Anastasiia Nelen’s solo exhibition “Slavic San Francisco” has recently opened in the Photography Department Gallery at Foothill College in Los Altos. This is a long-term project Anastasiia has been working on for the past three years, documenting the Slavic community in San Francisco. It was curated by Judy Walgren, and will remain on display through March.

An artist talk and reception (with some traditional Russian salads ) will take place on February 7 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

For more information, message Judy Walgren – walgrenjudith@fhda.edu 

Here are the public open hours of the gallery:

W26 Photography Building & Gallery 6100
Mondays – by appointment
Tuesdays – 12:00–9:00 pm
Wednesdays – 12:00–9:00 pm
Thursdays – 12:00–9:00 pm
Fridays–Sundays – by appointment

Mondo Fauna: All Creatures Weird and Wonderful opens at Wessling Contemporary in San Francisco  this Sunday, January 4, 2–4 PM. 11 works from their Fantastic Encyclopedia series will be on view. These are AI-based digital artworks inspired by Amanita mushrooms.

Description:
A group invitational with creatures, real and imagined, as the subject matter, and Muttville, a senior dog rescue organization, as a beneficiary.

Featuring a furry roster of West Coast artists including (in no particular order): Phe Ruiz, Libby Mitchell, Myke Reilly, Ali Saif, Kristina Lazar, William Hooper, Tino Rodriguez & Virgo, Michael McConnell, Victoria Chaban, Connor Wright, Katie McCann, Kara Maria, Nimisha Doongarwal, Marianna Kiraly, GLISH, Sharry Wright, John Goodman, and House of Harri, among others.

In addition to the exhibition, there will be a live auction the afternoon of Sunday 04 Jan with all proceeds from the auction and partial proceeds from the show benefiting Muttville.

Opening reception: Sunday, January 4, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:30 PM.
Dates: January 4 – February 3, 2026
Address: Wessling Contemporary, 39 Grant Ave, San Francisco

Ingo Bork’s photograph CONTRAPUNCTUS, from the portfolio Skin of the Earth appears in the Center for
Photographic Art 2025 International Juried Exhibition in Carmel.

On view: December 6, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Opening Reception and Juror Awards: December 6, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Juror: Cig Harvey, British-born artist and writer, living in Maine, USA, and working in large-scale color
photography and poetry.

Contrapunctus

Ari Salomon will participate in a one-day-only exhibition and performance at the Magnes Collection in Berkeley. This event is the culmination of his year-long LABABAY art fellowship. He will feature photos made of charcoal from his new Burn Line series. 

Schedule

• Sunday, Nov 16 (one day only!)
• 11am-12 or 3pm-4 are best times to come if you just want to see the art
• The Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA (map)

Burn Line is a project that meditates on loss, resilience, and transformation in the face of California’s wildfires. It employs a unique “Pyrotype” process to engrave images into wood and transform them into black-on-black charcoal objects, reflecting on how trauma reshapes objects and memory.

Video:

Ari Salomon presented his series 6 Feet Apart in a group show titled Where Time’s Echoes Repeat, curated by Thomas Kellner. September 19-23, 2025

The Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) is a prestigious annual event held in the ancient walled city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province, China. Since its founding in 2001, the festival has become a major platform for photographers from around the world to showcase their work, fostering cross-cultural dialogue and artistic exchange. Set against the backdrop of Pingyao’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed architecture, the event features a wide range of exhibitions, from contemporary and documentary photography to experimental and conceptual art. It attracts professionals, emerging artists, and photography enthusiasts alike, offering workshops, lectures, and portfolio reviews that support the global photographic community.

Congratulations to Ari for wining the “Phoenix of Pingyao” award.

Quick tour of the show, includes walk around other parts of the festival on a busy Saturday

Anastasia Shubina and Tmiofey Glinin are featured in an artist’s showcase at Transmission Gallery with Entrance to the Void, a pinhole photography series created across the Bay Area, New York, and Boston. Using one of the oldest photographic techniques—capturing images through a tiny pinhole without a lens—the project engages with the ephemeral and the invisible. Through the use of camera obscura, the authors explore both urban and natural environments, revealing their ghostly essence and the transparency of human presence. Pinhole photography renders the visible invisible: silhouettes of people dissolve into shadows, while rays of light emerge and take on form. Entrance to the Void is a visual meditation on the desolation and haunting stillness of American spaces.

Artist’s Showcase:
Anastasia Shubina & Timofey Glinin
Entrance to the Void — Pinhole Studies
July 17 – September 6, 2025
Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 26th from 3–5 pm