Opening Reception: 100 Nights of The Pandemic/100 Days of Yearning, a solo exhibition by Truong Tran

Kearny Street Workshop presents 100 Nights of The Pandemic/100 Days of Yearning, a solo exhibition by Truong Tran

Opening Reception
January 21, 2026 6:00–8:00 PM
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94103

Kearny Street Workshop invites you to the opening reception for 100 Nights of The Pandemic / 100 Days of Yearning, a solo exhibition by Truong Tran. This exhibition will display sculptures of light made from found objects and mixed media. Tran spent 100 nights working in complete darkness, using touch and sense to craft the forms he had gathered from his hours-long walks through SF during the height of the pandemic.

About the Artist

Poet and visual artist Truong Tran was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He earned his MFA from San Francisco State University and is the author of five collections of poetry: The Book of Perceptions (1999), a finalist for a Kiriyama Prize; placing the accents (1999), a finalist for a Western States Book Award for Poetry; dust and conscience (2000), winner of a San Francisco State Poetry Center Prize; within the margin (2004); and four letter words (2008), 100 words (co-authored with Damon Potter, 2021), and book of the other (2021). He is also the author of the children’s book Going Home, Coming Home (2003) and the artist monograph I Meant to Say Please Pass the Sugar.