Cushion Works
3320 18th Street
San Francisco, CA
info@cushionworks.info

Open Fridays & Saturdays 12–5pm and by appointment.

* THREE NEW SHOWS OPEN SAT NOV 16 3–5PM *

Cushion Works assists artists at critical stages of their development through the production of exhibitions, publications, and programs. Rooted in radical Bay Area cultural traditions, Cushion Works privileges direct audience experience and strengthens community by generating conversation around art and its possibilities. By focusing on emerging and lesser-known artists, Cushion Works honors those who have yet to benefit from broader recognition and places them in historical and cultural context.

To make a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, Independent Arts & Media, please click below or write to info@cushionworks.info


Cushion Works is wheelchair accessible, though its bathrooms are not. Cushion Works acknowledges that it occupies traditional land of the Ohlone peoples. Forever free unless otherwise noted.

Subscribe to our newsletter. For more information, or to reserve a special appointment, email info@cushionworks.info. For an overview of the project, please consult Theadora Walsh’s Lost & Found from 2023. Cushion Works was founded in 2017 by curator and writer Jordan Stein.

While most exhibitions are organized in-house, Cushion Works is lucky to have worked with the following guest curators: Ivan Muñiz Reed, Jeffrey Fraenkel, Nick Irvin, Connie Lewallen, Nancy Lim, Keith Wilson, Sampada Aranke, Zully Adler, and Dan Nadel.

Logo fashioned by M.T. Giddings.