Launched in 2007, Introductions is one of Root Division’s signature exhibitions, celebrating the work of twelve outstanding Bay Area artists who are not yet represented by commercial galleries. Selected through a highly competitive review process, these artists exemplify exceptional creativity and conceptual vision.
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Root Division is proud to present a new, radical, and boundary-pushing exhibition, Machismosa curated by Aleo Landeta.
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500 Capp Street and Root Division present Open Your Eyes to Water, a solo exhibition of the work of San Francisco-based visual artist Trina Michelle Robinson that spans both venues.
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Root Division is pleased to announce How It Is Nowadays, Curated by Rena Tom.
The artists in How It Is Nowadays explore the concept of constructive interference using process, observation, repetition, and chance.
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Root Division is proud to announce the participating artists for Introductions 2025: Paloma Bondi, April Camlin, Javier Roberto Carlos, England Hidalgo, Megan March, Lorena Molina, Katie Murken, Elaine Nguyen, Meghna Sharma, Siana Smith, Zoe Spikerman, and Amy Yoshitsu.
Lay of the Land is an exhibition of 14 Bay Area-based artists that underscores the complexity of making work about the environment.
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Root Division is proud to present Lay of the Land co-curated by Naomi Alessandra Schultz, Julianna Heller, and Eleanor Scholz.
Lay of the Land is an exhibition of 14 Bay Area-based artists that underscores the complexity of making work about the environment.
Root Division is thrilled to present New Growth: Rooted Together, our annual Arts Education Celebration. New Growth showcases student artwork created throughout Root Division’s free after-school Youth Education Program. We partner with a collective of youth-centered organizations to present dynamic live performances alongside hands-on all-ages art-making activities. This year’s theme, Rooted Together focuses on how our Youth Education Education Program is rooted in the organizations, communities and families we partner with, and to be able to celebrate the accomplishments of this year together.
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FEATURED ROOT DIVISION ARTISTSChad AbbleyChanel KimElaine NguyenAriel RiveraJasper Wilde
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Presented by Root DivisionCurated by PJ Gubatina Policarpio Blurring the boundaries between reality and the extraordinary, the works in this presentation integrate uncanny, dreamlike, and sometimes unsettling visions rooted in contemporary life. Informed by political anxieties and personal tragedies, these images reflect a flexible consciousness where the strange, supernatural, and surreal are used to examine
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Root Division is thrilled to present New Growth: Rooted Together, our annual Arts Education Celebration. New Growth showcases student artwork created throughout Root Division’s free after-school Youth Education Program. We partner with a collective of youth-centered organizations to present dynamic live performances alongside hands-on all-ages art-making activities. This year’s theme, Rooted Together focuses on how our Youth Education Education Program is rooted in the organizations, communities and families we partner with, and to be able to celebrate the accomplishments of this year together.
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