Eileen Cowin and John Brumfield
March 2 - April 14, 1979
Exhibition featuring work from the Lady Killer and One Night Stand series.
Louis Lanzano
April 24 - June 2, 1979
Exhibition of black-and-white street photography using a technique described as “blind shooting.”
Robert Widdicombe
April 24 - June 2, 1979
Presentation included photographs of homes in Albuquerque.
Black Eyes
June 5 - July 7, 1979
Artists: Hilton Braithwaite, Jeffrey scales, Peter Hill, Craig Street, Jules Allen and Angela Davis
Curated by Stanley Greene
Exhibition exploring the social traditions of racism and sexism in the art world.
Angela Davis presented her photographs publicly for the first time.
Eyes and Ears Billboard Photography Show
July 10 - 21, 1979
Artists: Judy Dater, Hal Fischer and Bill Kane
Curated by Stanley Greene
Exhibition featuring three original photographs measuring 10 × 20 feet, presented as a preview of an eight-piece outdoor exhibition planned for the fall.
Judy Dater presented two color photographs exploring mystical formalism and the romance of the American West.
Hal Fischer exhibited photographic satire addressing contemporary advertising.
Bill Kane presented large-scale photographic reproductions of city walls incorporating neon tubes to simulate graffiti.
S.W. Samore and Grey Crawford: Inside/Outside
July 10 - August 25, 1979
S.W. Samore exhibited in the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time.
Grey Crawford presented his Kentucky series, which alluded to his earlier El Mirage series.
James D. Phelan Photography Award
August 28 - September 22, 1979
First Award: Phillip Galgiani (black-and-white prints)
Second Award: Janet Delaney (color prints)
Bay Guardian First Annual Art and News Photography Contest/Exhibition
August 28 - September 22, 1979
Black-and-White Photography: First Place: E.S. Ross; Second Place: Jack Wasserbach; Third Place: Tom Peterson; Fourth Place: Charles Harker
Color Photography: First Place: Christopher Vali; Second Place: David Wasserman; Third Place: Ron Dizon; Fourth Place: George Post
Photojournalism: First Place: Richard Storck; Second Place: Richard Barnes; Third Place: Ivan Spane; Fourth Place: Richard Barnes
Mary Lloyd: To the Manor Born
September 25 - October 27, 1979
Photographs explored the contrast between elaborate appearances and the emptiness behind them.
Abigail Perlmutter
September 25 - October 27, 1979
Presented black-and-white infrared photographs transforming commonplace and seemingly ordinary subjects.
James Alinder
October 30 - December 1, 1979
James Alinder, Executive Director of the Friends of Photography in Carmel, presented his first solo exhibition in the Bay Area since 1970, featuring snapshots made with Kodak Instamatic and Diana cameras.
Ira Nowinski: Divo/Diva
October 30–December 1, 1979
Large-scale black-and-white photographs documenting the previous two seasons of the San Francisco Opera.
Photo Posters: Exhibition and Sale
December 4, 1979 - January 19, 1980
Artists: Van Deren Coke, William Larson, James Alinder, Charles Traub, Steve Fitch, Richard Misrach, Judy Dater, Brett Weston, Joan Lyons, Robert Cumming, Jaqueline Livingstone and John Gutmann
Exhibition and sale of photographic posters from exhibitions and publications across the United States.