TSFF & SOMArts Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition

The San Francisco Foundation and SOMArts Cultural Center present a focused look at the future of the Bay Area visual and media arts landscape. The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition (September 3–29) showcases the work of promising visual artists from regional Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs working across disciplines and identifies young artists whose work intersects with emerging trends. Opening with a reception and awards ceremony Friday, September 6, 2013, 6:30–9pm, awards at 7:00pm, the exhibition surveys new work from the 27 recipients of the competitive Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fellowships and the Edwin Anthony and Adelaine Bourdeaux Cadogan Art Awards, administered by The San Francisco Foundation. The Fellowships provide a varying number of annual tuition awards of $5,000 to Bay Area Fine Arts graduate students in support of exploring and developing their artistic potential in digital art, film/video, hybrid practice, installation, mixed media, painting, photography and sculpture. Fellowship recipients were selected by Monica Ramirez-Montagut, Associate Director and Senior Curator of MACLA/San Jose Center for Latino Arts and Justin Hoover, Curator and Gallery Director of SOMArts Cultural Center. After careful evaluation of the 117 applicants, the panel recommended the following outstanding MFA visual art students to receive awards. ---FREE ACCOMPANYING EVENTS INCLUDE--- Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony Friday, September 6, 6:30–9pm, awards at 7pm Tuition awards will be presented by The San Francisco Foundation to all exhibiting artists. Bay Area Trajectories Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 6–8pm Moderated by curator, critic and educator Anuradha Vikram and featuring panelist Charles Desmarais, President of San Francisco Art Institute, seasoned artists and curators discuss how exhibiting artists reflect, extend and advance the rich history of art in the Bay Area. Makers, Music & Mimosas Saturday, September 28, 2013, 12–3pm An afternoon of artist-led creative workshops and live music. ---2013 AWARDEES & EXHIBITING ARTISTS--- Sarah Ammons, San Francisco Art Institute Javier Arbizu, San Francisco Art Institute Shay Arick, San Francisco Art Institute Megan Atherton, California College of the Arts Alex Bargas, California College of the Arts Michael Bartalos, Stanford University Daniel Bouthot, California College of the Arts Susannah Dotson, California College of the Arts Heather Engen, Mills College Jason Fritz Michael Glassford, University of California Berkeley Maral Hashemi, California College of the Arts Genevieve Hastings, San Francisco State University Chandler Daniel Holmes, San Francisco Art Institute Galen Jackson, Stanford University Victoria Jang, California College of the Arts Margaret Lawless, Mills College Monika Lukowska, San Francisco Art Institute Li Ma, San Francisco Art Institute Lila Maes, San Francisco Art Institute Golbanou Moghaddas, San Francisco Art Institute Eleanor Oakes, Stanford University Brittany M Powell, San Francisco State University Andrea Michelle Roberts, California College of the Arts Anna Meryl Rose, San Francisco Art Institute Geoffrey Traxler, San Francisco Art Institute Anja Ulfeldt, Stanford University Missy Weimer, San Francisco Art Institute ---ABOUT SOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER--- SOMArts (South of Market Arts, Resources, Technology, and Services) was founded in 1979 and operates the South of Market Cultural Center, one of four city-owned cultural facilities in San Francisco. SOMArts supports exhibitions, performances, classes and other collaborations that serve its mission: to promote and nurture art on the community level and foster an appreciation of and respect for all cultures. ---ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION--- The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) is the community foundation serving the Bay Area since 1948, granting more than $800 million over the past ten years. Through the generosity and vision of our donors, both past and present, TSFF granted $89 million in fiscal year 2012. TSFF brings together donors and builds on community assets through grantmaking, leveraging, public policy, advocacy, and leadership development to make a greater impact in our community. By focusing on people, organizations, neighborhoods, and policy, advocacy and organizing, the Foundation addresses community needs in the areas of community health, education, arts and culture, community development, and the environment. The San Francisco Foundation serves San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Mateo Counties. www.sff.org