About
Hello.
Welcome to Park Life. We are an independent retail store and separate art gallery based in San Francisco. Our goal is simple; to showcase art and design that we find relevant.
Started in 2006 by Jamie Alexander and Derek Song, Park Life is a labor of love for all things art related. Located in the Inner Richmond in a turn-of-the-century commercial space formerly housing the famous Busvan furniture store, Park Life store and gallery has over 1400 sq.ft. of floor space.
The retail space features art and design products culled together from all over the world. We feature hard to find, limited edition, and unique items that include; books (art, type, design, photography, etc.), modern design objects, prints, paper goods, tee-shirts, homewares, jewelry, artist multiples and more.
Park Life Gallery's ambition is to show the most engaging contemporary art being created today. Park Life Gallery holds 10 exhibits each year. Please contact Gallery Director Jamie Alexander for more information.
We also publish books and catalogs under the imprint Paper Museum Press. Titles to date include monographs by artists Andrew Schoultz, Ian Johnson and Brendan Monroe. Future projects include books from Chris Ballantyne, Paul Wackers and Shaun O'Dell. These titles are distributed by Gingko Press. For more information please visit the Paper Museum Press site.
Jamie Alexander studied design and art history, has been a patron of Bay Area arts for over 15 years and is a board member of The Headlands Center for the Arts.
Derek Song is a history buff and is good at trivia. He also has an unhealthy loyalty to the Golden State Warriors.
Thank you for visiting our site. If you have any questions or suggestions please contact either of us directly at info@parklifestore.com.
Derek + Jamie
Park Life Staff: Marina Ludzopolous, Dan Carlson (installation)
Interns: Will Callan, Angelica Loiza, Ana Morris, Mona Palmer
Visit our shop for new items from artists Barry McGee, Tauba Auerbach, Chris Johanson, Dash Snow, Marcel Dzama, Chris Ballantyne, Paul Wackers, Jules De Balincourt, Clare Rojas, Tucker Nichols, Josh Keyes, Jason Jagel, David Shrigley and many more..
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Publishing update:
We are currently working on new monographs for artists Chris Ballantyne and Shaun O’Dell.


