Matthew Harrison Tedford

Matthew  Harrison Tedford is a writer whose work focuses on contemporary art, film, and California history. His writing has appeared in Art Practical, Daily Serving, Glance (California College of the Arts), the Huffington Post, Oakland Standard (Oakland Museum of California), Open Space (SFMOMA), Poor Taste Magazine, SF Weekly, and Wilder Quarterly.

By Matthew Harrison TedfordBy Matthew Harrison Tedford

Black-and-white photo of dramatically lit mountain with curving river in foreground

At the de Young, an Ansel Adams Exhibition Looks Beyond the Iconic

Local Artists Capture Shared Experiences of Pandemic in SFMOMA’s ‘Close to Home’

At Chinese Culture Center, a Collective Experience Borne Out of Difference

At YBCA, Art is a Powerful Tool for Envisioning a Less Complacent Future

Artistic Encounters With Animals Say Something About Being Human

Video Artist Lisa Reihana Brings Truth Back to the History of the Pacific

With a Roll of the Dice, Artist’s Game Tells a Story of West Coast Science and Spiritualism

A Century Ago, She Photographed Herself in Nature, Naked and Unafraid

At the Edges of Perception, Lisa K. Blatt Redefines Landscape Photography