New this week
David Ireland House Garage Gallery “School of Chairs.” Group exhibition. Opens Sat., Feb. 17. Through June 9. 500 Capp St., S.F. (415) 872-9240. www.500cappstreet.org Fine Arts Gallery “A People’s Museum of LGBTQ History.” Group portraiture exhibition. Reception 5-8 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 15. Through March 16. Fine Arts Bldg., S.F. State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. (415) 338-2176. www.sfsu.edu Grace Cathedral “We Have Made These Lands What They Are.” Keris Salmon, text and images. Opens Sat., Feb. 17. Reception 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 18. Through March 31. 1100 California St., S.F. (415) 749-6300. www.gracecathedral.org Harrington Gallery “Granite Group: Plein Air Paintings of the High Sierras.” Ends Sat., Feb. 17. “Imperial Woodpecker.” Sarah Lee, large scale paintings. Opens Fri., Feb. 16. Through March 10. “The Red Lantern.” Irma Grant, paintings, illustration. Opens Fri., Feb. 16. Reception/artist talk 12:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17. Through March 14. Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton, 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. (925) 931-4855. Interface the Trap.” Gallery Diedrick “Opening Brackens, Amir H. Fallah, Genevieve Gaignard, Jiha Moon, and Lana Williams, group exhibition. Reception 6-9 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16. Through April 1. 486 49th St, Oakland. (510) 990-8028. www.interfaceartgallery.com Isaacs Gallery “Labscapes: Views Through the Microscope.” Reception 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 15. Through March 23. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. (415) 444-4800. www.marinjcc.org. Jack Fischer Gallery “War Toys, Fire and Fury.” Bella Feldman, glass and steel sculpture. Reception 5-7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17. Through March 31. (415) 956-1178. www.jackfischergallery.com. Joyce Gordon Gallery “Black Market.” Milton 510 Bowens, paintings. Artist talk/reception 1-3 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17. Through Feb. 24. “Narrative Series.” Shakir, photographs. Through Feb. 24. 406 14th St., Oakland. (510) 465-8929. ww.joycegor dongallery.com Mercury mixed-media 20 Eric Gallery works, Bohr, “Invocation.” sculpture, paintings. “Thin Fuller, Skins.” assemblage, Andrew sculpture. Miguel “Circumference.” Mary Curtis Ratcliff, kinetic sculpture. All three shows reception 6-9 p.m. Fri., March 2. Through March 24. 475 25th St., Oakland. (510) 701-4620. www.mercurytwenty.com Patricia “Black Watercolors.” Sweetow Gallery Joachim Bandau, paintings. Through March 31. Toshiaki Noda, ceramic sculpture. Opens Sat., Feb. 17. Reception 3-6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17. Through March 31. 315 Potrero Ave., S.F. (415) 788-5126. www.patriciasweetow gallery.com Pro significations.” Arts Gallery Sofía “somatic Cordova, Xandra Ibarra, and Yetunde Olagbaju, group exhibition. Reception 6-9 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23. Through Feb. 23. 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland. (510) 763-4361. www.proartsgallery.org Z Space Lobby Gallery “Ghost Light.” David Allen. photographs. Opens Fri., Feb. 16. Through March 21. 450 Florida St., S.F. www.zspace.org
MUSEUMS
Anderson Collection at Stanford “Another Look at the Permanent Collection.” Ongoing. 314 Lomita Dr., Stanford. www.anderson.stanford.edu. Asian Art Museum “Lunar New Year Celebration.” 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 18. “Philippine Art: Collecting Art, Collecting Memories.” Through March 11. “Traces of the Past and Future: Fu Shen’s Paintings And Calligraphy.” Through Sept. 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. 200 Larkin St. (415) 581-3500. www.asianart.org Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive “Veronica De Jesus / Matrix 268.” Through Feb. 26. “Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Avant Dictee.” Through April 22. “Buddhist Realms: Art from the Himalayas.” Through April 22. “Jay Heikes / Matrix 269.” Paintings, sculpture, drawings. Opens Wed., Feb. 14. Reception/artist talk 6 p.m. Wed., Feb. 14. Through April 29. “Breaking ICE: A Community Response to a Citizenship Test. Through May 20. “Way Bay.” Group exhibition. Through June 3. “Art Wall: Karabo Poppy Moletsane.” Through July 15. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. 2155 Center St., Berkeley. (510) 642-0808. www.bampfa.org Bolinas Museum “Hardly Strictly Mini: A Biennial Benefit Exhibition.” “Wonder: The Art of Bird Nests.” Sharon Beals, photographs. “Sirima Sataman: From the California Coast.” Through Dec. 31. “A Pivotal Decade: The 1970s in Bolinas.” Through Dec. 31. 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. (415) 8680330. www.bolinasmuseum.org California Sciences “S.F. Academy Beer Week of Nightlife.” With Sweater Funk DJs; pop-up local brews beer hall; Dr. Lucy Xie, chemistry of beer talk; Alcohol in Space, planetarium screening; extended exhibition hours; cocktails. 6-10 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 15. $12-$15. “Incoming,” and “Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet.” Planetarium shows daily. See website for other exhibits. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., S.F. (415) 3798000. www.calacademy.org California Historical Society “. 678 Mission St., S.F. (415) 357-1848. www.californiahistorical society.org Cantor Arts Center “About Face: Intimacy and Abstraction in Photographic Portraits” Through March 4. “The Crown under the Hammer: Russia, Romanovs, Revolution.” Through March 4. “Earthly Hollows: Cave and Kiln Transformations.” Through March 18. “The Buddha’s Word @ Stanford.” Through March 18. “The Matter of Photography in the Americas.” Group exhibition. Through April 30. “Working Metal in 20th-Century Sculpture.” Through April 30. “Framing in Time: Photographs from the Cantor Arts Center Reimagined.” Through May 6. “Framing in Time: Photographs From the Cantor Arts Center Reimagined.” Through May 28. Closed Tuesdays. Lomita Dr., Stanford University. (650) 723-4177. www.museum.stanford.edu Cartoon The Comics Through Art of Museum Raina March Telgemeier.” “Smile! 19. “March: A Graphic History of the Civil Rights Movement.” Andrew Aydin, John Lewis, and Nate Powell, graphic novel works, drawings. Through June 19. “The Prince and the Dressmaker.” Jen Wang, graphic works, illustration. Through June 24. 781 Beach St. (415) 227-8666. www.cartoonart.org Charles “Mud Pies M. and Schulz Jelly Museum Beans: The Flavor of Peanuts.” Through March 11. “Aaugh! The Language of Peanuts.” Through May 21. “50 Years of Franklin.” Through Aug. 5. “Museum Mondays.” Family activities. $5. 10 a.m.-noon. Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 2301 Hardies Ln., Santa Rosa. (707) 579-4452. www.schulzmuseum.org Conservatory of Flowers “Photosynthesis: Love for All Seasons.” Architectural projection light art show. Part of “Winter Lights in Golden Gate Park” event. Sundown-11:45 p.m. nightly through Spring 2018. Free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. 100 John F. Kennedy Dr., Golden Gate Park. (415) 831-2090. www.conservatory offlowers.org Contemporary “Sabbath: The Jewish 2017 Museum Dorothy Saxe Invitational.” Through Feb. 25. “In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art — Allison Smith and Christina Zetterlund.” Through July 3. “Kutiman: Offgrid Offline.” Through July 3. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Tues.; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. 736 Mission St. (415) 655-7800. www.thecjm.org de Young Museum “Revelations: Art from the African American South.” Through April 1. “The Maori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand.” Through May 6. “Genre-Nonconforming: The DIS Edutainment Network.” Through Need Light, June the 10. Dead “The Need Living Music.” The Propeller Group, film installation. Through June 20. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tues.Sun. 50 Tea Garden Dr., Golden Gate Park. (415) 750-3600. www.deyoungmuseum.org Exploratorium Cobalt.” Matters: With Cobalt; Everything “After extended Dark: exhibition and tactile dome hours; cocktails. 6-10 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 15. $10. “Buckyball.” Leo Villareal, large-scale light sculpture. Through Feb. 25, 2018. See website for other exhibits. Pier 15, S.F. (415) 528-4444. www.exploratorium.edu GLBT History Museum “1964: The Year S.F. Came Out.” “Biconic Flashpoints: 4 Decades of Bay Area Bisexual Politics.” Ongoing. 4127 18th St., S.F. (415) 621-1107. www.glbthistory museum.org Legion Soudbinine: Assistant Through of March to Honor From Ceramic 1. “Séraphin “Framing Rodin’s Artist.” the Body: Artists’ Form Books.” and Through Figure in March 4. “Lynn Hershman Leeson: VertiGhost.” Through March 25. “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe.” Through May 28. “The Future of the Past: Mummies and Medicine.” Through Aug. 26. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue at Clement St. (415) 750-3600. www.legionofhonor.org. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art “InnerScapes: Artists Of MarinMOCA Exhibition.” Through Feb. 25. “My: Artist in Residence Melissa Shanley.” Through Feb. 25. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun. 500 Palm Dr., Novato. (415) 506-0137. www.marinmoca.org. Mexican Museum “Fernando Reyes:An Artist’s Evolution 1991-2017.” Through March 15. Ft. Mason Center, Bldg D., 2 Marina Blvd. (415) 202-9700. www.mexicanmuseum.org. Mills “Jennifer College Brandon: Art Museum Jay Defeo: Photographic Works.” Through March 11. “Anxious States: Expressionism from Gauguin to Oliveira.” Through May 27. 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. (510) 430-2164. www.mcam.mills.edu Museo Italo Americano “Perspectives: Works by Gianluca Franzese, Marietta Patricia Leis and Giuseppe Palumbo.” Through April 29. Tues.Sun. 99 Marina Blvd., Ft. Mason Center. (415) 6732200. www.museoitalo americano.org. Museum of Craft and Design “Please Please Please.” Tom Loeser, interactive sculpture, furniture. Through May 20. 2569 Third St., S.F. (415) 773-0303. www.sfmcd.org. Museum Diaspora Simone of “Let the There Bailey, African Be video Darkness.” works, sculpture, photographs. Through March 4. “En Mas: Carnival and Performance art of the Caribbean.” Through March 4. “Otra Mas: 40 Years of Carnaval in San Francisco.” Through March 4. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sun. 685 Mission St. (415) 358-7200. www.moadsf.org. Peninsula Museum of Art “Lucious.” Inna Cherneykina, paintings. Reception 1-4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 18. Through March 11. Kryztzia Dabdoub, abstract painting; “Cautionary Tales.” Kim Frohsin, sculpture, installation, mixed-media works. Ron Burgess, mixed-media abstract paintings. Through April 8. 1777 California Dr., Burlingame. (650) 692-2101. www.peninsulamuseum.org S.F. Museum of Modern Art “Kerry Tribe.” Video installation. Through Feb. 25. “Between Two Worlds: Art of California.” Through March 4. “Robert Rauschenberg: Erasing the Rules” Through March 25. “Get With the Action: Political Posters From the 1960s to Now.” Through April. “Designed in California.” Through May 27. “Snowman.” Peter Fischli, and David Weiss, outdoor sculpture/installation. Through Spring 2018. “Scaling Up: Alexander Calder.” Smallscale sculptural works. Through Aug. 19. “Louise Bourgeois Spiders.” Through Sept. 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.Tues., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. 151 Third St. (415) 357-4000. www.sfmoma.org. San Jose Museum of Art “The Propeller Group.” Group exhibition. Through March 18. “The Fourth Dimension: Louise Nevelson.” Sculpture. Through March 18. “Full Spectrum.” Raimonds Staprans, paintings. Through May 20. “Crossroads: American Scene Prints from Thomas Hart Benton to Grant Wood.” Through July 8. 110 S. Market St., San Jose. www.sanjosemuseumof art.org. Sonoma “3 Friends: County Hudson, Museum Stuppin, Art: Shaw.” Robert Hudson, Jack Stuppin, and Richard Shaw, group exhibition. Through April 15. History: “Bear In Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly.” Through March 31. 425 Seventh St., Santa Rosa. (707) 579-1500. www.museumsc.org. Sonoma Valley Museum “An Eye for Adventure: Photographs by Jack London.” Through April 15. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. (707) 9397862. www.svma.org. USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum “The Hornet Legacy.” “Entertaining the Troops.” “Blue Jacket Family Activity Room.” Historic aircraft, U.S. naval exhibits, flight simulator, ship tours. 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3, Alameda. (510) 5218448. www.uss-hornet.org Walt Disney Family Museum “Feb. Films: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Love Bug.” 1 and 3 p.m. Wed.Mon. Through Feb. 28. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Mon. Closed Tues. 104 Montgomery St., Presidio. (415) 345-6800. www.waltdisney.org. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts “Mainland Noir: Chinese Crime Films.” Through Feb. 25. “Prussian Blue.” Yishai Jusidman, paintings. Through March 25. “Edgar Arceneaux: Drawings, Installation.” Through March 25. Noon-8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., first Tues.; noon-6 p.m. Sun. 701 Mission St. (415) 978-2787. www.ybca.org.