The Tenderloin Project by Sean Desmond at ABV Gallery in Atlanta

The Tenderloin Project is an ongoing artistic endeavor focused on one of San Francisco’s most marginalized neighborhoods, The Tenderloin. Utilizing the interactive mediums of photography and film, Sean Desmond captured a compelling and honest portrait of this diverse community.

ABV Gallery will be hosting the 3rd Living Exhibition for The Tenderloin Project in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will open on Friday, June 25th with an artist reception and will run until July 23rd. On display will be 49 photographs from the project by the project's creator, Sean Desmond, along with a dozen collaborative art pieces by artists such as Mike Giant, Apex, Greg Mike, Oliver Black, Hugh Leeman, Mark Bode, D Young V and more. Original photographs, silk screened prints and a range of garments produced by SF-based clothing brand, Black Scale will all be available at the show.

The show will include a collection of 49 original signed photographs by Sean Desmond, along with 11 collaborative pieces by a variety of artists that include, Mike Giant, Mark Bode, Apex, Oliver Black, Greg Mike, Serge Gay Jr., KC Angel and others…

A poster from the project will be available in an edition of 100, signed and numbered by Mike Giant and Sean Desmond.

Sean Desmond: Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sean works within the mediums of both photography and film. Using his camera as a passport, Sean delves into worlds that are often overlooked by the common eye. Feeling a strong compassion for every subject he shoots, he has explored a variety of societies throughout the world with his camera. In doing so he has donated a number of his images to a range of non-profit based organizations to help further raise awareness about causes he feels passionate about.

ABV
659 Auburn Ave #504
Atlanta, GA 30312