Category: Photography

• Panel Discussion of Evie Leder’s The Objects at A Simple Collective

  I will be participating on a panel discussion scheduled for  Tuesday, June 17th from 6:30-8:00 pm to discuss the work of Bay Area artist Evie Leder. Her current body (no pun intended, maybe) is currently on view at A Simple Collective (San Francisco, CA). Here’s an excerpt from the shows press release, Evie Leder’s The Objects is a […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  June 16, 2014

  Culture Criticism, Film, Observations, Photography, Video, Visual Arts

  a simple collective, bay area, evie leder, performance artists, photography, queer, San Francisco, the body, Video, visual arts

• Movement in Many Parts Shotgun Review in Art Practical’s 4.1 Shotgun Issue

  Humans are resilient. Our anatomy is extraordinary and highly complex. We build, construct, destroy, and synthesize. But human nature involves understanding the biology and mechanisms that provoke us to move and accelerate. In Movement in Many Parts, an exhibition curated by Lucy Seena K. Lin and Weston Teruya, artists investigate human evolution through nature and industry. […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  September 29, 2012

  Art, Art Writing and Criticism, Conceptual, conceptual art, Culture Criticism, Film, Observations, Photography, Visual Arts

  bay area, curatorial practice, drawing, east bay, EBALDC, kearny street workshop, lucy lin, painting, photography, Video, visual artists, weston teruya

• The Annual Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, Group Show ~ Review by Erica Gomez

  You know what is awesome about grad school? Being around talented and brilliant artists and writers. Check out fellow classmate Erica Gomez’s guest blog post on the SOMArts Cultural Center blog regarding the Annual Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Group show. It’s a great write-up! Click here to view on SOMArts! The Annual Murphy & […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  September 28, 2012

  Art, Art Writing and Criticism, Observations, Photography, Sculpture

  bay area, emerging artists, erica gomez, photography, San Francisco, Sculpture, somarts cultural center, visual and critical studies, writer

• Question Bridge: Black Males Exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California

  The opening of Question Bridge: Black Males (2011), a new-media work by Chris Johnson and Hank Willis, is a timely response to events like Trayvon Martin’s death and the Oscar Grant case. By mimicking a roundtable discussion, Question Bridge excavates and delves into issues around the notion of the African American male, forcing participants and viewers across the […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  June 16, 2012

  Art, Art and Technology, Culture Criticism, Film, Interactive / Participatory Art, Observations, Photography, Social Networking, Theory, Video

  Art Practical, bay area, oakland, oakland museum of california, question bridge

• Meridian Gallery, Gallery Profile published to Asterisk SF Magazine’s Throwback Issue

  On a clear, breezy evening on any given opening exhibition night, glowing lights emanate into the street from Meridian Gallery, revealing an exquisite exterior as well as an equally timeless and beautiful interior on the 500 block of Powell Street. The 100-year-old Victorian building certainly perseveres through the city’s constant evolution. Architect C.A. Meussdorffer designed […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  May 8, 2012

  Art, Curatorial Practice, Performance and Conceptual, Photography, Sculpture, Visual Arts

  asterisk sf, bay area, gallery profile, meridian gallery, San Francisco, visual and performing arts

• Rio Yanez, Art Profile published to Asterisk SF Magazine’s Throwback Issue

  In the early 20th century, San Francisco felt the effects of disaster. The earthquake of 1906 left the city with crumbled buildings and widespread devastation throughout the downtown area, so art was probably not on the minds of civil servants and residents trying to recuperate and clean a city in disrepair. Artwork from this period […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  May 7, 2012

  Art and Technology, Art Influences, Observations, Photography, Visual Arts

  3D artwork, asterisk sf gallery, asterisk sf magazine, exhibition, photography, rio yanez, San Francisco