Information on the Artist
Joseph Abbati
www.josephabbati.art
IG @jabbati
CV
Exhibits
2022 (October) “Artist’s Choice”, jury prize for group exhibit, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (August) “TEXTural”, group exhibit, Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (August) “Being Human - The Figurative Show”, group exhibit, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (June-September) “A Celebration of Pride” Artspan at Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco, CA
2022 (June) “Reveries”, group exhibit, Moth Belly Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (June-July) “PROUD+”, group exhibit, The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, CA
2022 (June) “Queer View”, group exhibit, San Francisco City Hall
2022 (April) “Pictures of People,” de Young Museum web gallery group exhibit
2022 (April) “2022 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition”, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2022 (March) “Mythologie” international juried group online exhibit at Kunsthaus RoZig
2022 (January) “Human Faces” international juried group exhibit at Las Laguna Art Gallery
2022 (January) “Figures” national online exhibit at Art Fluent
2022 (January) “Embrace” juried group exhibit at Fourth Street Fine Art, Berkeley, CA
2021 (November) “The Sheridan Prize For Art” “Honorable Mention” online group exhibit
2021 (November) “Vices” national juried group exhibit at Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 (October) “Artists Choice” group exhibit at SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 (July) “PROUD+ 2021” group exhibit at The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2021 (June) “The Art Hunger” group exhibit in Redding, CA
2021 (March) “Double Vision” group exhibit at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
2021 (February) “LOVE HEART LUST” group exhibit by Kunsthaus RoZig , Los Angeles, CA
2020 (December) “COVID Dreams,” online exhibit at Artavita, Santa Barbara, CA
2020 (October) “The 6th Annual Autumnal,” group exhibit at ArtHouse NYC
2020 (September) “Introductions 2020” group exhibit at Root Division, San Francisco
2020 (July) “Diasporic Futurism” group exhibit at Root Division, San Francisco
2020 (June) “Eros, C’est la Vie,” group exhibit at Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
2020 (May) “Windows For Harvey," painting of Harvey Milk in group exhibit
2020 (March) “Queeries” solo exhibit of paintings at Strut, San Francisco
2020 (February) “The Artist As Curator” at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building in San Francisco, curated and exhibited with 12 Bay Area artists
2019 (September) “Language and Letters” group exhibit at SFWA Gallery
2019 (June) “Make You Mark,” group exhibit at Art Attack SF Gallery, San Francisco
2019 (June) “QueerEyes," paintings in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2018 (December) “ADVANCED," at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building in San Francisco, group exhibit with 28 San Francisco Bays Area artists
2018 (September) “A Beautiful Indiscretion” solo exhibit of photo collages and paintings at Strut, San Francisco
2018 (September), paintings in group exhibit at Wessling Gallery, San Francisco
2018 (June) “Queerky," paintings in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2018 (May) “Windows For Harvey," tapestry of Harvey Milk for group exhibit
2018 (February) “Nite Life," photographs in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2017 (October) “Housing," photographs in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2017 (June) “LARGER THAN LIFE” solo exhibit of tapestries for Pride 2017 at Senator Scott Wiener’s office, San Francisco
2017 (March) “LARGER THAN LIFE” solo exhibit of tapestries at Strut, San Francisco
Art Auction Exhibits (giving back to my community)
2021, 2022 (September) ”Coalition on Homelessness,” online auction, San Francisco
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202, 2022 “Art for Aids,” exhibit and auction, San Francisco
2019 (August) “The Dirty Dozen” group exhibit benefitting Art for Aids, San Francisco
2017 (June) “Pulse: Acts of Love and Kindness," group exhibit and auction, Ft. Mason, San Francisco
Curating
2022 (June) “Queer View”, co-curated with Jun Yang, Supervisor Mandelman’s Office, San Francisco City Hall
At Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building in San Francisco
2020 (June) “SF Pride - 50 Years” an online photographic exhibit: www.sfpride2020.gallery
2020 (February) “The Artist As Curator”, curated exhibit with 12 Bay Area artists
2019 (September) “We Belong - Pertenecemos” curated exhibit 23 Bay Area LantinX artists
2019 (June) “QueerEyes,” curated exhibit with 32 San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ artists
2019 (March) “East on West," curated exhibit with 26 Bay Area artists from the Asian diaspora
2018 (December) “ADVANCED," curated exhibit 28 Bay Area artists over 55 years of age
2018 (September) “eARTh," curated exhibit for the Global Climate Action with Bay Area artists
2018 (June) “Queerky," curated exhibit for Pride month with 21 Bay Area LGBTQ artists
2018 (February) “Nite Life," curated exhibit about night life with 23 Bay Area artists
2017 (October) “Housing," curated exhibit about housing issues with 18 Bay Area artists
2019 (November) “Abstrax,” Radian Gallery group exhibit of Bay Area abstract artists
2012 at Design Within Reach, group exhibit of art pillows featuring 18 artists from Visual Aid
Education
MFA (accredited for teaching) Visual Communications, FIDM, San Francisco
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, Sacramento City College
Events and Articles
Feature article on DandyQueerArt.com, November 2021
“The Sheridan Prize For Art,” Honorable Mention for LGBTQ+ Artists, November 2021
“The Art of Being Queer,” online magazine feature, October 2021
Proud+ Exhibition Catalog, The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, CA, July 2021
“Queer Quarterly” Magazine feature, March,2021
UN//TITLED: An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art (2016 - 2020) featured artist published April 2021 by Balaclava.Q (John Hopper Publishing)
Catalog feature for “Diasporic Futurism” group exhibit at Root Division, San Francisco
Amplify: Juror’s Choice Award Winner 2020, ArtSpan Open Studios celebration, San Francisco
Catalog feature for “Introductions 2020” at Root Division, San Francisco
Led Zoom online panel discussion for exhibit “SF Pride 2020 - 50 Years” I curated with seven photographers and Senator Scott Wiener June 26, 2020
Panelist on “Fighting Back | Lessons from AIDS for COVID-19: The Role of Art & Artists in a Pandemic, Part I & II” for the GLBT Historical Society. May 13, 2020 and April 8, 2020
August 15th, 2019, Senator Scott Wiener submitted a California Senate Resolution to commend Joseph Abbati for his service to the people of California.
“Balaclava.Q- Abstract Activism,” online magazine feature promoting and creating platforms for queer artists, 2019
“The Fight” magazine, July 2019, article on Pride exhibit I curated for Senator Wiener’s Office
Bay Are Reporter weekly newspaper, Wednesday Jun 26, 2019, feature
“Drag Queen Art Adorns Senator Wiener’s Office," San Francisco Examiner, July 2017
• “Larger Than Life," Shining Stars by Steven Underhill, The Bay Area Reporter, March 2017
www.josephabbati.art
IG @jabbati
CV
Exhibits
2022 (October) “Artist’s Choice”, jury prize for group exhibit, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (August) “TEXTural”, group exhibit, Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (August) “Being Human - The Figurative Show”, group exhibit, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (June-September) “A Celebration of Pride” Artspan at Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco, CA
2022 (June) “Reveries”, group exhibit, Moth Belly Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 (June-July) “PROUD+”, group exhibit, The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, CA
2022 (June) “Queer View”, group exhibit, San Francisco City Hall
2022 (April) “Pictures of People,” de Young Museum web gallery group exhibit
2022 (April) “2022 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition”, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2022 (March) “Mythologie” international juried group online exhibit at Kunsthaus RoZig
2022 (January) “Human Faces” international juried group exhibit at Las Laguna Art Gallery
2022 (January) “Figures” national online exhibit at Art Fluent
2022 (January) “Embrace” juried group exhibit at Fourth Street Fine Art, Berkeley, CA
2021 (November) “The Sheridan Prize For Art” “Honorable Mention” online group exhibit
2021 (November) “Vices” national juried group exhibit at Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 (October) “Artists Choice” group exhibit at SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 (July) “PROUD+ 2021” group exhibit at The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2021 (June) “The Art Hunger” group exhibit in Redding, CA
2021 (March) “Double Vision” group exhibit at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
2021 (February) “LOVE HEART LUST” group exhibit by Kunsthaus RoZig , Los Angeles, CA
2020 (December) “COVID Dreams,” online exhibit at Artavita, Santa Barbara, CA
2020 (October) “The 6th Annual Autumnal,” group exhibit at ArtHouse NYC
2020 (September) “Introductions 2020” group exhibit at Root Division, San Francisco
2020 (July) “Diasporic Futurism” group exhibit at Root Division, San Francisco
2020 (June) “Eros, C’est la Vie,” group exhibit at Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
2020 (May) “Windows For Harvey," painting of Harvey Milk in group exhibit
2020 (March) “Queeries” solo exhibit of paintings at Strut, San Francisco
2020 (February) “The Artist As Curator” at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building in San Francisco, curated and exhibited with 12 Bay Area artists
2019 (September) “Language and Letters” group exhibit at SFWA Gallery
2019 (June) “Make You Mark,” group exhibit at Art Attack SF Gallery, San Francisco
2019 (June) “QueerEyes," paintings in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2018 (December) “ADVANCED," at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building in San Francisco, group exhibit with 28 San Francisco Bays Area artists
2018 (September) “A Beautiful Indiscretion” solo exhibit of photo collages and paintings at Strut, San Francisco
2018 (September), paintings in group exhibit at Wessling Gallery, San Francisco
2018 (June) “Queerky," paintings in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2018 (May) “Windows For Harvey," tapestry of Harvey Milk for group exhibit
2018 (February) “Nite Life," photographs in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2017 (October) “Housing," photographs in group exhibit at Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building San Francisco
2017 (June) “LARGER THAN LIFE” solo exhibit of tapestries for Pride 2017 at Senator Scott Wiener’s office, San Francisco
2017 (March) “LARGER THAN LIFE” solo exhibit of tapestries at Strut, San Francisco
Art Auction Exhibits (giving back to my community)
2021, 2022 (September) ”Coalition on Homelessness,” online auction, San Francisco
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202, 2022 “Art for Aids,” exhibit and auction, San Francisco
2019 (August) “The Dirty Dozen” group exhibit benefitting Art for Aids, San Francisco
2017 (June) “Pulse: Acts of Love and Kindness," group exhibit and auction, Ft. Mason, San Francisco
Curating
2022 (June) “Queer View”, co-curated with Jun Yang, Supervisor Mandelman’s Office, San Francisco City Hall
At Senator Scott Wiener’s office in the California State Building in San Francisco
2020 (June) “SF Pride - 50 Years” an online photographic exhibit: www.sfpride2020.gallery
2020 (February) “The Artist As Curator”, curated exhibit with 12 Bay Area artists
2019 (September) “We Belong - Pertenecemos” curated exhibit 23 Bay Area LantinX artists
2019 (June) “QueerEyes,” curated exhibit with 32 San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ artists
2019 (March) “East on West," curated exhibit with 26 Bay Area artists from the Asian diaspora
2018 (December) “ADVANCED," curated exhibit 28 Bay Area artists over 55 years of age
2018 (September) “eARTh," curated exhibit for the Global Climate Action with Bay Area artists
2018 (June) “Queerky," curated exhibit for Pride month with 21 Bay Area LGBTQ artists
2018 (February) “Nite Life," curated exhibit about night life with 23 Bay Area artists
2017 (October) “Housing," curated exhibit about housing issues with 18 Bay Area artists
2019 (November) “Abstrax,” Radian Gallery group exhibit of Bay Area abstract artists
2012 at Design Within Reach, group exhibit of art pillows featuring 18 artists from Visual Aid
Education
MFA (accredited for teaching) Visual Communications, FIDM, San Francisco
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, Sacramento City College
Events and Articles
Feature article on DandyQueerArt.com, November 2021
“The Sheridan Prize For Art,” Honorable Mention for LGBTQ+ Artists, November 2021
“The Art of Being Queer,” online magazine feature, October 2021
Proud+ Exhibition Catalog, The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, CA, July 2021
“Queer Quarterly” Magazine feature, March,2021
UN//TITLED: An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art (2016 - 2020) featured artist published April 2021 by Balaclava.Q (John Hopper Publishing)
Catalog feature for “Diasporic Futurism” group exhibit at Root Division, San Francisco
Amplify: Juror’s Choice Award Winner 2020, ArtSpan Open Studios celebration, San Francisco
Catalog feature for “Introductions 2020” at Root Division, San Francisco
Led Zoom online panel discussion for exhibit “SF Pride 2020 - 50 Years” I curated with seven photographers and Senator Scott Wiener June 26, 2020
Panelist on “Fighting Back | Lessons from AIDS for COVID-19: The Role of Art & Artists in a Pandemic, Part I & II” for the GLBT Historical Society. May 13, 2020 and April 8, 2020
August 15th, 2019, Senator Scott Wiener submitted a California Senate Resolution to commend Joseph Abbati for his service to the people of California.
“Balaclava.Q- Abstract Activism,” online magazine feature promoting and creating platforms for queer artists, 2019
“The Fight” magazine, July 2019, article on Pride exhibit I curated for Senator Wiener’s Office
Bay Are Reporter weekly newspaper, Wednesday Jun 26, 2019, feature
“Drag Queen Art Adorns Senator Wiener’s Office," San Francisco Examiner, July 2017
• “Larger Than Life," Shining Stars by Steven Underhill, The Bay Area Reporter, March 2017
