At FOG Design+Art 2026, Catharine Clark Gallery presents In Between Spaces, a curated exhibition featuring Lehuauakea, Alejandro Cartagena, and Arleene Correa Valencia. United by profound inquiries into migration, labor, and the continuum between ancestral roots and future generations, the presentation creates a dialogue between indigenous craft and documentary strategies. Lehuauakea breathes new life into Native Hawaiian patterns through the labor-intensive creation of kapa (barkcloth) and ʻohe kāpala (bamboo printing tools), addressing themes of environmental stewardship and Kanaka Maoli identity. This revitalization of traditional media is mirrored in the work of Arleene Correa Valencia, who utilizes Amate paper—the material of her Indigenous Mexican ancestors—to record contemporary migration stories. Drawing inspiration from the Codex Boturini, Correa Valencia reframes the migrant experience not as a loss, but as a site of communal strength, resilience, and joy.
Complementing these material-focused narratives, Alejandro Cartagena expands the scope of documentary photography to examine social, urban, and environmental issues across Latin America. By reinterpreting how these landscapes have been historically represented, Cartagena adds complex conceptual layers to the booth’s investigation of place and displacement. Together, these three artists—who have garnered major recognition from institutions such as SFMOMA, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian—offer a powerful reflection on how we navigate the spaces between history, home, and identity.
FOG Talks:
Personal Histories, Public Narratives: Anoushka Mirchandani, Lava Thomas, and Arleene Correa Valencia in Conversation
Sunday, January 25, 2026 | 3:00 PM
FOG Theatre, Fort Mason Center in San Francisco (Piers 2 & 3)
Ticket information: FOG Talks are included in your fair ticket purchase.
For inquiries:
Catharine Clark, Owner and Founding Director: cc@cclarkgallery.com
Anton Stuebner, Partner and Director: director@cclarkgallery.com
Catharine Clark Gallery
248 Utah Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-399-1439
Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 6pm
Exhibitions on view during SF Art Week at Catharine Clark Gallery
Masami Teraoka: From Here to Eternity, Five Decades of Art Making
North and South Galleries
Ken Goldberg and Tiffany Shlain: Speculation, Like Nature, Abhors a Vacuum (LA Version)
Media Room
