EVENT

Opening Reception for "I split the ground, so it would not close over me"

side by side collage of two photos - greyscale photo of woman holding long ponytail up near a dead tree alongside a separate photo of a woman in a white dress standing next to and holding up a severed white car door

Thursday, May 28, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Remarks at 6:30 p.m.)
Free and open to the public

Join the San Francisco Arts Commission for the opening reception of "I split the ground, so it would not close over me," a two-person exhibition featuring the work of two emerging Bay Area artists Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater, curated by independent 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" will be on view at the SFAC Main Gallery through August 29, 2026.