Dede Wilsey is a San Francisco socialite and philanthropist, the widow of prominent San Francisco businessman Al Wilsey. She was born Diane Dow Buchanan in 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr.. Her father was, variously, the U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg and Austria, as well as the White House chief of protocol under Dwight Eisenhower. Her great-grandfather, Herbert Henry Dow, was the founder of Dow Chemical.

Harrell Fletcher is an artist in Portland, Oregon who creates socially engaged interdisciplinary projects. Harrell now is on the faculty of Portland State University in the Art Department. He has exhibited at SF MoMA, the de Young Museum, The Berkeley Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in SF, The Drawing Center, Socrates Sculpture Park and Smackmellon in NYC, DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show in Houston, PICA in Portland, OR, CoCA in Seattle, WA, …

Ted Joans (July 4, 1928 - April 25, 2003) was an American trumpeter, jazz poet and painter. In the 1960s, he had a house in Timbuktu. He claimed to be a brother of Leroi Jones, despite the spelling difference, but this appears to be apocryphal. Born Theodore Jones on a riverboat in Cairo, Illinois, Ted earned a degree in fine arts from Indiana University. He later associated with writers of the Beat Generation in Greenwich Village and San Francisco.

Harold Norse (born July 6 1916 in New York City) is an American writer, who has created a body of work using the American idiom of everyday language and images. One of the expatriate artists of the Beat generation, Norse has been widely published and anthologized. Norse became a part of W. H. Auden's "inner circle" at the age of 22, but soon found himself allied with William Carlos Williams, …

I'm a San Francisco transplant trying to make a living out here in bustling NYC. I miss my Golden Gate Bridge and cold tepid summers but NYC is where the art market is, so here I am. Before my adventurous move I had never been to NYC let alone the east coast so my life is in flux right now. I'm getting used to the subway system and crowds of people.

Half-Jew, Half-Hippie, All New Mexican.

i'll do anything that involves dancing, the beach, sports, the sun, gaucamole, music, wine, doing something new or my friends cause they make me laugh too much. annd i hate, hate jackets and cold weather clothes. i'm livin in rome till december - ciao bella.

I go by da name of Sabrina AKA Tha Golden Lady, but u kan call me Bree Bree. I'm a P.A.W.(Poetic.Artistic.Woman) who lives off of inspiration. One thing u don't fucq wit iz ma food. Wen it kumz 2 food, iym da Notorious P.I.G 4 real 4 real. Iym a junk food junkie and proud of it! Another thing u don't fuck wit iz ma art. Drawing iz MA LIFE, MA HEART, & MA SOUL. I specialize in female cartoonz. I been drawin since I wuz 8 yearz old.

"Every woman should look as if she just fell off a unicorn."~Ttkf.

I am new to the regular concept of life in cyberspace - so I'll only be swinging through from time to time...

HiYEE, THiS iS NANCY.

Walter Hood is professor and former chair of the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the principal of Hood Design. Founded in 1999, the firm is well known for its projects tied to urban redevelopment and the revitalization of underserved communities.

Debbie Parenti Pre-K Teacher Debbie was born in San Francisco and raised on the S.F. Peninsula. Debbie received a B.A. degree in Anthropology from Chico State. During her school years she had many jobs, including working with children as a swim instructor, helping autistic and visually impaired children and children with Down’s Syndrome. She was a recreation leader for after school programs and a 3rd grade teacher’s aid.

Robin Lasser (American, lives in Bay Area, CA) Robin Lasser is a Professor of Art at San Jose State University. Lasser produces photographs, video, site-specific installations and public art working with socially and culturally significant imagery and themes.

I'm 25, married, happy, and on my seemingly unending quest to finish school. I mainly hang out with friends do the work and school thing and not too much else. I enjoy visiting my best friend in Reno, and not just for the gambling...although it is kind of fun.

Mimi Sheiner Lecturer, Graphic Design Mimi Sheiner is a lecturer in the Department of Design and Industry where she teaches Introduction to Graphic Design. She teaches a similar course at the University of San Francisco and has developed an Outreach program there for senior design students to produce print projects for non-profit organizations.

Ruth Asawa is the artist featured this week on our Artist of the Week PodCast whose tied-wire sculpture Untitled recently came into our collection. For the episode, we traveled to San Francisco to speak with Curator of American Art and Director of Contemporary Programs, Daniell Cornell, at the De Young Museum. Daniell Cornell worked closely with Asawa to curate and plan her retrospective exhibition "Contours in the Air".

Harry Weisburd was born in New York City. Attended one of the top Art High Schools in the country, School of Art and Design, NYC. Fashion Designer Calvin Klein and Singer Tony Bennett are graduates. Harry won a scholarship to one of the top art schools in the country, Parsons Schoo of Design, New York City. Graduates include New York Fashion Designer ,Donna Karan and Hollywood Fashion Designer of 1920's ADRIAN.

Meklit Hadero is a singer, musician, arts organizer and Director & Resident Artist at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco. Born in Ethiopia, Meklit has since lived in twelve cities, on three continents, and brings her international, inter-cultural experience to all her creative work. As a solo artist writing original compositions, Meklit draws on her folk, blues, and Ethiopian roots to create her songs.