Upper Market Gallery:

Who Are We?

Upper Market Gallery is a multidisciplinary fine art and design space founded by Olivia Robertson in 2020, in collaboration with her mother, the sculptor Ann V Capitan. As a San Francisco native raised among artists, Olivia wanted to pay homage to and build upon the loving, inclusive artist community her mother introduced her to growing up. By providing a more flexible platform for engaging a changing population with emerging artists and designers, co-directors Olivia and Nora Boyd hope to offer artists and art lovers the opportunity to share, grow, and collect in meaningful ways.

Upper Market Gallery aims to connect under-represented & emerging artists with collectors in the Bay Area and beyond. And in its small storefront nestled in the emblematic, twisting streets of the Castro/Twin Peaks neighborhood, UMG hosts curated, thematic exhibitions - featuring creatives from around the world with a focus on local artists.

We also collaborate directly with artists to produce editioned prints or objects that are exclusively available through the gallery. This allows emerging collectors to invest in rare works at an affordable price while supporting these artists’ longer-term careers.

UMG aims to break down the barriers of the art world by being community- and artist-focused, hosting virtual and physical events from studio visits to dinners to performances, and more, bringing together musicians, designers, writers, chefs, and teachers and students of all kinds in the city by the Bay.