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Beaver Bauer Retrospective Opens at San Francisco Public Library

The free Jewett Gallery show gathers five decades of hand-drawn sketches, costumes and film to help place her archives.

(L-R. Row 1) Rene Augussen, Stacey Ross, “The Rivals,” photo by Kevin Berne, Elena Gatilova, “The Alien in The Radio Show,” 2013 Teatro Zinzani, Dan Hyatt, “A Christmas Carol,” photo by Kevin Berne, David Moore, Allison Sacha Rose, Noah Haydon, “Marat Sade,” Jewels, L-R, Row 2)“Splash,” Elektra, “Splash” Sea creatures, “Splash,” Dalmacio Payomo, Celine Alwyn-Parker, Joseph Hernandez, “The Red Tipped Worms” from MU, photo by Mark Kitaoka

Overview

  • The exhibition opened Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 at the San Francisco Public Library’s Jewett Gallery and will run through April 11, 2027.
  • The show collects more than five decades of Bauer’s work, presenting photos, costume elements, film and video clips and a dedicated section for her Muni sketches called the Bus Queen’s Gazette.
  • Bauer staged the retrospective after losing steady work with Teatro ZinZanni when its Seattle and Chicago tents closed, and she hopes the exhibition will lead to formal placement of her Angel archives and personal papers.
  • Bauer stresses traditional techniques in her practice, saying she draws and paints by hand and has not used AI or Photoshop.
  • Choosing the public library and free admission reflects Bauer’s roots in the Angels of Light free-theater ethos and aims to make behind-the-scenes costume craft accessible to a wide community.