Introductions 2025

Introductions 2025

Launched in 2007, Introductions is one of Root Division’s signature exhibitions, showcasing the talents of twelve Bay Area artists without gallery representation. Artists are selected through a rigorous review process based on the conceptual and formal strength of their work. The resulting exhibition provides a snapshot of the Bay Area’s creative landscape, featuring a diverse range of media and subject matter, including but not limited to video, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textiles, painting, and installation. A key pillar of Root Division’s gallery program, Introductions provides artists a platform to share their work to the public through an exhibition, public programming, and publication.

Remarking on the jurying process, Cecilia Chia states: “It has been a privilege to learn from these voices through Introductions, a program that continues to highlight the importance of early support and visibility. Root Division remains a vital force in our arts ecosystem – a space where artists are not only seen and heard, but genuinely supported by a community and staff committed to their growth.” Additionally, juror Makeda Best expressed: “These artists metaphorically and sometimes literally record and interpret the world around them – ‘introducing’ us to new ways of seeing the world, and prompting us to notice, to trace and to pull the common threads.”

JURORS:

Makeda Best, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs, Oakland Museum of California
Cecilia Chia, Founder and Director, Glass Rice Gallery
Alison Guh, Assistant Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Exhibiting Artists:

Register for the Second Saturday Reception here.