Jerome Caja in TINY BUBBLES Group Art Exhibition

San Francisco Arts Commission Includes Jerome’s Paintings

Come and check out the new San Francisco Arts Commission exhibition, TINY BUBBLES. This is the newest show to include Jerome Caja’s work, which opens on May 3rd and runs through August 19th at the San Francisco Art Commission Main Gallery (Veterans War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, across the street from City Hall). The group show features nine artists whose work is autobiographical, dark, imaginative, and humorous, and includes approximately 45 of Jerome’s pieces. Many of these Jerome paintings have not been exhibited publicly in decades, if at all. See the details below.

​Thank You Steven Wolf, Meg Shiffler & Maysoun Wazwaz
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Last month I was thrilled to get a call from Steven Wolf (independent curator & gallerist) asking if I could help locate some of Jerome’s art. Steven has long been a champion and lover of Jerome’s work. He was looking for a wide range of Jerome’s art — tip trays, crinkle paintings, container paintings, reliquaries, etc. — from San Francisco collectors. It was important for Steven to have Jerome in this show.

In addition, I want to give a very special shout out and thank you to both Meg Shiffler (Director of SFAC Galleries) and Maysoun Wazwaz (Manager of Education and Public Programs at SFAC Galleries) for making all the thankless, logistical work that goes into creating a show like Tiny Bubbles.

This has been a really enjoyable and lovely experience and I’m happy The Jerome Project could help with this endeavor!

​by Anthony Cianciolo

Painting Detail - by Jerome Caja
Miss Piggy Serving Ham & Eggs
Circa 1990

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Tiny Bubbles

TINY BUBBLES: A group exhibition curated by Steven Wolf

Tiny Bubbles is a group exhibition curated by independent curator and former gallerist Steven Wolf. The show features nine artists known for producing dark and often funny narratives set in imaginary worlds filled with characters that mirror their own searches for meaning. "Like bubbles in a glass of champagne, the effect of sharing space with these dramatically different worlds will be one of prickly effervescence," says Wolf.

With projects ranging from a multimedia installation by media and video game artist Porpentine Charity Heartscape to a new video collaboration by regional luminaries J. Otto Seibold and Boots Riley to audio by the anonymous prankster Longmont Potion Castle, Tiny Bubbles is sure to challenge and delight visitors.

EXHIBITION DETAILS
​May 3, 2017 through to August 19, 2017
SFAC Main Gallery (Veterans Building)
401 Van Ness, Ste. 126
San Francisco, CA 94102
Hours: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM​

OPENING RECEPTION
​One night only on May 3, 2017
​SFAC Main Gallery (Veterans Building)
Hours: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

ARTISTS: Jerome Caja, Lisa Hanawalt, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Longmont Potion Castle, Megan Reed, Kate Rhoades, J. Otto Seibold and Boots Riley, and V. Vale.

Image Credit: Lisa Hanawalt, Birds Hungry for Worms, 2014.

​All SFAC Galleries & exhibitions are free to the public.