Alyssa Lempesis

I was curious about the deeper inspiration behind her sculptures, like people always are when looking at contemporary art. We ask ourselves, ‘Why? Why do YOU make this work.’ From simple observation, we can see that Alyssa’s sculptures and videos speak toward the raw and vulgar side of the body. Something which she has been…

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Alice Fate

I found Alice on Instagram, searching through #fiberart, I found her mandalas and I knew there was so much behind them, I wanted to learn more about the person making them: who is she, how did she know to produce them, and what might she teach us?  Alice was kind enough to meet me for…

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Will Caron

​Tell me a bit about the role of art in your life and when you found an interest in illustration. I look at art–broadly, across disciplines–as a pathway or a conduit toward an altered consciousness. Even before I knew what that meant, I could still feel it, and I think that’s true of anyone. ​As…

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Venison Picks: Best of 2016

Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, presents San Francisco’s first exhibition of contemporary art from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This timely, cross-generational survey of artists working at the center of the Islamic world. Featured artists include: Sarah Abu Abdallah, Ahaad Alamoudi, Njoud Alanbari, Ahmad Angawi, Dana Awartani, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Manal Al Dowayan, Abdulnasser Gharem,…

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J.S. Weis

J.S. Weis sits down with us to chat about his work and the truths about being a contemporary artist in the Bay Area. AIS: So What does J.S. Stand for? JSW: Jeffrey Scott AIS: How did you come up with naming Liquid Hymn, Liquid Hymn? LW: Hymen? Is it liquid hymen or liquid hymn? I definitely read it…

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Insider Scoop

Part of establishing an event like art camp is to discuss ideas from all perspectives. So if you’re wondering what grabs our attention when we’re looking through submissions or scouting, you’re in the right place. An artist statement is pretty debatable these days. There are so many channels to voice various works on, so why…

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How to Give a Shit No 4

Do yoga in a room with art installed. Insipid bourgeois cliché? Worry not, we’re all clichés. It’s only absurd when described, but beautiful in the moment. In warrior one , I can see my own painting above our living room couch. It’s a four-by-four-foot abstract with muted greens and blues. It’s whatever. In warrior two,…

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Gathering: Meet Shannon Taylor

​Showing July 5 – August 31, 2017 Recption: Saturday July 15, 5 – 7 pm Artist Talk: Saturday August 12, 5 – 7pm Shannon Taylor was interviewed in Autumn 2016 by our previous artist, Danielle Schlunegger in a unique podcast style interview. Tune in to listen to these brilliant artists discuss Shannon’s work! We all met Shannon…

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