investigating the "Now" with Jupp Soetebier
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Interview
When Hanging Small Art is a Big Problem
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When Hanging Small Art is a Big Problem
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We can't wait to be back at @thekinneyvenicebeach for stARTup LA 2019! Make sure to have your eyes on our application deadline: OCTOBER 28, 2018 Artists selected by the jury will create an exhibition of their work in a room for all three days of the fair. To see our Selection Committee and application requirements, visit: https://www.startupartfair.com/apply-for-la-2019/ 🧡 Good luck! 👁 👁 👁 👁 👁 #startupartfair #startupartfairla #artfair #artfairs #callforartists #hotelfair #hotels #contemporaryartist #emergingartist #losangelesart #losangelesartist #laart #laartist
Dani Arrecis / Sicerra - Small Works 2018 - "Inspired by her use of the female form and her iconic sunglasses, Sicerra has taken her work to a new level. In many cultures, butterflies are deep and powerful representations of life. Many cultures associate the butterfly with our souls; some religions sees the butterfly as a symbol of resurrection while others view them as representing endurance, change, and hope." What does a butterfly mean to you? Get stARTup Small Works tickets in our bio! 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupsmallworks #smallworks #contemporaryartist #girlgaze #femalegaze #womenartists #womeninart
Cindy Beatteay - Small Works 2018 - "My inspiration comes from many sources. I am very material driven and almost obsessive about making things. Equally important I strive to make work that is unique and interesting. This year has been devoted to working within a round format. I made substrates out of resin and I had others made from wood and metal. As I work in the Design Field, the over abundance of squares and right angles is not lost on me. Circles imply wholeness, abundance and are just more fun." See more circular works by Cindy and other stARTup artists at stARTup Small Works! Ticket link in bio 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupsmallworks #smallworks #contemporaryartist #collageart #collageartist
Graham Blake - Small Works 2018 - "My art began as a personal desire to merge my passion for cinema and my fascination with street art. Each piece is derived from a stencil I made from an image in a favorite film. They're not all recognizable to everyone, but each one personifies a certain moment in that character's lives. Each piece consists of resin, acrylic spray paint, and a fabric or archival paper-wrapped panel, and no two are exactly alike." What iconic film characters will you recognize? Get stARTup Small Works tickets in our bio! 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupsmallworks #smallworks #contemporaryartist #emergingartist #popartist #streetartistry #streetartist #streetartists
CHELLE BARBOUR “YOU IS PRETTY!” Surrealism & the Black Imaginary With Guest Curator Angela Bassett at Band of Vices thru Oct 13 You Is Pretty! is the first solo exhibition of Chelle Barbour. Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett is pleased to serve as guest curator for Ms. Barbour's premiere solo exhibition. You Is Pretty! will feature nearly two dozen photographic collages of black women, sourced from magazines and books, and re-assembled as almost mythical beings that transcend the devalued representations historically broadcast in our culture and media. “Chelle Barbour has the rare artistic gift of being able to elevate a people, in this case the black woman, to heights of majesty and complexity that are so often overlooked in our everyday lives," says Bassett. With recurring visual motifs of flower petals and leaves, butterflies, and household and industrial items, the images of black women are reclaimed and reconfigured as empowered archetypes of feminine strength and potential, work that is almost visceral for the artist. “During my creative process, I am endlessly questioning the representation and subjectivity of every image, element, and layer, which calls for an ongoing reinterpretation of inserted allegories while moving deeper into expanding the magical realism in the black female imaginary,” explains Barbour. 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairla #laartist #laart #losangelesartist #losangelesart #exhibitions #collageart #collageartist #womeninart #womenartists
stARTup LA is just around the corner! Selected artists will create their own unique exhibition spaces and show their latest work in a hip, retro chic setting. With more than 60 rooms of exhibition space, stARTup LA offers an excellent opportunity for artists to connect with leading arts professionals, expand their audiences, and sell their art. For more information, visit https://www.startupartfair.com/los-angeles/overview/ 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairla #losangeles #losangelesart #laart #laartist #exhibitions #artfair #artfairs #emergingartist #contemporaryartist #callforart #callforentries
Joy Broom - Small Works 2018 - "This work is about History and Memory, representing my engagement with inherited family memorabilia. It’s a collaboration and an ongoing conversation as I deconstruct saved old family letters, scrapbooks and photo albums. My work has a long history of layering visual elements of the natural world: insects, seeds, trees/veins, cellular magnifications." Connect with Joy's reconstructed memories. Buy stARTup Small Works tickets in our bio! 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupsmallworks #smallworks #contemporaryartist
Todd Gray: Portraits Meliksetian | Briggs 313 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA — ending tonight Anna Meliksetian and Michael Briggs present Portraits, an exhibition of new works by Los Angeles based artist Todd Gray. In this new body of work, Gray continues to re-contextualize photos from his own archive, structuring images to both conceal and reveal simultaneously. Influenced by the writings of cultural theorist Stuart Hall (1932 – 2014), Gray’s latest works contains a plurality of critical narratives exploring diaspora and contemporary/historical examinations of power while engaging the viewer to be an active participant in the construction of meaning. ⛰ ⛰ ⛰ ⛰ #startupartfairla #startupartfair #laart #laartist #losangelesart #losangelesartist #exhibtions #exhibition #contemporaryartist #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryphotographer #photooftheday
Mary Burger - Small Works 2018 - "My works spring from our current zeitgeist of threats and anxieties, from pussy-grabbing to globalized racist antagonisms to weaponized outer space. They use fabrics and textures to explore connotations of touch and the untouchable, intimacy, vulnerability, and care." Mary's How Touching is a series of works that look for nuanced responses to the predatory language around female bodies and sexuality. See it and other works at stARTup Small Works. Get tickets in our bio! 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupsmallworks #smallworks #contemporaryartist #girlgaze #femalegaze #womeninart #womenartists
Margie Caldwell-Gill - Small Works 2018 - "Paintings are a journey for me rather than a destination. I embrace the experience of the creative process and the excitement as the painting emerges. Most paintings begin with pencil marks, each line and mark influences the next. I make marks with traditional and non-traditional tools, letting the materials and marks inspire my next move. I am drawn to the textures that emerge as I add layers and marks to the surface." Get stARTup Small Works tickets in our bio! 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupsmallworks #smallworks #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #paintingoftheday #paintings #artfair #artfairs #designinspo #artinspo #abstracto #abstractions
Growing up an only child in Moscow, Elena Zolotnitsky occupied herself with a game she created folding silver chocolate wrappers into intricate silver designs and tucking them under amber colored beer bottles in a shallow grave of playground dirt for someone else to discover. Elena still revels in that “first shock of discovery”. Noticing the time it takes to comprehend what you’re actually seeing is what she calls “…a mystery of the familiar… That simultaneous shift of reality, and the recognition of magic.” Experience The Mystery of the Familiar: Elena Zolotnitsky's domestic discoveries live on our blog! Visit our link in bio 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #artfinder #artfinder_com #artblog #blogging #blogger #blogs #contemporarypainting #paintingoftheday #paintings #designinspo #artinspo
We've been asked, since the beginning, to work with corporate and private collectors to create special exhibitions, ongoing sales, and rentals programs. We're meeting the demand with our new Art Advisory service headed up by Josefin Lundahl, a Swedish art historian with years of experience in both European and American art markets. With over 300 exhibiting artists at our fingertips, and the expertise of Josefin @josefinhatet and the entire stARtup team, we can now provide full Art Advisory services customized to fit your exhibition, curatorial, sales and rental needs. For more information, check out our new website: https://www.startupartfair.com/art-services/ 👤 👤 👤 👤 #startupartfair #startupartfairsf #startupartfairla #exhibitions #artservices #curation #artadvisor #artadvisory #collectart #buyart #contemporaryartcollector #artrental