December 7, 2024 – January 25, 2025
Opening reception: December 7, 4–7PM
SFArtsED gallery, 1275 Minnesota street, SF
Rooted in the belief that candid speech is essential to an open and free society, Truthtellers brings together a group of artists who dare speak truth to power. Their unique perspectives shed light on systemic rifts, injustices, and fissures in the collective imagination. The works on view expose obscured narratives and challenge paradigms that often go unquestioned or unnoticed. Here, direct and indirect forms of telling take place, from action-based interactions to meditative, reflective, and sometimes playful works, many of which are deeply personal.
The truthtellers in this exhibition are makers, mentors, disruptors, and community builders, facilitating transformation through socially engaged approaches. These artists, many of whom are also involved in the radical vocation of arts education – illuminate paths toward understanding and change. In this urgent moment, their acts of art-making inspire us to reimagine the status quo. Varied in material use and creative tactics, they empower others to seek their own personal truths.
Works are for sale, with proceeds benefiting the organization’s educational programs and the artists in equal measure.
image courtesy of the artist
Katie Dorame, Other Side – Dorothy as Werewolf,
18×16” oil and acrylic on canvas, 2018
