PICKED RAW Archived 2010
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Branching Out is a list of new art resources this month on SDVAN
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Louisa Garcia is a Rehabilitation Specialist by day, Writer by night who lives in Carlsbad, CA with her loving husband David. In her spare time, she loves to read, do Bikram Yoga, hang out with her fabulous friends and relax on the beach with her new husband.
Sheena Ghanbari is currently the Program Promotion Manager of UCSD’s Visual Arts Department. She has a Masters in Arts Management from the Heinz College of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and has completed her undergraduate studies in visual arts and communications at UCSD. In her spare time she enjoys writing, swimming, and painting.
Katherine Sweetman is an artist, educator, curator, and freelance writer for San Diego City Beat and the San Diego Visual Arts Network. She has an MFA in Visual Arts from UCSD and a B.A. from Cal-State San Marcos. She is also the Director of Lui Velazquez, an alternative art space and gallery in Colonia Federal, Tijuana
Lesley Ma is currently pursuing her Ph. D. in Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the University of California, San Diego. She graduated from Harvard College and received her M. A. in Museum Studies from New York University. She is an editor of Lovely Daze, an artist publication out of Paris.
Patricia Frischer, author of "The Artist and the Art of Marketing," has lectured extensively on marketing for artists. She is a trainer of artists’ agents, art dealers, consultants and collectors. Frischer has taken on the roles of gallerist, curator, writer, teacher, website coordinator and artist. She is a founding member and coordinator of the San Diego Visual Arts Network, ( www.SDVAN.net ) which funds the SD Art Prize, directory and events calendar and SmART Collector features. Her own artwork (www.DrawsCrowd.com) has been shown internationally.
To be eligible for a Picked RAW pick of the month, your event must be listed on SDVAN by the end of the previous month.
Remember Any tidbits, gossip or news of the immodest kind can go info@sdvisualarts.net for publication in the next RAW column which you can see by clicking here. All sources are, of course, kept confidential.
We thank Julia Gill for her image "the Apple" Julia Gill ©2006 l in this column's logo design(all rights reserved) .
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Past PICKS for 2009 by Louisa Garcia, Katherine Sweetman, and Sheena Ghanbari,
PAST PICKS for 2008 by Georgia Hoopes from Jan to September and by Georgia Hoopes, Louisa Garcia, Amy Preci, and Katherine Sweetman from Oct - Dec
PAST PICKS for 2007 by Julia Gill from Jan to May and by Georgia Hoopes June to Dec
PAST PICKS for 2006 by Julie Gill
PAST PICKS for 2005 By Jeneen Ausk and Julie Gill
Picked RAW for December 2010
Michele Guieu: Defragmentation comes back early to SD fro SF to paint the walls at Project X: Art (320 So. Cedros Avenue, Suite 500, Solana Beach, 92075) for her opening reception: Dec 11, 6-10 PM and show until Jan 14. More info: Chris Martino 858.792.9685
Tim Cantor, who is an Art Meets Fashion participant is having a one man show Pieces Uniques . Reception Sat. Dec 4, 6-10 pm The Art of Tim Cantor ( 527 4th Ave , SD 92101) Show until Feb 1, 2011 More info: Amy Cantor 619.235.6990
Judy Chicago lecture on Frida Kahlo is on Wed. Dec 8, 7 pm at the San Diego Museum of Art (1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, SD 82101) More info: programs@sdmart.org 619.232.7931
Picked RAW for November 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
Eat Paint Love is an Eat Your Art Out Fundraiser for SDVAN on Sat. Nov.13 with a reception and auction of student works form 4 to 6 pm. This is part of the Healing Arts project produced by Gerrit Greve and co-founded in 1993 with philanthropists Ralyn and Nate Wolfstein. Greve works with intern teachers, whose works will also be on display, to help students to learn that helping someone else they are empowered to help themselves. L Street Fine Art (628 L Street, San Diego 92101 Show until Dec 31. More Info: Kay Colvin 760-492-2876
Tagged is an Art Meets Fashion: The Fringe Event on Sat. Nov 13, 7 to 10 pm. In aid of Jeans4Justice and SDVAN at the Mosaic Gallery ( 3422 30 th Avenue, Northpark SD, 92104) Order a pair of tagged jeans by on of SD finest artists or bring a pair and have them tagged on the night. Other denim is available as well. Tania Alcala, Shay Davis, Jason Feather, Mark Jesinoski, Monty Montgomery, Greta Proctor, AnsAnsley Pye, John Thomas, Juli Vee, Ronald Wickersham, Eric Wixon, Fei Zhou. The show is also up on Sun Nov 14. More info: Mark Jesinoski 619.906.4747
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Picked RAW for October 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
Zandra Rhodes a Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles will open at the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park on Oct 3, 2010 to April 3, 2011. For more info: Martha Ehringer 619.239.0003
Collection Applied Design: A Kim MacConnel Retrospective on Sat, Oct 9 to Jan 23 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (700 Prospect Street , La Jolla, 92037. More info: Claire Caraska 858.454.3541 x119. Read the review by AnnaMaria Stephen in City Beat.
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Picked RAW for September 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia and Katherine Sweetman who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
The Timken Museum of Art and Fashion Careers College (FCC) Art of Fashion Special Post Event Exhibition Sept 7 - Oct 3 with five spectacular designs created by Fashion Careers College students and graduates. Admission is free and hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Art Fair comes to San Diego with so many events including a chance to see the SD Art Prize recipients for 2010: Gail Roberts with David Adey, Einar and Jamex de la Torre with Julio Orozco. Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair Sept 2 to 5, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Hotel, 1 Park Boulevard, 92101 More info: Ann Berchtold 858.254.3031
SDVAN is proud to present SD Art Prize 2010 Gail Roberts : Appellations with Sondra Sherman on September 25 - November 6, 2010 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Opening Reception: Fri, Sept 24 from 6:30-8:30pm. 1008 Wall St. , La Jolla, 92037
More info: athpr@pacbell.net 858.454.5872
SDVAN supports our sister organization in their annual fundraising party: 3D Revelry is the Synergy Art Foundation Annual Fundraiser on Sat, Oct 2nd from 7:00 p.m. at The House of the Future , 5481 Toyon Road, SD. For only $35 - online until noon on Sat Oct 2.( $40 at the door). For tickets click here More info: Naomi Nussbaum
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Picked RAW for August 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia and Sheena Ghanbari who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
Feeling feisty, in the mood for a little flesh? Avoid the summer melt down and have a frosty beverage at the Flesh and Fetish art show at Bar Basic. Sponsored by The Thumbprint Gallery. Exhibition Aug 17. 7pm-12am. For more info contact The Thumbprint Gallery 619.203.6030
Visit the Summer Salon Series at the San Diego Museum of Art on Thursday nights in Balboa Park. On August 19 from 5:00-9:00 pm the Museum will present : Carla Repice and Geoffrey Cunningham, The Joshua White Trio, and Rae Armantrout. The event is free after Museum admission and for more information please contact programs@sdmart.org
SDVAN is so pleased to me the sponsor of Getting Known, A Non-Marketing Approach for the Rest of Us which is a workshop presented by Joseph Bennett on Sun, August 15 from 11 – 4 at Eveoke Dance Theatre, 2811 University Avenue, SD. For more information please contact Joseph Bennett 619.574.0196 who is generously donating a portion of the fee to SDVAN.
SDVAN is sponsoring the workshop during Survey Select: Collecting Artworks and Art of Marketing held on Thurs. Aug 12, 5 to 8 pm at the Wonder Bread Factory ( 171 14th Street, SD, 92101) Do see the Survey Select: Narrative Art Exhibition when it opens with a Reception Thurs, July 15. The show goes from July 16 through Sept 15 at the Wonder Bread. More info: Mark Murphy 619.743.0405
Sugar Museum
Mira Mesa Community Vision
Nectar
Latte Mi Corazon Coffee Bar & Garden
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Picked RAW for July 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia, Sheena Ghanbari,Katherine Sweetman and Lesely Ma who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
Leah Cluff curates Defying Expectations: Contemporary Native American at The Oceanside Museum of Art featuring work by artists by James Luna, Gerald Clarke, Catherine Nelson-Rodriguez, and Raymond Lafferty. Opening reception Saturday, July 10th 5-7pm. Museum regular hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Exhibition open through December 12th. For more info contact Danielle Susalla, danielle@oma-online.org
Always wondered what the Seven Signs of the Kewpie Apocolypse were. Find out at Pannikin Coffee & Tea in La Jolla where John Purlia will have a solo exhibit of his work. Exhibit starts July 3 and ends July 30. Opening hours - Mon-Sat 12pm-5pm. For more info contact John Purlia
Visit Viva la Revolución at the Downtown location of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. The exhibit features works from a diverse group of 20 artists representing 8 countries. Viva la Revolucion will be running from July 18 - January 2 and will be open to the public from 11:00am – 5:00pm daily, 11:00am – 7:00pm on the third Thursday of the month, and closed on Wednesdays. For more information please contact Claire Caraska.
Picked RAW dedicates part of each month's column to garden fresh newcomers in the San Diego Visual Arts Resource Directory
The following resources are juicy fresh as first-time listings this month:
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Picked RAW for June 2010
It's time to celebrate Art in San Diego. Put on your best red dress and attend the SUSHI Red Ball at the Sushi Performance and Visual Art Gallery. Sat. June 5 from 7-11pm. $60 for singles, $110 for couples. For more info: Melanie Cazimero 619.235.8466
MFA 2010 at University Art Gallery, UCSD ( 9500 Gilman Drive, Mandeville Center, La Jolla, 92093) June 5 to July 8 with a reception June 3 form 5 to 8 pm. More info: 858.534.2107
Here Not There: SD Artist Now exhibition from June 6 – Sept 19 show at The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla. Opening reception Sat, June 5 from 7 to 10 pm.
Don't forget our other SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary III 2010 exhibition this month.
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
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Picked RAW May, 2010
Take a stroll in Balboa Park and stop by The San Diego Museum of Art for the Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece exhibit. Exhibit runs May 22 to September 5.
San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery presents Pouring it All Out, an exhibit and sale of student artwork. The art show and sale is May 4th from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm and the show will be open May 4 -18, Monday through Thursday, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. For more info: Alessandra Moctezuma 619.388.2829
Marcos Ramirez ERRE (SD Art Prize) is currently Artist of the Month at the New Children’s Museum and you get a chance to see his two headed Trojan horse once more in this guise the Toy an Horse.
Picked RAW dedicates part of each month's column to garden fresh newcomers in the San Diego Visual Arts Resource Directory
The following resources are juicy fresh as first-time listings this month:
Elle Communications
Edgeware Gallery
SD Cancer Center Healing Arts
Art Glass Guild
Spa Velia Art Gallery
Salk Institute
Symbolic Collection
David Hartig Photographer
Picked RAW for April 2010
Head to Seaport Village for Busker's After Dark: An Untamed 18+ Performance. A one day event, the Busker's Festival begins at 7pm on April 10. For more info: Megan Capizzi 619-235-4014.
New Contemporaries III features SD art prize nominees Greg Boudreau, Kelsey Brookes, Stephen Curry, Steve Gibson, Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Wendell M. Kling, Heather Gwen Martin, Robert Nelson, Julio Orozco, Allison Renshaw, Lesha Maria Rodriguez, James Soe Nyun, and Stephen Tompkins. The exhibit opens at Project X: Art on Saturday April 24, with a reception from 7-9pm; it will be running until May 22 with a panel discussion on Saturday May 15 at 5:30pm. Gallery hours are from Tuesday - Friday from 10am – 5pm and Saturday from 11am - 4pm. For more information contact Chris Martino, 858-792-9685.
A Light Green Light: Toward Sustainability in Practice , an exhibition of interactive installations by artist Sabrina Raaf, will open at the gallery@calit2 at UCSD Atkinson Hall on Friday April 2. Opening events include a conversation with Raaf, curator Steve Dietz, and artist Jordan Crandall at 6pm and a reception from 7pm to 9pm. The exhibition is free and runs through June 4. For more info: Trish Stone 858.336.6456
Take a walk on the dark side with Conspiracy Theory at Voz Alta Project, 1754 National Avenue, Bario Logan on April 3rd from 6-11pm. Conspiracy @ Voz Alta Project is curated by Sergio Hernandez and Dan Pryor and organized by Seven Seas Tattoo Studio and The Voz Alta Project.
Don't forget our other SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary III 2010 exhibitions this month.
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
David Adey; John Henry runs Feb 27 - April 3 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall St , La Jolla, 92037) More info: Jennifer Pyun 858.454.5872.
Art Meets Fashion. The first public meeting for this new project will be held at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) on Thursday. April 22, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30. FIDM: 350, 10th Avenue, 3rd Floor, SD 92101 map. To RSVP for this meeting contact Felena Hanson felena@focusSD.org,
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Picked RAW for March 2010
A panel discussion on Public Culture, Public Options, and Artistic Practice will be held at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library at 7:30pm on Thursday, March 4. Part of the Public Culture in the Visual Sphere lecture series at UCSD, the panelists include Matthew Coolidge, Suzanne Lacy, Rick Lowe, and Rebecca Solnit. Teddy Cruz, architect and professor for public culture and urbanism at UCSD, will moderate. Participation is free. . For more info: Sheena Ghanbari 858.822.7755
Drive yourself to St. Madeline's Sophie's Gallery to check out Driven by Silvia Vaentino. Opening reception March 5. Exhibition March 5 to April 5. For more info: Silvia Valentino, 619.379.6514
Barbara Weldon: Color and Texture Infused is opening on Fri, March 12 from 6-9 pm in conjunction with Kettner Nights, at Perry L. Meyer Fine Art. The show closes on May 1 and gallery hours are Tuesday -Thursday: 11 – 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday: 11 - 6 p.m. or by appointment. For more: Perry L. Meyer619.358.9512
Don't forget our other two SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary III 2010 exhibitions this month.
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
David Adey; John Henry runs Feb 27 - April 3 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall St , La Jolla, 92037) More info: Jennifer Pyun 858.454.5872.
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Picked RAW for February 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia, Sheena Ghanbari, Katherine Sweetman and Lesely Ma who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
The Martha Pace Swift Gallery Grand Opening (Building 201, NTC, 2820 Roosevelt Road, SD, 92106) is coming to soon! The inaugural exhibit The Garden of Mythos: Abstraction in Collaboration with Nature- Anna Zappoli curated by the Expressive Arts Institute is on view with an opening reception at 6 to 9 pm on Feb 5. Show continues until April 2. Admissions is free. For more info: Judith Greer Essex 619 239 1713
State of Mind: A California Invitational , a sum view of the latest photographic practices of twenty-one Californian artists is presented at the Museum of Photographic Arts. The exhibition is on view from Feb 6 to June 6, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. More info: Jana Holsenback 619.238.7559
Circle of Complication showcases the kinetic sculpture and drawings of David Ghilarducci. The exhibit will be running from Feb 4 – 28, with an opening reception from 6 -9 pm on Feb 5, at Sushi Performance and Visual Art. For more information please contact Patrick Stewart
Don't forget our other two SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary II 2009 and III 2010 exhibitions this month.
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
Tania Alcala and Silvia Valentino Karabashlieva will give an artist talk Thur. Dec 10 at 8 pm. Their show continues until Feb 15, 2010 at L Street Gallery 628 L Street, SD, 92101 at the Omni Hotel. Info: Ann Berchtold 858.254.3031
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Picked RAW for January 2010
Chosen by Louisa Garcia, Sheena Ghanbari and Katherine Sweetman who will report in our New Picked RAW Peeled feature.
Start the New Year off right, check out Movers and Shakers2: Who's Who in SD Visual Arts at the Arts Expressions Gallery. Opening reception Thurs Jan 21 from 6:30-8:30, Exhibition Jan 21 to Feb 6. Opening Days Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am to 5pm. For more info: Patricia Frischer 760.943.0148
An exhibit of Neda Miranda Blaževic-Krietzman’s photography will be showing at the Athenaum Music & Arts Library from January 9 – February 13 and is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm and Wednesday 10:00 am - 8:30 pm. The opening reception is on Friday, January 8, from 6:30-8:30 pm; for more information please email events@ljathenaeum.org
Come out Saturday, January 9th, to take part in A Casual Conversation with Artist Michele Guieu at the Art Produce Gallery as part of her exhibition that is currently on display titled Lucy, Darwin and Me, 6:30pm, 1/09/10. For more info contact Lynn Susholtz 619.584.4448
Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic is opening on Sat. Jan 30, 5 -7 pm at the Oceanside Museum of Art ( 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside , 92054) There is a gallery Walk and Talk with Renshaw on Thurs. Feb 25, 7 pm and the show continues until June 20. More info: Danielle Susalla 760.435.3720
Don't forget our other two SD Art Prize Spotlight New Contemporary II 2009 exhibitions this month.
Matt Stallings, Fri, Dec. 11th, 6-10 pm shows until Jan 10, 2010 at Subtext ( 2479 Kettner Blvd. SD, 92101) More info: Dyla Jones 619.546.8800
Tania Alcala and Silvia Valentino Karabashlieva will give an artist talk Thur. Dec 10 at 8 pm. Their show continues until Feb 15, 2010 at L Street Gallery 628 L Street, SD, 92101 at the Omni Hotel. Info: Ann Berchtold 858.254.3031
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Lesley Ma is currently pursuing her Ph. D. in Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the University of California, San Diego. She graduated from Harvard College and received her M. A. in Museum Studies from New York University. She is an editor of Lovely Daze, an artist publication out of Paris. Our thanks to Lesley Ma who has written 6 reports for us and wishing her good luck in her future writing.
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