San Francisco’s art market continues to struggle against other US cities, rent prices and tourism being among factors why [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco has long been known as an arts destination. But in recent years, the city has been losing out to places like Los Angeles. There are a number of factors involved in that decline, including the high cost of living here.

Take Reniel del Rosario, one of the Bay Area’s up-and-coming artists, who’s gaining prominence on an international level. We went to his studio in Vallejo, California.

“What you are seeing here is stuff I have packed for a solo show I have at Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London,” said del Rosario, who is a ceramics artist.

Vallejo, roughly 30 miles from San Francisco, is not what you might call a vibrant art hub, but it’s where del Rosario can afford to live.

“Of course, I would love to live closer to everything. It would put me closer to my friends. It would be be closer to all the …