The Deyoung Open
San Francisco | November 2020
Photo by Gary Sexton | Image provided courtesy of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
the deyoung open features “man standing in light” - Micheal J lopez
In celebration of the de Young museum’s 125th anniversary, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco hosted The de Young Open, a juried community art exhibition of submissions by artists who live in the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
Works of art in The de Young Open are hung “salon-style,” installed edge to edge and floor to ceiling, which enables a maximum number of works to be displayed. The de Young filled the 12,000-square-foot Herbst Exhibition Galleries with 877 artworks by 762 Bay Area artists in The de Young Open.
The de Young Open continues the museum’s long-standing tradition of engaging the local community and showcasing the talent of Bay Area artists, who offer their pieces for sale and retain 100 percent of the proceeds. Access The de Young Open Web Gallery to explore artworks in the exhibition.
Man standing in light
Oil on canvas, 2020
Man standing in light is a piece inspired by the culture and society of Oakland, CA and the ongoing social injustice black men in America experience every day.