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San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately 220 undergraduates and 112 graduate students were enrolled in 2021.
Student Portraits. Officially pushing boundaries since 1871, SFAI is one of the nation’s most prestigious contemporary art schools. #SFAI.
The home of the SFAI Legacy Foundation and Archive, an independent 501 (c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting the incredible 150-year legacy of the San Francisco Art Institute.
Perched atop the storied hills of San Francisco, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) commands a view that inspires as much as it nurtures. With a campus overlooking the dynamic cityscape and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, SFAI serves as a beacon of artistic enlightenment.
Protecting, sustaining, and ushering the legacy of the San Francisco Art Institute into the future – a legacy of bold, experimental artistic practice, and innovative scholarly inquiry.
Barry McGee, Alicia McCarthy, Ruby Neri, and Rigo 23, all SFAI graduates, were the core artists of San Francisco’s Mission School, which flourished during the 1990s and 2000s and grew from the region’s vibrant mural and graffiti street art.
The San Francisco Art Institute is the first fine arts college west of the Mississippi, and for nearly 150 years it has been an incubator for innovative, sometimes subversive, artwork and artists. Dorothea Lange, Sargent Johnson, Joan Brown, and other luminaries all found a place there.
