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Highlights at Togonon
Summer 2009
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Welcome
to our seasonal "Highlights at Togonon" which will come to you
quarterly. In our effort to significantly reduce our hard copy
printing, we hope that this will be the best way for us to bring you up
to date.
-Julina Togonon, Gallery Director
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Malcolm Lubliner
 The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
has collected Malcolm Lubliner's portraits of mid-century artists from
his time as the principal photographer for the Los Angeles Museum of
Art's historic Art and Technology Exhibition between 1969 and 1971.
Lubliner's photographs from this period are also in the collection of
the SFMOMA, LACMA, Oakland Museum and David Packard Collection, among
others.
View more works by Malcolm Lubliner
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Hiroyo Kaneko
 The
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has recently acquired Hiroyo
Kaneko's photograph (see right) from her "Three Cornered World"
series. She is a recent recipient of the Santa Fe Prize for Photography,
2009, which was juried by Charlotte Cotton, Curator and Head of the
Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography, Los Angeles County Museum
of Art (LACMA).
View more works by Hiroyo Kaneko
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Servando Garcia
 The
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum is showcasing regional artists in
their annual "Call for Entries" exhibition including the work of
Servando Garcia. He is one of four artists that were honored in their
selection for this event.
View more works by Servando Garcia
Read a recent article on the work of Servando Garcia
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David Johnson
 David
Johnson is currently in an exhibition at the San Francisco Planning +
Urban Research Association's (SPUR) new headquarters in the SOMA
neighborhood. His photograph captures the famous Fillmore Jazz District
in the late 1940's. This exhibition examines the history of citymaking
in San Francisco curated by Benjamin Grant: www.spur.org
View more works by David Johnson
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Leo Valledor
 Leo
Valledor was part of the Decorator Showcase, 2009 "History of the San
Francisco Art Institute" during the months of July and May. San
Francisco Art Institute's Hou Hanru curated this special exhibition of
SFAI alumni. To coincide with this event, Togonon Gallery
launched SFAI Revisited Exhibitions for May and June, 2009.
View more works by Leo Valledor
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Jack Fulton
 Jack
Fulton's photographs were published in two recently released books:
Architecture and Nature: Creating the American Landscape by Sarah
Bonnemaison & Christine Macy and Spaced Out: Radical Environments
of the Psychedelic Sixties by Alastair Gordon. These two books
feature Fulton's images, made in the 1970's, of 'radical' architecture
such as geodesic domes and alternatively constructed houses.
View more works by Jack Fulton
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Togonon Gallery participated in 6 Local Auctions
Togonon
Gallery participated in 6 Local Auctions, including: Small
Treasures Spring Art Auction (Visual Aid), Headland's Benefit Auction,
University of California San Francisco, AIDS Health Project, Pacific
Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition (PAAWBAC), Academy of Friends,
San Francisco and Californians for Centro Para Los Adolescentes de San
Miguelde Allende, (CASA).
Our heartfelt thanks to the
following artists who donated their art: Lucia Zegada, Jessica Skloven,
Aileen Chong, Ben Needham, Kelvin Ming Young, Johanna Poethig, David
Johnson, Servando Garcia, and Xuchi Naungayan Eggleton.
View the work of these artists here.
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Togonon Gallery Artist Talk - Viva Paredes
 Viva
Paredes, artist & John Killacky (moderator), San Francisco
Foundation's Program Officer for Art & Culture, discuss Viva's
sculpture and art process before a very interested crowd, June 13, 2009.
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Togonon Gallery Artist Talk - Jack Fulton & David Johnson
 Photographers
Jack Fulton & David Johnson,
artists with moderator Darcy Padilla, photographer & lecturer at
the San
Francisco Art Institute, captivate their audience with stories about
the
development of their careers in photography, June 20, 2009. David
Johnson studied under the photography school's founder, Ansel
Adams. Jack Fulton later held the same department chair as the
illustrious photographer.
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Kay Flavell, New Pacific Studio
A
warm welcome to Kay Flavell, Director of New Pacific Studio (NPS), Mt.
Bruce, New Zealand and Pacific Writer's Cottage, who is in the Bay Area
for the summer. NPS (www.newpacificstudio.org) is Togonon Gallery's Pacific partner.
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Asia Society
Togonon
Gallery will host Asia Society's Young Professionals Group
(Tuesday, July 28) for a chance to engage two emerging Asian American
artists, Ted Lincoln and Adrianne Watson featured in the current
Togonon Gallery exhibit, Painting, Sculpture, and Works on Paper. To
register for this event, please call Asia Society directly at
415-421-8707 or visit online.
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Harana
Togonon
Gallery will co-host a fundraiser and private screening of the trailer
of Harana, a documentary film by Benito Bautista about a musical
tradition in the Philippines that's nearing extinction on Wednesday,
July 29,6-8 p.m. For more information, please contact Harana
Producer Fides Enriquez at 415.613.0584.
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Exhibitions
July 2-August 2, 2009
Plural Notions
Ted Lincoln
Tricking
Out
Adrianne
Watson
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August 6-27, 2009
Liberating
Landscapes
Kristen van Diggelen,
Tomashi Jackson,
Bernardo Poggi Leigh,
Klea McKenna,
Ben Needham,
Jackson Kyle Patterson
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Visit Us
77 Geary Street 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
415.398.5572
togonongallery.com
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About Us
Grounded
in a sense of history, Togonon Gallery strives to expand the definition
of contemporary art by nurturing artists with a distinguished scope of
diversity. Our goal is to make art buying and collecting a rewarding
experience for the novice, intrepid art enthusiasts and seasoned
collectors. For over 15 years, Togonon Gallery has assisted private,
corporate, and museum collections select art to meet their unique needs.
Togonon
Gallery, a member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association,
participates in First Thursday gallery openings. For hours and current
exhibition information, please see our website: www.togonongallery.com |
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