Monthly Archives: February 2010

“THE CITY” ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: WILL MANVILLE

“I ride real fast baby, I don’t ride slow…” is the opening line of Will Manville’s bio. His love for bicycles are shown through his courageous use of lithograph, screen print, and monotype.  Every time we pass by Will’s pieces, we start singing “I want to ride my bicycle.  I want to ride my bike” [...]

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BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR OF “OPERATION RESTORE DEFENESTRATION”

We are pleased to announce that Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) is a fiscal sponsor for the project (and our next art exhibition opening March 5th) titled “Operation Restore Defenestration“.  This project will be a chance for the SF community to come together once again, as they did back in 1997, to help restore the [...]

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“THE CITY” ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: RICHARD NYHAGEN

Richard Nyhagen knows screen printing.  Living in San Francisco for over 20 years, he was excited to be part of “The City” show at 1:AM gallery and exhibit inspiring pieces made from screen prints, plexi glass, and mixed media.  He received his MFA in printmaking from San Francisco State University and now teaches screen printing [...]

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WANNA KNOW WHY PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HEARTS IN SF? “THE CITY” HAS YOUR ANSWERS!

Roman has great ideas.  One of his latest ideas was dedicating an art exhibition to celebrating the city of San Francisco.  He picked nine different artist that represented the city through different art mediums. At the opening last Thursday, we finally understood why people leave their hearts in San Francisco.  The artists did an incredible [...]

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“THE CITY” OPENING TONIGHT! BE HERE.

Love San Francisco?  We do, too.  That’s why tonight we are opening the art exhibition titled “The City”, a show paying tribute to the city we live, work and play in. Celebrate with us tonight from 7-10pm! Here is a sneak peek of the art: BE HERE TONIGHT, FEB. 11TH, FROM 7-10PM!

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OPERATION RESTORE DEFENESTRATION

When navigating through the streets of San Francisco, many seek or stumble upon the building with furniture scurrying across its’ walls in the midst of the busy streets of SoMa.  On the corner of 6th and Howard, across the street from 1:AM gallery, stands the Defenestration building.    Locals and visitors from all over the [...]

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AN EARLY “Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái” (HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR)!

2010 is the year of the Metal Tiger according to the Chinese lunar calendar.  What does that mean?  Well, it all depends on when you were born.  This is the horoscope for 1:AM gallery (based on opening the gallery doors in October 2008 making birth date fall in the year of the rat… humor us [...]

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COMMUNITY SERIES #4: BRINGING URBAN ARTS TO SCHOOLS

Pedro Mena, a teacher at Ring Mountain Day School, wanted to add some flava to his art classes.  He searched for graffiti art classes online and stumbled upon 1:AM gallery.  Excited by his discovery, he immediately signed up for the Stencil and Toy Mod classes.  Armed with an arsenal of urban art knowledge, he was [...]

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