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Last Day Club! We’ll see you tomorrow for the final day of “I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” at SFAC ...
08/28/2026

Last Day Club! We’ll see you tomorrow for the final day of “I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” at SFAC Main Gallery! This two-person exhibition features the work of emerging Bay Area artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater, and is curated by independent curator Shirin Makaremi, open 12-5P.M. at SFAC Main Gallery in the War Memorial Veterans Building!

In the exhibition, Finley and Rainwater approach survival as both a personal and collective experience. Delving into personal and communal histories, the artists explore what it means to sustain communities and how resilience is an ongoing process.

Link in bio for more info

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow night, from 6-8 P.M. for an evening conversation between “I split the ground, so it wo...
08/27/2026

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow night, from 6-8 P.M. for an evening conversation between “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” exhibiting artist Tricia Rainwater and Larissa Nez, Curatorial Associate of Painting and Sculpture at SFMOMA, at SFAC Main Gallery.

Marking the closing week of the exhibition, their dialogue will center around art as a pathway towards healing, particularly in femme Indigenous spaces. Using Rainwater’s work as a framework, the talk will also touch on how the body responds in these healing journeys and how the body responds through sharing space and making art.

“I split the ground, so it would not close over me” is on view through August 29.

This is the final week of “I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” at SFAC Main Gallery! This two-person exh...
08/25/2026

This is the final week of “I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” at SFAC Main Gallery! This two-person exhibition features the work of emerging Bay Area artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater, and is curated by independent curator Shirin Makaremi.

Catch it while you can – the exhibition is open Wednesday – Saturday from 12-5P.M. now through August 29 at SFAC Main Gallery in the War Memorial Veterans Building!

In the exhibition, Finley and Rainwater approach survival as both a personal and collective experience. Delving into personal and communal histories, the artists explore what it means to sustain communities and how resilience is an ongoing process.

Link in bio for more info

Next Thursday! Don’t miss an imperative conversation at SFAC Main Gallery between “I split the ground, so it would not c...
08/21/2026

Next Thursday! Don’t miss an imperative conversation at SFAC Main Gallery between “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” exhibiting artist Tricia Rainwater and Larissa Nez, Curatorial Associate of Painting and Sculpture at SFMOMA, on August 27 from 6-8P.M.

Marking the closing week of the exhibition, their dialogue will center around art as a pathway towards healing, particularly in femme Indigenous spaces. Using Rainwater’s work as a framework, the talk will also touch on how the body responds in these healing journeys and how the body responds through sharing space and making art.

“I split the ground, so it would not close over me” is on view through August 29.

You have just two weeks to visit “I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” at SFAC Main Gallery! This two-per...
08/18/2026

You have just two weeks to visit “I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” at SFAC Main Gallery! This two-person exhibition features the work of emerging Bay Area artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater, and is curated by independent curator Shirin Makaremi.

Join us Wednesday – Saturday from 12-5P.M. now through August 29 at SFAC Main Gallery in the War Memorial Veterans Building!

In the exhibition, Finley and Rainwater approach survival as both a personal and collective experience. Delving into personal and communal histories, the artists explore what it means to sustain communities and how resilience is an ongoing process.

Link in bio for more info

I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” artist Kelley Finley’s work remains on view through August 29 at SFA...
08/14/2026

I split the ground, so it would not close over me,” artist Kelley Finley’s work remains on view through August 29 at SFAC Main Gallery!

Tapestry and multi-media works including “meet where the sky bends backward into itself,” “under other skies,” 1 & 2, and “stepping back into a forgotten place, holding onto a gate as a feather blows through,” 1-3, (all 2026) take up a Chinese folk-tale in which two friends are reborn as a two-headed bird after death, through complex compositions featuring natural fibers, photography, metals and 3-D printed elements.

In Finley’s practice, the core story becomes a framework through which these works consider interdependence, migration, memory, and survival, exploring the relationships between Chinese Americans and immigrants, and the cities they inhabit and support.

Kelley Finley is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is autoethnographic, primarily working in sculpture, textiles, and performance. Finley received her MFA from California College of the Arts and a BFA in Sculpture and a B.S. in Art Education from Kutztown University. Recently, she was an Artist in Residence at Recology, SF, and participated in Edge on the Square’s Annual Contemporary Art Event.

For more information about “I split the ground,” visit the link in our bio!

Just one day away! Don’t miss a conversation between “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” artists Kelley ...
08/08/2026

Just one day away! Don’t miss a conversation between “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater, moderated by exhibition curator Shirin Makaremi at SFAC Main Gallery on Saturday, August 8 from 2-4 P.M.

Finley and Rainwater will explore their respective practices and the underlying ideas informing their work.

In the exhibition, Finley and Rainwater approach survival as both a personal and collective experience. Delving into personal and communal histories, the artists explore what it means to sustain communities and how resilience is an ongoing process.

“I split the ground, so it would not close over me is on view” is on view through August 29.

Link in bio for more info!

Join us on Thursday, August 27 from 6-8P.M. at SFAC Main Gallery for a conversation with “I split the ground, so it woul...
08/05/2026

Join us on Thursday, August 27 from 6-8P.M. at SFAC Main Gallery for a conversation with “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” exhibiting artist Tricia Rainwater and Larissa Nez, Curatorial Associate of Painting and Sculpture at SFMOMA.

Marking the closing week of the exhibition, their dialogue will center around art as a pathway towards healing, particularly in femme Indigenous spaces. Using Rainwater’s work as a framework, the talk will also touch on how the body responds in these healing journeys and how the body responds through sharing space and making art.

“I split the ground, so it would not close over me” is on view through August 29.

Tricia Rainwater is a Choctaw multimedia artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with roots in the Central Valley and New Mexico. Her multidisciplinary practice spans self-portraiture, sculpture, large-scale murals, and installation, and her work has been presented at institutions including the Berkeley Center for the Arts, ICA San Francisco, MOCA Toronto, Muz Collective, ICA San Jose, and San Francisco Camerawork, among others.

Larissa Nez is a Diné scholar and curator from the Navajo Nation. Her doctoral research and curatorial practice examine the intersections of Indigenous Critical Theory and the Black Radical Tradition. She is a Curatorial Associate of Painting and Sculpture at SFMOMA and is concurrently a doctoral student in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, with a designated emphasis in Critical Theory.

This Weekend! We’ll see you this Saturday, August 8 from 2-4P.M. for a conversation between “I split the ground, so it w...
08/04/2026

This Weekend! We’ll see you this Saturday, August 8 from 2-4P.M. for a conversation between “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater, moderated by exhibition curator Shirin Makaremi at SFAC Main Gallery. Finley and Rainwater will explore their respective practices and the underlying ideas informing their work.

In the exhibition, Finley and Rainwater approach survival as both a personal and collective experience. Delving into personal and communal histories, the artists explore what it means to sustain communities and how resilience is an ongoing process.

“I split the ground, so it would not close over me is on view” through August 29.

Link in bio for more info!

Coming Soon! On August 8 from 2-4P.M. at SFAC Main Gallery, join “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” art...
07/31/2026

Coming Soon! On August 8 from 2-4P.M. at SFAC Main Gallery, join “I split the ground, so it would not close over me” artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater for a conversation about their practice and the underlying ideas informing their work in the exhibition. The talk will be moderated by exhibition curator, Shirin Makaremi.

In the exhibition, Finley and Rainwater approach survival as both a personal and collective experience. Delving into personal and communal histories, the artists explore what it means to sustain communities and how resilience is an ongoing process.

“I split the ground, so it would not close over me is on view” through August 29.

Link in bio for more info!

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