This year, Creative Growth has been full of visibility, connection, and momentum. Our artists are reaching new audiences, contributing to cultural conversations, and expanding what’s possible in contemporary art. That brilliance has traveled from our Oakland studio to symposia, runways, and galleries across the country and around the world.
exhibitions
6 CREATIVE GROWTH EXHIBITIONS
Soul Food • Home Show • Fired Up • B.A.E. Lyfe Style • Fashion is the Sunshine that Spotlights Everyone • Holiday Show
10 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ART & DESIGN EXHIBITIONS
Malmö Konsthall (Sweden) • Los Angeles Public Library • Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery (New York) • DON’T LOOK Projects (Los Angeles) • Art Enables (Washington, D.C.) • Centre Pompidou (Paris) • Ateljé Inuti (Stockholm) • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (New York) • Studio Route 29 (NJ) • White Columns (New York)
installations
10 SOLO INSTALLATIONS
Sher-ron Freeman • Ruth Stafford • Lizzy Rangel • Malia Ramsey • Tanisha Warren • D'Lisa Fort • Dan Hamilton • Cedric Johnson • Rickie Algarva • Joseph Alef
fairs & festivals
12 REGIONAL SHOWS & FESTIVALS
KALA Art Institute • Rebecca Camacho Presents • Mighty Mighty Studio • Farley’s Coffee East • Bedford Gallery • Hosfelt Gallery • Erica Tanov • Et al. • & BEYOND Gallery, Narrative Oakland • SF Art Book Fair • Bay Area Book Fest • Mill Valley Arts Festival
9 GLOBAL ART FAIRS
Felix Art Fair Los Angeles • NADA New York | Paris | Miami • Outsider Art Fair New York • Volta Basel • Outsider’ Paris • Open Invitational New York | Miami
AWARDS
1 AWARD
Oakland City Council Resolution Honoring CG for Outstanding Service
ACQUISITIONS
3 MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS
SFMOMA • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum • Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
EVENTS & Engagements
5 COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS
Soul Food x Living Jazz community performance • Stella Ishii/ 6397 Runway Show & Pop-up • Primary Kids 10th Anniversary collaboration with Creative Growth artists • Record album release of William Scott’s Peace Makers in the Summer Time • Book launch for STUFF by long-time Creative Growth champion Kim Hastreiter • Alice Wong book signing at Womb Books Pretzel Making with Squabisch Pretzels
4 ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS & TALKS
Reimagining the Past: Abstract Painting on Vintage Photographs (Alice Wong) • Fashion Lab (Oakland Style Week) • Collage Extravaganza • Zar Sheppard Artist Talk
9 PANELS & SYMPOSIA
Stanford University Neurodiversity Summit • DeafPlus Conference • Samtal: The Supported Art Studio: A Vehicle for Change • Disability-Forward Housing Futures Summit • SF Art Book Fair • Creating Community Symposium • UN Global Forum on Migration & Development • Embedding Arts & Culture into National Policy • MoMA (NY) Roundtable on Access Programs & Initiatives
PARTNERSHIPS
10 COLLABORATIONS & CONSIGNED WORKS
Stella Ishii/ 6397 The News • Primary Kids • Studio Route 29, Beauty Music • drink thicc • Esqueleto • Northlake District • Audubon Society • SFMOMA • Levi’s • Clare V.
PRESS
17 NEWS MEDIA FEATURES
CBS Sunday Morning • Harper’s Bazaar • Cultured Magazine • Artnet • SF Chronicle • Mission Magazine • Mother Magazine • 7 x 7 • Dossier • Elephant • SF Chronicle • Today • Esquire UK • Aperture • Observer • East Bay Mag • ARTnews