Her art and life provide a valuable narrative for modern Chinese paintings as it developed outside the mainland in the second half of the 20th century.” (Foreword by former Asian Art Museum Director, Emily Sano in Chang’s 2004 Exhibition catalog at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco).Ĭhang was born into a scholar-gentry Nanking family yet had a career acting in movies in Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s. Currently she lives in Logan, Utah where she is Associate Professor of Art at Utah State University.Ĭonstance Chang (Chang Shangpu,1918- ), is “one of very few women artists of her generation to have gained a significant reputation as a painter. Her work is in the collection of the Harrison Eccles Museum of Art in Utah.

Jane holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, is the recipient of several awards and grants, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. The imagery refers to the adaptations organisms go through in order to survive change–environmental and otherwise. Constructed on Mylar, her art portrays biological forms altered by spiraling changes brought on by rapid population growth and rampant industrialization. Jane Caitlin synthesizes painting, drawing, and printmaking. Togonon Gallery, a member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association, participates in First Thursday gallery openings. In an engaging and inspiring atmosphere, this is where you discover new talent from top art schools in the country as well as noted established Bay Area, western and international artists, some of whom represent cultures new to art collectors. Director Julina Togonon and Associate Director Rafael Musni cordially invite you to visit Togonon’s spacious loft-style gallery just off Union Square at Geary St, near Grant. Our passion is to present exhibitions that will keep the energy alive for the arts.įor 15 years, Togonon Gallery has assisted private, corporate, and museum collections select art to meet their unique needs. We envision Togonon Gallery as a dynamic space for the possibility of a lively dialogue about contemporary life. Our artists’ work explores the politics of living in the 21st century society, the point of intersection between the natural and industrialized worlds, experimentation with the process of creation via a combination of mediums. Individually, each of our artists explores subject matter of a universal resonance, filtered through the particular lens of the West Coast, and their personal experiences.

Our emerging and mid-career artists investigate a myriad of styles and themes inspired by contemporary American and global life. Their work as practitioners and teachers has paved the way for contemporary painters. Many of our established artists were active in the major art movements of the twentieth century, including Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and the Bay Area Figurative and Realist traditions. Togonon Gallery works with emerging and established West Coast and International artists in all media. Togonon Gallery became a member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association in 2003. National and international shows are presented 1-2 times per year. The gallery presents 8-10 shows annually. space at 77 Geary, near Union Square in downtown San Francisco. In January, 2006, the gallery expanded and relocated to a 3,000 sq. The gallery started out in a 1,000 square-foot space primarily showcasing local artists. Togonon Gallery originally opened as the “Washington Square Gallery” in 1994 in the historic North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. For a number of years this was the Togonon Gallery's website.Ĭontent is from the site's 2010 archived pages providing just a glimpse of what this site offered its visitors.

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