In October 2009 GALLERY CRAWL headed to Hatch Galllery in Oakland to interview artists Stephani Martinez and Evan Holm about their new show, PLUME, a collection of mixed-media works, including a wall crawling with buttons, and a painting machine powered by piano keys.

In September 2009 GALLERY CRAWL headed to Fecal Face Dot Gallery to interview Mel Kadel and have a look at her new exhibition, ECHO TEST. Kadel incorporates vintage patterns, yellowed paper, and a persevering heroine into many of her works. Please note: Each month we release one episode featuring two galleries. This month we will begin releasing two episodes, each featuring just one gallery. Enjoy!

In September 2009, GALLERY CRAWL interviewed The Date Farmers to learn more about their collaborative process, the intentions fueling their multi-media art practice, and their new exhibit at Fifty24SF Gallery, STRANGE FRUIT. Please note: Each month we release one episode featuring two galleries. This month we will begin releasing two episodes, each featuring just one gallery. Enjoy!

In August 2009, GALLERY CRAWL headed to Rowan Morrison Gallery in Oakland to meet Carl Auge and learn about the inspiration behind the enigmatic paintings featured in his RESOUND exhibition. Nearby at Swarm Gallery, installation artist Vaughn Bell introduces her adopt-a-biosphere project, which is part of the NATURAL SELECTION exhibition, featuring painter Josh Keyes. Reenie Charriere discusses her WASHED UP installation in the gallery's project room.

In May 2009 GALLERY CRAWL headed over to Mills College Art Museum in Oakland to interview five graduate students about their thesis exhibitions, which were inspired by a wide range of subjects including California coastal culture, facial hair, long-lost correspondence, and escapism. The graduate students' collective exhibition is titled YOUNG AMERICANS.

In April 2009, GALLERY CRAWL visits with photographer Melanie Pullen about her latest series VIOLENT TIMES at Stephen Wirtz Gallery. At Rena Bransten Gallery, we check out Tara Tucker's FOREIGN RELATIONS exhibition and Marci Washington's DARK MIRROR. (For an additional audio-only interview with Melanie Pullen, visit kqed.org/gallerycrawl.)

In March 2009 GALLERY CRAWL focuses on two San Francisco exhibitions of contemporary Chinese art: LIMN Gallery's dual show, Ming Ren's POETRY IN PAINTING and CHINA AVANT GARDE - LANDSCAPE IN TRANSIT and Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art's A (RE)TURN TO (RE)FORM.

In February 2009 GALLERY CRAWL interviewed Bill Fontana about his sound installation SPIRALING ECHOES at SF City Hall. A few blocks away, local art collector Robert Shimshak explained his interest in musical scores and how his collection inspired a new exhbition, EVERY SOUND YOU CAN IMAGINE at New Langton Arts.

In January 2009, GALLERY CRAWL checks out the San Francisco Dump's Artist-In-Residence program, visiting with current residents Christine Lee and David King. Across town, we chat with Lori Damiano, the featured artist in the University High School Professional Artist Series.

In November 2008, GALLERY CRAWL interviews photographer Lukas Felzmann about his GHOSTPILE exhibition at the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, and checks out THE HUMAN DICHOTOMY, a collection of Pakistani miniatures at Aicon Gallery in Palo Alto, CA.

In October 2008, GALLERY CRAWL checks out A MOMENT FOR REFLECTION: NEW WORK BY LYDIA FONG at Ratio 3 and THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD at Gallery 16 in San Francisco.

In September 2008, GALLERY CRAWL checks out Patricia Sweetow and Catharine Clark's new digs, exploring a wide range of portraiture, from Jonathan Burstein's collages to Julie Heffernan's self-portraits.

In August 2008, GALLERY CRAWL checked out THERE - NEW ART FROM OAKLAND at the di Rosa Preserve's Gatehouse Gallery. While there, we took a peek at Rene di Rosa's killer Bay Area art collection.

In June 2008, GALLERY CRAWL checks out Amanda Smith's debut exhibition, CANDY GARDENS AND SPARKLING SABERS at the Jack Fischer Gallery and trompS around town to view SEEING PEACE, a collection of billboards that represent how 10 international artists imagine peace.

In May 2008, GALLERY CRAWL checked out the MFA exhibition at CCA, California College of the Arts. Talk about hitting the jackpot! The show was amazing; we could easily have filled several episodes with what we discovered at the school's San Francisco campus. Greedy bastards, we decided to interview as many of the graduates as we could, capturing their auspicious debut into the San Francisco art world -- and beyond.

In April 2008, GALLERY CRAWL visits the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek for a chat with Carrie Lederer, the curator of THE ART OF DIORAMA exhibition, which features Jeremy Mora, Helen Cohen, Davis + Davis, Lothar Osterberg, Tracey Snelling and Misako Inaoka.

In March 2008, GALLERY CRAWL visits San Francisco's Mission District to see STAND STILL LIKE THE HUMMINGBIRD, Paul Wackers's second solo exhibition at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery. We also checked out STARTING WITH BLADE, an international collaboration featuring works that contemplate community...starting with the work of San Francisco-based artist, Michelle Blade.

GALLERY CRAWL drops into the NEITHER HERE NOR THERE show at Johannson Projects for a chat with gallerist Kimberly Johansson and the show's curator, Renny Pritikin, the Director of the Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection at UC Davis. We also visit Maya Kabat and Antonio Vigil to talk about their INVISIBLE CITIES exhibition at Mercury 20, an artist-run gallery that's just a few blocks away in downtown Oakland.

The Luggage Store celebrates 20 years of supporting artists and communities in San Francisco's Tenderloin and beyond. What was once the 509 Cultural Center has grown into three venues: The Luggage Store on Market Street; The Luggage Store Annex at 509 Ellis; and Cohen Alley, adjacent to the 509 location. In January 2008, The Luggage Store presents a group survey, "IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME," which explores the organizations 20-year history.

For the last-minute shopper: a few suggestions on where to get unique gifts, of the mostly hand-crafted variety, for that oddball on your list who always poses a bit of a shopping challenge. In December 2007, GALLERY CRAWL visits Electric Works and Fabric8 in San Francisco, two art spots that serve double duty as stores and galleries.