March 2011
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Art for AIDS - Entry
My entry for this year’s ‘ART for AIDS’.
Art for AIDS is an auction to benefit the UCSF AIDS Health Project. The generous donations of the galleries and collectors listed here help make this event such a success. For more information about Art for AIDS, volunteering or making a donation, please contact: Lisa Roth, Lisa.Roth@ucsf.edu, phone 415-476-6445.
January 2010
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I'm Art Promoter, Interview With Art Is Moving
SOURCE: ART IS MOVING Last Thursday, Lisa and I went on an adventure. Relying on a Craigslist.org post that Lisa found, the two of us ventured down Maidenlane in San Francisco and found Otis’ Lounge. At first, it’s pretty much like every other bar in SF. Dark and small. When my eyes adjusted I noticed the art hanging on the walls. We grabbed a drink and had a seat. The live...
December 2009
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Art In Person
By Robert Schultze, Saddle Stitch Magazine On the first Thursday of every month down the tiny secluded little side street known as Maiden Lane, there is an event going on that is anything but tiny. “First Thursday” is a celebration of local artists both established and unknown, and the party is happening at the one and only Otis Lounge. Inside this unassuming, aptly named lounge, you will find...
October 2009
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VISUAL AID’S 11TH ANNUAL ‘BIG DEAL’ ART SALE AND...
I’m a participant in this year’s BIG DEAL. BIG DEAL is 11 years old!!!… Big Deal is a much-anticipated exhibition/art sale that benefits artists living with life-threatening illnesses. Visual Aid’s spectacular BIG DEAL XI art sale and exhibition will take place on Saturday, November 13 at the SOMArts Gallery, at 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th Streets) in San Francisco. ...
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Silent Auction Art for the House
Art for the House. Friday, November 6th at The Shooting Gallery, 6-10pm Please join us for our 6th Urban Art auction to benefit the Central City Hospitality House. This noteworthy organization resides in our own Tenderloin district of San Francisco, and we back all their efforts to aid the local homeless community. Select artists include: Greg Gossel, Van Arno, KMNDZ, Fanee, Ramblin Worker,...
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There Are Several Influences That Come To Mind...
Written by: Joe Nicolaou/ SF Examiner There are several influences that come to mind when viewing Owen Geronimo’s Art. The foremost, is the influence of Jackson Pollack. The stream of consciousness, painting which Pollack and others developed, was in itself influenced by the French Surrealists, Renee Magritte, Salvador Dali, Ives Tanguy, who came before him. It was these European...
July 2009
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Lounge Art, OFF THE WALL Group Show @ Barber...
Lounge Art: OFF THE WALL Location: The Barber Lounge Art Reception: August 8th, Saturday Time: 7 - 10 pm Gallery Runs from: July 13 - September 15 Curated By: Georgianna Fastaia PRESS RELEASE The Barber Lounge Shows the Love to Local Artists August 1, 2009, San Francisco - You are invited to attend an artists reception on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at The Barber Lounge from...
May 2009
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The Inner Space at Space Gallery
Written By John Cha/ DeusExMachina76
An event at SPACE on Polk St. in San Francisco brought a fashion show as the kinetic, organic feature and background for Owen Geronimo’s newest canvas manifestations of his mind’s eye. Unlike the more Rococo functions that abound in the new San Francisco fashion scene that mimic the extravagance of New York, LA, and Europe, this event was far more art show...
July 2001
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Featured Artist: Conversely Magazine
This collection of Owen Geronimo’s abstract acrylic paintings is mostly new to the public. Owen Geronimo has also worked in the fields of photography and fashion design. Among his influences are Haring, Warhol, Sprouse, LaChapelle, Miyake and Gaultier. His style aims toward ‘pop-art’, but with a twist for the new millennium.
Owen launched his own business venture, called Redtorpedo...
November 1999
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VISION + VISUALS ARTGROUP: EXHIBIT II AT STUDIO Z
Written By: Colin Hussey, Fall 1999 A couple of clicks removed from the toney art galleries on Theatre Row, seven hungry up-and-comers have their work on display at Studio Z in an exhibit that will run until April 30th, with a reception on Friday, April 27th. Located on Mason Street near Market, Studio Z is ensconced in a well-worn building in a perpetually neglected section of the Tenderloin....
October 1999
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VISION + VISUALS ARTGROUP: SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER...
Written By: Colin Hussey, Fall 1999 Can two radically different spaces house the same artists? Owen Geronimo of Vision + Visuals ArtGroup proves it possible. The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, appropriately located in the Financial District, has a comfy home on the 12th floor of an Art Deco highrise sandwiched at 235 Montgomery Street. No one would ever mistake the SFCC for a cutting-edge...
September 1999
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OWEN GERONIMO: YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY
OWEN GERONIMO: YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY
Sunday, September 19, 1999
Written By: Colin Hussey, Fall 1999 Upon looking through two folios of Owen Geronimo’s artwork, my first impression was as it is expressed in the above title. He has a good sense of composition, which provides evidence of talent and schooling. His influences are also in evidence: de Kooning; Klee; Bacon; Haring; Basquiat. His work...