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ART COMMITTEE
Contact Paul if you would like to stage a future art show at UUSF.
See below for descriptions of past and upcoming shows.
Flowers from a Painter's Garden
Come and explore the enchanting world of Diane Devine's new exhibit, "Flowers from a Painter's Garden," in the Kings Gallery, running until April 27! We warmly invite you to join us for a delightful artist's reception on Sunday, March 30, from 12:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
Artistry Unveiled: A Journey with Barbara and Gordon Sizelove
November and December 2024
The UUSF Art Committee presented "Artistry Unveiled," an event that showcases the creative journey of artists Barbara and Gordon Sizelove.
View artworks created by Barbara and Gordon Sizelove both the Thomas Starr King Room and Martin Luther King Room. Barbara and Gordon Sizelove are accomplished artists based in San Francisco, each with a unique artistic journey and style. Barbara, educated at Boston University and the San Francisco Art Institute, has been creating diverse artworks for over 40 years, including linocuts and acrylic paintings. Gordon, a Boston native, is known for his vibrant, biomorphic paintings influenced by Renaissance art and modern concepts, having transitioned to full-time painting after retiring from teaching. Both artists actively engage with the local art community, showcasing their work and exploring various themes in their art.
Family and Friends Show
Fall 2024
This show highlighted artwork by members and friends of UUSF in both the Thomas Starr King Room and Martin Luther King Room. The exhibits showcased a diverse range of artistic styles and mediums, including paintings and photography. Visitors could explore the unique perspectives and talents of the UUSF community, as well as discover new works from local artists. The King's Gallery is open to the public during regular church hours, providing a space for creativity and inspiration to flourish within the congregation and beyond.
Summer 2024:
Karen Ande and Lisa Gale Garrigues
Karen Ande is a San Francisco-based social documentary and portrait photographer who began documenting the AIDS epidemic in 2002. Her work has been featured in various media outlets, including the award-winning 2010 book, Face to Face: Children of the AIDS Crisis in Africa. Karen has also raised funds for organizations helping orphaned children. Learn more about Karen at https://www.karenande.com/.
Lisa Gale Garrigues started her photography journey at City College of San Francisco with an old-fashioned 4x5 camera. She quickly switched to smaller formats and worked as a freelance journalist and photographer in South and North America. Recently, she has branched out to experiment and transform her photos with digital manipulation. The show "Wild Life," which captures moments of engagement with the natural world: animals, birds, trees, and plants, includes some of these transformations. Learn more about Lisa at https://www.garriguesphotos.com/.
ELAINE PRATT
Elaine writes: As I create these abstract works, meaning emerges. Sometimes the meaning takes a hard turn or a soft spin. I follow my creative lead until it clicks. The process is very immersive and meditative. I crave the complexity that arises from my technique: 30 or more of my photos and drawings, layered and masked in Photoshop, distorted, used for texture, color, and shape. My work is dreamlike—a world of shapes and colors to get lost in. I’m inspired by nature, science, energy, and emotions. I embrace the happy accident, letting the image evolve and communicate for me. The abstract arises, sometimes unbidden, from the concrete.
Spring 2024: Charles Dabo
From March 10 to April 29, the UUSF Art Committee featured the artist Charles Dabo. Mr. Dabo aims to create artwork that connects to his cultural heritage and encourages contemplation and interest in various aspects. He uses geometric shapes in abstract compositions to explore optical illusions and traditional wisdom. Charles work is characterized by vivid colors, stylized mythical animals, and geometric shapes associated with West African proverbs and legends. He has been a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area since 1989, and the people, events, and cultural diversity here have an impact on his work. In 2023, the Portola District Community commissioned Charles to paint murals in the Portola District titled "Portola Gardens" and "Mother Earth and a Community of Gardeners." The murals aim to address issues such as carelessness, individualism, and a lack of empathy and is located on the sidewall of “Hey Neighbor Cafe” at the cul-de-sac of Burrows street.
Winter 2024: CHILDREN'S MULTICULTURAL MUSEUM ART SHOW!
Be surprised by this retrospective of colorful art work that has been shown at Davies Symphony Hall as part of the SFS Deck the Hall annual holiday tree. Easy-to-find materials become intriguing creations by children aged 5 to 12 years; this retrospective over several years shows each annual tree's unique multicultural themed and decorative crafts.
The Children's Multicultural Museum was founded in 1986 by art advocates at the UU. Before COVID, free workshops were held at various sites, and the annual UU show featured selections from monthly workshops and from the SFS holiday tree. During the shelter-in-place workshops and the in-round SFS holiday tree exhibit, the annual UU shows were pivoted to online at the UU art webpage and in person in MLK and TSK with the Origami for Peace and Art at Our Feet children's chalk drawings shows.
Art Committee member Andrei Glase is curator-in-charge of the Children's Multicultural Museum.
Winter 2024: Artwork by Joy-Lily
Joy-Lily finds quilting to be a satisfying blend of her training as a graphic artist and her love of sewing. Since her first quilt, she has created bold original designs, and since then, she has never made a quilt from anybody else’s pattern. Her book, Carefree Quilts, encourages creativity by rearranging her original block patterns.
Since starting to quilt in 1986, she has been teaching quilting and has exhibited her quilts in many quilt shows and art exhibits. Her quilt, My Octopus’s Garden, took a second-place ribbon for art quilts in this year’s San Francisco Quilt Guild Show. Her quilt is Help, Hope, and Hallejulah! A quilt about the 2008 election was exhibited in two museums and published in two books of quilts about President Obama.
Recently, she has been exploring Improvisational Quilting. Like the theater technique, she starts a quilt with a few prompts and no clear idea of the finished piece. The Joy is in the journey, like life.
Fall 2023: Jamie Erfurdt
Jamie Erfurdt was born and raised in Colorado before moving to San Francisco to attend art school. She holds an MFA from the SF Art Institute as well as BFAs from the University of San Francisco and the Academy of Art. In 1981, she started teaching painting and holding small classes in her studio, and in the late 1980s, she launched a handprinted fabric business. In Berkeley, she owned an art gallery. Her work can be seen in museums and private collections all around the world.