The organization was active until its San Francisco headquarters was destroyed during the 1906 earthquake. After the earthquake, the group began to exhibit men's work regularly, and in 1915 it merged with the San Francisco Art Association to create a coed organization. This merger did not last long, and by 1925, the women of the Society had branched off and formed the Society of San Francisco Women Artists (SSFWA). SSFWA held its first solo exhibit in 1926, and its meetings were held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which was at that time located on Van Ness Avenue.