Erin M. Riley
Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco is currently showing a wide variety of new works from international artists with their “Summer Group Show”. As with FWMOA’s “Invisible College” exhibition, previewed earlier, the show packs in countless styles and mediums from familiar rising stars in New Contemporary. This includes artists appearing in our current issue like Erin M. Riley, Erik Jones (HF Vol. 27 cover artist), Brett Amory (HF Vol. 20), Jessica Hess (HF Vol. 21), Nychos (HF Vol. 28), Shawn Huckins (HF Vol. 32), Tracey Snelling (HF Vol. 35), and more. The show is unapologetically eclectic. If there is any common thread, it is that many offer depictions of modern urban life or credit it to their creative upbringing, as with the number of muralists on exhibit. Erin M. Riley is certainly one of them, representing the Instagram generation. Focused on contemporary trends, her titular piece “Summer,” a hand woven tapestry, depicts one of her signature taboo “selfie” images. We have also seen a rise in the popularity of miniature works, such as Drew Leshko’s small scaled but accurately crafted buildings, objects, and machinery and Lucien Shapiro’s ornately decorated “growths” on display. These are dwarfed even more in comparison to somebody like Joel Daniel Phillips, with his large scale drawing of “Ben”, an urban dweller. Take a look at these and more works from “Summer Group Show” below, now on view through July 25th.
Joel Daniel Phillips
Nychos
Erik Jones
Jessica Hess
Drew Leshko
Tracey Snelling
Lucien Shapiro
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Crystal Wagner
Casey Gray
Brett Amory
Erin M. Riley
This Thursday, October 9, 
In 2011, Feminist artist group the Guerilla Girls discovered that fewer than 4% of artists in the Metropolitan Museum’s modern art section are women. While things are getting better, statistics still show that opportunities are low for women in the art world, with women earning 29% less than their male counterparts. In the spirit of the Guerilla Girls, FFDG Gallery in San Francisco has rounded up a group of 25 international female artists to represent the 4%. They call themselves the "4%ers": Mariel Bayona, Pakayla Rae Biehn, Monica Canilao, Claw Money, Deb, Lola Dupre, Kristin Farr, Michelle Fleck, Angela Fox, Mel Kadel, Aubrey Learner, Lauren Napolitano, Kelly Ording, Pacolli, Meryl Pataky, Emily Proud, Bunnie Reiss, Erin M. Riley, Jenny Sharaf, Minka Sicklinger, Winnie Truong, Kelly Tunstall, Nicomi Nix Turner, and Lauren YS working in various media.