Kris Struble

Chapter IX · Production / Collaboration

Nychos & the Artist Showcase

October 2024. The internationally known muralist Nychos painted Paxton Gate’s storefront while five local artists made live work in the window below, one each day.

  • Event production
  • Partnerships
  • Press
The finished Nychos mural across the top of the Paxton Gate building on Valencia Street: skeletal animals in his exploded-anatomy style
The finished mural · 824 Valencia St, San Francisco
1storefront mural by Nychos, 824 Valencia St
5local artists making live work in the window, one each day
1group show afterwards, at Incline Gallery
The point of a live mural: people stop.

What I produced, end to end

  • The artist line-up and schedule
  • The two-sided flyer
  • The press release
  • Press interviews
  • The day-of logistics

The week’s work then went on to a group show at Incline Gallery.

Detail, above the windows.

In writing

The press release I wrote

Press a page to read it.

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Page 2

Other events I produced

  • Tyler Thrasher book events at two venues, including a demo at the Exploratorium
  • Valencia Live! music nights
  • 32nd and 33rd anniversary parties
  • Herpetology Happy Hour with Mission Science Workshop
  • Reptile Meetup
  • Oddities Fair
  • Sunday Streets