Bay Area artist, Sadie Barnette, opened her first solo show, “Inheritance” at Jessica Silverman Gallery back in February of this past year (2022). I am enamored by the way Sadie can translate ideas across so many disciplines and processes - installation, photography, wallpaper, drawing, sculpture, and yes, Neon. Interview with Sadie and Shawna
Read More“The Storytellers” is a multimedia world of glowing installations created by Maldonado that dives ever deeper into both the artist's personal memories and her physical practice of Neon bending, as well as other disciplines.
Read Morethe Coca Cola billboard is almost as old as the invention of the Neon sign itself. When it was erected in 1937 with REAL neon, it was just 14 years after the first Neon tube was exhibited at The World’s Fair. The Golden Gate Bridge opened the same year and The Bay Bridge was opened the year prior. Both were projects that were initiated as a part of The New Deal. Our Coca-Cola sign was a symbol of an important San Francisco era.
Read MoreMany of these companies include "about" sections on their website. They describe their love of neon and the discovery of a gap in the market for a more eco-friendly alternative. First of all, there's hardly a gap.
Read More27 artists from around the world participate in Colorado edition.
Read MoreRecap of our opening night, featuring a select group of our California artists.
Read MoreBrand new work from Anika Rivers, Oakland CA
Read MoreRe-cap of San Francisco She Bends with The Midway
Read MoreMeryl Pataky interviews veteran bender, Shawna Peterson in Berkeley California
Read MoreKacie Lees approved for an experimental neon art space on Governors Island, NY for the Summer of 2018!
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