Onsix Gallery
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Onsix Gallery was a curatorial project in which Club 6, a San Francisco nightclub, was transformed monthly into a cross-disciplinary art space. (June, 2004 - September, 2006)
[edit] Biography
Founded in 2004 by Chris Fitzpatrick, Sham Saenz and Lindsey Byrnes, Onsix Gallery’s unusual exhibition model was developed to circumvent San Francisco’s high rent while exposing relatively unknown artists to an excitable art scene of young art enthusiasts, emerging artists, curators, collectors, and performers of all ages and genres. An artist-run space, Onsix Gallery took no commission from art sales, seeking to exist instead as a resource for networking and exposure.
Opening receptions at Onsix Gallery were often attended by as many as one thousand people, drawn to the integration of solo and group art exhibitions with live music, film premieres, and experimental dance performances. Many Onsix Gallery shows were collaborative, such as Conflated, for which photographers were asked to choose other artists to paint or draw on their photographs, We’re Not Dead, a benefit art auction for the San Francisco’s Needle Exchange and Homeless Youth Alliance, and Labyrinth, an annual group exhibition and art-walk in collaboration with Steven Wolf Fine Arts, the Luggage Store Gallery, Red Ink Studios, and Art Engine Gallery.
Onsix Gallery was located at 60 Sixth Street in San Francisco, CA. In September of 2006, after over twenty exhibitions and events, it was decided to disolve Onsix Gallery and focus on other projects.
[edit] Exhibitions
2006
Labyrinth (2), September
We’re Not Dead: A Benefit for Homeless Youth Alliance and the San Francisco Needle Exchange, August
Fanatical Attics, July
Conflated, June
The Serenade Is Dead, May
Revenge of the Totem Pole Warriors, April
Carpe Diem, March
Interwoven (2), February
2005
Dead To Me, December
Labyrinth, September
Violence, July
I’ll Put My Trust In You, April
Love and Destruction, April
Alma, February
Interwoven, January
Sacred Geometry, January
2004
The Seven Deadly Sins, October
Fallen: Group Photography Show, September
Submission: Art by Juxtapoz Readers, August
Black & White, July
Swindle (Art exhibition and Swindle Magazine-launch), June
Solo Exhibitions
Derrick Snodgrass
Heather Hannoura
Split Exhibitions
Dave Schubert and Jeremiah Maddock
Jason Adams and Russ Pope
Mark Desalvo and Grant Irish
Directors / Curators
Chris Fitzpatrick
Sham Saenz
Lindsey Byrnes
Guest Curators
Dina Pugh
Leslie Shows
Tracy Timmins
Lori Spears
David V. D'Andrea
Freddy Corbin
Jason McAfee
Juxtapoz Magazine
John Lacroix
Mary Howe
[edit] External Links
Official Website
Onsix Gallery
Reviews
Labyrinth (2)
San Francisco Chronicle
Art Business
Juxtapoz Magazine
Conflated
San Francisco Chronicle
Art Business
The Serenade is Dead
Art Business
I'll Put My Trust in You
Art Business
Seven Deadly Sins
SF Weekly
Fallen
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