MURALS
THE MIDWAY LIVES AS AN ACTIVE AND EVER-CHANGING CANVAS OF VISUAL ART
THE MIDWAY IS DEDICATED TO THE CROSS-POLLINATION OF CREATIVE OUTLETS. PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF NEW CREATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY IS A BURGEONING AND EXCITING FIELD. WITH MORE AND MORE INNOVATION HAPPENING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY, THE MIDWAY GALLERY PROVIDES A SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO EXPLORE THIS FIELD AND AN EXHIBITION SPACE TO EXPERIMENT IN, SUCH AS OUR IMMERSIVE PROJECTION ROOM WHERE ARTISTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN SURROUND VISUALS FOR ALL KINDS OF EVENTS. WE ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES, PUSHING BOUNDARIES OF ART AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND CREATING LARGE-SCALE WORKS TO IMMERSE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC. BEYOND OUR INTERIOR ART AND MUSIC SHOWCASES, WE WELCOME YOU TO EXPLORE THE FACADE OF OUR BUILDING WHICH HAS BEEN DECORATED BY TALENTED AND NOTABLE STREET ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
Haddad Drugan– Electric Forest, Michigan St. c. 2023
The work of artist team Haddad|Drugan is an experimental inquiry into methods of manipulating environmental phenomena in the built environment with a goal of inventing provocative experiences dynamic at different speeds, scales, vantages, and light conditions. Fusing the temporal with the spatial and the conceptual with the functional, the art engages with its context to form a continuously transforming medium of exchange between systems, ideas, and interventions.
Chad Hasegawa – Marin St. Bear c.2019
Chad Hasegawa paints portraits of bears and notable artists, and his style is influenced heavily by Abstract Expressionism, and a thrifty approach to materials. His work balances between abstract and figurative art, with dense, wild brushstrokes that are often pieced together to create recognizable forms.
Mila Moldenhawer – Time is Between You and I – Illinois St. c. Jan 1, 2022
Mila Moldenhawer is a visual artist who often works under the pseudonym, “Dadadoodles”. Born in 1996 in Berkley, CA to Indian and polish immigrants, Mila now lives and works in Oakland, CA. As a first generation American, and a trans-man, mila went on to study Art Practice and Sociology at UC Berkeley, graduating in 2020. He has since become involved in illustration, painting, tattooing and make murals for a variety of clients big and small. Mila works across multiple mediums, maintaining a malleability of mind and material dexterity. Recognized by his synthetic-graphic- aesthetic, uncanny figures and flamboyant use of colors, mila bends and blends the boundaries of figuration and abstraction.
Josh Katz – Empress Juanita MORE! & Emperor David Glamamore Imperial Court Mural, on Illinois St. c. 2022
Josh Katz is a Queer tattoo artist and painter based in Oakland, CA. Growing up in The Bay Area surrounded by graffiti and street art, he found a passion for spray painting at an early age. As an adult, he channeled this love to create large murals of Queer icons who inspired him. These murals were a way to both honor the legacies of his subjects, while increasing LGBTQ visibility in street art where it was underrepresented.
Mike Shine – Step Right Up, Illinois St.
Mike Shine’s painting based projects include large scale street murals, extensive installations, and performances – each united beneath his mythical character creations. Shine’s installations have been featured at SFMOMA, The SF Museum of Craft and Folk Art, The Laguna Art Museum, 941 Geary in SF, White Walls SF, and the Corpo Gallery in Los Angeles.
Blek La Rat – Untitled, Marin St. entrance, c. 2010
Blek le Rat, born Xavier Prou in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris in 1951, was one of the very first graffiti artists in Paris, and is considered the originator of stencil movement.
Blek, who has influenced generations of urban artists around the world, boasts a subtle social commitment and considers his images as a gift he gives to the city. His works often represent solitary individuals that can be encountered in the urban space – women, children, old people and all kinds of contemporary characters.
Christian Rothenhagen – SF Silhouettes – c. 2023, outdoor container on Marin & interior greenroom
aka deerBLN is a fine artist and designer who grew up and lives in Berlin. He has had various publications and artist features in quite a number of books and magazines, both national and international.
He is known for his conceptional, architecture focused drawings, paintings and installations – capturing the changes of his beloved city of Berlin and San Francisco (his second love/ which he frequently visits since the mid 90s).