melissa wagner - u p c o m i n g s h o w s

** SOMA Open Studios**

Over the course of the past 7 or 8 years, I have been participating in Open Studios every year with mixed results. I have held it in my home and at various art studios/spaces which I've rented. Doing it on your own is difficult since many visitors seek a group venue, and moving around from year to year makes it hard to grow a "following". Finally two years ago I opened Clara Street Studios, found several talented and motivated individuals to share my vision with, and was able to create a venue that finally fulfilled my dream of creating an artist community of my own.

This year we held Open Studios at our studio on Clara Street for the second year in a row and had an amazing turnout. We have been very fortunate to get 5 very talented artists together, as well as a huge gallery space for hanging our work. Even with the state of the economy what it is, there were twice as many people as we had last year, and I heard such positive feedback from our guests. It was so inspiring to finally have an impact and become a sought after venue in the South of Market community.

To everyone who made it out to support our work, the arts, our community and Open Studios, my sincerest thanks go out to you.



		San Francisco Wine Week featured artist at Friday evening's event: The Industial Wine Party Friday, November 14th 6-10pm The Hayes 55 Page Street San Francisco, CA click for details and registration information FRIDAY NIGHT: INDUSTRIAL WINE PARTY: In one of the city’s most artistic and fashionable neighborhoods, The Hayes provides urbanites with spectacular accommodations for lavish living. Experience the ground level of this new development during our Industrial Wine event. About SF Wine Week: Wine is to San Francisco what fashion is to New York - it's not just an industry, but a way of life. Elegant yet accessible, San Francisco Wine Week is the next generation wine festival. It brings wine tasting out of wine country and into the hip, urban landscape of downtown San Francisco. For six nights, you'll taste a selection of great wines from around the globe in some of San Francisco's most exciting venues, ending with the exclusive Saturday night Red Gala event. One $75 online ticket gives you full access to ALL of the week's events and tastings. Single night and Red Gala tickets are also available for $45/night. Space is limited so reserve your tickets now. Ticket price will increase on November 10th and will be available at the door of each event. .To purchase tickets for SF Wine Week, click here

		New Work at John Colins Exhibition coming soon.... December 2008 John Colins 90 Natoma Street @ 2nd San Francisco, CA New work is going up soon at John Colins Lounge, located in the SOMA district of San Francisco. This will also be the spot for the annual wagnerpaintings Holiday Party! Stay tuned for more information.


SOMA Open Studios Over the course of the past 7 or 8 years, I have been participating in Open Studios every year with mixed results. I have held it in my home and at various art studios/spaces which I've rented. Doing it on your own is difficult since many visitors seek a group venue, and moving around from year to year makes it hard to grow a "following". Finally two years ago I opened Clara Street Studios, found several talented and motivated individuals to share my vision with, and was able to create a venue that finally fulfilled my dream of creating an artist community of my own. This year we held Open Studios at our studio on Clara Street for the second year in a row and had an amazing turnout. We have been very fortunate to get 5 very talented artists together, as well as a huge gallery space for hanging our work. Even with the state of the economy what it is, there were twice as many people as we had last year, and I heard such positive feedback from our guests. It was so inspiring to finally have an impact and become a sought after venue in the South of Market community. To everyone who made it out to support our work, the arts, our community and Open Studios, my sincerest thanks go out to you.

Andalu November 2007 Solo show at Andalu Restaurant in San Francisco
10 Years of Eco-Exploring November 2007 at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Open Studios & Private Preview: October 2007 Weekend 4/SOMA @ Clara Street Studios and ArtSpan's Private Preview Gala at SomArts
Reconnecting: A UofM Alumni Show August 2007
Holiday Art Show at John Colins December 2006
Open Studios & Private Preview: October 2006 Weekend 1/SOMA @ YBL, Weekend2/Mission @ BASE Studios, and ArtSpan's Private Preview Gala
Shawna Stoney Shrowroom Opening: February 2006 Showroom Opening in conjuction with California Home & Design Magazine
Art Happy Hour at Duplex November 2005
Open Studios 2005 October 2005
ArtSpan Private Preview October 2005
Emerge Happy Hour @ Swig: June 2005 celebrating the launch of a new weekly happy hour featuring san francisco emerging artists...
Creme de la Creme II @ Circolo March 2005
Private Preview & Open Studios 2004 October 2004
Holiday Art Cocktail Party December 2003
Open Studios 2003 October 2003 Private Preview @ SOMArts Open Studios @ XTHREADZ
Artist in Residence September 2003 De Young Art Center Legion of Honor
Morph Series @ Papalote September 2003
Open Studios 2002 October 2002 Private Preview @ SOMArts Melting Point
Culture Cache Gallery 2001
Mural Projects rainforest mural @ Sanchez Elementary EPA Charter School mural

ArtSpan - San Francisco Open Studios Website www.artspan.org
SanFrancisco.com, California Artists www.sanfrancisco.com
Artist Resource , Bay Area Artist Listings www.artistresource.org
Artist Asylum, Michigan based artist network www.artistasylum.net
MesArt, buy art online www.mesart.com
The W Lab North - A Division of Wagnerpaintings www.theWlabNorth.com