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Secession Art & Design opened our Bernal Heights location in August of 2007, and has since grown to represent over 50 independent artists and designers. Our retail location is a gallery, boutique, and workspace combined, creating an untraditional storefront that allows customers to experience curated shows by owner, Eden Stein, and see the process of art being made in-house by Heather Robinson.

 

Eden gets interviewed by Shoutout LA

Secession Art & Design is my other baby. Owning and curating is my art. This has been my year to get nationally recognized by so many publications. I love that people all across the country have taken the time to mail me my article in print. I recently got a letter from Chicago. Seeing the photo of my son and me in the Chicago Tribune made my heart sing.

Today my interview in SHOUTOUT LA is live. I got to share my story about passion and risk-taking as the owner of Secession. Thank you to all of our loyal customers for shopping local and for your ongoing support. I hope to see you online and in person soon (Thursday-Sunday 12-5 PM).

You rock, Eden
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P.S. We are closed this Sunday for a private event. Thank you for understanding!

I opened Secession Art & Design in San Francisco during the recession of 2007, leaving a stable job as an early childhood education lead teacher. My passion is owning a gallery & boutique that represents over 70 independent artists and desig…

I opened Secession Art & Design in San Francisco during the recession of 2007, leaving a stable job as an early childhood education lead teacher. My passion is owning a gallery & boutique that represents over 70 independent artists and designers. 14 years later I look back on my creative career and know that all the risks that I took led me to being the person, owner and curator that I am today. In 2014 I lost my lease and had to move my business to a new location. I fell in love with a building that happened to have been a restaurant. My biggest risk was transforming the restaurant into a gallery. I had to take out a loan, fundraise, and rezone a commercial building. I hired a team of contractors to paint, do electrical, plumbing, rebuild the floors and all the custom details that make the gallery what it is today. I think about these pivot moments and the feeling inside that encourages you to take a risk. These are the milestones that make you cry, get excited, and fall back in love with your business and role as a leader. Signing a new lease during a pandemic is my next big risk. I have trust in my vision and that my customers will show up to support our makers. I believe in the gallery that I built and know how important this sacred retail space is to my community. Risk is the silent push that encourages me to think about the future.

Eden Stein