By Alicia McDaniel, Exhibitions Fellow In conjunction with Root Division’s Reflections on Exile: Evening of Performance, we present Studio Artist Joshua Solis’s rigorous work  in our Frank Ratchye Project Space. Solis combines sculpture, video, and performance into a  multi-channel installation that showcases the artist’s laborious determination to reclaim nostalgic and traumatic memories from his past.  Solis […]

By Alicia McDaniel, Exhibitions Fellow For the first month of the new year, we are showcasing Studio Artist dani lopez in our Frank Ratchye Project Space. Inspired by Robin Campillo’s 2017 film 120 Beats per Minute lopez’s masterly body of work seeks to illuminate queer womxn who often go unseen in history and mainstream media. The artist’s deliberate

By Alicia McDaniel, Exhibitions Fellow I was walking the basement hallways of Root Division when I heard a voice enthusiastically exclaim, “Hi, Alicia! Would you like to see my studio?” This impromptu studio visit was very evocative of Studio Artist Nick Maltagliati’s creative practice. The interdisciplinary artist works within the realms of painting, textiles, and

By Alicia McDaniel, Exhibitions Fellow For the month of November, we are showcasing Studio Artist Angélica Turner’s new vigorous body of work in our Frank Ratchye Project Space. The power in the artist’s oil paintings lies within her variety of expressive brush strokes. From afar the viewer sees an intricate painting of delicate, colorful leaves

Join us for Root Division’s 18th Annual Art Auction! Where you can buy your first original artwork or discover the next piece to add to your collection, this event is a great way to directly support Bay Area emerging and established artists. We are proud to feature an eclectic mix of high quality artwork from over

Hello RD blog readers! My name is Alicia McDaniel and I am excited to announce that I am the new Exhibitions Fellow at Root Division for the upcoming 2019-2020 year.  Currently I am a Visual Critical Studies MA Candidate at the California College of the Arts and the CCA Connects Art Studio Assistant Fellow at the

By Sherwin Rio, Exhibitions Fellow For the month of August, the Frank Ratchye Studio Artist Project Space is excited to present new works by Makiko Harris that explore material value, aesthetical definition, irreverence, and the rejection of technological sterility. By merging broad and fast gestural paint strokes with methodically-placed fabrics that obscure and expand the

By Sherwin Rio, Exhibitions Fellow I sat down with Katie Revilla and Andrew Ingersoll on a warm summer afternoon while each were taking lunch breaks from the nearby Asian Art Museum where they work. A stainless steel mixing bowl, two Trader Joe’s Salad Kits, and eco-friendly compostable forks and plates signalled the beginning of our

By: Sherwin Rio, Exhibitions Fellow When I first met with Shelley Monahan in the fall of 2018 the artist was oil-painting photorealistic figures– from found photographs– caught in exchanges of gawky glances and shifting body postures. Over a series of visits, I’ve witnessed Monahan’s exploration of a kind of intimate integrity— the honesty of a moment,

By Sherwin Rio As Root Division’s Exhibitions Fellow, I often sit down with our artists and discuss artworks they have made, are making, and will make during their time here– which alone is a quite enjoyable and informative process. It’s inspirational getting to see, in its many forms, the drive to create thoughtfully and express passionately within a diverse