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“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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“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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GRAFFITI LETTER STYLES, 1:AM STYLE

Back in December, we did a holiday party for a hi-tech marketing consulting firm called Stage Two Consulting.  Since they were really into graffiti letter styles, team 1:AM, consisting of Roman and Robert, responded by whipping up (rather, laboring over… but they had fun doing it and that’s what matters right?) a couple of wooden [...]

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RECAP OF “CIRCLE OF LIFE” OPENING

Last Friday, ArtNowSF and 1:AM gallery hosted the opening reception of “Circle of Life”.  It was a great event with lots of beautiful people.  Joey Gross, the founder and CEO of ArtNowSF, knows how to bring the illest artists together and how to throw a party. If you missed the opening, no worries cuz the [...]

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CIRCLE OF LIFE OPENING THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th from 7-10pm!

ArtNowSF and 1:AM gallery is pleased to present the best holiday party you will ever go to.  Well, best is hard to achieve, so let’s say in your top ten. “Circle of Life” opens this Friday, December 18th from 7-10pm.  There are 40+ artists participating in this event and they have created masterpieces on different [...]

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SALAMAT JAMES FOR “TABI TABI PO”

We want to say farewell to “Tabi Tabi Po” in style.  Join us this Saturday, December 12th, for this incredible show’s closing reception from 6-9pm.  Baliktad, a two man team made up of Pu22le (aka Alex Abalos) and Mike Boo (a turntablist not only known in the Bay but around the world), will be filling [...]

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WHO ARE THE “TABI TABI PO” CREATURES?

Who are these creatures that are haunting our walls right now?  They are the characters of Filipino folklore and also, the reasons for many unexplainable, sometimes scary and sometimes enlightening, incidents.  One of the most interesting part of the show is how different the “Tabi Tabi Po” artists have interpreted these mythical beings onto their [...]

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ON THE MYX

1:AM gallery along with curator James “gaNyan” Garcia and artists Christopher de Leon, Dino Ignacio, Mark Canto, Marlon Sagana Ingram, Mike Boo and Alex Abalos are featured on “Myx On the Move” for our current exhibit “Tabi Tabi Po”.  The featurette will be running on Myx channel (Comcast ch. 368 and Direct TV ch. 2067) [...]

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MAKIN’ IT HAPPEN: JAMES “gaNyan” GARCIA

James “gaNyan” Garcia definitely put his heart and soul into making his vision a reality.  “Tabi Tabi Po” not only presents amazing pieces of art but also an experience.  From the recorded sounds of the busy streets of the Philippines to a shanty depicting the slums of Manila to the traditional huts called “Bahay Kubo” [...]

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ROLLIN’ 10 MAN DEEP… FILIPINO STYLE

When James “gaNyan” Garcia, curator of Tabi Tabi Po, shared his vision for the show, we loved it but we just did not know how he was going to do it.  We should have known better.  As a filipino, there is a strong sense of “bayanihan” (community) and family and friends will bend over backwards [...]

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