Avenue 12 Gallery

Two Exhibitions:

Maeve Croghan click here

Virtual Windows Group Show

For Virtual/Windows we asked artists to submit work in reaction to the pandemic. We have new works from Yuriko Takata, Deirdre Weinberg, Eden Gallanter, Tamsin Smith, Jennifer Marie Keller, Jenny Wantuch, Lynn Sondag, Rebecca Nie, Rachel Murray Meyer, Kathryn Hyde, Jenny Wantuch, Jeff Petersen, and Chip Sullivan.

For the Virtual Window #2 installation (May) click here.

For the Virtual Window #1 installation (April) click here

Avenue 12 Gallery is open by appointment.*

* Masks Required per San Francisco Department of Public Health

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

415-750-9955

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New Virtual/window exhibit -work in reaction to pandemic. Collect Art! Details and pricing on website. Vince Meyer,Rachel Murray Meyer, San Francisco

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Mourning the heartbreaking death of George Floyd “The problems that face our world are daunting in their depth and complexity. Sometimes, it may be hard to see where—or how—to begin. But we cannot be paralyzed by despair. We must each take action toward the goals we have set and in which we believe. Rather than passively accepting things as they are, we must embark on the challenge of creating a new reality. It is in this effort that true, undying hope is to be found.” ~Daisaku Ikeda “Hope is a Decision.” #justiceforgeorgefloyd #vote

Anthony Kyle Hall MANY OTHER SILHOUETTES

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Memorial Day. In honor of The fallen men and women in service and frontline heroes today.

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Jenny M.L. Wantuch “Man In Spring 1”10″ x 8″ Oil on panel. The work is in answer to our call asking local artists to submit work in reaction to the pandemic for our virtual/window display. If you, or an artist friend, would like to submit work(s) for consideration, please email.See link to the Avenue 12 Gallery newsletter in IG bio. Sign up on our website to get emails. DM or email for pricing for this small and compelling painting.

Wantuch’s Artist Statement for this piece:This painting titled “Man in Spring I” is part of a new series of paintings with a solitary figure in landscape. I was interested in expressing the mental state that life’s challenges reveal. The landscape with the energizing light of the sun suggests springtime, a time that is symbolic for love and growth but also a time for personal change and renewal. I am interested in the visual poetry and story telling that a solitary figure in landscape evokes, and it is a theme that I frequently revisit. The Bay Area Figurative movement, particularly painters such as David Park and Elmer Bischoff, influence my figurative work. I use my sketches from life model drawing sessions as reference for the figures and I paint the landscape out of my memory of places where I have visited. I chose the natural landscape as a vehicle for my expression of healing and hope. #sfartdealers #sfartist #sfart #avenue12gallery #shelterinplace #artcollector #collectart #contemporaryartcurator #covidart #painting

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We are delighted to have a collection of Maeve Croghan’s luminous nature paintings on display in our other window and partially visible into the gallery! Shown is "Calistoga Old Vines Spring"
36″ x 24″ Oil on linen. Visit website for pricing and other images. We would be delighted to arrange a viewing. Maeve Croghan’s innovative interpretations of the nature painting genre have gained her much acclaim. Maeve grew up living every summer on a remote island in Northern Michigan where she developed a deep reverence for the lakes, woods, the surrounding lands and Nature.
Maeve has been the recipient of many prestigious juried awards. Her paintings have been shown in numerous galleries around the country, and in museum showings in Alaska, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Michigan and Japan. Most recently her paintings were chosen for exhibits at the Matsumoto Museum in Matsumoto, Japan, and for the Museum of the Living Artist in San Diego, Ca. Her paintings are featured on the wine labels of Castoro Cellars of Templeton, Ca. Her work is in prominent collections throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Mexico. Maeve’s paintings have been chosen for multiple editions of the juried books, “ART of Northern California” and “American Art Collector”, as well as the “Studio Visit” Art Journal. Her paintings are included in the book “Artists of the Northern Great Lakes”. Maeve is the founder of the Mendocino Eco Artists, a group of professional artists who join together to have exhibits benefitting and bringing publicity for environmental causes and organizations. She is also a founding member of the ‘Mackinac 7’ Artists group of Mackinac Island, Michigan, and on the ‘Arts Committee’ of the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. She has served on the Board of the Mendocino Art Center Exhibits Committee, and for the Mendocino Area Open Air Paint Out (MOPO). She is a long time member of the Mendocino Plein Air Painters, (PAPM). #sfartdealers #avenue12gallery #sfartist #collectart #painting #pleinairpainting #maevecroghan #spring

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Reposted with complete images. Shown is "Ascent from COVID 19” by Chip Sullivan. Swipe for illustrated statement.This is a fascinating reinterpretation of the myth of Persephone for our times. Sullivan offers hope "A higher form of consciousness awaits as the summation of society’s journey” We have Signed and Numbered Fine Art Prints Available, see Lin in bio. We asked artists to submit work in reaction to the pandemic. This is an ongoing exhibition so we will rotate in new works as they become available. If you, or an artist friend, would like to submit work(s) for consideration, please email. Chip Sullivan’s Artist Statement: Ascent from Covid is a contemporary reinterpretation of the Myth of Persephone. While gathering flowers, she was forced to descend into the Underworld, only to reemerge with the birth of Spring. Our COVID journey is also a reliving of the ancient Rite of the Eleusinian Mysteries in which the community descended into Pluto’s Cave, engulfed in the darkness of the Underworld, experiencing Terror, confronting Death, then just as all hope is lost – remerging into the sunlight and bountiful Spring! This Rebirth takes onto a new journey illustrating the regenerative potential of nature and the creation of new plant pieces for maximum bio-remediation! This new garden of Eden is tended by giant bio-bots, surrounded by a revived nature. Ultimately we see a metamorphosis into a higher form of consciousness and hope for a new future at the summation of society’s journey” Chip Sullivan and shares this quote “I approached the very Gates of Death, I set one foot on Persephone’s threshold, yet was permitted to return, rapt through all the Elements”–Apulius 2nd century AD See Avenue 12 Gallery website for pricing and more info about the artist.
#sfartdealers #sfartist #avenue12gallery #shelterinplace #artcollector #socialdistancing #contemporaryart #artinthetimeofcorona @theoriginallandscapecartoonist #covidart

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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.