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Exhibitions 2001-present

An Exploration of Cartoon Art December 1, 2001 present
Bone Fragments: Short Stories by Jeff Smith December 1, 2001 February 10, 2002
You Say Tomato, I Say Bizarro: A Retrospective of the Work of Dan Piraro December 1, 2001 February 10, 2002
Gorey at Bay: Part I Gorey Style December 1, 2001 March 31, 2002
Calvin and Hobbes Sunday Pages: 1985-1995 February 16 April 14, 2002
Sparky Award Winners 2001-02 February 16 April 14, 2002
Dreamtime/Wartime: The Comics of Aleksandar Zograf February 16 April 14, 2002
Gorey at Bay: Part II Gorey Graphics April 6 July 28, 2002
Web-slinging and Wall-crawling: The Art of Spider-Man April 19 July 21, 2002
Arnold Roth: Free Lance July 27 September 29, 2002
Zap, Crash, and Burn: Underground Comix and the Bay Area July 27 September 29, 2002
Gorey at Bay: Part III Gorey Stories August 3 November 17, 2002
Superwacky: Animation on Television October 5, 2002 January 12, 2003
Gorey at Bay: Part IV Gorey Details Nov 23, 2002 March 30, 2003
Small Press Spotlight featuring Jason Shiga February 1 April 19 2003
Hate Mail: Comic Strip Controversies January 25 June 8, 2003
She Draws Comics: Great Women Cartoonists January 25 June 29, 2003
Small Press Spotlight featuring Lark Pien April 25 August 3, 2003
Keeping the Faith: The Life and Art of Morrie Turner April 5 July 27, 2003
Alternative to What? Comic Art of the Free Weeklies June 14 October 12, 2003
Small Press Spotlight featuring Ben Catmull August 9 December 14, 2003
Great Comic Cats July 5 November 9, 2003
From Off the Streets of Cleveland Comes American Splendor August 5 November 30, 2003
Too Hot to Handle: Creating Controversy Through Political Cartoons October 18, 2003 February 1, 2004
Don’t Parade on My Reign: A Cartoon Salute to Willie Brown December 6, 2003 February 1, 2004
Small Press Spotlight featuring Derek Kirk Kim December 20, 2003 March 20, 2004
The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective and National Touring Exhibition March 5 April 10, 2004
Lights, Camera, ACTION!!!: From the Printed Page to the Silver Screen November 15, 2003 May 16, 2004
Happy Hundredth, Dr. Seuss! The Timeless Art of Theodor Geisel February 20 June 20, 2004
Small Press Spotlight featuring Justin Hall March 26 June 20, 2004
Small Press Spotlight featuring Fly June 26 September 19, 2004
The Sting of the Wasp: San Francisco’s Political Cartoon Weekly 1876-1897 May 22 November 14, 2004
Raggedy Ann and Friends: The Art of Johnny Gruelle June 26 November 14, 2004
Small Press Spotlight featuring Fredo September 25, 2004 January 16, 2005
Small Press Spotlight featuring Garret Izumi January 22 April 16, 2005
Contemporary Literary Comics: Selections from McSweeney’s #13 November 20, 2004 May 22, 2005
Small Press Spotlight featuring Graham Annable April 22 August 7, 2005
Garfield: Meow and Then May 28 September 25, 2005
Celebrate Thirty Years of Phil Frank’s Farley June 10 September 25, 2005
Play Ball! Historic Baseball Cartoons from 1945-1965 May 28 October 30, 2005
Small Press Spotlight featuring Jon “Bean” Hastings August 13 November 27, 2005
Gross, Gruesome and Gothic October 1, 2005 April 30, 2006
Small Press Spotlight featuring John Porcellino December 5, 2005 February 5, 2006
Why Do They Hate US? An International Perspective on American Politics November 5, 2005 April 30, 2006
Small Press Spotlight featuring Gene Yang February 11 June 11, 2006
No Straight Lines: Queer Culture and the Comics April 1 June 25, 2006
Earthquake!!! April 15 June 25, 2006
Cartoon Tunes: Capturing Music in Comics May 6 October 15, 2006
Small Press Spotlight on Andrice Arp May 23 September 17, 2006
Draw Me A Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustration July 1, 2006 February 18, 2007
Cartooning with Students/826 Valencia July 1 October 29, 2006
Small Press Spotlight on Renee French September 23, 2006 February 11, 2007
Rejection Collection: Not in the New Yorker Cartoons October 12, 2006 April 15, 2007
Peanuts Holiday Parade: A Celebration of the Art of Charles M. Schulz November 24, 2006 September 2007
Small Press Spotlight on Debbie Huey February 17 May 13. 2007
Worlds of Wonder February 24 June 17, 2007
Why Do They Still Hate US? April 21 October 21, 2007
Small Press Spotlight on Vanessa Davis May 19 September 16, 2007
Edward Gorey’s Dracula August 11, 2007 February 3, 2008
Small Press Spotlight on Hellen Jo September 22, 2007 January 20, 2008
I Am Ten: Bay Area Spotlight on Lark Pien September 22, 2007 January 27, 2008
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair October 27, 2007 April 6, 2008
Small Press Spotlight on Joey Sayers January 26 May 4, 2008
Bay Area Spotlight on Creig Flessel February 2 June 8, 2008
Sex and Sensibility February 9 June 8, 2008
Farley’s San Francisco Chronicles: A Salute to Phil Frank April 6 September 14, 2008
Small Press Spotlight on Andy Hartzell May 10 August 10, 2008
The Knight Life: Bay Area Spotlight on Keith Knight June 14 November 9, 2008
From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics June 28 November 30, 2008
Small Press Spotlight on Briana Miller August 16 November 30, 2008
The Totoro Forest Project September 20, 2008 February 8, 2009
Colan: Visions of a Man without Fear November 15, 2008 March 15, 2009
Small Press Spotlight on Ryan Claytor December 13, 2008 March 8, 2009
The Art of Coraline January 24 February 15, 2009
Watchmen February 21 August 2, 2009
The Art of Stan Sakai: Celebrating 25 Years of Usagi Yojimbo February 27 July 12, 2009
Small Press Spotlight on Rina Ayuyang March 14 June 14, 2009
The Brinkley Girls March 21 September 6, 2009
Small Press Spotlight on MariNaomi June 20 September 13, 2009
Once Upon A Dream: The Art of Sleeping Beauty July 12, 2009 January 10, 2010
Monsters of Webcomics August 8 December 6, 2009
The Art of Spain Rodriguez September 12, 2009 February 7, 2010
Small Press Spotlight on Richard Sala September 19 December 13, 2009