1325 Donors' Gallery
Opening onto 1325 Fourth Street at street level, the Donors’ Gallery provides an intimate passageway into the art center. This elongated space highlights wall-based works, often presented in cohesive series by a diversity of Bay Area artists, guiding viewers through and beyond the gallery.
Upcoming Exhibits
October 10–November 14: David McElwee photography
November 28–January 30, 2026: AWD Members' Salon
Intimate Scale
August 8–September 19, 2025: Exhibition Dates
August 8 and September 12, 5–8 pm: receptions and 2nd Friday Art Walk
Saranya Chandrasekaran Soft Fire, Quiet Song, 2025, mixed media/collage, 8" x 8" x 1.8"
Featuring 30 artists, Intimate Scale presents small artworks embodying quiet intensity and thoughtful presence, celebrating alternative visions within the intimate setting of Art Works Downtown’s Donor Gallery at 1325 Fourth Street.
Artists:
Benjamin Benet, Kelley Berg, Marijean Brush, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Yuan Chen, Patrick Cosgrove, Irene Dogmatic, Sara Engle, Alexis Fineman, Kitty Gordon, Jie Han, Tori Hermes, Christopher Keating, Lisa Knoop, Jesse Koskey, Diana Krevsky, Mara Lantz, Leslie Laurence, Jenna Manzano, Susan McCormick, Qing Miao, Saida Nassirruddin, David Patchen, Denise Richards, Robert Schwarzenbach, Jackie Tin, Melissa Woodburn, Tom Wornson, Alexander Yoshikawa
Jurors:
Sara Gallagher and Tubi Ho of Studio 5 Contemporary
Jenna Manzano
Enclose, 2023, linen 4.5" x 7.5" x 9.5"
Susan McCormick
Ducky, 2025, mixed media on paper, 10" x 10" x 1.5"
Mara Lantz
Null // Void 3, 2025, mixed media on canvas, 6”x6”x1.5”
Kitty Gordon
Circles and Arcs, 2023, acrylic paint on wood, 6" x 6" x 1"
Melissa Woodburn
What Has Happened to Us?, 2019, repurposed shipping cardboard, patinas,
glazed ceramic, 10" x 10" x 2"
David McElwee Photography
October 10–November 14, 2025: Exhibition Dates
October 10 and November 14, 5–8 pm: receptions and 2nd Friday Art Walk
AWD Members' Salon
November 28, 2025–January 30, 2026: Exhibition Dates
December 12 and January 9, 5–8 pm: receptions and 2nd Friday Art Walk