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The first in a series of SFAC Gallery social & educational events
Event Location: Electric Works, 130 Eighth Street, at Minna Street
Ticket Price: $100, Space is limited to the first 100 people (ticket price can be applied toward the purchase of a print). To Purchase a Ticket: Call the SFAC Gallery at 415.554.6080
Gourmet delights by Taste Catering. Specialty cocktails from Lotus Vodka. Printmaking demonstration with Ala Ebtekar
The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery is proud to present ON YOUR MARK, featuring critically acclaimed Bay Area artist Ala Ebtekar (courtesy of Gallery Paule Anglim). ON YOUR MARK will begin with a reception and informal dialogue with the evening’s featured artist at Electric Works, a gallery and renowned print publisher, followed by a live printmaking demonstration. This intimate event will yield a limited number of prints that will be sold to benefit the SFAC Gallery.
All funds raised through ticket sales and prints go directly to the SFAC Gallery programming fund which supports artist honoraria and exhibition costs.
About Ala Ebtekar
Ala Ebtekar describes his work as follows, “I'm committed to creating works that give a glimpse of a crossroads where present day events meet history or mythology.” His works, including drawing, prints, paintings, and installations, are inspired by a wide range of influences including Persian carpets and miniature painting, historic photographs, Mexican muralists, graffiti and hip hop culture. Born in the United States to Iranian parents, Ebtekar was raised in both Iran and the U.S. As a young teenager he joined the K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), working with artist Tim Rollins on collaborative artworks involving groups of urban youth. He received his BA from the San Francisco Art Institute and in 2006 his MFA degree at Stanford. He was a 2005 recipient of the San Francisco Foundation’s Murphy & Cadogan Fellowships in the Arts Award. Ebtekar is currently a finalist for the 2008 SECA Award given by SFMoMA biannually to outstanding Bay Area artists. His work is exhibited internationally and was recently featured in two prestigious exhibitions: One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now, a touring exhibition originating at the Asia Society, NYC, and in the 2006 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art. In 2007 Ebtekar participated in a six month residency with Cite des Arts in Paris. (Courtesy of Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco.)
ON YOUR MARK is sponsored by:
Electric Works
Gallery Paule Anglim
Moroso
Sutro Architects
In-kind support also provided by:
Lotus Vodka
State Bird Design
