I worked with the Port of San Francisco and the San Francisco Arts Commission to install a nine-foot-tall bronze sculpture by British artist Thomas J Price on San Francisco’s Embarcadero promenade between Pier 1 and the Ferry Building. As Sounds Turn to Noise, 2023, measuring 110 3/8” high x 47 1/2″ wide x 32 3/4″ deep, will be on site through April 2025.
DREAM, a striking ten-foot-tall sculpture by Ana Teresa Fernández, shimmers on the south side of Bernal Hill in San Francisco. I had the honor of producing its installation and designing an artist residency program that rooted the work in the surrounding community and invited middle school students into its creative orbit.
In partnership with YBCA, I developed the Teaching Artists in Residence program at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School, located just blocks from the sculpture. DREAM served as a catalyst within the curriculum—inviting students to engage in civic imagination, critical inquiry, and artistic expression as tools for understanding and shaping the world around them.
This collaboration with SFUSD and MLK Middle School was guided by a commitment to embed the neighborhood in the making of DREAM. The Artist Residency Program aligned with the vision—creating a platform for young people to reflect on their lived experiences and envision change, positioning them not only as learners, but as active participants in the cultural and civic life of their community.
The WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY sculptures, formed the centerpiece of The 5Ws project, were created by artist Ana Teresa Fernández, with lighting design by Johanna Grawunder.
I designed and produced The 5Ws as a multi-layered initiative, integrating a series of public art sculpture installations with creative workshops developed in collaboration with social justice and community-based organizations. The project also included publicly accessible chalkboards designed by Fernández, a repurposed newspaper kiosk hosting exhibitions, and an online interactive storytelling map. Each component was designed to explore and share thoughts and questions about the histories and future of a neighborhood experiencing significant and often controversial change.
The public art installations were a cornerstone of the project, serving as visual and conceptual entry points for engaging with the stories and experiences of those who live, work, and play in the area. Through their evocative design, the 5W sculptures posed physical questions—Who, What, When, Where, and Why—encouraging the community to reflect, inquire, and engage in dialogue about the neighborhood’s identity and transformation.
I curated site-specific exhibitions for the 16th Street BART Station in San Francisco, 2007-2010. Above are a few selected poster series from that time.