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Alternative Galleries and Spaces

The following are loosely classified as ‘alternative’ galleries. These include colleges, non-profit and cooperative galleries, as well as some eclectic galleries with a different or 'alternative' agenda to the mainstream galleries (whose primary interest is sales.) Some alternative galleries don’t have as much status in the mainstream art world, but they lead to shows in other galleries, as well as some sales. The distinction may be a little fuzzy, but you can check out ArtNews for a pretty good idea of what the mainstream galleries are interested in and ArtWeek or SF Arts Monthly for more risky, local, or personal creative expression in 'alternative' venues.
    Because galleries frequently relocate or close, you should always call before you send slides. If you discover that a gallery is no longer in business, PLEASE let us know.

111 Minna Street Gallery ('05)
Curated shows, art & video events
111 Minna Street, (at 2nd Street) San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 974-1719 (Eiming Jung)
http://www.111minnagallery.com/

848 Community Space ('05)
Moved to Mission - see Counter Pulse

1078 Gallery ('05)
738 West 5th Street, Chico, CA 95928
(530)-343-1973
http://www.1078gallery.org/

ACCI GALLERY ('05)
Cooperative/Membership Gallery
1652 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 843-2527
http://www.accigallery.com/

Aegis Gallery of Fine Art ('05)
Cooperative gallery in Saratoga, representing 26 artists in various media including: oil painting, watercolor, pastel, collage, mixed media, monotype, photography, ceramics, bronze casting, glass work, jewelry. Prospective members are juried at monthly meetings-- 7:30 pm the last Monday of each month.  
14531 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070.  (408) 867-0171
http://aegisgallery.com

Aguirre Gallery
480 East 4th Ave.,
San Mateo, Calif. 94401
(650) 373-4900
Directions: North or South 101 to 3rd Ave. west exit, 4 lights to Claremont, turn left
http://www.aguirregallery.com/

Alameda Art Works
1068 The Alameda, San Jose, California
Elizabeth Parashis, email = artpages@earthlink.net

Albany Arts Gallery
1251 Solano Ave, Albany, CA
(510) 526-9558

Anni Ayers Forum Gallery
1859 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA
(510) 527-3085

Andrea Schwartz Gallery ('05)
333 Bryant St., Suite 180, (@ 2nd) SF
phone: 415.495.2090
http://www.asgallery.com/

ArtBeat Gallery 
Hours: Mon - Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-7pm
3266 - 21st St near Valencia, San Francisco, CA 94110
Ana Montano, Gallery Director, Tel/Fax (415) 643-8721 

The Art Explosion ('05)
2 Locations in San Francisco: 2425 17th Street (at Potrero) 744 Alabama Street
(at 19th). Call 1-877-ART-EXPL for more info.
www.theartexplosion.com/

The Artful Eye
Sculpture, Jewelry, Furniture, Paintings
316 Center St., Healdsburg, CA 95448.    707-433-9190

Artisans
a non-profit educational arts organization and gallery
78 E. Blithedale Ave. , Mill Valley.
Hours: Tues - Sat 11-6 Sun 12-5. d

Art Net  online only ('05)
Join fellow artists in sharing works together on the Internet.
Enjoy visiting artists studios and roaming the gallery
http://art.net

Arts Benicia Gallery ('05)
Gallery and performing arts venue. Current exhibits, calendar, and class schedule.
991 Tyler St, Benicia,CA.94510
www.artsbenicia.org/

Artseal ('05)
1847 Larkin St.,
San Francisco, CA 94109
http://www.artseal.citysearch.com/
artseal@pacbell.net

ArtShowOnline.com ('05)
Come and walk through our virtual arts and crafts festival featuring artists from around the world. You are bound to
find something you like!
http://dart.fine-art.com

ART-TECH - Silicon Valley Institute of Art and Technology ('05)
Seeking artists using emerging technologies in their work: digital photography, electronic art, interactive installations, robotics, etc. Submit resumes /portfolios.
(408) 929-9969
14300 Clayton Road
San Jose, CA 95127-5201
http://www.art-tech.org/

ARTwork ('05)
All-media exhibits at 27 locations year-round. Exhibiting over 600 individual works of art
Call the 24-hr exhibit HOTLINE. (415) 673-3080
120-artist member organization that arranges/curates exhibits in cafes, restaurants, corporate and public spaces. A great place to get started.

AWD Gallery
Address = 285 Shipley Street San Francisco, Ca. USA
Bert Benson or Ottilie Conot
Event email = jazznoir@hotmail.com
Phone = 415.487.9351

Badlands/Balazo Gallery
2811 Mission at 24th St., San Francisco

Base Gallery
BJ Heinley   bj@BaseArt.com
720 York St. #102, SF, CA 94107
415.401.9025 ph

Bay Area Arts Resource   online only (not to be confused with this site)
Galleries to show your work, or find new artists
Printmakers, Painters, Sculptors, Graphic and Computer Artists
Resources for the Arts, from grants to sources for stone and tools.

Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA (510) 295-1417
Hrs: Tues - Sun, noon -5:00pm. Fri- Sat til 8:00 p.m.

Berkeley Artisans
Berkeley CA

Blasthaus
Gallery exhibiting exclusively artists using technology. Producers of special events involving electronic music and digital media.
Box 420495, SF, CA 94142
415.789.8212 ext 1, contact@blasthaus.com

The Bridge Gallery / SoMa Artists’ Co-op
Exhibit space for rent
689 Bryant Street (betw 4th& 5th Streets), San Francisco.
Best contact method: mail to Abbey Linfert (ArtistEye subscriber) ABISART@aol.com

Canessa Gallery
708 Motgomery Street San Francisco @ Columbus
Charles Sholten   Event email = csholten@aol.com
Phone = 415 927 2559

CCAC-South Gallery
California College of Arts and Crafts
5212 Broadway (at College), Oakland, CA
Phone = 510.594.3666

California College of Arts and Crafts
Graduate Student Gallery
2nd Floor, 1111 Eighth Street @ Irwin,
San Francisco, CA
name = Heather Johnson, Event email = hlj@slip.net

Cecile Moochnek Gallery
1809D Fourth St (Upstairs), Berkeley, CA 94710
Cecile Moochnek, art@cecilemoochnek.com
510-549-1018

Cell   /  Crucible Steel Gallery
2050 Bryant , San Francisco, CA 94110
(between 18th and 19th on  Bryant)
415-648-7562   cell@sirius.com

CITY ART
Looking for unique, exciting, well-priced art --painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media. . Bring a representation of your work, a biography is encouraged.
828 Valencia, SF next to Timo's  (415)970-9900
email = cityart@earthlink.net Jehfree or Christian

The Clay Studio / Space 743
743 Harrison St, SFCA 94107
A multipurpose art space -- we offer ceramic classes, artists' studios and an 1100 square foot exhibition space
claystudio@aol.com (John DeLois)

College of Marin Art Gallery
College of Marin, Fine Art Building, Kentfield, CA
415-924-6690

Counter Pulse ('05)
CounterPULSE provides support and low cost resources for emerging artists, serving as an incubator space to create socially relevant, diverse, community-based art in San Francisco. CounterPULSE works towards a world that celebrates a diversity of race, class, ability, gender identity & sexual orientation. No one will be turned away for lack of money for any event held at CounterPULSE.
1310 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
415.626.2060
http://www.counterpulse.org/

The Crucible
1035 Murray Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Linda DeLaurenti   email = crucible@jps.net
510-843-5511

Crucible Steel Gallery
2050 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94110
(btwn. 18th & 19th Street)

Danville Fine Arts Gallery
233 Front St., Danville CA 94526.
Gallery hours: 12-5 Wed-Sat.
(925) 838 1959.

Diego Rivera Gallery
San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut St, San Fran, CA

Elemental Arts
104 University Ave.,Old Town district, Los Gatos, CA,
All artwork shown on a consignment basis. High quality artwork, comfortable, homey atmosphere.
Tracy Halgren tracy@elemental-arts.com
408.867.2701

The Epperson Gallery
1400 Pomona St., Crockett, Ca 94525
P.O. box 422
2400 ft gallery space providing a venue for northern California Artists.
Gerald Epperson  Eppersongallery@home.com

ESP Gallery
305 Valencia St. (@ 14th) SF
415.252.8191
hours: Thurs - Sat (12 noon - 4 pm)
e-mail: signprod@sirius.com

Evolving Space
536 Pacific Ave. (@ Kearny)
phone: 415.989.2992
hours: Tue- Fri,11 am - 6 pm, Sat,12 noon - 5 pm
e-mail: evolving@sirius.com

Excentrique Gallery
1409 R Street , Sacramento, CA 95814
916.446.1786
Hours: T-F 11 to 6pm  and by appointment.

The Fine Art Cafe
P.O. Box 7392, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
a Gallery/performance space planning to open a Sonoma County art space in the near future.
email   glenneth@sonic.net (Glenneth Lambert)

The Fog Gallery    Bay Area
FogGallery@aol.com
(510) 387-8800

Four Walls
Hrs: Wed-Sat 12-6pm.
3160a 16th St. (@ Guerrero) San Francisco (above kilowatt) 415-626-8515
hours: Wed - Sat,12 noon - 6 pm, Thu, 12 noon - 9pm
e-mail: fourwlls@sirius.com

Galeria de la Raza/Studio 24
2857 24th St., San Francisco ca 94110
415-826-8009

Gallery 9
143 Main Street
Los Altos, CA 94022 , 650-941-7969,

Gallery 16
not-for-profit artspace sponsored by Urban Digital Color, a service bureau in the bldg. Mostly conceptual work in various media by emerging and mid-career artists - 'pushing the prescribed boundaries that constrain definitions of "art"'. Hrs : Monday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm.
1616 16th Street, 3rd flr., between Kansas and Rhode Island, near
Potrero Hill, San Francisco.  hlj@slip.net

Gallery 101
720 York Street Studio 101, San Francisco
Phone 415-642-1832

Gallery Luscombe
3040 24th St., San Francisco CA
415-285-8545
hrs: Thursday - Sunday, 12 noon - 6 pm
email luscombe@sirius.com (Kelly Luscombe)

GalleryNOW   online
online gallery helping top-level artists get global exposure/sales.
5408 56th Commerce Pk Blvd., Tampa, FL 33610
email  Kris Kline: gallerynow@aol.com

Gallery on the Avenue
1402 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 344-7278    Event email = gallery@bcg.net

Gallery OBoy
Gallery and exhibit space for rent (+ 10% commission), slide registry, events. ‘Created by artists to help other artists’
Hrs: Tues-Sat. 12-5
557 Howard St., 2nd flr. rear, San Francisco, CA 94105. (Madeleine Nieto) 415-974-5667

Gallery Ovissi
1425 Park Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608

Gallery Saratoga
20215 Blauer Dr., Saratoga, CA 95070, (408) 867-0458,
event email: artsite@geocities.com

The Gallery Upstairs
Keeble & Schuchat, 290 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306
Hrs M-S, 9-5:30pm
(650) 327-8996

Hang
(Gallery) 'Fine art for the rest of us' by exceptional Bay Area emerging artists.
556 Sutter St., San Francisco CA 94102
hrs: M-S, 10-6; Sun 12-5
(415) 434-HANG

Hunter’s Point Artists - SF

Integrated Arts
Cohen Alley,
500 Ellis St btw Hyde /Leavenworth
San Francisco
(510) 841-1466
iarts@integratedarts.org

i-Theo.com online gallery
Online marketplace dedicated to the needs of independent and emerging visual artists. Artists will be able to promote, market and sell their work to a world of new collectors, without the barriers of gallery walls.

The Lab
Interested in performance, installation art
2948 16th St., San Francisco, CA 94103.   (415) 864-8855
Hrs: Wed-Sat, 12-5 PM
http://www.jeddesign.com/arttease.htm

Laney College Art Gallery
900 Fallon Street, Oakland

Light Leak Gallery   Bay Area  
A cooperative storefront exhibition space. Shows run for two weeks.
400 Haight Street @ Webster SF,CA 94117
Contact: Tod Wohlfarth 415.487.1274
lightleakgallery@hotmail.com

Los Medanos College Art Gallery
hrs: Tues, Wed, Thu, 12:30-2:30pm & 6:30-8:30pm
2700 East Leland Rd., Pittsburg, CA 94565    439-2185 x493

The Luggage Store Gallery
3 locations:
1000 Market St. (work is viewed through street windows),
1007 Market, San Francisco CA, 94103 (1500 sq. ft.)
Ellis & Leavenworth (smaller space)
(Darryl Smith) (415) 255-5971

The Luggage Store
1007 Market Street (near 6th),
SF CA 94103
Laurie Lazer/Darryl Smith
luggagestore509@hotmail.com
415. 255-5971

Luscombe Gallery
3040 24th St. nr. Treat, San Francisco, CA 94110
Hrs: Wed-Sat 12-5 or by appt.  (415) 285-854

Lynn House Gallery
809 1st Street, Antioch, CA 
925-779-7018

M Gallery
31 Union Street, San Jose, CA

Market St.Gallery
1554 Market st. at Van Ness Av. San Francisco CA
ronaldnewman@hotmail.com

Melting Point Gallery
1340 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94103,   (415) 861-0580

The Mill and Short Gallery
555 Sutter Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94102

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission at 24th Street (BART 24th St)
415-821-1155

New Langton Arts
1246 Folsom St., San Francisco, California 94103.  
(415) 626-5416
Hrs: Wed - Sat, 12-5 pm

A New Leaf Gallery
1286 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA 94706
510-525-7621  newleaf@ibm.net

Nexus Gallery
2701 8th Street, Berkeley
(510)549-0703

Nina Homisak Gallery
1580 Solano Ave # C, Berkeley, CA

Octavia's Haze Gallery
498 Hayes Street @ Octavia Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
http://www.octaviashaze.com/html/events.html
octaviashaze@mindspring.com
Phone = (415) 255-6818

ODC Theater Gallery
3153 17th Street, SF
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 2:00pm - 5:00pm For More
Information: Call 415-626-6745

OffLine
Seeks digital artists. Online gallery. National promoter and distributor of independent films and videos as well as a national television screening, arts organization, and internet resource with two branch offices (Seattle, WA and Ithaca, NY). Premiere video arts resource site for independents. scott noegel, (snoegel@u.washington.edu).

Other Cinema   Bay Area
Other Cinema is a weekly series of experimental and unusual film hosted by SF local hero Craig Baldwin.
992 Valencia, San Francisco, CA

The Photography Center
50 Scott St, San Francisco, CA.  (415) 554-9522

Place Pigalle
520 Hayes Street (at Octavia) San Francisco. (415) 552-2671
Event email = robin@place-pigalle.com

Pottery 7
1709 9th Ave 9 (near Moraga St) in the Inner Sunset
(415)759-0595

PUSH
532 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94103.   (415) 487-1668 Hours:12-6, fri-sun

Pyramind Studio Gallery
39 Gilbert St., San Francisco, off Bryant betw. 6th & 7th Sts.
Studio: 415 863 - 8565 ,  Joseph: 707 824 - 9424
Open 9 - 5, Mon. - Fri.  

Rayon Vert
local and new artists, an abundance of unique and original objects.
3187 16th St (at Guerrero.)
San Francisco, CA 94103.
(415) 861-3516

Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery
1505 Warburton Ave. near Scott and El Camino, in Santa Clara.

Royal Ground Gallery 
2058 Mountain Blvd., Montclair
Hours Mon.-Sat. 6 a.m. - 9 p.m, Sun. 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. 
EBCB@aol.com 

Ruby Gallery
3602 20th Street @ Valencia, San Francisco
http://www.rubygallery.com
ruby@rubygallery.com (Laura James)
Phone = (415)550-8052

Sanchez Art Center
Mark Nobriga nobriga@sirius.com
1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, CA, 650-355-1894

San Bernardino Valley College
Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum
California State University, San Bernardino

San Francisco Art Institute
Walter/McBean Gallery
800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
Hours: M-F, 8.30 am - 5.30 pm.
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
sfacg@earthlink.net (Cheryl Coon)

S.F. Black and White gallery
Local photographers cooperative gallery.
San Francisco 868 Post St.@ Hyde, san francisco
tel: 415-447-7901
Contact@SFblackAndWhite.com

SF Camerawork ('05)
1115 Natoma St. (betw Mission & Howard)
415.764.1001
hours: Tues - Sat ,12 noon - 5 pm
SFCamerawork@sfcamerawork.org
http://www.sfcamerawork.org

San Francisco Center for the Book ('05)
Book arts. Exhibits, lectures.
Hrs: Mon- Fri, noon to 5:00 p.m.; Sat, noon to 4:00 p.m. Free.
300 de Haro at 16th, San Francisco.   (415) 565-0545.
email: info@sfcb.org
http://www.sfcb.org

San Francisco Zen Center Art Lounge
300 Page @ Laguna St.

San Pablo Arts Gallery
City of San Pablo Civic Center
13831 San Pablo Ave., San Pablo CA 94806

scene/escena
44 San Carlos St. San Francisco, CA 94110.   (415) 621-4104
Hrs by appt. only
e-mail: avecmoi@sirius.com

Sightings Gallery
435 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA 94107.  (415) 546-1132

SOARTS
The Local Art Network
625 Emerson St, Suite 200, Palo Alto CA 94301
http://www.soart.com
info@soarts.com (Patty)

SOMAR Gallery
Curated shows
934 Brannan (betw. 8th & 9th), San Francisco, CA 94103.  
(Carlos Loarca) 415-552-2131

Southern Exposure Gallery
Juried or curated shows
401 Alabama (Project Artaud Bldg.), San Francisco, CA 94103.  (415) 863-2141
email: soex@soex.org

Space 743
743 Harrison (between 3rd and 4th)
hours are Wed.- Sat. Noon - 5PM.

Stimulus Transmit
a monthly showcase of independent media artists exploring diverse and innovative approaches, subjects, and genres incuding political, narrative, experimental, documentary, conceptual, and personal work in the forms of film, video, animation, and zines.  Monthly interview with a featured artist.
p.o. box 40771, san francisco, ca 94140-0771
lsplan@slip.net  Contact: Laura Splan 415-641-4326

The Studio Gallery
654 Mission. (Betw New Montgomery/3rd) San Francisco, CA.
Peter Brabee  243-8670

Refusalon
20 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105.   (415) 546-0158
e-mail: refusaln@sirius.com

Richmond Art Center
25th and Barrett Ave. Richmond, Ca.

Sausalito Art Galleries
http://www.sausalitoartgalleries.com/

Terrain Gallery
165 Jessie St., 2nd floor, San Francisco,
betw 3rd & New Montgomery (just 1 block from MOMA).
(415) 543-0656.
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Toki Gallery
(connected to Leslie Ceramics)
1212 San Pablo Avenue at Gilman in Berkeley.
Sheryl Brock ceramics@claymedia.com

Vallejo Artists' Guild
24 local artists: art glass, poetry, masks, assemblage, sculpture, photography, watercolor, acrylic, oils
Francie Gross, vallejoartguild@artlover.com
Phone = 707.557.3319

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
734 Marin St Vallejo Ca 94590

Valley Art Gallery Bay Are
aNon-profit gallery of Bay Area Artists. Paintings for Sale & for Rent. Fine crafts and jewelry
1661 Botelho Drive, Suite 10, Palm Court, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925-935-4311

http://www.valleyartgallery.org/about/about_history.htm

Venue 9 Lobby Gallery
252 Ninth Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103
http://www.ftloose.org/
email
415-289-2000

Viva Gallery
1440 University Avenue nr. Acton, Berkeley.   (510) 548-3791

WCRC Art Gallery
3023 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
Margo Mercedes Rivera-Weiss
email
Phone 510-548-9286
http://www.wcrc.org/

Whole Gallery
575 Haight Street (at Steiner),
San Francisco, (415) 431-5636

Works Gallery
30 North 3rd. Street, San Jose, CA.

Worth Ryder Gallery
116 Kroeber hall
University of California
Bancroft at College, Berkeley

XYZ Gallery - online