You may think you have seen the Golden Gate Bridge in all its glory, now see it celebrated through the eyes of San Francisco school children. Flax is proud to be one of many pop-up “Bridge Galleries” for the exhibit INTERNATIONAL ORANGE: The Bridge Re-imagined, presented by the San Francisco Arts Education Project in cooperation with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy… More »

Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, Art With Elders (AWE) is predicated on a simple belief – that everyone, no matter where they are along the chronological span – is inherently creative. Flax has partnered with AWE for many years and each exhibit is welcomed by both our staff and customers. More »

The South of Market district may be the most diverse neighborhood in a culturally diverse city. SOMA is a huge district, sprawling from the Embarcadero to Eleventh Street, between Market and Townsend. Once known as “South of the Slot,” in reference to the cable car line down the center of Market Street, this “wrong side of the tracks” San Francisco neighborhood is a still evolving… More »

Matthew R. Burns is an emerging San Francisco artist with specialized range in caricature, graphic and fine art approaches to the visual. He asks only to have his art defined by you, not the rulebooks… More »

“My main thing is the progression of my work. My aim is to get better with every painting I make. Practice, practice, practice makes perfect. One day I’ll get there.” Erik de la Cruz. We thinks he’s there. A self-taught artist, Erik has been living in San Francisco since 2011. “The hunger for art here is always fresh. The young and the mature seem to appreciate my work on the same level. And I can’t ask for anything more than that.”… More »

Music is his muse and you will most likely find Jesse live painting on stage while a band is jamming. Jesse has painted on stage or adjacent to it over 600 times. The artist considers his style a blend of folk and modern art, preferring to paint with and on found objects, such as re-purposed plywood, salvaged doors, found paint and older brushes. When asked about his work environment, Jesse believes… More »