San Francisco galleries usher in the new year, with many new exhibitions opening this weekend and the next. Here are some of our selections for these first exhibitions of 2015.
 
Matt Keegan
January 8 – February 28, 2015
Reception: January 8, 7 pm
Altman Siegel
49 Geary Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102

Matt Keegan, Alphabet Soup (white), 2012. Digital c-print, 69 3/16 x 50 1/2 inches. Courtesy of Altman Siegel Gallery.

Matt Keegan, Alphabet Soup (white), 2012. Digital c-print, 69 3/16 x 50 1/2 inches. Courtesy of Altman Siegel Gallery.

 

Linda Connor, Patsy Krebs, Won Ju Lim, David Maisel, Tokihiro Sato, David Simpson
Goethe’s Chamber
January 8 – February 28, 2015
Reception: January 8, 5:30 pm
Haines Gallery
49 Geary Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

David Maisel, History’s Shadow GM3, 2010. Archival pigment print, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Haines Gallery.

David Maisel, History’s Shadow GM3, 2010. Archival pigment print, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Haines Gallery.

 

Andrea Way
Off the Grid: Recent Works on Paper
January 8 – February 28, 2015
Reception: January 10, 4 pm
Brian Gross Fine Art
248 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Andrea Way, Fog and Ice, 2013. Ink and acrylic on paper, 30 × 22 inches. Courtesy of Brian Gross Fine Art.

Andrea Way, Fog and Ice, 2013. Ink and acrylic on paper, 30 × 22 inches. Courtesy of Brian Gross Fine Art.

 

Off the Shelf: Mass Market Multiples Objects from the Collection of Lawrence Banka & Judith Gordon
January 8 – January 31, 2015
Reception: January 10, 3 pm
Gregory Lind Gallery
49 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Jenny Holzer, Boredom/Protect golf balls, 1992. Ink on golf ball, 1.75 inches in diameter each. Photo © Lloyd Hryciw. Courtesy of Gregory Lind Gallery.

Jenny Holzer, Boredom/Protect golf balls, 1992. Ink on golf ball, 1.75 inches in diameter each. Photo © Lloyd Hryciw. Courtesy of Gregory Lind Gallery.

 

Dashiell Manley
Time seems sometimes to stop
January 9 – February 21, 2015
Reception: January 9, 11 am
Jessica Silverman Gallery
488 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Dashiell Manley, The New York Times, Tuesday September 23 2014, national edition Southern California (front page), 2014. Watercolor pencil on canvas, 96 1/4 x 72 1/4 inches. Courtesy of Jessica Silverman Gallery.

Dashiell Manley, The New York Times, Tuesday September 23 2014, national edition Southern California (front page), 2014. Watercolor pencil on canvas, 96 1/4 x 72 1/4 inches. Courtesy of Jessica Silverman Gallery.

 

Sarah Thibault
Staycation
January 9 – February 27, 2015
Reception: January 7, 6 pm
Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art
1 Sutter Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94104

Sarah Thibault, White Girl Blues, 2014. Various media, 72 x 24 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art.

Sarah Thibault, White Girl Blues, 2014. Various media, 72 x 24 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art.

 

Sandow Birk, Anthony Discenza, Charles Gute, Nina Katchadourian, LigoranoReese, Walter Robinson, John Slepian
GARBLE
January 10 – February 14, 2015
Reception: January 10, 4 pm
Catharine Clark Gallery
248 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Anthony Discenza, The Dawn Equations, 2014. Inkjet on found paper, 7 x 4 1/4 inches, unframed. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.

Anthony Discenza, The Dawn Equations, 2014. Inkjet on found paper, 7 x 4 1/4 inches, unframed. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.

 

Francesca Pastine
Totem
January 10 – February 21, 2015
Reception: January 10, 4 pm
Eleanor Harwood Gallery
1295 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Francesca Pastine, ARTFORUM 49 Ori Olokun, Mask Series, 2014. Cut ARTFORUM magazine  Plexiglas, screws, 13 1/4 x 14 inches, unframed. Courtesy of Eleanor Harwood Gallery.

Francesca Pastine, ARTFORUM 49 Ori Olokun, Mask Series, 2014. Cut ARTFORUM magazine, Plexiglas, screws, 13 1/4 x 14 inches, unframed. Courtesy of Eleanor Harwood Gallery.

 

Richard Hoblock
Richard Hoblock: New Paintings
January 14 – February 13, 2015
Reception: January 13, 6 pm
Anthony Meier Fine Arts
1969 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

A selection from Richard Hoblock: New Paintings at Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, 2014. Courtesy of Anthony Meier Fine Arts.

A selection from Richard Hoblock: New Paintings at Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, 2014. Courtesy of Anthony Meier Fine Arts.

 

Mark Benson
How Was Your Weekend?
January 16 – February 14, 2015
Reception: January 16, 6 pm
Ever Gold Gallery
441 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

A selection from Mark Benson's How Was Your Weekend? at Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco 2014. Courtesy of Ever Gold Gallery.

A selection from Mark Benson’s How Was Your Weekend? at Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco 2014. Courtesy of Ever Gold Gallery.

 

Ben Peterson
January 17 – February 28, 2015
Reception: January 17, 6 pm
Ratio 3
2831 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Ben Peterson, Nowy Swiat, 2014. Ceramic and paint, 17 x 13 x 10 inches. Courtesy of Ratio 3.

Ben Peterson, Nowy Swiat, 2014. Ceramic and paint, 17 x 13 x 10 inches. Courtesy of Ratio 3.

 

Tucker Nichols
New Paintings
January 23 – March 6, 2015
Reception: January 23, 6 pm
Gallery 16
501 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Tucker Nichols, Untitled (br1420), 2014. Enamel and graphite on paper, 8.5 x 11 inches. Courtesy of Gallery 16.

Tucker Nichols, Untitled (br1420), 2014. Enamel and graphite on paper, 8.5 x 11 inches. Courtesy of Gallery 16.

 

Zak Smith and William T. Vollmann
It’s My Job to Be A Girl
January 24 – March 7, 2015
Reception: January 24, 6 pm
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
2747 19th Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94114

William T. Vollmann, The Book of Dolores. Gum bichromate print. Courtesy of Steven Wolf Fine Arts.

William T. Vollmann, The Book of Dolores. Gum bichromate print. Courtesy of Steven Wolf Fine Arts.