Metal Haus Gallery and Voss Gallery present “Refusés of the Bay,” a collaborative art project of two curated exhibitions by Bay Area artists whose work was inexplicably overlooked by the jurors of The de Young Open 2023.
“Refusés of the Bay” is a tribute to the 1863 Salon des Refusés, which showcased rejected artwork from the highly acclaimed Paris Salon, featuring a staggering two-thirds of the submitted work that was not initially chosen. This renegade art fair included emerging works from James McNeill Whistler, Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and other world-renowned artists whose careers took off after the show.
This year, the de Young Museum received over 7,700 submissions to its triennial open call for community artists and fewer than 900 were selected. To narrow the gap, Voss Gallery and Metal Haus Gallery are partnering to provide platforms for the work of other exceptional local artists to be shown.
On view September 29 through October 28, 2023
Exhibiting artists include:
Alex Cole, Amanda Klimek, Andrea Brewster, Anita Sulimanovic, Argot, Ashlee Oh, Brian Conery, Debra Reabock, Denise Tarantino, Doug Rhodes, Emmanuelle Namont, HiERICBRO, Gina Gaiser, Greta & Manu Schnetzler, Jan Watten, Jane Waterbury, Jeffrey Nemeroff, Jenny E. Balisle, Jerri Lee Young, J Moon, Justin Benttinen, Karen Mason, Karl L. Jensen, Kelcey Bauer, Kelsey Segasser, Kiana Honarmand, Kimberley Campisano, Lauren Elliott, Marcy Voyevod, Maureen Letton, Melissa Louise Bolger, Mike Gabriel, Nicollette Smith, Nimisha Doongarwal, Paul Pot, Quin Keck, Rae Godin, Rozanne Hermelyn Di Silvestro, Samantha Swigert, Altaires, Simo Neri, Sophia Green, Vera Tchikovani, and SICERRA
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