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10/21/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Paul Madonna’s “We Came Here to See.” It was a remarkable evening on Bartlett Street.

The exhibition is on view until December 3, and we look forward to welcoming you in the weeks ahead.

PAUL MADONNA
We Came Here to See
October 16 – December 3, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays, 12 – 6 PM
35 Bartlett Street, San Francisco

Live Portrait Sessions
This Saturday, October 24, 3 – 6 PM
nelsonduni.com/exhibitions/paul-madonna

Installation views and opening reception, Nelson Duni, 2026.

10/11/2026

PAUL MADONNA
We Came Here to See
October 16 – December 3, 2026

“North Beach Light” is among the new cityscapes in Paul Madonna’s first gallery exhibition in over ten years.

For twelve years, Madonna’s “All Over Coffee” helped define a visual language for San Francisco: intimate, philosophical, and deeply attuned to the life of the city. The cityscapes in “We Came Here to See” carry that language onto the gallery wall.

Opening Reception
Friday, October 16, 4 – 9 PM
35 Bartlett Street, San Francisco
RSVP: nelsonduni.com/exhibitions/paul-madonna

Live Portrait Sessions
Saturday, October 24, 3 – 6 PM

10/04/2026

PAUL MADONNA
We Came Here to See
October 16 – December 3, 2026

Nelson Duni is honored to present "We Came Here to See," Paul Madonna's first gallery exhibition in over ten years: cityscapes, new portraiture, and an expansive look inside the creative process that helped him recover from a near-fatal accident.

Madonna is the San Francisco artist and writer behind "All Over Coffee," and his new book, "From Life," accompanies the exhibition.

Opening Reception
Friday, October 16, 4 – 9 PM
35 Bartlett Street, San Francisco
RSVP: nelsonduni.com/exhibitions/paul-madonna

Save the Date
Paul Madonna in Conversation with Gary Kamiya
Saturday, November 21, 4 PM

Pictured: "We Came Here to See," 2026. Pen and ink on paper, 32.5 × 42 inches.

09/17/2026

Richard Sheehan: Light Beneath is on view at Nelson Duni through October 1, open Friday and Saturday, 12 – 6 PM, at 35 Bartlett Street.

The exhibition brings together Sheehan's paintings from 1979 – 1995. Writing in San Francisco magazine this month, Michael McCarthy called it a welcome reintroduction to an artist whose vision continues to feel remarkably current.

Rachel Teagle in Conversation with Jeremy Stone
Sunday, September 27, 4 – 5 PM
Doors open at 3:30 PM

Jeremy Stone worked with Sheehan for three decades. Rachel Teagle is Founding Director of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis. Together they reflect on Sheehan's singular vision and the enduring power of his work.

Their conversation closes the retrospective, and Sunday will be the final day the exhibition is open to the public. Arrive early to spend time with the paintings.

Admission is free. Seating is limited and advance registration is required: nelsonduni.com

07/31/2026

Tomorrow we open "Open Geometry for Emotional Use," a solo exhibition of new and selected works by Nancy Mona Russell at Nelson Duni.
For nearly six decades, Russell has developed a distinctive visual language that moves between abstraction, memory, landscape, and sensation.
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the opening.

Opening Reception
Saturday, August 1
4:00–8:00 PM
Open Geometry for Emotional Use
On view August 1–26, 2026
Nelson Duni
35 Bartlett Street
San Francisco
Learn more:
https://nelsonduni.com/exhibitions/open-geometry-for-emotional-use

07/10/2026

Join us this Sunday for an afternoon conversation with artist Jerry Ross Barrish and San Francisco art critic and writer Max Blue.

On the occasion of Material Inspiration, Blue will interview Barrish about his practice and the role of friendship and collaboration in his work.

Artist Talk: Jerry Ross Barrish in Conversation with Max Blue
- Sunday, July 12
- 3:00–4:00 PM
- Nelson Duni
35 Bartlett Street, San Francisco

RSVP is appreciated.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-talk-jerry-ross-barrish-in-conversation-with-max-blue-tickets-1991744894596?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/16/2026

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, April 16, at Nelson Duni. We open two solo exhibitions in dialogue:

Gene Holtan - Instructions for Arrival: bold, expansive abstractions full of color, energy, and movement.
Jane Ivory - A Language of Respect: exquisite black-and-white photographs that reward quiet attention.

Opening Reception
Thursday, April 16
6-8 PM
Nelson Duni, San Francisco

We’d love to see you here.

04/09/2026

Gene Holtan (1930-2016) created a body of work which is a declaration of energy and life. Instructions for Arrival opens April 16, 2026. The works are a visual dance that invite reflection. In his final fifteen years, Holtan turned entirely to painting, leaving narrative for abstraction. The works from this period, presented here, reveal an artist liberated from constraint in an open channel.

This Gene Holtan exhibition will open on April 16, 2026 in the north gallery of Nelson Duni, alongside Jane Ivory’s A Language of Respect, also opening the same evening.

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