Art & Zazen at Art Bias

Experience Hope Unleashed, a contemplative origami installation by Yucali from her Where Do One Thousand Cranes Go series, on view at her studio at Art Bias. The event includes an artist talk with Yucali and a guided Zazen (seated meditation) session led by Rev. Zenki Nishimura of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center in San Francisco.

Reflect on themes of quiet resilience and unfolding hope through art and meditation.

Take a mindful pause from the everyday and immerse yourself in a space of peace and creativity.

Free admission – registration encouraged

Sunday, August 3, 2025

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Studio 208, 2nd floor

Art Bias, 1700 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA

Part of First Sunday Open Studios at Art Bias.

Parking at Art Bias and surrounding streets.

Yucali is an interdisciplinary artist based in the SF Bay Area whose work weaves together Zen philosophy, calligraphy, and the flowing movement of Wushu. Inspired by nature, world literature, and traditional Japanese aesthetics, she creates meditative, visually poetic works that invite quiet reflection.

Also as a committed community artist and educator, Yucali teaches through Art Bias partnerships with One Step Beyond and HIP Housing, and serves as lead mentor for the Creative Youth Mentorship Program. Her recent public artwork, Blossoms – International Friendship Mural in downtown San Carlos, reflects her dedication to cultural connection and contemplative creativity.

Reverand Zenki Nishimura is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest originally from Nagasaki, Japan. He was raised in his father's temple and received ordination at the age of ten. After graduating from university, he trained at Daihonzan Sojiji, one of the two head temples of Soto Zen in Yokohama. He is currently based at the Soto Zen International Center in San Francisco's Japantown, where he shares the teaching of Soto Zen as the Assistant Director.

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