# *In Populated Air* Group exhibition · Aug 14 – Oct 30, 2026 · on view · Waterfront Plaza Devynn Barnes, Jess Xiaoyi Han, Jan Meissner and others Paintings and other works by eight artists on inherited stories and ancestral memory, taking its cue from a Lucille Clifton poem. The show takes its title from Lucille Clifton’s poem Confession (1980) and asks how stories are inherited, performed and protected, and how they shape the way we move through the world. Eight artists, from their twenties to their eighties, work in varied media to make personal, communal and ancestral histories visible. Listed works include oil, acrylic and gold foil paintings by Devynn Barnes and small oil paintings by Jess Xiaoyi Han. Jan Meissner, Rena Monet, Jasmine Ross, Jillian Shea, Corrine Slade and Stella Zhang also take part. Full details: [colgallery.com](https://www.colgallery.com/inpopulatedair) ## At [COL Gallery](https://onview.so/sf/col.md) Gallery in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. - Address: 887 Beach St, Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA 94109 - Website: https://www.colgallery.com - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/sf/map/col --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/sf/col/in-populated-air. Every gallery and museum in San Francisco: https://onview.so/sf.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt