I was born in 1961, and grew up next to SF State, going to elementary school on the grounds of the University. Watching the '60's unfold, as a child, was a...Continue

When I get together with other artists we often “talk shop.” When the subject of museums and galleries come up I love to toss out the question, “What’s the...Continue

I began coming to the museum in the early 1980s when I was a graduate student at UC Berkeley. When my studies became too stressful, I would lose myself in the...Continue

As a fourth generation Californian who has lived and traveled here all my life, I have a passion for exploring and learning about our state, and for sharing my...Continue

When I was a boy, my family came to California from the Philippines for the same reasons that have brought millions here before and since—finding a place that...Continue