Past Exhibitions and Events

Paul Mpagi Sepuya. Image courtesy of the artist

McEvoy Arts at Home

In Conversation: Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Julia Bryan-Wilson

Photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya and professor Julia Bryan-Wilson discuss the artist’s work in this online conversation co-presented by McEvoy Arts and UC Berkeley.

Brontez Purnell. Photo by Liz Hafalia for the San Francisco Chronicle

McEvoy Arts at Home

Brontez Purnell: In Progress

Oakland-based artist Brontez Purnell participates in a live, online event co-presented by McEvoy Arts and UC Berkeley.

Tilda Swinton in Teknolust (2003) by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Courtesy Hotwire Productions LLC

Film/Video

Conceiving Ada and Teknolust with Lynn Hershman Leeson

A double-feature of two groundbreaking films starring Tilda Swinton by artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, in conjunction with the exhibition Orlando.

Jackie Shane. Collage by Mark Christopher. Courtesy the artist and The Numero Group.

Performance

Any Other Way: Celebrating the Life and Work of Jackie Shane

Artist Zackary Drucker and special guests honor the legacy of the late transgender rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane.

Design by Samantha Maria Xochitl Espinoza

Talks & Panels

It’s a Moment

An Orlando-inspired evening of performances and conversations on transformation and empowerment in the arts.

Film/Video

Sally Potter’s Orlando

A rare 35mm screening of Sally Potter’s now-classic adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s pioneering novel.

Craig Baldwin, Still from Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America, 1991. Color, sound, 48 min. Courtesy the artist

Screening Room

Blazing and Blasted: Post-Punk Pre-Tech Underground Film in 1990s San Francisco

This collection of underground films paints a highly-charged portrait of San Francisco during a unique period in the city’s filmmaking and cultural history.

Exhibition

Michael Jang’s California

"Michael Jang’s California" surveys the artist’s varied oeuvre through photographs, ephemera, and complementary works by Jang’s major influences.

Michael Jang, Ramones Free Concert, Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, 1979, gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the artist / © Michael Jang

Talks & Panels

In Conversation: Michael Jang, Sandra S. Phillips, and Nion McEvoy

Michael Jang and Sandra S. Phillips in conversation with McEvoy Arts' Founder and President Nion McEvoy about the exhibition Michael Jang’s California.