History of Refusalon

Refusalon was started in 1990 in a warehouse on Natoma Street and in January 1996 relocated to 20 Hawthorne Street, in the Crown Point Press building.

"TO YOUR LEFT IS THE SOUTH, TO YOUR RIGHT IS THE NORTH, DEPENDING", March 2001, Uri Tzaig, Roman Signer ,Helen Mirra, Will Rogan, Douglas Ross, Elizabeth Saveri, Suzanne Stein, Curated by Julie Deamer Ê

SEA URCHIN, February 2001, Marie-Ange Gulleminot

HOME TOWN HERO, Slater Bradley, Dec 30. -January 26. 2001

LIGHT AND VIDEO SHOW- December 2000, Guy Overfelt & Tony Labat, Roman Signer, Hans Winkler, John Hoppin, Paul Bridenbaugh, Pam Davis, Charles Long, Felipe Dulzaides, horea, Evelynee Koppel, Marcy Freedman, Jonathon Keats, Uri Tzaig Francois Perrin, an H C Wasterman 16 mm film, Andrew Bennett, Davina Grunstein, Desiree, Cheryl Meeker, Robert Heckes ÐRobert Ortbal

MEIN KAMPF, MIEN KRAMPF, Viena Ð International Art Fair, Instant Gratification

DELUXE, Guy Overfelt and Tony Labat, November 2000, with very special guest DJ Polywog

SLIDES, VIDEO AND INTERNET@ the Reno art Dep. Oct 24

REFUSALON IN TEXAS, (San Antonio) Oct-November, Vegar Abelsnes, Uri Tzaig, Davina Grundstein, Pip Culpert, Heather sparks, Tilo Schulz, Gay outlaw

ZADOK BEN DAVID, October 2000," M A G I C A L R E A L I S M", new experimental video and sculpture

SF INTERNATIONA ART FAIR, September 22.-26., San Jose MuseumÐ-Shmulik chose 5 artists, Oct 8.

BILL FONTANA, "Spatial Concept/Sound", September 7 Ð 30

1:1 -August 2000, - John C. Rogers.Jay Evaristo Batlle, Alex Kahn, Slater Bradley, Andrew Bennett, Jason Byers, Vegar Abelsnes, Andrew Bennett, Paul Kos, Alfred Spolter, Linda Fleming, Madeline O'Connor, Renee Shearer, Paul Bridenbaugh, Dave Ardito, Rae Culbert, Marcy S. Freedman, Sally Elesby, Naomi St. Clare, Naomie Kremer, Alen Ozbolt, Jonathan Runcio, Chris Perez, Susannah Hayes, Larry Abramson, John Hoppin, Nelson, Electric, Bill Fontana

HOREA , July 2000, The Muzeul de Fotografie a/al Transilvaniei (The Museum of Photography of/from Transylvania).

DIDI DUNPHY- Modern Convenience, Cheryl Meeker- Taking Stock June 1 till june 30,2000

DAVINA GRUNSTEIN, "Drift", May 4 - 27, 2000

HIGH TOUCH / HIGH TECH, April 6 - 29, 2000, Mari Andrews, Margaret Crane/Jon Winet, Pam Davis, Herman deVries, Chris Drury, Ken Goldberg, Desiree Holman, John Hoppin, Shu-Min Lin, Ted Purves, Sonya Rapoport, Heather Sparks.

SOL LEWITT, February 10 - March 31, 2000, Etchings, Screenprints, Woodcuts: 1971 - 1999

DOMESTICATED, November 1999, Group exhibition curated by Marie Shek and Anna Novakov featuring: Zadok Ben-David, Terry Berkowitz, Adam Berg, China Blue, Paco Cao, Nicola Cipani, Michael Kessus Gedalyovitch, Gary Goldstein, Luisa Lambri, horea, Jim Lutes, Matmos, Izhar Patkin, Kim Pietrowski, Lucy Puls, Rik Ritchey, John Roloff, Tony Labat, Julia Scher, Reout Shahar, Esther Shalev-Gerz, Anita Sieff, Patricia Tavenner, Francesc Torres, Leslie Johnson, Alfredo Jaar POSTponed! January - February 2000 Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Ange Leccia, Evelyne Koeppel, Valery Grancher, FX C., Thomas Buisseret

PIP CULBERT, Extent October 1999

SF ART EXPO, September 30 - October 4, 1999, Featuring Gay Outlaw.

CONRAD ATKINSON and MARGARET HARRISON, September 1999

UNTITLED, October 1999, Group exhibition featuring Orly Maiburg, Michael Shmir, Sono Osato, Cheryl Meeker, Mirian Cabessa, horea, Tsibi Geva, Adam Berg, Shirley Tse, Yehudit Sasportas.

MI CASA ES SU CASA June 1999, Tel Aviv, Israel Group curated by Marcia Tanner and Shmulik Krampf featuring Gay Outlaw, Evelyne Koeppel, Castaneda/Reiman, Heather Sparks, Mary Tsongas, Davina Grunstein, Pip Culbert, Mary Andrews.

SAMUEL YATES, May - June 1999

GUY OVERFELT, Free Beer April 1999

STOCKHOLM ART FESTIVAL, March 1999, Featuring Charles Linder

LARRY ABRAMSON and MICHAEL MOORE, February 1999, HERMAN DE VRIES and CHRIS DRURY March 1999

GAY OUTLAW and GRAHAM GILLMORE, January - February 1999

SOUND, December 3 - January 2, 1999, Group Exhibition. Eighteen artists: Bill Fontana, Joe Bloggs, Paul De Marinis, Lewis DeSoto, Gustavo, Dough Harvey, horea, Guy Hundree, Brandon Labelle, Ati Maier, Tom Marioni, Guy Overfelt, Steve Roden, Steve Peters, Heather Sparks, Adam Sinykin, Jake Tilson, Totemplow, Illana Zuckerman.

IZHAR PAKTIN, Judenporzellan October 1 - October 31, 1998

NECROPOLIS: Millitary Spaces, August 30 - September 30, 1998, New works by Gilad Ophir and Roi Kuper.

OPEN CONTAINER, July - August 1998, Group Exhibition curated by David Hunt: Guy Overfelt, Jill Weinstock, Charles Linder/Heather Sparks, Toland Grinnell, Steve Roden, Don Suggs, Jeremy Dickinson, et al.

DAVINA GRUNSTEIN and MARLENE ZULLO, May - June 1998

TILO SCHULZÕS BODY OF WORK: THE IDEAL EXHIBITION March - April 1998, New conceptual departure.

ART FRANKFURT NO. 10 March 1998, Featuring Samuel Yates.

GAY OUTLAW'S BLACK HOSE MOUNTAIN AND OTHER WORKS, January - February 1998, New sculpture.

ADOPT A MILE, January 1998, Leipzig, Germany Group show featuring Pip Culbert, Graham Gillmore, Charles Linder, Gay Outlaw, Guy Overfelt, Uri Tzaig, and Shmulik Krampf.

SEASONAL SALON-STYLE SAMPLER, December 1997

GIMME ALL YOUR MONEY, November 13, 1997, Featuring the artists: JSG Boggs, Orianne Stender Ming Wei Lee and Eric Jones at 630 Natoma Street pay-at-the-door-vernissage, $ 5.00. Note: Exhibition on view by appointment only through December 31,1997.

RICHARD LODWIG, November 1997, Recent paintings.

ROBERT HECKES, October 199, New playing card paintings.

LINDA FLEMINGÕS EXPERIMENTA DE VACUO SPATIO, September - October 1997, New drawings and sculpture.

URI TZAIG, August 5 - 30, 1997, New video work and objects by the young Israeli artist.

SANTA FE ART FAIR, June 1997, Group Show

PHILIP KNOLL, June 5 - July 31, 1997, Paintings and Drawings.

THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY, May 1 - 31, 1997, Works by Martha Benzing, Charles LaBelle and Robert Levine.

STIRRED, NOT SHAKEN, March 4 - April 12, 1997, Group exhibition featuring the following artists: Mari Andrews, Amy Berk, Paul Bridenbaugh, Castaneda/Reiman, Caroline Clerc, Ben Dean, Cirilo Domine, Paul Gasper, Neil Grimmer, Davina Grunstein, Suzanne Kanatsiz, Arnold Kemp, Chris Komater, John Muse, Robert Ortbal, Gay Outlaw, Hugh Pocock, William Radawec, Martha Schlitt, Stacey Vetter, Megan Wilson.

CRITICAL APPAREL, February 6 - March 1 1997, New Works by Didi Dunphy, Pip Culbert and Permi K. Gill.

LOS ANGELES ART FAIR, January 1997

SIMON LEUNGÕS PROPOSAL FOR SURF VIETNAM, January 2 - February 1, 1997, New installation

CONTEMPORARY ART FROM ISRAEL, November 20 - December 31, 1996, Tal Angel, Miriam Cabessa, Yasmin Gur, Tuire Helena Hamalainen, Ruti Helbetz, Yehudit Sasportas, Nati Shamia-Ophir, Nurit Tal-Goldwirth Galya Uri.

GAY OUTLAW, October 2 - November 16, 1996, New pictures and sculpture.

DAVE ARDITO and MICHAEL MOORE September 4 - 28, 1996, Intermountain aural aberrations and bespectacled techno-eclectic ukeleles, paintings and hand-made instruments of all shapes and sizes.

MARLENE ZULLO and PAUL BRIDENBAUGH May 29 - July 4, 1996, Striated Paintings, Sculpture and photography.

RICHARD LODWIG March 13 - April 13, 1996, Recent Paintings.

C3, February 8 - March 9, 1996, Sculptures by Pip Culbert, Clay Culbert and Rae Culbert

ERIC SAKS and PATRICK TIERNEY, January 4 - February 1, 1996 Neglectosphere Sculptural, collage and video works.

LINDA FLEMING, September 1995, Accretion Myth New drawings and sculpture.

GERHARD NICHOLSON'S CLICK, July 1995, Click Time machines ( hand-made cameras ), photographs and custom prints.

DAVID NASH, Spring 1995, Bat in the Box, Lizard in the Glove Sculpture and drawings made in Northern California.

CHRIS ISNER, March 1995, Granny Smith Smells Evil Apple head dolls and tableaux.

TOM MARIONI, January 1995, Conceptual Art works from 1969-1973.

STEPHAN HENDEE, December 1994, Black Market RAM Computer animations and sculpture.

NELSON, November 1994, New paintings and sculpture.

RIGO 94, November 3 - 5, 1994 Market Street Tales Six drawings of the Market Street scene, commissioned by the Market Street Art in Transit Program.

CHERYL MEEKER, September - October 1994 New paintings and sculpture.

PLAYING CARDS: THE ARTIST AS DEALER, July 1994 Robert Heckes: New assemblage works.

RISING WHEEL LAND, THE BICYCLE, AND ROLLING OVER, (IT) June 1994 Rae Culbert: New sculpture.

CHARLES GOLDMAN, January 1994, Drawings, Bean and toothpick constructions.

BILL DANIELÕS THE SECRET JUNGLE, October 7- 8, 1993, Box car graffiti installation with photographs.

MICHAEL MOORE, August 28, 1993, (paintings) A rudimentary alphabet of real and imagined indigenous architecture.

RAE CULBERT July 29, 1993, The Hawaiian Shirt Collection plus sculpture from his Urban Camouflage series.

MICHAEL DAMM June 26, 1993, Concurrent with Charles LinderÕs Machina Miasma at The Victoria Room.

CHRIS ISNERÕS VOODOO, March 18, 1993, Paintings and objects by the Bay Area sculptor. REGISTRY April 15, 1993 Performance by Katrin Sigurdardottir and Charles Linder.

DIANA BARBEE, February 25, 1993, Large scale charcoal drawings by the North Carolina performance artist.

ZOÕs YO-YO SHOW and BICYCLE CHOPPER RALLY October 21, 1992, Yo-yo competition plus bike chopper rally accompany the exhibition.

ADAM QUEST, August 21, 1992, Direct from New York, The Digital Gypsy, performance artist A.Q. presents his live buzzword blizzard of cerebral, yet visceral bon mots to sate low taste, high brown and anything in between.

KEVIN EVENSEN June 24, 1992, Comic-paintings by the Bay AreaÕs self-proclaimed Jello-King.

DUMPSTER BANQUET (performance) April 16, 1992, Cuisine de campagne, a la supermarket dumpsters. Dinner for fifty, nearly all gleaned at no cost from a copious edible wasteland of tastes tossed asunder.

WAKE FOR THE EMBARCADERO FREEWAY April 16, 1991, Arranged by Dennis Shelden and Charles Linder. KEVIN SUDEITH May 9, 1991 Self portraits of the artist as terrorist.

TABERNACLE OF HAGGLED VERNACULAR February 21, 1991, Featuring works by Nurse Margot, Brother Perkins, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Kyra Nijinsky. An effort at evaluating Folk art in a different light.

MARKO/23 December 1990, Installation by the Rev. Marko Aaron Presley Kennedy Audio accompaniment by 23 Degrees (band).

AMANDA HENDRICKS November 20, 1990, Installation by A.H. with thrift store clothing. Performances by C. Hengst, S. Scarboro, J. Locke.

ONE NIGHT STAND September 29, 1990, Works of a time based nature by Charles Linder, E. Tidemann, Chris Isner.