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The three members of Related Tactics look intently into the camera: Nathan, an African American man with a shaved head, beard, and glasses; Michele, a Korean American woman with hair in a high bun; and Weston, a Japanese/Okinawan American man with glasses, hair pulled back, and a beard.

Photo by Mia Nakano.

Artists

Related Tactics

Michele Carlson: She // Her // Hers, Weston Teruya: He // Him // His, Nathan Watson: He // Him // His

Arts Collective

San Francisco, California

Related Tactics is an artistic collaboration formed in 2015 between artists and cultural workers Michele Carlson, Weston Teruya, and Nathan Watson. Their projects are made at the intersection of race and culture and explore the connections between art, movements for social justice, and the public through transdisciplinary exchanges, collective making, and dialogue. The collective is comprised of three artists of color who came together to proactively and specifically address the impacts of systemic racism and white supremacy and create spaces for mutual support and transformation. While the core of their work is a creative collaboration between the three leads, they often utilize curatorial approaches as artistic gestures to create opportunities within their communities and construct space for collective voice. They confront systemic and institutional racism or inequities that influence our immediate socio-cultural lived experience—a practice that benefits from collective support and sharing knowledge or resources. Related Tactics' projects have been presented by Wexner Center for the Arts, University of San Francisco Thacher Gallery, Berkeley Art Center, The Luminary, Museum of Capitalism at the Kellen Gallery of Parsons School of Design, Center for Craft, Southern Exposure, and Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco. They have been supported through Kala Art Institute’s Print Public, a Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship, a CoLAB residency from the Lucas Artists Program of Montalvo Arts Center, and grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission and Ruth Foundation for the Arts.

Donor -The Rainin Arts Fellowship is supported by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.

This artist page was last updated on: 08.20.2024