“A Bad Man is Hard to Blind” by Kate Hush
She Bends was founded to support historically marginalized craftspeople in the neon trade and is dedicated to fostering a more equitable future for neon art. Through public education, curatorial projects, artist programs, and research, the organization promotes diversity, sustainability, and innovation within the field.
These program push the boundaries of the neon medium beyond commercial signage into the realm of fine art.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A Neon Renaissance
American Craft Magazine
Meet the new generation of makers transforming a glass art tradition.
By Jon Spayde
February 14, 2025
S.F. arts collective She Bends is shining bright, bending the norm
The San Francisco Chronicle
By Heather Kathryn Ross July 10, 2024
Neon will never die: Inside the Bay Area movement devoted to the glowing art
Mercury News
Often associated with seedy motels, strip clubs and Raymond Chandler novels, neon is making a surprising comeback in the Bay.
By John Metcalfe, November 12, 2024
recent exhibitions
SHE BENDS: NEON AS SOULCRAFT
Museum of craft and design, SF
july 20 - november 24, 2024
FIRST LIGHT: rituals in glass and neon
Contemporary jewish museum, SF
dec 6, 2023- april 28, 2024
redefining neon legacy
Museum of glass, tacoma
feb-oct 2023
Residencies
Kacie Lees
2022 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, LOS ANGELES
Jude Abu Zaineh
2021 Artist in Residence, San Francisco
