Exhibition

Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision

Coming Summer 2022

Lee Gallery, Osher Foundation Gallery

Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision celebrates the exuberant work and enduring influence of San Francisco artist Carlos Villa (1936–2013). The first major museum retrospective dedicated to the work of a Filipino American artist, this groundbreaking exhibition shows us Villa not only as one of the most important artists of his generation, but also as a teacher, curator, activist, and community organizer.

Image: Painted Cloak (recto), 1971, by Carlos Villa (American, 1936–2013). Airbrushed acrylic with feathers on unstretched canvas with taffeta and feathers lining. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Photograph by Joe McDonald.

Organizers & Sponsors

Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision is co-organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).

The presentation at the Asian Art Museum is made possible with the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and The Bernard Osher Foundation. Additional support is provided by Malou Babilonia and Terra Foundation for American Art.

Sustained support generously provided by the following endowed funds:
Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Endowment Fund for Exhibitions
Kao/Williams Contemporary Art Exhibitions Fund
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The presentation at SFAI is made possible with major support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support comes from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.