The Shipyard artists welcome you!

The largest artist studio community in the U.S. is in San Francisco's Hunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek Studios: painters, sculptors, printmakers, jewelry makers, textile artists, and more.

Browse 250 working artists online. Studios are open to the public twice a year during Open Studios events. You may visit artists by appointment year-round.

Featured artist: Mary Ciofalo's recent art defies categorization. "I am primarily a watercolorist. I love watercolor’s fluidity and its liquid surprises.... Creativity is essential to my well being and to my spirituality. I become cranky when my creative flow is stagnant. This year I have been exploring leafless trees and the energy around them and birds. I’m also playing with things I have loved throughout my life by reviving some sewing, making some Paper Doll People, and quote magnets of sayings that tickle or grab me." Her Shipyard artist page is full of her latest work. See more and meet her in person during Fall Open Studios October 21-22 in Building 125, just north of the main parking lot at the edge of the Bay.

← Mary Ciofalo "Ghost Trees," watercolor resist on brown paper with Sumi ink, 19"x24”.  Hangs scroll style.

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SHIPYARD OPEN STUDIOS

Fall Open Studios is October 21-22, 2023
at Hunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek Studios

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Art, Trauma, Resilience: a Conversation between Malik Seneferu and Denise Pate

Thursday, September 28, 5-7 p.m.
Hungry Cafe at the Southeast Community Center
1550 Evans Ave, San Francisco

A candid conversation between an artist & arts leader. Also, San Francisco Arts Commission grant application tips for artists.

Recent Artist News

De Young Open photo

Opening day celebration for the de Young Open 2023 exhibition Saturday, September 30 – 17 Shipyard and Islais Creek artists, free admission!

“[T]he second triennial of this juried community art exhibition will feature submissions by artists from the nine Bay Area counties.” – https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/de-young-open-2023 De Young Open 2023 When: September 30, 2023 – January 7, 2024The de Young Open Member Preview Days: Thu, Sep 28 + Fri, Sep 29, 9:30 am – 5:15 pmOpening Day Celebration: Saturday,…

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Stephanie Peek "Midnight Garden 3"

Stephanie Peek paintings on long-term display at Stanford Faculty Club

News from Shipyard artist Stephanie Peek: Many thanks to curator DeWitt Cheng for installing a show of my recent paintings at Stanford University. Stanford Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Drive, Stanford CAThe building is open to the public.

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Silvia Poloto photo

Silvia Poloto in major September shows in NYC and Los Angeles

News from Shipyard artist Silvia Poloto: I will be showcasing my latest creations at both the Other Art Fair in Los Angeles and the Affordable Art Fair in New York. These shows serve as platforms for artists like me to engage with a diverse audience, share stories behind our creations, and celebrate the power of…

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Wantuch Plein Air show poster

Jenny Wantuch in plein-air show at an.ä.log Gallery SF

News from Shipyard artist Jenny Wantuch: I am participating in a group show with five great California plein-air painters at an.ä.log Gallery in the Mission district of San Francisco. Participating artists (click on the name for IG link): Jenny Wantuch, Dana Zed, Eddie Rodriguez, Maria Tuttle, Mila Kirillova, NJ Bice I have six landscape paintings…

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Leslie Lowinger "Westfield - Dome Level"

Shipyard and Islais Creek artists’ works in Coalition on Homelessness benefit auction

Artworks by Islais Creek Studios artist Flora Davis and Hunters Point Shipyard artists Leslie Lowinger and Marc Ellen Hamel are included in the annual benefit auction of the Coalition on Homelessness, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for Bay Area unhoused individuals and families and supports them with training, employment, and services. ArtAuction 23: Turning…

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JoeSam. "Fragile Black Country"

JoeSam. museum exhibition at MoAD opens September 27

Shipyard artist JoeSam. is the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco from September 27, 2023, to March 3, 2024. JoeSam. Curated by Erin Jenoa Gilbert Exhibition runs: September 27, 2023, to March 3, 2024 Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St (at 3rd St.),…

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Marc Ellen Hamel sale photo

Marc Ellen Hamel studio event at the Shipyard Saturday, September 23

News from Shipyard painter and printmaker Marc Ellen Hamel: CELEBRATION SALE! 30% – 75% Off What am I celebrating? It’s my 75th birthday and 30th year in my studio at Hunters Point Shipyard so I am celebrating by having a big sale of my older work, and a few new works, too. After 30 years,…

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Linda Larson " Salad Days 2"

Linda Larson solo show at Inclusions Gallery

Shipyard artist Linda Larson has a solo show at Inclusions Gallery in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood. Roots and Wings – Linda Larson Saturday, August 26, 2023 1:00 p.m. – Saturday, September 30, 6:00 p.m. Opening Reception: August 26, 5–7 p.m.Artist Talk: September 21, 6 p.m. Inclusions Gallery, 627 Cortland Avenue, San Franciscowww.inclusionsgallery.com/ | 415-817-1493…

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Rob Cox "Golden Gate Night Traffic"

Rob Cox artworks at Poesia Cafe e Ristorante in the Castro

Paintings by Shipyard artist Rob Cox are on exhibit at Poesia Cafe e Ristorante. The restaurant has asked Rob to curate exhibits there by his fellow artists, and we will feature them here as they are installed. Poesia Café, 4076 18th Street, San Francisco, just east of Castro St.Tuesday – Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30…

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Elena Zolotnitsky "HOT & HOTTER/Extinct Series"

Elena Zolotnitsky artwork in Healdsburg gallery “3 Artists” exhibition

News from Shipyard artist Elena Zolotnitsky: UNCHARTED3 Artists: Jesse Clark, Nikolai Atanassov, Elena Zolotnitsky Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg CA September 7 – November 19 Opening Reception Saturday, September 9, 2-4pm

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