Walter and McBean Galleries explained

The Walter and McBean Galleries were located at in Russian Hill, as part of the former San Francisco Art Institute's Chestnut campus.^{[1] [2]} It has presented an influential program of exhibitions highlighting innovative work by emerging artists and experimental work by more established artists, from throughout the United States and abroad.^[3]

Directors

• Philip E. Linhares (from 1967 to 1972, and 1973 to 1977) he curated "important and often experimental shows during his ten-year tenure, including [...] solo exhibitions of Wally Hedrick, Bruce Conner, William T. Wiley, Imogen Cunningham, Gladys Nilsson, Carlos Villa, and Bruce Nauman."^[4] Linhares went on to work with Mills College, and became Chief Curator at the Oakland Museum of California in 1990.^[5]
• Helene Fried (in the 1980s)^[6]
• Karen Moss (from 1999 to 2004)^[7]
• Hou Hanrou (from 2006 to 2012)^[8]
• Andrew McClintock (interim director from August 2012 to September 2013),^[9] he co-curated the Gutai exhibition in 2013.^[10]
• Hesse McGraw (from June 2013 to August 2017)
• Katie Hood Morgan (from 2017 to September 2018)^[11]

External links

• San Francisco Art Institute Website
• Review of Geography of Transterritories Exhibition on Art Practical
• SF Gate Interview with Andrew McClintock
• Gutai at San Francisco Art Institute

Notes and References

1. http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/gallerycrawl/profile.jsp?essid=14668 "Walter and McBean Galleries at SFAI"
2. Web site: Artist Experiments Underwater and Upside Down at SFAI . 2022-12-10 . . 23 September 2015 . en-us.
3. http://www.sfstation.com/walter-and-mcbean-diego-rivera-galleries-b4353 "Walter and McBean Galleries"
4. Web site: The Third Golden Age: A Conversation with Phil Linhares SFAI . 2017-03-31 . sfai.edu . en.
5. News: Oakland curator ties up a career in McMillen show . . 2017-03-31.
6. Web site: Board of Directors . 2017-03-31 . Shipyard Trust for the Arts . en-US.
7. News: 2014-03-31 . CV/BIOGRAPHY . en-US . Karen Moss . 2017-03-31.
8. Web site: Hou Hanru Appointed Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs and Chair of Exhibiti Art & Education . 2017-03-31 . Art & Education . en.
9. Web site: Bowles . Nellie . 2013-05-17 . McClintock - art innovation in print . 2022-12-10 . . en-US.
10. Web site: Bigman . Alex . 2013-02-06 . Five Gallery Shows Featuring Emerging, Established and Historical Artists . 2022-12-10 . 7x7 Bay Area . en.
11. Web site: Hotchkiss . Sarah . September 20, 2018 . What Happens When All the Curators Are Gone? . 2022-12-10 . . en-us.