Tag: photography

  • Open call for art. Urban Romance: A Love Letter to city life.

    Open call for art. Urban Romance: A Love Letter to city life.

    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

    Urban Romance: A Love Letter to city life

    Opening February 5, 2026

    Urban Romance is a public love letter to city living told through art, music, and collective expression.

    Set inside the underground Union Square Muni transit station, this show explores what it means to love in cities, with them and through them.

    We’re seeking original visual work that captures the emotional landscape of city life:

    – Where do you find softness in the noise?


    – Where do you see beauty hiding in plain sight?


    – What about the city makes you swoon?

    • Original artwork ready for hanging (any 2D medium, not heavy, ideally smaller than 16×20″)
    • A short artist bio or statement (2–4 sentences)
    • A short statement about how your entry relates to the group show theme. (1 paragraph)
    • A high-res digital file (300ppi) of your piece to be included in a postcard series for sale in the kiosks.

    Apply before midnight on January 15, 2026.

    To apply, fill out this form.


    Pop Up Gallery Opening
    February 5, 2026, 5-9PM at the kiosks inside the Union Square MUNI station.

    Curated by Ariana Wolf
    Hosted by Nate Mahoney, The Urbanist.
    In collaboration with Flight Design Co.

  • Happy Holidaze. 2025 Art Card.

    Happy Holidaze. 2025 Art Card.

    Holiday card for December 2025.

    Dear friends and family,

    Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season. May the new year inspire your creativity and fill your days with love and connection!

    Love, Nate

  • Happy Holidaze. 2024 Art card.

    Happy Holidaze. 2024 Art card.

    Holiday card for December 2024. Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season. May the new year inspire your creativity and fill your days with love and connection!

  • Forest Bathing: Queer Portraits in Nature: Marqeist

    Forest Bathing: Queer Portraits in Nature: Marqeist

    What the series is about.

    This series documents queer people exploring and being rejuvenated by forest bathing in nature. The collaboration with queer subjects across the spectrum of LGBTQIA+ includes video interviews and still photographs to share that sense of calm with our community. The goal is to capture a human centered portrait in nature and bring back that green natural environment to the gallery space. Details

    There is an open call to be photographed for this ongoing project. Link to participate.

  • About the artist. Nate Mahoney

    About the artist. Nate Mahoney

    Nate Mahoney creates work inspired by dualities. Design and art. Rural and urban. Photography and painting. Analog and digital. The work is centered on compassion for others trying to survive in our complex and inhospitable world. As a queer artist, and urban dweller, Nate reacts to the city with inspired work that communicates connections between people, time, nature, place, and space. Nate’s works often result from a research practice and collaborative process.

    Nate received a MFA in Design from California College of the Arts, a MFA in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University, and a BA in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College.

    Nate lives and works in downtown San Francisco, California.

    Photo by Anusha