Quick Curated Take on Art Market San Francisco, 2014
Fort Mason Festival Pavilion
2 Marina Blvd San Francisco, CA 94123
May 15–18, 2014
By Leora Lutz
See Below for Updated Images:
5/21/2014
The opening was packed and the line was long. Luckily several works caught my attention once I was inside. My eye seemed to be drawn to texture and to a sensibility that favors intense craftsmanship, subtle and yielding soft materials and visual candy. Certainly, this survey is only a taste for works and artists that deserve longer looks, which I pose is one of the purposes of the fair. There were also a few surprises, such as the humorous and bittersweet works on paper by author and entrepreneur Dave Eggers by Electric Works. There is also a lovely Jay DeFeo still life in the Ever Gold Gallery space, which is excellently curated (although full disclosure: they are the publishers of this magazine, my opinion still holds without bias). More on the fair later—after there has been time for reflection and absorption, and of course, more images.
![Fort Mason Festival Pavilion](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/01-Fort-Mason-Festival-Pavilion.jpg)
Fort Mason Festival Pavilion
![Susan O'Malley, Romer Young Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/02-Susan-OMalley-Romer-Young-Gallery.jpg)
Susan O’Malley, Romer Young Gallery
![Jeremiah Jenkins, Ever Gold Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/03-Jeremiah-Jenkins-Ever-Gold-Gallery.jpg)
Jeremiah Jenkins, Ever Gold Gallery
![Lynn Aldrich, Edward Cella Art and Architecture](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/04-Lynn-Aldrich-Edward-Cella-Art-and-Architecture.jpg)
Lynn Aldrich, Edward Cella Art and Architecture
![Louise Nevelson, Timothy Yarger Fine Art](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/05-Louise-Nevelson-Timothy-Yarger-Fine-Art.jpg)
Louise Nevelson, Timothy Yarger Fine Art
![Christopher Russell, Mark Moore Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/06-Christopher-Russell-Mark-Moore-Gallery.jpg)
Christopher Russell, Mark Moore Gallery
![SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/07-SFAQ-Adobe-Typekit-installation-view-1024x768.jpg)
SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view
![SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/08-2-SFAQ-Adobe-Typekit-installation-view-1024x768.jpg)
SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view
![SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/08-SFAQ-Adobe-Typekit-installation-view-1024x768.jpg)
SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view
![Miguel Arzabe, Francesco Igory Deiana, Miya Ando, Rhonda Holberton](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/09-Miguel-Arzabe-Francesco-Igory-Deiana-Miya-Ando-Rhonda-Holberton.jpg)
Miguel Arzabe, Francesco Igory Deiana, Miya Ando, Rhonda Holberton
![Mel Prest, San Jose Art Institute](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10-Mel-Prest-San-Jose-Art-Institute.jpg)
Mel Prest, San Jose Art Institute
![Amy Ellingson](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11-Amy-Ellingson.jpg)
Amy Ellingson
![Elise Ferguson, Joseph Hart, Romer Young Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12-Elise-Ferguson-Joseph-Hart-Romer-Young-Gallery.jpg)
Elise Ferguson, Joseph Hart, Romer Young Gallery
![Evan Nesbit, Jay DeFeo, Ever Gold Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/13-Evan-Nesbit-Jay-DeFeo-Ever-Gold-Gallery.jpg)
Evan Nesbit, Jay DeFeo, Ever Gold Gallery
![Kala Art Institute and Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/13-Kala-Art-Institute-and-Gallery.jpg)
Kala Art Institute and Gallery
![Swoon, Chandran Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/14-Swoon-Chandran-Gallery.jpg)
Swoon, Chandran Gallery
![Swoon, Monica Canilao, Chandran Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/15-Swoon-Monica-Canilao-Chandran-Gallery.jpg)
Swoon, Monica Canilao, Chandran Gallery
![Red Truck Gallery](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/16-Red-Truck-Gallery.jpg)
Red Truck Gallery
![Liam Everett, Paulson Bott Press](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/17-Liam-Everett-Paulson-Bott-Press.jpg)
Liam Everett, Paulson Bott Press
![Frank Owen, Nancy Hoffman Gallery.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/01-frank-owen-nancy-hoffman-gallery-673x1024.png)
Frank Owen, Nancy Hoffman Gallery.
![Nike Schroeder, Jil Weinstock, Walter Maciel](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1-nike-schroder-jil-weinstock-walter-maciel-1024x758.png)
Nike Schroeder, Jil Weinstock, Walter Maciel
![Robb Putman Walter Maciel Gallery.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2-robb-putman-walter-maciel-gallery-770x1024.png)
Robb Putman Walter Maciel Gallery.
![Skylar Fein, Brian Gross Gallery.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3-skyler-fein-brian-gross-gallery-1024x750.png)
Skylar Fein, Brian Gross Gallery.
![Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon, Rebekah Goldstein, Cult Aimee Friberg Exhibitions.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/4-jacqueline-kyomi-gordon-rebekah-golstein-cult-aimee-friberg-exhibitions-1024x767.png)
Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon, Rebekah Goldstein, Cult Aimee Friberg Exhibitions.
![Anna Virnich, Toby Christian, RH Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-Anna-virnich-toby-christian-RH-Contemporary-1024x660.png)
Anna Virnich, Toby Christian, RH Contemporary.
![Jason Gringler, RH Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/6-jason-gringler-RH-Contemporary-603x1024.png)
Jason Gringler, RH Contemporary.
![Lat Naylor, Jordan Faye, Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/7-lat-maylor-jordon-faye-contemporary-1024x782.png)
Lat Naylor, Jordan Faye, Contemporary.
![Yrjo Edelmann, Tanget Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/8-yrjo-edelmann-Tangnet-contemporary-1024x778.png)
Yrjo Edelmann, Tanget Contemporary.
![David Fought, Traywick Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/9-david-fought-trawick-contemporary-1024x757.png)
David Fought, Traywick Contemporary.
![Derrick Velasquez, Pentimenti.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10-derrick-velasquez-pentimenti-1024x953.png)
Derrick Velasquez, Pentimenti.
![Ryan Wallace, Mark Moore Gallery.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11-ryan-wallace-mark-moore-gallery-622x1024.png)
Ryan Wallace, Mark Moore Gallery.
![Brian Wills, Quint Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12-brian-wills-quint-contemporary-746x1024.png)
Brian Wills, Quint Contemporary.
![Christoph Robner, Romer Young Gallery.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12.1-christoph-robner-romer-young-gallery-1024x670.png)
Christoph Robner, Romer Young Gallery.
![Paul Wackers, Eleanor Harwood Gallery.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/13-paul-wackers-eleanor-harwood-galllery-1024x750.png)
Paul Wackers, Eleanor Harwood Gallery.
![Dave Eggers, Electric Works.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/14-dave-eggers-electric-works-1024x749.png)
Dave Eggers, Electric Works.
![Dharma Strasser, Traywick Contemporary.](https://www.sfaq.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/15-dharma-strasser-trawick-contemporary-1024x766.png)
Dharma Strasser, Traywick Contemporary.