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Thacher Gallery

Located in the Gleeson Library/Geschke Center, the Mary and Carter Thacher Gallery is a crossroads where creativity, scholarship, and community converge.

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Experience

With a focus on art from California, we present exhibitions of emerging artists, Bay Area icons, and major collections that explore aesthetics, stimulate cross-disciplinary dialogue, and reflect the university’s commitment to social justice.

Current Exhibition
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Engage

We offer free exhibitions, lectures, programs, tours, and artmaking workshops. We also host university gatherings, performances, and pop-up exhibitions.

Events & Exhibition Calendar
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Prepare

The gallery serves as a professional hands-on training laboratory for students interested in museum studies and arts management.

Learn About Museum Studies
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Staff

  • Glori Simmons, Director
  • Victoria Farlow, Program Assistant

  • Mikhael Ganesh, Archivist

  • Hadley Boggs ('28)

  • Kathryn Clarke ('26)

  • Diego Davidson-Gomez (‘26)

  • Laila Hunt ('28)

Curatorial Advisory Board

  • Jenifer Wofford, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Art + Architecture

  • Chanda Briggs, MLIS, Outreach Librarian, Gleeson Library | Geschke Center
  • Ann Le, Assistant Director, Cultural Centers
  • Donovan Hernandez, MA in Museum Studies, ‘24

Submit Your Work

The Thacher Gallery accepts submissions from California-based artists and collectors. Send an email inquiry with a brief description of your work or collection to thachergallery@usfca.edu.

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events at this time.

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Thacher Gallery

(415) 422-5178
Gleeson Library | Geschke Center
2495 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco, CA 94117
Hours

Thacher Gallery is free and open to the public from 12-6 p.m. daily.