While Diamond Stingily’s work speaks to broader socio-cultural themes like class, race, and gender, it is always rooted in her own life. She grew up playing volleyball and softball. Both of her brothers are former professional football players. The family trophies were kept on a bookshelf in the living room. She used to bury her dolls in the backyard. She has been a poet and artist for most of her life. She is doing the best she can. Doing The Best I Can is on view through March 30 at CCA Wattis Institute 1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper