Back to the Picture

Welcome to Back to the Picture

Back to the Picture has been providing high-quality custom picture framing services to consumers, art collectors, interior designers and commercial clients since 1985. We offer immediate turnaround using state of the art, on-site custom framing capabilities. Back to the Picture also specializes in Clear-Coat Mounting (CCM)® -- a unique framing technique that enhances colors and showcases images beautifully.

Our American Art gallery features original fine art and special shows by local artists. We also have a large collection of graphic art and memorabilia for sale, as well as beautiful decorator beveled mirrors to enhance the decor of any home. We can even assist you in locating hard to find or out of print pieces of artwork.

Gallery Events

Ahora en la Misión: Back to the Picture Celebrates 25 Years of Art

Coverpiece:  Polluted Sky, José Ramón Lerma, 2001 - oil on canvas - courtesy of the artist

Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery

934 Valencia St. @ 20th St., San Francsisco CA  94110
(415) 826-2321

June 19 through July 17, 2010

Artists’ Talk:  Friday, July 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Topic: The Mission:  An Art Scene in Transition.  Where were we?  Where are we now?

We thank participating artists Juan R. Fuentes, Patricia Rodriguez, and Sevilla Granger for lending their insight and sharing with us their experiences during our panel discussion.  Each artist who sat on our panel continues to affect the arts movement here in the Mission and beyond.  Learn about Juan R. Fuentes, Patricia Rodriguez, and Sevilla Granger by visiting their websites, and see their works on exhibit in Ahora en la Misión.

In 1985, a young entrepreneur, Servio Gomez, opened the doors to Back to the Picture, a custom framing business in the Mission District of San Francisco.  Servio’s love of art and people led to the business’s expansion to include gallery space offering valuable exhibition opportunities to Latin American and local artists.

From its inception, Back to the Picture staff has been a constant resource in the Mission arts community by providing advice and assistance to artists and collectors with each piece of custom framing.  Over these many years, Back to the Picture has handled hundreds of thousands of pieces of artwork, always with creative and practiced results.

Ahora en la Misión:  Back to the Picture Celebrates 25 Years of Art

Please join the staff of Back to the Picture and the participating artists of Ahora en la Misión as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary in service to the Mission community with this exhibition.  Ahora en la Misión showcases the diversity of artists that form the “Mission School of Art” so unique the world over.  Works from well-established Mission artists hang side-by-side with emerging and mid-career artists who have recently made the Mission their home.

We dedicate this exhibition to our friend and mentor, José Ramón Lerma.  Por todo que haz hecho para la comunidad de artistas de la Misión:  ¡Gracias José Ramón!

Participating Artists:
Otto Aguilar
Ellen Bergeron
Ali Blum
Christine Cariati
Carlos Cartagena
Nancy Cato
Sylvia Chaidez
Jennie Allida Dickenson
Daisy Eneix
James Elder
Juan R. Fuentes
Mariana Garibay
Carmen Lomas Garza
Sevilla Granger
Liz Hager
Ester Hernandez
Anubhav Jain
José Ramón Lerma
Paul Madonna
Andrew McPherson
Emmanuel Montoya
Sirron Norris
Romeo Gilberto Osorio
Russell Pachman
Michael Rios
Calixto Robles
Patricia Rodriguez
Larry Spenler
Brian Stannard
Hilary Williams
Rene Yañez
Rio Yañez

Ahora en la Misión is curated by Servio Gómez, Juan R. Fuentes, Maria V. Pinedo, and Randy Figures.

20/20: 20 Artists, 20 Visions

June 3 through June 25, 2010

Back to the Picture\SoMa Gallery
1110 Howard Street @ 7th Street - San Francisco, CA  94103
(415) 558-9901 - (415) 826-2321

Back to the Picture\SoMa is proud to celebrate its sixth year anniversary with its third annual 20/20 art show. This show brings together 20 local Bay Area artists with 20 different visions, turning the gallery into an ambitious celebration of art and all the forms it can be created in. Come join us for food, drink and a gallery filled with art!

Participating Artists:
2AM
Freda Banks
Krescent Carasso
T.W. Chui
Rob Cox
Jesse Crimes
Tim DeSoto
Missy Feigum
Brandon Fung
Trixy Grace
Jonathan Green
Jared Gutekunst
Shayne Herrera
Daniel Lorenze
Justin Morris
Shilo Ratner
Alicia Rockafellow
Paolo Salazar
Ryan Sivertsen
Kateri Tyre
Andrew Woon

20/20:  20 Artists, 20 Visions has been Back to the Picture\SoMa’s June anniversary show for three years in a row now.  Crystal Dent curates 20/20.

Locations

Back to the Picture has enjoyed over 21 years in the Mission District of San Francisco, and has expanded into the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood with its new Howard Street location.

Back to the Picture Valencia storefront Back to the Picture Soma storefront
Mission District SOMA District
934 Valencia St,
San Francisco, CA
(415) 826-2321
1110 Howard St,
San Francisco, CA
(415) 558-9901
Hours:
Mon-Thu 11-7
Fri-Sat 10-6
Sunday 12-5
Hours:
Mon-Sat 10-6
Framed Frida Kahlo poster in the window Mission store windows

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