The Bay Area Figurative Movement never died and continues to thrive. San Francisco Bay Area artists and models founded the Models Guild in 1946, and it’s no wonder that we still have such a healthy, lively community, chock-full of dedicated talent. Some of us even flourished during COVID and sheltering-in-place, as we continued drawing, painting, and sculpting on Zoom sessions around the world. What does our figurative community look like? We are artists and models; teachers and students; our styles are anywhere from classical to pop; our techniques are everything from digital to hand-ground pigments; and our community encompasses the very experienced and the relatively new to exhibiting. This exhibition explores a full range of styles and approaches combined with skill and craft.

Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 2-5pm: Live music and art talks/curator walk-through

Closing Event: Sun, Jan 28, 3-6pm: Roving art model and artist/author Peter Steinhart talking about his book The Undressed Art: Why We Draw

Curators: Susan R. Kirshenbaum and Catherine Merrill
Artists: Joseph Abbati, Douglas Andelin, Madelyn Covey, Jane Fisher, Mary Graham, Isidoro, Susan R. Kirshenbaum, Catherine Merrill, Stephen Namara, Diane Olivier, Sharon Paster, Fernando Reyes, Alex Rosmarin, Randall Sexton (deceased), May Shei, Sandra Speidel, Peter Steinhart, and Charles H. Stinson