Thacher Gallery
The 2019-2020 season is dedicated to the exploration of studio practice and place.
Thacher Gallery
Each year the Thacher Gallery presents a series of diverse, high-caliber art exhibitions that probe aesthetics, stimulate dialogue and reflect the urban Jesuit university’s commitment to social justice. With a focus on art from California, the Thacher Gallery shows emerging artists, Bay Area icons and major collections.
Along with its exhibition calendar, the Thacher Gallery presents free public programs, such as artist talks, craft demonstrations, and docent-led tours for all ages. The facility also serves as a professional training laboratory for students interested in arts management, museum studies and exhibitions.
Image Credit: Shanna Strauss, When she rises, mixed media on found wood, 2018
Plan a Visit
The Thacher Gallery is located on the campus of the University of San Francisco in the Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. The USF campus can be easily entered at Fulton and Cole, Parker and McAllister, and Golden Gate and Temescal.
The Gallery is free and open to the public daily from 12–6 p.m. If you do not carry a USF identification card, please check in at the circulation desk prior to entering the Library gates.
The sculpture terrace, located on the third floor of Kalmanovitz Hall, is open to the public weekdays from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. during the academic year. Appointments are recommended.
Submissions
The Thacher Gallery accepts submissions from California-based artists and collectors. To submit a proposal, please send an email inquiry with a brief description of your work or collection to thachergallery@usfca.edu. If the artwork fits within the gallery’s mission and current needs, we will request a complete submission. The gallery calendar is selected annually by a rotating curatorial advisory board made up of faculty, staff and local arts administrators. On occasion, we issue calls for submissions for thematic exhibitions.
Thacher Gallery Map | Rooftop Sculpture Terrace Map | Submit to Thacher Annual
Curatorial Advisory Board
Sergio De La Torre, Department of Art + Architecture
Gladys Perez, Office of Diversity Engagement and Community Outreach
Nathan Dennis, Department of Art + Architecture
Fabiola Hernandez-Soto, MLIS (BA, ’07), Gleeson Library | Geschke Center
Sabrina Oliveros (MA, '15), Maritime Museum
Staff
Nell Herbert, Gallery Manager
Glori Simmons, Director
Current student gallery assistants: Lily Basting, Delaney Gibbons, Mackenzie Miller, Somer Taylor, and Angela Ting.
Contacts
For more information, please contact Glori Simmons, Director:
Email: thachergallery@usfca.edu
Phone: (415) 422-5178
Contact Info
Thacher Gallery
Open to the public 12–6 p.m. daily
The Thacher Gallery is located on the campus of the University of San Francisco in the Gleeson Library | Geschke Center.
thachergallery@usfca.edu
(415) 422-5178