Avenue 12 Gallery

1101 Lake Street at 12th Avenue

San Francisco

Avenue 12 Gallery

San Francisco Contemporary Art

Located on beautiful Lake Street in San Francisco at the corner of 12th Avenue.

Open most afternoons and by appointment

Call 415-750-9955 or email to confirm or make an appointment.

Windows on view 24/7!

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Leslie Andelin

Painterly Oils on Canvas.

Lynn Sondag

Fantastic watercolors of local Lake Street, Presidio, Golden Gate Park, and Sea Cliff scenes.

Jenny Wantuch

Oils on canvas or panel. Bay Area Landscapes.

Rachel Murray Meyer

Constructions and Prints

Jeff Petersen

Oil paintings and linocut prints.

Eden Gallanter

Watercolor “Iterations” of flowers

Vince Meyer

Things Japanese

Christine Miller High

1940s & 50s San Francisco Watercolors

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Avenue 12 Gallery
1101 Lake Street
at 12th Avenue
San Francisco CA 94118

415-750-9955

Hours:

Gallery: most afternoons and by appointment

Windows Always Open!

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The Marin Moca Art Forward Auction is September 30

The Marin Moca Art Forward Auction is September 30! Register for the Silent Auction or the Live Auction (And they are still looking for volunteers) View the full auction catalog at marinmoca.org/artfwd
Details of some pieces available:
1. William Otton : Matisse + Diebenkorn at the Modern, 2017 Oil on canvas 40 x 32 inches Courtesy the artist

2 Devorah Jacoby : Between Earth and Sky, 2019 Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches Courtesy the artist and Seager Gray Gallery

3. Bruce Conner: Inkblot Drawing, 1998 Ink on paper, 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 inches
Courtesy the Conner Family Trust and Hosfelt Gallery
#artfwd #marinmoca #marinmocaartfwd

Jeff Petersen detail “Wolf and Podman” Woodblo

Jeff Petersen detail “Wolf and Podman” Woodblock print 15 “ x 22” Open most afternoons including weekends. Please email to make an appointment or to make sure we are around. Prices and more artist info on website. #SFArtist #bayareaartists #woodblock #JeffPetersen

25th Anniversary!!

25th Anniversary!!

Enjoyed going to the ICA SF and finding out about

Enjoyed going to the ICA SF and finding out about the “Chispa” mobile cultural hub pop up this weekend, Southeast SF Map and work @bookandwheel is doing. Made some art to trade for a poster by George Harry Crampton Glassanos, ‘Southeast SF’. Detail and poster shown, see for their other artists with posters http://bookandwheel.org/project/trade/

Jeff Petersen “Spring Cleaning Doors of Percepti

Jeff Petersen “Spring Cleaning Doors of Perception” Linocut on paper 15 “ x 15” Open most afternoons including weekends. Please email to make an appointment or to make sure we are around. Prices and more artist info on website. #SFArtist #bayareaartists #linocut #JeffPetersen

Stimulating visit to the SF Art book fair at Minnn

Stimulating visit to the SF Art book fair at Minnnesota Street Project--Sunday July 16 last day- artist monographs, prints etc.Go early for parking and they are controlling the crowds. Most galleries were open, some like Anglim/Trimble and Rena Bransten had books And there was a whole separate building with more zines, etc.
At jack fischer gallery, saw a wonderful show swipe for more:Kirstine Reiner Hansen - Vacancy #3,Vacancy #2, Eden0, and Nina Katz: Winehouse, Joplin
At SFArtsEd Agelio Batle Artsist in residence Graphite and acrylic on board --Able to acquire the Gorgeous book Opus 2 Linda Connor by Datz Press
@sfartbookfair @minnesotastreetproject @datzpress @SFArtsed #lindaconnor #thejackfischergallery

We enjoyed the sun this father’s day. Wish best

We enjoyed the sun this father’s day. Wish best wishes. Detail of Lynn Sondag’s "Lobos Valley Creek, 2021" watercolor on paper 10″ x 15″ Her work is amazing in person. Open most afternoons including weekends. Please email to make an appointment or to make sure we are around. Prices and more artist info on website. #SFArtist #Watercolor #bayareaartists #LynnSondag

A refreshing glimpse of beauty- we have "Park Cit

A refreshing glimpse of beauty- we have "Park City" 48 x 36 acylic and oil on canvas by Jenny Wantuch in our Lake Street window. Visit our website avenue12gallery.com/jenny-wantuch for pricing and more paintings. We have a variety of artwork by other artists in the gallery and online. Open most afternoons and weekends. Email is best to confirm we are here and appointments are welcome. #sfartist #avenue12gallery #sfgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #painting #oilpainting #bayareaart #sanfrancisco #jennywantuch

Had a wonderful time @crockerart museum really lik

Had a wonderful time @crockerart museum really liked this piece by @steventhomashiggins in the silent auction that closes Sunday. Lots of good work. Swipe for details.

For some, the beginning of a long weekend ~it feel

For some, the beginning of a long weekend ~it feels like so much is possible. Even better in person “Wanaka Valley” 36 x 36 oil on panel by Jenny Wantuch is in our Lake Street window. Visit our website avenue12gallery.com/jenny-wantuch for pricing and more paintings. We have a variety of artwork by other artists in the gallery and online. Open most afternoons and weekends. Email is best to confirm we are here and appointments are welcome. #sfartist #avenue12gallery #sfgallery #artcollector #contemporaryart #painting #oilpainting #bayareaart #sanfrancisco #jennywantuch

Happy Mother’s Day to all the different types of

Happy Mother’s Day to all the different types of mothers- and for those that take care of others!

Theodora Kinder painted while in the foreign service in Turkey 1957, by Helusi Mercan, a “student of Picasso." Rachel’s Mother.

Happy May…This is a detail from “Remains of th

Happy May…This is a detail from “Remains of the Day" – Oil on Canvas 36″ x 36″ by Victoria Veedell. “...inspired by memories of the warm glow of several amazing sunsets seen on evening walks…” This piece has incredibly beautiful undulating colors and is in our 12th Avenue window. Please check the website for prices and for more work by Veedell and other artists in the gallery, not all work may be on the website. Please DM or email to confirm if we are open. Appointments are welcome. Our windows always available for viewing. Lake Street is a slow street and lovely for a stroll. #sfartist #avenue12gallery #artcollector #oilpainting #landscape #bayareaart #victoriaveedell

Art Market San Francisco @artmarketproductions @fo

Art Market San Francisco @artmarketproductions @fortmason closing Sunday at 6 Pm.
A few favorites:
John Saccaro “Orbital Cataclyisms” 1957 Oil on Canvas, Gallery Century
Patricia Rubio "Personal Balance #2” 2022 paper paste acrylic and wood at Pam Walsh Gallery
Danielle Dimston “The Kiss” 2022 Ink on Paper Municipal Bonds Art
Gustavo Ramos Rivera “Aqua Presurosa” Oil and Burlap on Canvas Kim Eagles Smith
Justyn Zolli Benevento and Te Deum both 2023 Gallery Century
Monica Canilao and Xara Thustra MCXT “ReflectioNNN," 2022 8 x 12 feet at Entrance
Alma Haser “Mickey and Reggie” #2 Digital Pigment Print , 1000 piece puzzle, Momentum
Fortunate to see the inside of the Kija Lucas photography/installation at the Guardhouse as the artist was there-bouquets of native plant flags, rolls of tape, and botanical studies with rich matte printing

Walk by or come in to see the interplay of shape a

Walk by or come in to see the interplay of shape and color in this wonderful painting in our Lake Street window. "Road Heading North" – oil on panel 20″ x 16″ Visit our website avenue12gallery.com/jenny-wantuch for pricing and more paintings. We have a variety of artwork by other artists in the gallery and online. Open most afternoons and weekends. Email is best to confirm we are here and appointments are welcome. #sfartist#avenue12gallery #sfgallery#artcollector #contemporaryart#painting #oilpainting #bayareaart#sanfrancisco #jennywantuch

Love this window at the CUL8TR event - @thegreathi

Love this window at the CUL8TR event - @thegreathighway these are the final weeks…

Walk by or come in to see this wonderful painting

Walk by or come in to see this wonderful painting in our Lake Street window. "Akaroa Sound” acrylic and oil on panel 30×40 inches. “The landscape paintings of Jenny ML Wantuch are quiet evocations of place that derive from Impressionism, Fauvism and Abstract Expressionism. Her work continues the Bay Area Figurative tradition, which synthesized traditional subject matter—figures, landscapes, still life’ —with painterly impulse and improvisation. …” Review by DeWitt Cheng. Visit our website avenue12gallery.com/jenny-wantuch for pricing and more paintings. We have a variety of artwork by other artists in the gallery and online. Open most afternoons and weekends. Email is best to confirm we are here and appointments are welcome. #sfartist#avenue12gallery #sfgallery#artcollector #contemporaryart#painting #oilpainting #bayareaart#sanfrancisco #jennywantuch

Ethereal work by Lynn Sondag – Rob Hill Campgrou

Ethereal work by Lynn Sondag – Rob Hill Campground Nov 10 2022 – watercolor 26×20 Visit our website for pricing and more paintings. We have a variety of artwork by other artists in the gallery and online. Open the holiday weekend. Please DM for appointment or Email or to confirm we are here. #sfartist #avenue12gallery #sfgallery#artcollector #contemporaryart#painting #oilpainting #bayareaart#sanfrancisco #watercolor

Happy Valentine’s Day! We enjoyed Jim Dine and R

Happy Valentine’s Day! We enjoyed Jim Dine and Robert Indiana at SFMOMA today.

This beautiful painting by Jenny Wantuch is in our

This beautiful painting by Jenny Wantuch is in our Lake Street window. "Gualala-Point" – acrylic and oil on canvas over panel 22×28
"The landscape paintings of Jenny ML Wantuch are quiet evocations of place that derive from Impressionism, Fauvism and Abstract Expressionism. Her work continues the Bay Area Figurative tradition, which synthesized traditional subject matter—figures, landscapes, still life’ —with painterly impulse and improvisation. …” Review by DeWitt Cheng. Visit our website avenue12gallery.com/jenny-wantuch for pricing and more paintings. We have a variety of artwork by other artists in the gallery and online. Open most afternoons and weekends. Email is best to confirm we are here and appointments are welcome. #sfartist#avenue12gallery #sfgallery#artcollector #contemporaryart#painting #oilpainting #bayareaart#sanfrancisco #jennywantuch

Happy Lunar New Year! Went to FOG Design +Art @fog

Happy Lunar New Year!
Went to FOG Design +Art @fogfair at Fort Mason. Until 7 pm Saturday and 5 pm Sunday. Opportunity to see some wonderful art up close. Same day ticket $38

Some favorites:
Josh Stover - Park Life- as you enter
Muzae Sesay Pt.2 Gallery
Jay DeFeo- a masterpiece at Hosfelt
Nigroni at the FOG Lounge
Alicia McCarthy at Berggruen
Raymond Saunders at Andrew Kreps Gallery Casemore Gallery
Eamon Ore-Giron at James Cohan- (yes reminds of Hilma af Klint -must see the movie)
Do not miss- Kija Lucas at the Guardhouse- as you enter lot

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Established in 2016 by Vince Meyer and Rachel Murray Meyer, Avenue 12 Gallery is located in the Lake District of San Francisco and focuses on contemporary art created by Bay Area artists.