Gale Hart "Smile" Opening Reception

RSVP to enjoy a special viewing of Gale Hart's “Smile,” a solo exhibition of 16 new sculptures and 42 drawings based on emojis. This collection is a monument to the absurd, examining the ironic potential of an anthropomorphized yellow dot with limited expressions to communicate complex behavior.

Dress your artsy best and meet fellow art lovers while taking pleasure in the artist's vibrant works—in addition to a curated selection of regional artists in the gallery's lower level space [The Down Low].

The exhibition is on view through August 6, 2022. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 12-6PM or by appointment. We are closely following the situation with COVID-19 via the CDC and SF Department of Public Health and will share any updates on our website, newsletter, and social media channels.

"Since everyone's online all the time, people rely on emojis to express their thoughts and gestures to an audience they rarely or never see in person. Some say emotions and experiences cannot be described in words and that emojis help to clarify intent. But we know people pretend online that their lives are awesome so there's potential for the sunny yellow emoji to also be a cryptic warning sign.” –Gale Hart

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GALE HART (b. Lansing, Michigan, 1956) is a self-taught artist who has established an energetic 40-year career experimenting with new techniques and materials often incorporating sarcasm and humor in her work to exaggerate the absurd. Hart’s work serves as a vehicle for her witty and critical eye on the social issues of contemporary life in American culture over the past half-century. She has shown at Context Miami, FL; Context New York, NY; The Los Angeles Art Show, CA; and Art Aspen, CO; and exhibits nationally. Since 2012, Gale has received three public art commissions for the city of Sacramento, CA and recently completed a major commission for the city of Elk Grove, CA.

VOSS GALLERY is a women-owned art gallery in San Francisco’s Mission District established in 2019 by Ashley L. Voss. The gallery features a dynamic exhibition program of solo and thematically organized group shows and socially-conscious projects to benefit the greater community. New exhibitions are presented every four to five weeks and are curated with an emphasis on New Contemporary work by emerging and mid-career artists.