Walter and McBean Galleries

The Walter and McBean Galleries were located at in Russian Hill, as part of the former San Francisco Art Institute's Chestnut campus.^[1]^[2] It has presented an influential program of exhibitions highlighting innovative work by emerging artists and experimental work by more established artists, from throughout the United States and abroad.^[3]

Directors

Philip E. Linhares (from 1967 to 1972, and 1973 to 1977) he curated "important and often experimental shows during his ten-year tenure, including [...] solo exhibitions of Wally Hedrick, Bruce Conner, William T. Wiley, Imogen Cunningham, Gladys Nilsson, Carlos Villa, and Bruce Nauman."^[4] Linhares went on to work with Mills College, and became Chief Curator at the Oakland Museum of California in 1990.^[5]
Helene Fried (in the 1980s)^[6]
Karen Moss (from 1999 to 2004)^[7]
Hou Hanrou (from 2006 to 2012)^[8]
Andrew McClintock (interim director from August 2012 to September 2013),^[9] he co-curated the Gutai exhibition in 2013.^[10]
Hesse McGraw (from June 2013 to August 2017)
Katie Hood Morgan (from 2017 to September 2018)^[11]

References

^ "Walter and McBean Galleries at SFAI". KQED Arts.
^ "Artist Experiments Underwater and Upside Down at SFAI". KQED. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
^ "Walter and McBean Galleries". SF Station.com.
^ "The Third Golden Age: A Conversation with Phil Linhares | SFAI". sfai.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "Oakland curator ties up a career in McMillen show". SFGATE. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "Board of Directors". Shipyard Trust for the Arts. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "CV/BIOGRAPHY". Karen Moss. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "Hou Hanru Appointed Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs and Chair of Exhibiti | Art & Education". Art & Education. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ Bowles, Nellie (2013-05-17). "McClintock - art innovation in print". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
^ Bigman, Alex (2013-02-06). "Five Gallery Shows Featuring Emerging, Established and Historical Artists". 7x7 Bay Area. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
^ Hotchkiss, Sarah (September 20, 2018). "What Happens When All the Curators Are Gone?". KQED. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

External links

San Francisco Art Institute Website
Review of Geography of Transterritories Exhibition on Art Practical
SF Gate Interview with Andrew McClintock
Gutai at San Francisco Art Institute

[1] "Walter and McBean Galleries at SFAI". KQED Arts.

[2] "Artist Experiments Underwater and Upside Down at SFAI". KQED. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

[3] "Walter and McBean Galleries". SF Station.com.

[4] "The Third Golden Age: A Conversation with Phil Linhares | SFAI". sfai.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[5] "Oakland curator ties up a career in McMillen show". SFGATE. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[6] "Board of Directors". Shipyard Trust for the Arts. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[7] "CV/BIOGRAPHY". Karen Moss. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[8] "Hou Hanru Appointed Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs and Chair of Exhibiti | Art & Education". Art & Education. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[9] Bowles, Nellie (2013-05-17). "McClintock - art innovation in print". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

[10] Bigman, Alex (2013-02-06). "Five Gallery Shows Featuring Emerging, Established and Historical Artists". 7x7 Bay Area. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

[11] Hotchkiss, Sarah (September 20, 2018). "What Happens When All the Curators Are Gone?". KQED. Retrieved 2022-12-10.