NICK MAKANNA
nmakanna@gmail.com
b. San Francisco, CA 1988
Lives and Works in San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
2016 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA
2010 BA, Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
SOLO / TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Earth Scraper, pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland CA
2021
Brati’s Throne, with Maryam Yousif, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago IL
Hydra, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
2020
Habibti’s Castle, with Maryam Yousif, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
2019
Spiral Architect, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
Makanna Seismic Retrofit Inc., /room/, San Francisco CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
100 Candleholders, Blunk Space, Point Reyes Station CA
WASITACARORACATISAW, GGLA, Los Angeles CA
S.ecret F.ormula, Adobe Books Gallery, San Francisco CA
2024
Graceful Cadaver, Elegant Carcass, GGLA, Los Angeles CA
2023
a pattern of window frames, curated by Saif Azzuz, Et al., San Francisco CA
Group Shoe 3, curated by Mario Ayala, House of Seiko, San Francisco CA
Object Inside Object Outside, curated by Andres Guerrero, NIAD Art Center, Richmond CA
2022
Nueva Tierra, GGLA, Los Angeles CA
2021
Little Ritual, curated by Milo Moyer-Battick, Gallery 16, San Francisco CA
Battle of the Bay, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland CA
66 Balmy, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
2020
Monuments, Minnesota St. Project, San Francisco CA
Relics for the Future, NIAD Art Center, Richmond CA
Stimulus, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
2018
Way Bay, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley CA
Funk Ain’t Dead, Root Division, San Francisco CA
Coffee for Eight, pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland CA
Project 14, C2C Project Space, San Francisco CA
2017
Dust, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
Orfn Memorial Show, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco CA
2016
New Age of Ceramics Book Release, Dave Frey Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Making Our Mark, Richmond Art Center, San Francisco CA
Shaky Towns, Alter Space & The Battery, San Francisco CA
SFAI MFA Highlights, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco CA
Inaugural, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
Dungeonmaster, SFAI MFA Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco CA
Constructed, Instead, curated by Marcela Pardo, R/SF, San Francisco CA
Farewell Celebration, Ladybug House, San Francisco CA
2015
Gatherings & Conversations, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco CA
Afternoons, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland CA
Bitch, Please, NBD Projects, San Francisco CA
Parking Lot Art Fair, Fort Mason Parking Lot, San Francisco CA
4 (minutes) x 40, Southern Exposure, San Francisco CA
Imaginary Milieu, Noroof Gallery, San Francisco CA
No Dogs No Hamsters, with Laura Rokas and Rhys Bamberg, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014
In Rooms, Open Gallery, Portland OR
Keep Eyes Anniversary, Adobe Books Gallery, San Francisco CA
2013
Youth Crew, Reed College, Portland OR
2012
Anomaly, Rufus Rukus Gallery, New York NY
2011
Carry On, Stumptown Division, Portland OR
Concrete & Steel, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland OR
Heavy Metal, Land Gallery, Portland OR
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2025
So the city can exist, co-curated with MacKenzie Stevens, Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco CA
Somewhere in Time, NIAD Art Center, Richmond CA
2024
Beasties, Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco CA
COLLECTIONS
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
PUBLICATIONS
New Age of Ceramics, Hannah Stouffer, Ginkgo Press, 2016