GREEN
A Juried Exhibition of NCWCA Members, Self-Identified Women Within California and Invited Artists
Exhibition Dates: Saturday July 25-Saturday August 22, 2026
Venue: ARC Gallery 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco
Reception: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 7-9 PM
Online Artist Talk: Thursday, Aug 13, 7-8 PM PDT
Curatorial Tour: Sunday, Aug 16, 1:30-3:30 PM
Exhibition Curated by: Christine Cianci
Juror: JD Beltran, Co-Founder, ART + WATER, San Francisco
This exhibition invites artists to interpret GREEN in ways that are literal, symbolic, or metaphorical. Works explore environmental themes such as landscapes, ecological cycles, sustainability, climate change, or green energy; cultural and social associations referencing money, capitalism, greed, or movements tied to “green” ideals; emotional and psychological states portraying envy, or renewal, innocence, nostalgia, and healing; material explorations through the use of green pigments, recycled or “green” materials, or layered textures that evoke growth and decay; or conceptual approaches with abstract meditations on color, immersive works that dissolve boundaries between viewer and environment, or playful takes on the word itself. Alongside NCWCA members and California self-identified women, several invited artists contribute to this vibrant dialogue.
NCWCA is very honored to have as Juror for this Exhibition, JD Beltran, Co-founder of ART + WATER. JD Beltran is an award-winning artist and filmmaker whose work has been exhibited internationally including at the Walker Art Center, San Francisco MOMA, Ars Electronica, The Getty Institute, and the MIT Media Lab. Her artwork earned recognition as one of the top public artworks in the U.S. and one of the top art + technology artworks in the world. She also has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Wired, and her pieces are held in museums and private collections worldwide. She's received grants from Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation, Artadia, and Skowegan. A longtime educator at SFAI, Stanford, SFSU, and other institutions, Beltran has served on the San Francisco Arts Commission since 2009 and former Mayor London Breed recognized her longstanding service supporting the arts by declaring December 3, 2018 "JD Beltran Day" in San Francisco.
Venue: ARC Gallery 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco
Reception: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 7-9 PM
Online Artist Talk: Thursday, Aug 13, 7-8 PM PDT
Curatorial Tour: Sunday, Aug 16, 1:30-3:30 PM
Exhibition Curated by: Christine Cianci
Juror: JD Beltran, Co-Founder, ART + WATER, San Francisco
This exhibition invites artists to interpret GREEN in ways that are literal, symbolic, or metaphorical. Works explore environmental themes such as landscapes, ecological cycles, sustainability, climate change, or green energy; cultural and social associations referencing money, capitalism, greed, or movements tied to “green” ideals; emotional and psychological states portraying envy, or renewal, innocence, nostalgia, and healing; material explorations through the use of green pigments, recycled or “green” materials, or layered textures that evoke growth and decay; or conceptual approaches with abstract meditations on color, immersive works that dissolve boundaries between viewer and environment, or playful takes on the word itself. Alongside NCWCA members and California self-identified women, several invited artists contribute to this vibrant dialogue.
NCWCA is very honored to have as Juror for this Exhibition, JD Beltran, Co-founder of ART + WATER. JD Beltran is an award-winning artist and filmmaker whose work has been exhibited internationally including at the Walker Art Center, San Francisco MOMA, Ars Electronica, The Getty Institute, and the MIT Media Lab. Her artwork earned recognition as one of the top public artworks in the U.S. and one of the top art + technology artworks in the world. She also has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Wired, and her pieces are held in museums and private collections worldwide. She's received grants from Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation, Artadia, and Skowegan. A longtime educator at SFAI, Stanford, SFSU, and other institutions, Beltran has served on the San Francisco Arts Commission since 2009 and former Mayor London Breed recognized her longstanding service supporting the arts by declaring December 3, 2018 "JD Beltran Day" in San Francisco.
GREEN JURIED AND INVITED ARTISTS AND THEIR WORKS
Juried Artists
Elizabeth Addison, Elizabeth Bloomfield, Marie Cameron, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Christine Cianci, Starr Davis, Doreen Deicke, Marguerite Elliot, Cathy Epstein, Daniele Erville, Lorrie Fink, Dominique Fougère, Janey Fritsche, Julie Garner, Kristine Goldenberg, Jane Grimm, Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Maria Kazanskaya, Susan R. Kirshenbaum, Victoria Ku, Smruti Kurse, Qinqin Liu, Monica Loncola, Leigh McLellan, Perry Meigs, Amy Morgenstern, Raji Musinipally, Priscilla Otani, Pamela Pitt, Poojitha Ramalingachar, Judy Rosenfield, Angela Sanders, Sondra Schwetman, Mary Shisler, Siana Smith, Rachel Tirosh, Carolyn Wayland, Lorraine Woodruff-Long, Jennifer Zee, Susan Zimmerman.
Invited Artists
Dianne Hoffman, Jane Ingram Allen, Linda MacDonald, Lucky Rapp, and Na Omi Judy Shintani.
Elizabeth Addison, Elizabeth Bloomfield, Marie Cameron, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Christine Cianci, Starr Davis, Doreen Deicke, Marguerite Elliot, Cathy Epstein, Daniele Erville, Lorrie Fink, Dominique Fougère, Janey Fritsche, Julie Garner, Kristine Goldenberg, Jane Grimm, Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Maria Kazanskaya, Susan R. Kirshenbaum, Victoria Ku, Smruti Kurse, Qinqin Liu, Monica Loncola, Leigh McLellan, Perry Meigs, Amy Morgenstern, Raji Musinipally, Priscilla Otani, Pamela Pitt, Poojitha Ramalingachar, Judy Rosenfield, Angela Sanders, Sondra Schwetman, Mary Shisler, Siana Smith, Rachel Tirosh, Carolyn Wayland, Lorraine Woodruff-Long, Jennifer Zee, Susan Zimmerman.
Invited Artists
Dianne Hoffman, Jane Ingram Allen, Linda MacDonald, Lucky Rapp, and Na Omi Judy Shintani.
