Recology Retrospective Exhibition Walk Through

Join us and select artists for an informative daytime walk through of our collaborative exhibition with Recology AIR.
About this Event

Recology Retrospective is a collaborative exhibition highlighting the following artists that participated in Recology’s Artist in Residence (AIR) Program: Bryan Keith Thomas, Chad Hasegawa, Elizabeth Estrada, Ferris Plock, Hughen/Starkweather, Jake Shapiro, James Gouldthorpe, Jenny Odell, Julia Goodman, Laurel Roth Hope, Mansur Nurullah, Nasim Moghadam, Nemo Gould, and Susan Leibovitz Steinman.
This walk through will be led by the Recology AIR program staff and select featured artists as they go in-depth about the presented artworks. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the artists and the iconic program celebrating 35+ years! The walk through event will be on Saturday, August 22, 1-3pm and it is free and open to the public. The exhibition runs through Thursday, September 3.

Recology Retrospective reflects the AIR Program’s commitment to environmental education, resource conservation, and supporting artists through collaborative engagement. Education has been central to the AIR Program since its founding over 35 years ago when artist and environmental activist Jo Hanson proposed the idea of an artist residency at Recology.

The works featured in this exhibition span a wide range of media, including sculpture, textiles, painting, paper-based works, installation, research-driven projects, and more. Representing artists from across the program’s history, the exhibition includes both professional and student artists, from early residents to more recent participants.

While resource conservation serves as the program’s underlying theme, each artist brings their own areas of inquiry to the residency, exploring subjects ranging from family narratives and social issues to personal reflection and identity. At its core, the AIR Program demonstrates that art can inspire us to look differently at the materials we discard, deepen our understanding of environmental responsibility, and imagine new possibilities for the future. Collaborations like this are essential to reaching more audiences and we are grateful for the opportunity to show work from AIR alumni at Heron Arts.

– Deborah Munk, AIR Manager

Heron Arts

Heron Arts was founded in 2013 by Mark Slee, an active member of San Francisco's creative community, organizing events since the mid-2000s. He is joined in 2015 by director Tova Lobatz, who is pursuing ambitious programming that encompasses installations and experiential, interactive environments, alongside traditional gallery exhibitions. Collectively they hope to provide San Francisco with a fresh outlook on contemporary beauty in the arts.