San Francisco Tribal & Textile Show
The 33rd annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show kicks off San Francisco Tribal Art Week.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
North America’s premier tribal art exhibition, the San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show, returns this February for its 33rd year. More than 70 dealers from around the globe will bring rare and unique pieces from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania and the Americas to this year’s show. Visitors will also have the opportunity to see two exhibitions—the Art of Fiji: The Age of Enlightenment in the Pacific and African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent with Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher—during the event.
At The Art of Fiji, over 20 pieces of Fijian art from the renowned collection of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn will be on display. “It is an exceptional exhibition that
promises to delight everyone from a first-time show attendee to the most serious tribal art enthusiast,” says Kim Martindale, co-producer of the show and co-owner of Objects of Art. The second exhibition on view, African Twilight, which features photography from a popular exhibition currently at the Bowers Museum in Los Angeles, covers the past 15 years of Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher’s work in 48 African countries—celebrating Africa’s artistry, boundless creativity and cultural diversity.
“It’s staggering,” says the show’s co-producer and co-owner of Objects of Art, John Morris. “There’s a great difference between what they do—shoot ceremonies and people’s everyday lives—and what most people do when they visit Africa, which is usually seeing the lions and other animals. I think they’re the most unique thing in this year’s show.”
Regardless of where your interests lie, there is something for everyone at this event. “It’s the most important tribal show in the country,” Morris says. “The great thing is that since you have art dealers from around the world, somebody who has no previous interest in tribal art can come to the show and it’s very likely they will see something that blows their mind and want to take it home with them.”
The 2019 San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show runs from February 7 through 10, with an opening cocktail celebration and preview event held on February 7 from 5 to 9 p.m. Cocktail preview tickets are $50. Regular admission to the show is $15 per day, or $25 for run of show. The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show commences San Francisco Tribal Art Week, which concludes with the American Indian Art Show | Marin at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, California.