AWE Traveling Exhibit at the UCSF Koret Center“Community is a Process,” Mission Neighborhood Centers class exhibit at the Tenderloin Museum with AWE Instructor Hugh Leeman and Tenderloin Museum Gallery Director Katie Conry
“I enjoyed the fun time and beautiful exhibit of so many talented Elder Artists. We are no longer “invisible or isolated” in the community! I’m inspired and might like to join them in the near future 🤩🌈💐”
Harry Wong – Curry Senior Center Opening
The Art With Elders Traveling Exhibits Program spotlights the creativity and vitality of our elder artists, and provides them with a presence, and a pathway to staying active and visible, in the community. Mobility can be an issue as we age, but it does not need to keep us from engaging fully, we can use the power of art, creativity, and community to enrich the journey of aging.
Through AWE’s Traveling Exhibits Program, artists stay connected to and visible in the community. AWE Program Artists create art in the classroom all year round, and are invited to enter work for our Annual Exhibit. In addition to exhibits of classwork done at our Partner Communities, each year, 100 representative artworks are chosen from about 400 entrants to be featured in our Annual Exhibit. Each artwork is displayed with a photo and biography of the artist. After the opening event for the artists, the works go out into the community to be exhibited in a variety of venues and online presentations throughout the year. Our exhibit venues have included the San Francisco International Airport, War Memorial Performing Arts Center, Rincon Center, Kadist Gallery, The UCSF Memory and Aging Center, the USF Koret Center, and many more. The works reach an estimated 500,000 viewers. For many, this sharing of art and community increases positive self-esteem and can have transformational emotional effects.
Works donated to AWE by the artists are for sale, proceeds directly support our ongoing programming. If you are interested in purchasing art please contact us at Info@artwithelders.org.
This exhibit, hosted by STAGES at Genentech, features artworks created by seniors participating in the Art With Elders (AWE) program. The exhibit is on display in buildings 34, 35, 42, and in The Edge Café through August 31. The exhibiting artists represent a diverse cross section of older adults from around the San Francisco Bay Area. Works are available for sale in the AWE Store.
Highlights Video
Asif, Hamida – Blue Cliffs – On Lok Peralta
Backlund, Eugene – Tropical, Flowers Golden Gate Park – Golden Gate Health Care
Bhatnagar, Usha – Home Away from Home – On Lok Peralta
Baillie Keith – Eukaryotic Cell Xsection – Openhouse
Bixby, Patricia – Untitled – Heritage on the Marina
Chan, Victoria – Falls – Cypress Golden Gate
Chen, Yu – Plein Air – Oak Center Towers
Chi, Sr. Madeline – Street Scene – Oakwood Atherton
Darcie, Barbara – Red Flowers – Central Gardens image
Duan, Qi Zhen – My Hometown – Oak Center Towers
Dubowsky, Miriam – Grazing – the Reutlinger Community
Fleming, Mary – Her Smile – Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center
Galinato, Natividad – Golden Gate Reflection – Curry Senior Center
Gibler, Louise – Still Life after Matisse – Lytton Gardens
Higgins, Irene – Put Down the Devices – On Lok Gee Center
Howard, Doris – Untitled – Heritage on the Marina
Ishiwatari, Tomiko – Abstract Series #1 – Laguna Honda
Kirkpatrick, Scott – Homage to Fernand Leger – Stella’s Care Home
Klug, Gretchen – Pink Panther – Raksha Care Home
Kristich, Yelena – Open Mind – Western Park Apartments
Lafferty, Chieko – De Kooning Woman – Western Park Apartments
Learned, Gloria – Bluebird – Heritage on the Marina
Leavitt, Jim – American Graffiti – Raksha Care Home
Lee, Rose – Untitled – Eden Villa
Li, Francis – The Red Vase – Western Park Apartments
Lindgren, John – California Dreamin’ – Laguna Honda Hospital
Mapp, Leleticia – Hearts – Excell Healthcare
Marenco, Blanca L., El Bano de Burbujas (Bubble Bath) – Mission Neighborhood Centers
Marenco, Blanca L. – La Casa Bonita – Mission Neighborhood Centers
Marksman, Ida – Bathers – Laguna Honda Hospital
Matsuda, Kay – Mermaid’s Domain – The Sequoias
McFarland, Jeff – Two Creatures – Laguna Honda Hospital
Meek, Bess – Mystifying Walk in Central Park – The Reutlinger Community
Nelson, Robert – California Beach – The Carlisle
Ng, Nina – Messy – Aspen Pacific Heights
Ojeda, Philip – Light House – On Lok Peralta
Ouyang, Kekun – Tiger and Eagle’s War – Oak Center Towers
Picirillo, Teresa – Warrior Woman with Bear – Laguna Honda
Sourivong, Lotchanna – Colorfield, Blue and Gray – Laguna Honda Hospital
Stokes, Carl – The World Inside – Laguna Honda Hospital
Trujillo, Maria – See Food – UCSF MAC
Wilkensen, Erik – Still Life with Herring 2- Ida’s Care Home
Wong Toy, Lucille – Untitled – Raksha
Wu, Zhi Ming – Ducks by the Lake – Oak Center Towers
Xi Fen Zhen – Colorful Still Life – Grove Street Extended Care
Yee, Cherk – Circle of Shrimp – Agesong laguna Grove
Pearl Yue – Old Woman – Western Park Apartments
Art With Elders at the Curry Senior Center – Community Partner Feature On location and online exhibit – May 19 – July 31, 2022 Opening Event at the Curry Senior Center Thurs. May 19, 2-4pm 315 Turk Street San Francisco, CA 94102
3D Gallery View:
Web View:
AWE Artists of The Curry Senior Center
Elisa Benedicto
Oh Deer
Penguin
Cecilia dela Cruz
Untitled
Sunflowers
Carnibal
San Francisco Skyline
Japanese Pagoda
Virginia Navarro
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Japanese Pagoda
Little Lamb
Maria Nelita Garcia
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Love Birds
Sunflowers
Emelita Torio
Carnibal
Rice Terraces Baguio City, Philippines
San Francisco Skyline
Japanese Pagoda
Patricia Hayashi
Abstract #1
Abstract #2
Abstract #3
Abstract #4
Lisa Grace Benedicto
The Old Pickup
AWE at Curry Senior Center Event Video
“A Visual Story Through Self” – Artists from the Art With Elders (AWE) program at Openhouse Bob Ross LGBTQ Senior Center and Coventry Place
Hosted by Spike’s Coffees and Teas
Tues. Jan. 4 – Mon. Jan. 31, 2022
A Visual Story Through Self
This exhibit, “A Visual Story Through Self,” features art and artists from the AWE program at the Openhouse Bob Ross LGBTQ Senior Center. Openhouse works to center the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults by providing opportunities to make social connections and build community. These artists encompass the dynamic diversity that enriches San Francisco. Their artworks were made in community art classes with Art With Elders. AWE uses technology and art to bridge the isolating divide of the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic. This show represents a rich tapestry of varied perspectives woven together through the dynamic language of visual art. These artists’ visual stories remind us that connection is an ongoing creative process that results in an ever-evolving community.
AWE at SF Women Artists
Tues. Jan. 11 – Fri. Mar. 4, 2022 – AWE at San Francisco Women Artists 647 Irving Street at 8th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 Opening Reception – Sat. Jan. 15, 2022, 2-4 pm
Featuring women of AWE and their work:
Hamida Asif – “Blue Cliffs” – On Lok Peralta
Victoria Chan – “Falls” – Cypress Golden Gate
Leleticia Mapp – “Hearts” – Excell Healthcare
Ida Marksman – “Bathers” – Laguna Honda Hospital
Bess Meek – “Mystifying Walk in Central Park” – The Reutlinger Community
Nina Ng – “Messy” – Aspen Transitional Healthcare Pacific Heights
Teresa Picirillo – “Warrior Woman with Bear” – Laguna Honda Hospital
Lotchanna Sourivong – “Colorfield Blue & Gray” – Laguna Honda Hospital
Yu Chen – “Plein Air” – Oak Center Towers
Irene IrishH Higgins – “Crane by the Shore” – On Lok Gee Center
Yelena Khristich – “Open Mind“ – Western Park Apartments
Gretchen Klug – “Home” – Raksha Care Home
Chieko Lafferty – “DeKooning Woman” – Western Park Apartments
Gloria Learned – “Bluebird” – Heritage on the Marina
Vanita Shah – “Log House” – On Lok Peralta
Maria Gladys Trujillo – “See Food” – UCSF Memory and Aging Center
A Few of Our Past Exhibits:
“Community is a Process” – AWE at the Tenderloin Museum
Featuring artists from the Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc., Coventry Place, and Laguna Honda Hospital
November 4, 2021 – January 7, 2022
“Community is a Process” is an exhibit featuring artists of the Art With Elders program and hosted by the Tenderloin Museum. The exhibiting artists are residents of the urban heart of San Francisco, although most originate from other parts of the world. The featured works speak to the continuously evolving process of building community in the midst of change, and many reflect expressions of the immigrant experience. Come out and learn about this diverse group of senior artists, and join the conversation. Share your impressions of the works and your notions of community building on our Community Conversation Board.
View a preview of the art on display below (click through- 5 pages):
