*Figure Telling opens June 3rd!* *Opening reception 5:30pm*

Figure Telling, an exhibition of contemporary figuration, features a multigenerational cohort of Bay Area artists: Craig Calderwood, Sydney Cain, John Goodman, Afsoon Razavi, Josephine Taylor, and Heather Wilcoxon.

Utilizing low-end materials like fabric paint, polymer clay, found fabrics and fiber tip pens, San Francisco artist Calderwood creates intricate works rendered through a personal vernacular of symbols and patterns. Recalling the private languages that underground communities of queer and trans people used for safety for decades, Calderwood develops these patterns and symbols though research into history, personal narratives, and pop cultural moments. They then arrange them into constellations to tell stories both personal and fantasized.

Image:
Craig Calderwood
Summoners, 2020
Dimensional Paint, Acrylic Paint, Pen, Upholstery, Wooden Tapestry Clamp.
73” x 120”
On Loan from the Private Collection of C&E