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PAST BANNER ART


Ben Jay , the 2024 Professional Artist Scholarship Award sponsored by the San Diego Visual Arts Networkandsupported by Mission Fed ArtsWalkin Little Italyon April 27/28 near the corner of India and Cedar Street.


Octavia E. Butler: Seeding Futures at the New Children’s Museum is a oom-sized installation inspired by Butler’s story to imagine worldmaking in fantastical ways to adapt to and shape change in the future.


A united county-wide presentation of the results of the Unveiling Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 report at the Museum of Photographic Arts. Seven local cities and 2 cultural districts gathered data for this national study. Randy Cohen from Americans for the Arts will make the key note speech and there will be a panel discussion


The  David Zapf Collection at Phes Gallery from Jan 21 – Feb 17. Opening Sun. Jan 21, 1- 4 pm will benefit the Zapf family. Artists include  David Baze, Johnny Coleman, Raul Guerrero, DeLoss McGraw, and  Philipp Scholz Rittermann.

Challenging the Inner Critic , clay workshop led by Ellen Speert and Cheryl Tall on how to hand build a representation of the voice that shouts or whispers unwanted messages, bringing the opportunity to quiet (if not totally silence) her is on Jan 13from 9 to 5 in Encinitas.

SDVAN Holiday Potluck Party on Tue. Dec 12 from 11 to 3 pm. Yes, it is back and once again will have an accessory exchange. This year it is called Diary of A Clearance Fiend Give Away!


Artists Sunday is this year on Nov 26 and Giving Tuesday on Nov 28 both right after Thanksgiving. Please Give to SDVAN  and support your local artists by purchasing an artwork.

2023 SD Art Prize at Central Library Gallery October 28, 2023 – January 13, 2024 and at Art San Diego from Nov 3 to 5th.presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network Recipients: Anya Gallaccio, Janelle Iglesias, Mely Barragan, Joe Yorty curated by Dr. Lara Bullock, Senior Civic Art Manager, City of San Diego


San Diego Visual Arts Network (SDVAN) andSynergy Arts Foundation(SAF)are inviting you to celebrate our 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. Purchase tickets HERE.


ENVZN23 Urban Art Takeover Logan Heights produced by Vanguard Culture on Sat. Sept 2 from 5 to 10 pm is a cross border event transforming numerous warehouses, industrial spaces, and other urban areas of the Commercial Street corridor between 30 th and 32 nd St.


The Artist at Home exhibition at the La Jolla Historical Society showing until Sept 3, including Jean Lowe & Kim MacConnel , irmaSofia Poeter and Irene de Watteville .


Becky Guttin at SIP Gallery curated by Kathryn Kanjo, Director /CEO Museum of Contemporary Art with a reception Sat. June 17 from 4-7pm closing July 28th. Also exhibiting at CECUT Centro Cultural Tijuana curated by Smadar Samson with a reception Fri. July 14 at 7 – 9 pm and showing until Oct 2.


Makers Arcade Spring Fair Mother’s Day Weekend at San Diego Made Factory on May 13-14 from 11 to 6 pm with 100 makers food, drink and music. More info: Brittany Wiczek 619.817.5517


JP Wackenstedt, the 2023  Business of Art Scholarship  recipient. She will be exhibiting at the  Mission Fed ArtWalk  from April 29th & 30 th, 2023 in Little Italy booth #? sponsored by SDVAN . More info: Sandi Cottrell

Surfing Madonna Oceans Project presents Ocean/Earth/Air a regional show (jurors: Cathy Carey, Cheryl Ehlers and Danny Salzhandler) with 100 selected artists for exhibit April 1- 30. at Poway Center for the Performing. More info: Cathy Carey 760-877-0869. Artists: (left to right) Cathy Carey, LaRetta Small, Cheryl Ehlers.


TheFallbrook School of the ArtsFused Glass Wall Vases Workshop is on March 18 from 10am to 1pm with Instructor Suzanne Balestri. Learn about the use of fiber paper, embedding metal in glass, glass cutting and design.  $90 + $10 Supply Fee . More info: Christine Vanni  760-728-6383


Kira Carrillo Corser’s Wellness for Children Project is a rhymes for wellness book series designed to help kids 3 to 7 and their families cope with stress, illness, and anger includes books and videos, posters, huggable stuffed animals and more.   This brings 92 items together for the first time in one place with books just published through Compassionate Arts in Action . More info: WellnessforChildrenProject@gmail.com)


Lift the Sky , a global art project inviting artists to answer the question, "What's your message to the world?". The installation will be multiple hanging panels at Front Porch Gallery . Open Sun, Jan 22, to March 25th, 2023. (2903 Carlsbad Blvd. Carlsbad, 92008). More info: Julie Weaverling 760-795-6120


SDVAN Annual Holiday Party and Patricia Frischer: In Record Time Reception: Dec 14 from 2 to 4:30 Exhibition Nov 3 - Jan 30 at Cardiff by the Sea Library


Artist Sunday on Nov 27 and Giving Tuesday on Nov 29th. Art lifts our spirits and reaches our soul. Artists define the character of our community. Shop art and consider a handcrafted, personal gift for your loved ones this #ArtistsSunday Nov 27, the Sunday after Thanksgiving. As always, we need your financial support to keep doing what we do best, supporting local visual artists. Please Give to SDVAN on Tuesday Nov 29 th.


Walking tour of the City of San Diego Art Collection at the Central Library. Three SD Art Prize 2022 artists featured on the 9th floor Central Library Fine Arts Gallery also have work acquired into the Civic Art Collection via the SD Practice initiative. Hosted by Dr. Lara Bullock , Senior Civic Art Manager with the Commission for Arts & Culture.


Script/Rescript at SDSU Art Galleries from Oct 13 to Dec 8. This exhibition features the artwork of ten artists who use an X-ray, a prosthesis, a cane, a crutch, a pill, a wheelchair tire, or a syringe to colorfully rescript visual language about disability. Banner collage from original image by Katherine Sherwood, After Ingres, 2014 courtesy of the artist and her galleries.


16TH Annual Leucadia Art Walk produced by 101 Main Street Association on Sunday August 28 th from 10am-5pm on North Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia, Encinitas 92024. More info: Whitney


Gail Roberts: Color Field Exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Arts. There are now over 130 paintings of singular flowers completed over a five-year period. The show on view from July 30 to Nov 27 but you can save the date for the opening reception on October 1. More info Andrea Leon 760-560-6434 (Gail Roberts is a SD Art Prize recipient from 2010)


San Diego Art Prize 2022 presented by  San Diego Visual Arts Network and curated by Chi Essary: Alida Cervantes Angélica Escoto Carlos Castro Arias, Cog • nate  Collective

Encinitas Friends of the Arts presents Passport to Persian Calligraphy Performance Art on Sat June 18th- 7 pm to 9:30 pm at the Encinitas Community Center. Music/Art performance by LA painter.Mohtadi Mirak with conceptual traditional dance by talented Kosar Abbasi.


Patti’s Spirit Lives! 40 Year Art Retrospective
at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Balboa Park on view from April 28 th to May 1 st. A celebration of Patti Cooprider’s life (1940-2021), and a chance to support by donation to the Patti’s Spirit Lives! KidsArtEd Fund . VIP Donor reception on April 27 th from 5 to 7 pm. For more info: Coop Cooprider 858.731.9635


Art Reach Art Education Charity Art Auction of 100 vinyl records will be on display at Mission Fed ArtWalk  in Little Italy on April 30th and May 1st, 2022. Left to right: Norm Daniels, Trevor Coopersmith, MDFerrera, Jennifer Luce, Patricia Frischer, Rebekah Garza, Kate Joiner. More info: anna@artreachsandiego.org


Hector Villegas, Business of Art Scholarship recipient at Mission Fed ArtWalk 2022. Reception for Hector Villegas at Sparks Gallery. Both are produced by Art Unites in collaboration with San Diego Visual Arts Network.


Immerse the exhibition celebration at Oceanside Museum of Art2022to celebrate three new exhibitions: 2022  Artist Alliance Biennial juried by Alessandra Moctezuma, Don Bartletti: Elusive Moments–Enduring Stories and Oceanside Unfiltered curated by Zach Cordne.


PHES Gallery (2633 State Street, Carlsbad Village, 92008) presents Impermanence, a group exhibition with (left to right) Wendy Maruyama (photo: Kevin Miyazaki),  Kathi McCord, Michelle Kurtis Cole , and Andres Amador reflecting life's transitory nature . More info: Ellen  760-696-3022


THE NEW NORMAL COOKBOOK, with Illustrated recipes by artists supporting San Diego Visual Arts Network.


Black Friday  Nov 26 and  Cyber Monday  Nov 29  where you can shop  SmileAmazon.com  to make a donation to SDVAN with no cost to you,  Artist Sunday,  Nov 28th  and  Giving Tuesday  Nov 30,  our once a year  donation campaign. for 2021


Encinitas Friends of the Arts Día de los Muertos Face Painting 2021 contest... On Sat. Oct 30, arrive by 2 pm to be eligible. Full event is12-4 PM at the Encinitas Community Center


San Diego Art Prize 2021   presented by  San Diego Visual Arts Network and curated by Chi Essary at  Bread and Salt Oct. 9th - Dec. 31st with Beliz Iristay,  Perry Vasquez, PANCA, Hugo Crosthwaite . Dedicated to the memory of SD Art Prize Committee member  Larry Baza.

Home Is Where the Art Is… The annual Open Your Hearts to North County Arts presented by the North County Arts Network for the whole month of Oct.

MDFerrera at the Mission Fed ArtWalk 2021 , on Sat/Sat Oct 2 -3 from 11am to 6pm in Little Italy. She is the recipient of the Business Art Scholarship produced and with mentorship by Patric Stillman and sponsorship from The Studio Door and San Diego Visual arts Network .


Denise Bonaimo Sarram Immigrate: Assimilate - Stories of Resilience at the Encinitas Community Center is the visual story told through the art of assemblage and collage about the immigrant experiences of the artist’s Sicilian ancestors in Brooklyn, New York at the turn of the 20th century. Opening Aug 6 to Sept 23, 2021. More info: Denise Bonaim Sarram 858.751.4560


Say Their Names Memorial Exhibit presented by the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art outside at the M.L. King Promenade, New Children’s Museum. and is a nationwide, grassroots initiative to honor Black lives loss in the struggle against systemic racism featuring 200 photos of Black victims. More info: Gaidi Finnie 619-253-8499


All events on our new ARCHIVED VIRTUAL EVENTS page are archived by month and year. Virtual events for June include (left to right): Art Alive Floral Exhibition and Open Air Floral Affair presented by The San Diego Museum of Art, Highlights of the Timken Museum: A Virtual Tour, The History of Joy: Generations and Sacred Rituals presented by Vanguard Culture and Violent Hues, a Virtual Art Exhibition , presented by San Diego Watercolor Society.


On the occassion of our 200th RAW column!


Arts Advocacy Month, Week and Dayis April 19-23 and 27th . Raise your voice for the arts and join us for advocacy week April 19-23 by becoming a delegate. Attend ACCM Virtual Convening – April 27


7th Annual The Crow Show April 3 to 24at Studio Door . This is their most popular bringing artists from across the nation to celebrate the crow this year juried by Andrew Utt, ED of Lux Art Institute and now the ICA San Diego. More info: Patric Stillman 619-255-2867


Belize Iristay, Hugo Crosthwaite, PANCA, Perry Vasquez, the four 2021 SD Art Prize recipients featured at RAVE | Focus San Diego . This virtual art experience put on by the same people who bring you Art San Diego, The Redwood Art Group. March 4 to 7, 2021 from 4 pm to 5 pm each day. More info Linda Mariano 408 718 3730


Medium (Virtual) Review and Festival March 3-13 is a photography festival presenting workshops, a two-day portfolio review with leading curators, gallerists, and publishers. More info: scott b. davis


Compassionate Youth Concerned with Mental Health Zoom Discussions covesr 4 topics: Coping with Anxiety and Worries, Overcoming Depression and Hopelessness,  Diversity, Inclusiveness and Equity, Understanding Autism each with a 1 1/2 hour session that has been prepared by youth ambassadors, guidance counselors and compassionate lead artists.  Produced by Compassionate Arts San Diego .   For more info: Kira Corser 510.684.4651. Thanks to the artist for their images: Alex Saltzman, London Ross, and Kira Corser

The SDVAN Virtual Zoom Holiday Lunch on Tue. Dec 8 at noon. Thank you for your support this year. You can make a difference this holiday. Shop for gifts at smile.amazon.com/ch/20-5910283 to generate donations for San Diego Synergy Arts Network. Thanks to Sidney Wildesmith for this lovely holiday image.


Black Friday Nov 27and Cyber Monday Nov 30 where you can shop SmileAmazon.com to make a donation to SDVAN with no cost to you, Artist Sunday, Nov 29th and Giving Tuesday Dec 1, our once a year donation campaign. Your donation make possible our brand new Virtual Events page to make sure you still have art even in lockdown. There are now bi-monthly events digest emails, our ongoing events feature page and the rolling upcoming events on our home page.


The Art Walk at Liberty Station Arts District is Sat/Sun, Nov 7 and 8 th from 10 am to 5 pm. 2848 Dewey Rd. SD 92106. We are happy to feature SD artists: Marna Schindler and Jen Duran


Open Your Hearts to North County Arts a month long promotion of North County Arts Network in October. The theme this year is Home is Where the Art Is. We are happy to feature two special events venues in North County: Oceanside Museum of Art Live: Renewed, Refreshed, Reopened and Front Porch Gallery California Fibers: Figuratively .


San Diego Art Prize 2020 at Bread and Salt with artists Alanna Airitam , Kaori FukuyamaGriselda Rosasand Melissa Walter from Sept 5 to Oct 24, 2020.


Passport to Encinitas, a virtual presentation, on August 22nd starting at 5:00 pm presented by Encinitas Friends of the Arts.


San Diego County Black Artists Matter.Sparks Gallery: Andrea Rushing, Duke Windsor, Manuelita Brown, Charlene Mosley, Michelle Kurtis Cole, (an African American, Native American, Scottish/Irish American!.) Our own SD Art Prize Alanna Airitam will be showing with the other SD Art Prize artists at Bread and Salt on Sept 5 to Oct 24. Check out the three youtube videos put out by artist Chor Boogie. He is speaking his truth about his experiences with the police in San Diego.


San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture call for artists county wide for a purchase award for existing art. The deadline for submission for artist is July 13, 2020. This initiative is made possible by the monetary portion of a gift from Thomas O. Rasmussen. Please check out the Request for Proposals (RFP) before you complete the Online Application Form.


A big thank you to all those who have washed their hands and helped to flatten the curve. Image by Patricia Frischer


Arts Bux Xpress: No Child Should Miss the Bus


SDVAN sponsorship of MDFerrera at the Mission Fed ArtWalk 2020, Booth 628 on Fir St.April 25/26, from 11am to 6pm in Little Italy. She is the recipient of the Business Art Scholarship produced and with mentorship by Patric Stillman from The Studio Door.


This is our encouragement for everyone to stay home but still be virtually connected to the arts. Image: Irene de Wattevile in Ludicrous Tales: A Topsy Turvy Quartet at Mesa College Gallery.


20/20: Twenty Women of Vision at the Fresh Paint Gallery (1020-B Prospect Street, La Jolla 92037). In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, this show featured twenty women artists from the San Diego area, For more info: Deborah Williams 808.772.1384 Left to right: Julia San Roman, Maite Agahnia, Susan Darnall, Ellen Dieter, Brenda York, Alison Haley Paul, Lisa Bebe


Chicano/a/x Printmaking: Making Prints and Making History at the SDSU Downtown Gallery from Feb 8 to April 5. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the SDSU Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and art activism. More info: Chantel Paul 619-501-6370


Artist Salon sponsored by The Encinitas Friends of the Arts’ Artist Collective. The Eco-Visionairies will be a discussion that asked, “How can you use your art to advance solutions for environmental concerns?” This discussion will be moderated by Ellen Speert and held at her California Center for Creative Renewal, on Sat Jan 11, 2020.


Annual SDVAN Holiday Pot Luck Party on Tue. Dec 10, 2019. Our thanks to Jack Ofield for his image on our full invitation card and the banner.


Giving Tuesday on Tuesday Dec 3.. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and after you spend your money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you have a generous amount left over to give to SDVAN...a 100% volunteer organization. Our thanks to all that list their events on our calendar and are included in our new event digest emails.  


Open Your Hearts to North County Arts October promotion by North County Arts Network including Dia de los Meurtas events all over town like Encinitas Friends of the Arts event on Oct 26t


San Diego Art Prize in 2020 finalist include Alanna Airitam, Kaori Fukuyama, Griselda Rosas, and Melissa Walter. The four nominated artists will be showing examples of their work at Art San Diego from Thurs, Oct 10 to Sun, Oct 13, 2019, this year at theSan Diego Convention Center Booth #122 (Hall E 111 W Harbor Dr. SD, 92101). A selection of artists will be on display curated by Vallo Riberto,


Open Your Hearts to North County Arts campaign to promote visual and performing art for the entire month of October produced by North County Arts Network l aunching at Art Walk Carlsbad.


ArtsBusXpress is a non-profit organization which provides transportation funding for teachers to take their students to the many arts and culture venues across the county. For many, these trips are the students’ first time to see live theatre, symphonies and art museums. Give the gift of transportation by supporting ArtsBusXpress because “no child should ever have to miss the bus!”


Methodology and Proces:Richard Allen Morris and John Rogerss at RB Stevenson Gallery in La Jolla.. More info: 858.459.3917


San Diego Festival of the Arts Multiple mediums of fine art and craft including (left to right) Michael Maddy, Jon Barnes, Sheila Schwede at Waterfront Park in downtown SD. More info Cami Tran 619.744.0534


SD Art Prize  presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library  with Anne Mudge with  Erin Dace Behling and Robert Matheny with Max Robert Daily. From Sat, May 11 to Sat, July 6 with. More info:  Patricia Frischer Now available for free SD Art Prize Catalog 2018


 Molly Paulick   has been selected as the San Diego Visual Arts Network 2019 The Business of Art Scholarship award winner will be featured at the 35th Annual Mission Federal ArtWalk on April 27 and 28.  Patric Stillman from Studio Door has mentored her for this opportunity.


Life Doesn't Frighten Me: Hope Inspired through Art at Fallbrook Library (124 S. Mission Road, Fallbrook, 92028) March 10 - May 4. Banner artist: Jennifer Colby,  Sergio Sanchez Mereno, Helen Redman, Patricia Frischer, Marilyn Huerta, Adeola Davis Aiyeloja, Grace Gray Adams,  Kira Carrillo Corser. Also including Aldonia Bailey, Heather Hillard Bonds, Renee Scott-Femenella, Brecia Kralovic-Logan. More info: Kira Corser  760.731-4650


The Studio Door Preview Day on Jan 19. This Studio Door has survived and moved to a new Hillcrest location: 3867 Fourth Avenue, SD 92104 with new tel: 619-255-2867.  More info: Patric Stillman.


Beyond Blue – Mavi – Ma Vie: Irene de Watteville and Belize Iristay Jan 12 to March 9, 2019 at The Athenaeum Music and Arts Library in La Jolla. Opening Reception Fri. Jan 11 from 6:30 to 8:30


2018 SDVAN Annual Holiday Potluck Lunch. Imagse thanks to Larry Caveny

Giving Tuesday on Tuesday November 27. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and after you spend your money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you have a generous amount left over to give to SDVAN...a 100% volunteer organization. That's right, no one make a salary at SDVAN! 


Open Your Hearts to North County Arts a North County Arts and Culture promotion in October which includes the SD Art Prize at
Art San Diego
from Oct 18 to 21. See listings for all events on North County Art Network


Open Your Hearts to North County Arts, a promotion of North County Art Network launches at ArtWalk Carlsbad (Armada Drive, Carlsbad, 92008) is a new fine art festival on Sat/Sun, Sept 22/23 from 11 am to 6 pm. ArtWalk Carlsbad features 200 artists including 50 chalk artists near enchanted views of the Carlsbad Flower Fields and the ocean. Tickets are $10 if purchased in advance online or $12 at the gate. Kids 16 and under are free. More info: 619-615-1090

Open Your Hearts to North County Arts is a North County Arts and Culture promotion in October. We encourage everyone in North County from Fallbrook to Poway and Oceanside to La Jolla to list your events on North County Art Network (or SDVAN if you are visual arts) before the end of August to go into a hard copy brochure for this month long celebration.

Art/Vintage/Treasure Encinitas Flea Market held this year at the Encinitas City Hall off of Vulcan Ave with parking in the lower lot and train station parking facilities.  Please attend with your friends Saturday July 28 from 10 to 3 pm. Money raised will go to support the Encinitas Friends of the Arts and their arts and culture projects including Dia de los Muertos.  Contact Naimeh Woodward if you want to be a vendor for this event. 


Four events opening on July 14 in North County: Professional Artist Retreat Weekend – Creativity, 2D/3D, Commerc eat the SD Artist Retreat in Fallbrook in association with The Studio Door, American Watercolor Society: 151st International Exhibition at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Create Your Own Talisman at Art Retreats in Encinitas and ArtHatch Studio Artists: A Group Show at Distinction Gallery in Escondido


High Key: Color in Southern California June 23 to Aug12 at San Diego Art Institute. Exhibiting artists include many who have been part of the SD Art Prize including Claudia Cano, Max Daily, Victoria Fu, Han Nguyen, Matt Rich, Allison Wiese.


San Diego Art Prize 2017 at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library May 12- June 9, 2018 Cy Kuchenbaker with Rizzhel Mae Javier
Fu/Rich with Alexander Kohnke
, SD Art Prize Catalog 2017


Mission Federal ArtWalk which is featuring the work of Eleanor Greer, a SDSU student painter with great promise. She is The Business of Art scholarship recipient for 2018 which is sponsored by SDVAN and produced by The Studio Door. The Art Walk this year is Sat/Sun April 28/29 in San Diego’s Little Italy.


North County Arts Network Networking Event Looking North: Seek to be Found at the Museum of Making Music. This will be a chance to network with both performing and visual arts resources and also get updates about spreading the word about your events and projects.
RSVP for free tickets.


Oceanside Museum of Art Auction with a preview from March 31-April 7, Auction on April 7 from 6:00-9:30pm. Our thanks to those artist who contributed images: David Fokos, Allison Renshaw, Trinh Mai and Grant Brittain,, Mark Edwards Adams, Kirsten Francis and Arline Fisch.


Songs of Earth, Sea, Fire, and Air by Ellen Speert   Jan 23 - March 7, 2018 at Encinitas City Hall (505 S Vulcan Ave, Encinitas, 92024) and the Encinitas Community Center (1140 Oak Crest Park Drive, Encinitas, 92024) from March 7 - May 2, 2018. For more info 760.436.3310 ellen@artRETRE ATS.com


The Color of Light by Jesse Kornbluth is based on the story about a young nun and Henri Matisse.. Produced by Vantage Theatre and Talent to aMuse from Jan 11 to Feb 3rd at​ Tenth Avenue Arts Center Theatree. It includes the Radiance Art exhibit open during run of the show which include Pia Stern, Yvette Deas and Kevin Ming Young.


Giving Tuesday this year is on Tue. Nov 28th andCheryl Sorg has designed our banner with her original art just to support SDVAN. Please give generously


North County Arts Network presents: Arts and Economic Summit: Vibrant Community, Booming Economy at CCAE


2017 New Contemporaries SD Art Prize  at Art San Diego presented by our community partners Studio Door and San Diego Visual Arts Network. at Wyland Center, Del Mar Fairgrounds. Art Prize Emerging Artists 2017 are featured  Rizzhel Mae Javier and Alexander Kohnke with other 2017 New Contemporaries artists Miriam Gabriela Garcia AguirreCathy Breslaw, and  Michelle Montjoy


Gallery Arts is a collaborative event including Sparks Gallery, Alexander Salazar Fine Art, Art Produce and The Studio Door Collaboration
The exhibition of works by Gallery director who are also artists at The Studio Door (3750 30th Street - North Park) (619) 255-4920. This will be a limited number of consultations between visual artists and the gallerists. 


Flash Forward: North County Arts Network ’s roundup of future cultural events, trends, predictions, visions and directions for 2018 and beyond.
at the Oceanside Museum of Art


2017 New Contemporaries SD Art Prize Nominated Artists at basileIE + CMCuratorial: Miriam Gabriela Garcia Aguirre, Cathy Breslaw,
Ashley Fenderson
, Carrie Anne Hudson, Rizzhel Mae Javier, Adrienne Joy, Alexander Kohnke, Pablo Llana, Michelle Montjoy,
Julio M. Romero
,
Brittany Segal, Rebecca Louise Webb, and Oslyn Whizar


San Diego Art Prize 2016 at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Displacement | Replacement May 13- June 10, 2017
Irma Sofia Poeter with emerging artist Shinpei Takeda & Richard Keely with emerging artist William Feeney


Mission Federal ArtWalk, San Diego Visual Arts Network and The Studio Door who are pleased to introduce the artistry of emerging artist Mikaela McLeigh at the 33rd Annual Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy to held on April 29 and 30. Mikaela was selected as this year’s awardee for The Business of Art scholarship which includes a booth at the prestigious art festival, professional development throughout 2017, and an impressive marketing package.


Arts Advocacy Day March 2017


John Dillemuth: Contraptions And Go-mo(s) at Oceanside Museum Of Art (704 Pier View Way, Oceanside 92054)


Southern CA Sculpture by the National Sculpture Society on view January 7 to March, 5 at Sparks Gallery (530 Sixth Ave, SD 92101). More info: . Jessica Amaya 619-696-1416


Donate to SDVAN online, by phone or by post. Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page
Thank you so much for your tax deductible donation.


San Diego Art Prize 2016 in collaboration with the San Diego Mesa CollageMuseum Studies Program at Art San Diego Contemporary Art Show from Nov 3-6 focusing on the outstanding works of the two emerging 2016 SD Art Prize winners William Feeney and Shinpei Takeda.


2nd Annual Open Studios produced by Studio Door ( 3750 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92104). More info; Patric Stillman 619-255-4920
Our thanks to the following artist for the use of their images in our banner: Linda Litteral: Background, Left to right: Combat Arts San Diego, Julia S Rasor, Dennis Dizon, Chris Smith, Hyacinthe Baron, Gabriele Bitter, Danielle Nelisse


db Foster: OutSide In Sept 1 until Sept. 22, 2016 at Southwestern College Art Gallery (900 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista,  91910) More info:Daniel Foster or Vallo Riberto


Sidney Wildesmith: Wonderlust and TRANSDIMENSIONAL July 26 to Oct 4. This is a retrospective of Widesmith who was an Artist in Residence in 7 National Parks. This is also a tribute to the National Parks 100th anniversary. L Street Gallery at the Omni ( 628 L Street, SD 92101) More info: Sidney 760-436-8776


Neo-Kitsch: A New Old Latin America plus SD Art Prize New Contemporaries artist Paola Villasenor (PANCA), July 2016 at Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance. More info: Tom Sergott 858.766.2377


2016 New Contemporaries at City College Gallery June and July 2016: Robert Andrade, William Feeney, Kim Garcia, Robert Michael Jones, Erin Dace Behling, Sasha Koozel Reibstein, Aren Skalman, Graham Smith, Shinpei Takeda, Paola Villasenor (PANCA), Nicole Waszak.


Lucia Ferreira Litowtschenko is the recipient of the College Student “The Business of Art” scholarship at Mission Federal ArtWalk April 30th and May 1st, 2016. This award and mentoring opportunity is sponsored by San Diego Visual Arts Network and San Diego Art Institute


New Exhibitions at OMA: Robin Bright, Tom Driscoll, Marjorie Nodelman,Laddie John Dill, Bill Rasstetter, and Deanne Sabeck at
Oceanside Museum of Art Feb - June 2016


Tara Donovan: Slinkys opening on Sat. Feb 6, 6-8 pm to April 2 at Quint Gallery ( 7547 Girard Avenue, La Jolla 92037). Her show at MOCASD downtown was a show stopper. More info: Nina Makosch  858-454-3409 Photo credits: Kerry Ryan McFate©Tara Donovan, courtesy Donovan Studios, LLC and Kerry Ryan McFate©Tara Donovan, courtesy Pace Gallery


The History and the Hair Story: 400 Years Without a Comb from Jan 16 to March 6 at California Center for the Arts (340 N. Escondido Blvd, Escondido 92025) More info: Julie Riggert 760.839.4125


Donate to SDVAN online, by phone or by post. Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page
Thank you so much for your tax deductible donation.


San Diego Art Prize 2015 Nov 6-9 at Art San Diego Contemporary Art Show and at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library May 7 to June 11, 2016 Wendy Maruyama with emerging artist Peter Scheidt andRoy McMakin with emerging artist Kevin Inman Booths #300 and #400, Balboa Park Activity Cente, SD.r


OPEN STUDIOS SAN DIEGO Sat/Sun Oct. 10/11, Preview: Sat Oc 3, 6 to 9 pm. Produced for FREE by The Studio Door
(3750 30th Street, SD 92104). For Maps/Smart Phone App and more info: Patric Stillman 619-255-4920


Food For Thought: A Celebration of Food in Art from Sept 6 to Nov 8 at the Cannon Art Gallery (1775 Dove Lane , Carlsbad , 92011).
Our thanks for the images to Irene de Watteville, Jean Lowe, Raul Guerrero, Lori Larusso, Anthony Enyedy, and Jamex and Einar de la Torres
More info: Jillian Buccola  760-602-2021


San Diego Visual Arts Network
participation booth FARM Creative Market and Art School Art Mural at the 10th Annual ArtWalk at NTC
from August 1 5 – 16, 10 AM to 6 PM at Ingram Plaza at NTC Liberty Station.


A Midsummer Night's Dream at Fusionglass Co. Gallery & Studio ( 8872 La Mesa Blvd.,La Mesa,, CA 91942)More info: Deb 619.461.4440


The Avant Garde Costume Gala
Vanguard Culture at the Mingei Museum, Balboa Park. More info: Susanna Pereda


Spring into Art Supporting SDVAN and featuring some of the emerging artists included in the recent SD Art Prize New Contemporaries VIII
Exhibition Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance . Out thanks to Claudia Cano, Beliz Iristay, Marco Miranda, Ellen Dieter, Prudence Horneand
Larry Edwin Caveney
,


New Contemporaries VIII at Valencia Gallery
(See Catalog VIII) Fri. May 1 to Fri. May 29. Final seledtion of work by Alessandra Moctezume,
SD Mesa College Art Gallery
. Artists:Atara Baker, Claudia Cano, Larry Edwin Caveney, Andrea Chung, Collective Magpie, scott b. davis, Tom Demello, Prudence Horne, Jim Hornung, Beliz Iristay, Jessica McCambly, Marco Miranda, Tim Murdoch


San Diego Art Prize 2014 at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library from March 28-May 2, 2015 with Marianela de la Hoz with emerging artist Bhavna Mehta
and Philipp Scholz Rittermann with emerging artist Joseph Huppert


Sugar Museum Jars Exhibit at Art Produce ( 3139 University Avenue, SD 92104) More info: Terri Hughes 619.277.0132


Masterworks of the Exposition Era Jan 16 to Dec 19, 2015 at the SD History Center (Casa De Balboa, Balboa Park, 1649 El Prado, Suite #3,
SD 92101) .The following artists partial images were used ( left to right:) Anna Springs,Detlef Sammann, Charles Fries, Maurice Braun,
Alfred R. Mitchell, Hanson Puthuff, William Wendt. More info: Charlotte Cagan 619.232.6203.


Donate to SDVAN online, by phone or by post. Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page
Thank you so much for your tax deductible donation.


SD Art Prize at Art San Diego with the 2014 recipients Marianela de la Hoz withBhavna Mehta and Philipp Scholz Rittermann with
Joseph Huppert, Art Notes by Roxana Velásquez, Maruja, Baldwin Executive Director, San Diego Museum of Art , Constance Y. White,
Art Program Manager, San Diego International Airport, Kathryn Kanjo, Chief Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Ben Strauss-Malcolm, director, Quint Gallery .



Oceanside Museum of Art Auction 2014 Panel discussion, Bidding at OMA and online from September 2 and Live Auction: Sat, Oct 18, 6-11 pm
Our thanks ot the artists Robert Townsend, Kirsten Francis, Matt Devine, Jeff Irwin .

Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance Gallery Grand Opening in Rancho Santa Fe.. We are delighted that 10% of all purchases will go to
San Diego Visual Arts Network.


Copper into Gold: Rumi Fables by Dr. Negar Nizal. with Ceramic Sculpture by Lilly Pourat, produced by Encinitas Friends of the Arts ,as part of
Encinitas Civic Art Program  at Encinitas Library. More information: Jim Gilliam 760.633.2746


First Friday: Oceanside Arts Walk
is produced by the Oceanside Cultural Consortium with businesses and vacant spaces throughout
downtown Oceanside, and extending down the coast. info@oceansideartwalk.org760.435.3721

ArtExpo 2014 Thurs. July 24, 3 -8, (VIP Guests) Fri. July 25: 10am – 9pm, Sat.July 26:10am – 7pm at the Wonderbread Factory (171 14th Street ,
SD 92101)More info: Mark Murphy 619.743.0405


SD Fringe Festival starts onThurs July 3 and runs through Sun. July 13. There is special Visual Fringe: Fridays and Saturdays:
12:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Weekdays: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the Spreckles Building (121 Broadway, SD 92101). More info: mail@sdfringe.org


New Contemporaries VII at Meyer Fine Arts May 9 to June 28, 2014 with Shane Anderson, Leonardo Francisco, Dave Ghilarducci, Garrett P. Goodwin, Emily Grenader, Bhavna Mehta, Margaret Noble, Kim Reasor , Gail Schneider, Lauren Siry, Cheryl Tall, Vicki Walsh, Joe Yorty




DNA of Creativity at the Oceanside Museum of Art Sat. April 12, 6-8 pm to Aug 4, 2014,


SDVAN General Brainstorming Meet and Greet Sat. Feb 8, 2014. Lorena Bowser ( image 1--3) and Karen Athens (image 4-7) for contributing
their art works for our banner.


These are some of our most important venues in San Diego and they are showing local artists. Emily Grenader, Jessica Sledge, Joe Yorky at the Athenaeum; Iana Quesnell, Jean Lowe and Doris Bittar at the Women, War and Industry exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art; Catherin Colaw, Linda Kardoff, Allison Renshaw, Julia San Román and Cheryl Tall at the Cannon Art Gallery; Dana Montlack:: Sea of Cortez The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and James Enos at Oceanside Museum of Art.


Donate to SDVAN online, by phone or by post. Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page
Thank you so much for your tax deductible donation.


San Diego Art Prize 2013 at Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair November 7-10, 2013 James Hubbell with emerging artist Brennan Hubbell
Debby and Larry Kline
with emerging artist James Enos


Oceanside Museum of Art Auction a chance to purchase works featuring 115 work by over 80 southern CA and San Diego artists in support of
OMA. Our thanks to the following artist for use of their images Jean Wells, Tom Driscoll, Robert Townsend, John Oliver Lewis, Patricia Frischer,
Dan Adams, Charles Snowden, Gail Schneider
. More info: Danielle Susalla Deery 858.414.0792


Ambush Sat. Oct 19, 7pm-11pm. We are grateful to the visual artist featured at this fashion and art event Anthony Guzman, Anush Semerjyan,
Mark Jesinoski, Zynada Aurelio, Robin Przybysz
and Sarah Seiber for their images. More info: Antoinette Ransom


Entijuanarte 2013 which is at alternate venues from Sept 26 to Oct 3 and from October 4-6th, 2013 at the Cecut, Tijuana. For more info: administrativo@fundacionentijuanarte.org

Alessandra Colfi, Mary Hollander and William Leslie:: Dream Flags is a Participation Event sponsored by the San Diego Visual Arts Network for
the San Diego Cancer Research Institute at ArtWalk @NTC Liberty Station.More info: Sandi Cottrell  619.615.1090


SDVAN Networking Meeting; Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and dreamin’...DOING Sept, 2013 from More info: Patricia Frischer 760.943.0148


Soil Blind, Microbial Knot, Orb Weaver Loom, Spiral Pigeon House is Urban Succession Tour of the DNA of Creativity


New Contemporaries VI at Sparks Gallery from Sat. June 1 to Sun. June 30th, 2013 Jennifer Anderson, Irene de Watteville,
Michelle Kurtis Cole
, Franco Mendez Calvillo, James Enos, Brennan Hubbell, Sonia López-Chávez
,Marie Najera, Timothy Earl Neill,
Griselda Rosas, Ilanit Shalev
, Anna Stump


P Squared: PALETTE TO PALATE
Rosemary KimBal/Portia La Touche - Irene de Watteville/Valentine Viannay/ Kitty Morse- Naimeh Tahna/
Lilly Pourat
,- Cheryl Tall/Marilyn Mitchell -Michelle Kurtis Cole /Deanne Sabeck/ Kathleen Mitchell  - Robin Sanford Roberts /Nikki Moore
- Kathryn Schmiedebreg/Anita Edman /Hallie Schmiedeberg/Carol Beth Rodriguez - Patricia Frischer/ Ralyn Wolfstein/ Becky Guttin/
Keikichi Honna  / Fritzie Urquhart - Lauren Carrera/ April Hernandez. Debb Solan / Marjorie Pezzoli / Jeff Mills/ Angela Lafin


2012 SD Art Prize recipients.Jeffery Laudenslager with emerging artist Deanne Sabeck, Arline Fisch with emerging artist Vincent Robles
March 30 - May 4, 2013Athenaeum Music & Arts Library  


The 30th Anniversary Celebration of Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation Feb and Mar. 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Art
More info: Josef Liebhardt 858.459.8707


Celebrating Digital Art: Digital Art Guild and To Send Light into the Darkness: Digital Art Guild at Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center . Thanks
to DAG members Jill Rowe, Guy Mayenobe, Phil Herwegh, Jill Rowe, Robin Robertis, and John Valois for the use of their images.


Kay Colvin and the feature articles she has written on local artists and art professionals for the Coast News/Rancho Santa Fe News in a column
called A Brush with Art. Ms. Colvin is also a Commissioner for the Art in Encinitas and director of the L Street Fine Art Gallery. Images above from
left to right Kay Colvin. Rich Hawk, Irene de Watteville, Naomi Nussbaum, Ellen Speert, Michelle Kurtis Cole, Abe Ordover, Julie C. Grey,
Fred Caldwell, Sherri Fox and Jon Rawlinson.



SDVAN Annual Holiday Potluck Lunch: Tuesday, Dec 11, 11 am to 2 pm Our invite this year showcases a photo by Sharon Hinckley from her
La Jolla calendar.



Please give genously and become a 2012 Sponsors of the San Diego Visual Arts Network. Your donations are fully tax deductible.We thank you for your continued support of the San Diego Visual Arts Network, which works so hard to support the entire visual arts community and showcase
San Diego as a city of innovation and creativity. Please remember that SDVAN is a 100% volunteer organization with no bricks and mortar
overheads and so all your donations go to our programming needs.


Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School San Diego Haunted High Tea Eat Your Art Out Fundraiser for San Diego Visual Arts Network
Banner image by Albertine Feurer-Young,


San Diego Art Prize 2012 Booth #C19 at New Art City: Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair: September 6-9 featuring Jeffery Laudenslager with emerging artist Deanne Sabeck, Arline Fisch with emerging artist Vincent Robles,


Putting on Successful Art Events by Patricia Frischer is a free manangement presentationon August 14, 2012..


La Jolla Fashion Film Festival
  Thurs/Fri/Sat. July 26 & 28t 2012h,
at the Museum of Contemporary Art More info: Fred Sweet


New Contemporaries V at Susan Street Fine Art Gallery will exhibit all the nominated emerging artists for the SD Art Prize . Shawnee Barton,
Lauren Carerra, Noah Doely, Rob Duarte, Alexander Jarman, Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli,
Lee M. Lavy, Ingram Ober, Vincent Robles,
Deanne Sabeck
, David Leon Smith
, Brian Zimmerman
 


Valentine Viannay:, the SDVAN sponsored Participation Event Artist and .Stephanie Wang, the SDVAN sponsored Student Scholarship
recipient of the Mission Federal Art Walk


San Diego Art Prize 2011 Exhibition of Ruben Ortiz-Torres with emerging artist Tristan Shone and Jay Johnson with emerging artist Adam Belt
at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library


In Memoriam to our dear friend. Dennis Paul Batt 1952-2012, Memorial at Oceanside Museum of Art Sat. Feb 25, 4:30-7 pm
painting by Jen Trute


Hats Off for Life Exhibition at Hera Hub (9710 Scranton Road, #160 , San Diego, CA 92121). SDVAN produced the show which feature hats
created by artists to honor and celebrate the lives of some of the residents of Fairwinds Ivey Ranch. The show Feb 23 tol May 18 is sponsored by
Heritage Senior Care. and produced by SDVAN.


DNA of Creativity Information Meeting at MiraCosta College and Hats Off for Life Fashion Show at Fairwinds Ivey Ranch


Give Big San Diego Dec 15/16, Greater San Diego Visonn Nov 30 to mid Jan 2012, SDVAN Annual Pot Luck Lunch Dec 13
Great thanks to Lori Escalera for holiday image above.


This banner is in support of our annual ask campaign for 2011. Please give generously Donate online, by phone or by post All your contributions are tax deductible.


Exhibit Ambush Multi-Sensory Fashion Show on Sat. Oct 22 at 7pm held at 97 Horton Plaza. SD 92101
More info: Antoinette L. Ransom 818.400.6308.


San Diego Art Prize 2011 at Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, Sept 1 -4, 2011 Ruben Ortiz-Torres with emerging artist Tristan Shone and
Jay Johnson
with emerging artist Adam Belt


New Contemporaries IV at Alexander Salazar Fine Art with Mely Barragan, Adam Belt, Susannah Bielak, Fred Briscoe, Isaias Crow,
Shay Davis
, Damian Gastellum
, Gretchen Mercedes, Han Nguyen, Jaime Ruiz Otis, Lee Puffer, Christopher Puzio, Cheryl Sorg


La Jolla Fashion Film Festival
Fri/Sat. July 29 & 30 th, 7:30-9:30 pm Museum of Contemporary Art 700 Prospect Street, La Jolla 92037


SDVAN and the DNA of Creativity( art image by Leo Bleicher) is one of the partners of the Art of Science Learning conference June 14-15, 2011
at California Institute of Telecommunications andInformation Technology (CALIT2) at UCSD. Other partners are Balboa Park Learning Institute, High Tech High, The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, and the San Diego Science Alliance.


Art Meets Fashion Our thanks to Dan Adams and N-GOM Teen Producer Project - Dulce Martinez, Paloma Arias, and Trevor Seines of
Media Arts Center San Diego, artists from AMF: From Abstract to Alternative, Online Competition sponsored by Zhibit.org at L Street Fine Art::
Virginia Lee Lukei
of the Artists Exhibition at the Mandell Weiss Gallery in Dance Place presented by Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater :
Fringe Events - Jeans 4 Justice Art Meets Fashion Exhibit in the Martha Pace Swift Gallery , Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater Dance
performance at the NTC Command Center and Deborah Francis AMF Mannequin Project Exhibition at Sophie’s Gallery and ARTS


Art Meets Fashion . Our thanks to the eleven Art Meets Fashion teams: Evolution Transformed , Elevation, La Femme Noir, N-GOM, , Wired, The Gilded Cage, Beauty’s Privilege , UME: Honoring Multiculturalism, Crossroads , Reflection and Flow, and Arts Collide


SD Art Prize 2010 Einar and Jamex de la Torre and emerging artist Julio Orozco at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library  


ArtsReady San Diego on Sat. Feb 19 is a FREE two-hour workshop for SD regional artists that will provide information on preparing for
unexpected disasters.at Space4Art coordinated by Synergy Art Foundation, sponsored by SDVisualArtsNetwork and funded through a grant
from the San Diego Regional Disaster Fund, a supporting organization of the San Diego Foundation.  Our thanks to Sandra Angelo, Michael Campbelland Hans Tegebo for the use of their images..


Our thanks to Zhibit.org for hosting the Art Meets Fashion Online Competition and to the artists for the banner including the winners
Platinum - Patricia Shrigley, Pound Shop Oscar, Gold - Dan Adams, Well Dressed Man , and Silver -T. Young AKA Tracy Olson, Walker, as well
as the honorary mention artists Dana Levine, What to Wear at the Fair, Moya Devine, Love Me, Love You, Duke Windsor, Opus 49 #2 Bloodline, Melanie G. Mills, Cavelli, Geidra Ferraz de Campos, 6 Degrees, JB Sabin, A Recycled Night Home…alone again.


Eat Paint Love is an Eat Your Art Out Fundraiser for SDVAN at L Street Fine Art from Sat. Nov. 13 to Dec 31, 2010.
Our thanks for the images from Abbey Santouria, Gerrit Greve, Heather Locke, Hannah Cobb, Sarah Comiskey and Brooke Santorian


SD Art Prize: Gail Roberts and her SD Art Prize show at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library from Sept 25 - Nov 6. Gail Roberts chose David Adey
as her emerging artists and the banner is support of both artists.


Art San Diego Contemporary Fair September 2-5 at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel where SDVAN is showing the SD Art Prize 2010 recipients
Julio Orozco, Einar and Jamex de la Torre, David Adey, and Gail Roberts.


San Diego Botanic Garden’s (230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas 92023) Sculpture in the Garden, curated by Naomi Nussbaum Art & Design
and showing from Aug 22 through April, 2011. For more info: Becky Reeb 760 436-3036 . Artists include:
Jeffery Laudenslager, James Hubbell, Nicole Deline, Peter Mitten, Christopher Lee, and Charles Bronson.


Survey Select: Narrative Art Exhibition on display until Sept 5, 2010 at the Wonder Bread Factory ( 171 14 th Street, SD, 92101). More info:
Mark Murphy 619.743.0405. Artist include: Clayton Brothers, David Michael Bowers, Erik Sandberg, Micah Ganske, and Scott Daniel Ellison.


Art Meets Fashion Our thanks to Denise Bonaimo, Rosemary Kimbal, and Julie Goldstein for their work on the logo design for this SDVAN
project.


Children's Water Conservation Art Exhibition at the San Diego Watercolor Society ( 2825 Dewey Rd Suite 105, Liberty Station NTC Promenade,
SD 92106). There is a reception on Sat. June 4, 5 – 8 pm and the show runs from June 2 – 26. More info: communications@sdws.org
619.876.4550. Our thanks to the children Manuel Fagel, St. Charles Catholic School, 3 rd grade, Katie Huang, Park Village Elementary 2 nd grade,
Michelle Huang, Park Village Elementary 4 th grade, Audrey Tsai, La Jolla Elementary 1 st grade, Allie Car, The Child's Primary School 6th grade,
Catherine Sun, Deer Canyon Elementary 5 th grade, Jessica Borchardt, Standley Middle School 6 th grade and Caroline Sun,
Deer CanyonElementary 1 th grade.


New Contemporaries III: ?emergin Artists Nominated for the 2010 SD Art Prize at Project X: Art
Greg Boudreau
, Kelsey Brookes, Stephen P. Curry, Steve Gibson, Brian Goeltzenleuchter,Wendell M. Kling, Heather Gwen Martin,
Robert Nelson, Julio Orozco, Allison Renshaw, Lesha Maria Rodriguez, James Soe Nyun, Stephen Tompkins



Allison Renshaw: Plastic Fantastic, (New Contemporary III, 2010), Oceanside Museum of Art, Jan 20 to June 30, 2010


California Center for the Arts, Escondido   Museum shows in Feb 2010 include: Material Matters, Selected Works by Allied Craftsmen
(Alexandra Hart photo by Robert Weldon) , Chimerica Dreality, work by Seth Augustin e and Chance & Circumstance, work by Anne Mudge.


Movers and Shakers 2: Who’s Who in SD Visual Art: showcasing local artists portraying local VIPs in the SD regions. Images are available
to view through
SDVAN and SDVAG. James Aitchison, Deanne Sabeck, Jennifer Spencer, Tony Peters, Mireille des Rosiers, Suda House,
Max Dolberg
, Jenifer Broomberg and Cheryl Sorg,


SD Art Prize Spotlight exhibitions for Michele Guieu : Lucy Darwin and Me at Art Produce Gallery, and for Matt Stallings at Subtext

,
DONATE 5 AND HELP US THRIVE: Please give generously to support SDVAN in our first annual end of year donation campaign


Movers and Shakers 2: Who’s Who in SD Visual Art: Phase two of Part Two of this project showcasing local artists portraying local VIPs in the
SD regions. Images are available to view through SDVAN and SDVAG.
Marianela de la Hoz, Renee Corwin, Vanessa Lemen,
Norma Brown Hill
, Michael C. Gross, Jeffery Laudenslager
, José Alfredo Gutierrez Jimenez , Vero Glezqui, Brian Weisz , Ron Lemen,
and Nancy Bergmann. Ashley Blalock, Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Mary-Margaret, Irina Negulescu have wonderful images but without
mouths showing!


2009 SD Art Prize - Double Header: William Allen Morris and emerging artist Tom Driscoll at LStreet Gallery, Sept- Nov , 2009.
Photos courtesy of Erubiel Ramos Acevedo


ArtSplash 2009 takes place each year in Sept at Armada Drive between Cannon Road and Palomar Airport Road. Our thanks to these artists
for the images in our ArtSplash banner: Cecelia Linayao, Rosa Ruiz, Joey Chavez, James Lukinich, Ron Juncal & Phyllis Swanson,
and Julio Jimenez.


Little and Large, SDVAN collaboration with 41 Regional Exhibition Venues throughout SD County and over 90 Sculptors creating Jewelry and
Jewelers creating Sculpture inspired by the Calder Jewelry exhibition at San Diego Museum of Art. This promotion runs to Dec. 2009.
Our thanks to the artists for the use of their images: Photographers John Liu, Bruce Meyer, Diane Graber and Jewelers Ashley Agadez Childs,
Becky Guttin, Les Perhacs, Linda da Pra, Denise Bonaimo, Lynne Merchant, Tara Magboo, our salsa dancers Ranee Alano and James Flores.

Little and Large, SDVAN collaboration with 41 Regional Exhibition Venues throughout SD County and over 90 Sculptors creating Jewelry and
Jewelers creating Sculpture inspired by the Calder Jewelry exhibition at San Diego Museum of Art. This promotion runs to Dec. 2009.
Our thanks to the artists for the use of their images: Catherine Lanzl, Jeffrey Steorts, Lia Strell, Lisa Slovis Mandel, Diane Keltner, and
Lynn Merchant.


Movers and Shakers 2: Who’s Who in SD Visual Art: Phase one of Part Two of this project showcasing local artists portraying local VIPs in the
SD regions. Images are available to view through SDVAN and SDVAG.


2009 SD Art Prize - Discombobulated: Kim MacConnel and emerging artist Brian Dick at LStreet Gallery, April 2009


Commesso: Made in America "Gemstone Fine Art" in The Parker Gallery located on the 2nd level of Oceanside Museum of Art,:


Dennis Paul Batt
, Conrad Grundke, William Grundke x 3, Dennis Paul Batt, William Grundke x2, Conrad Grundke, Johnny Johnson

2009 SD Art Prize: New Contemporaries II, 2009
-
David Adey, Tania Alcala, Michele Guieu, Keikichi Honna, Omar Pimienta, Daniel Ruanova,
Marisol Rendon
, Tara Smith, Matt Stallings, K.V. Tomney, Jen Trute, Gustabo Velasquez, Yuransky at Noel-Baza Fine Art


Hearts for Healing, a community project aiding Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas and part of its Arts for Healing Program which is
coordinated by Gerrit Greve. Rancho Santa Fe School kindly underwrote all their own expenses. Synergy Arts Foundation gave a grant
of approximately $1000 towards the costs at Santa Fe Christian School, through a generous donation from Nate & Ralyn Wolfstein.


Monumental Works by Bernar Venet a selection of 13 large scale sculpture which is a collaborative effort between Scott White Contemporary Art,
the Port of San Diego, San Diego International Airport, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the San Diego Museum of Art,
The Omni San Diego, The Marriott Hotel & Marina, Harbor Island, Liberty Station/NTC, Seaport Village, Embarcadero Marina Park South & North
and the Laurel Street “triangle”through the city of San Diego. The sculptures are sited until Oct 31 of 2009.


DONATE 5 AND HELP US THRIVE: Please give generously to support SDVAN in our first annual end of year donation campaign.


Who do You Love? - Movers & Shakers: Who’s Who in the San Diego Visual Arts World
  at the L-Street Fine Art Gallery at the Omni Hotel. Artists
included Philipp Scholz Rittermann, Mireille des Rosiers, Raul Guerrero, Gerrit Greve, Alida Cervantes, Dan Camp, Pamela Jaeger,
Raymond Ellstad, Patricia Bean,
and Jeff Yeomans.


Synergy Art Foundation Cirque de Synergie at The House of the Future benifitting SD Emergency Artists Support League (SD-EASL),
SD Performers & Writers Emergency Relief (SD-PWR), and Synergy's (BL/EV) Project - Barrio Logan/East Village Arts District.


Eat Your Art Out Fine Dining with Fine Artists. Ilustrations for Take out Containers by Cheryl Tall with Joseph Bennett, Jeffery Laudenslager,
Deanne Sabeck,
for Lost by Julia San Roman, with Tania Alcala, Becky Guttin , Lauren Carerra and for Exquisite Corpse by Michele Guieu
with Dave Ghilarducci, Kevin Freitas.


Sophie’s Gallery  2008 Passageways: Catch the Wave,  Exploring the themes of the ocean and independence in an exhibition of hand painted
boogie boards and surf boards.Sophie's Gallery is an art program of St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, creating opportunities for adults with
developmental disabilities. On the Beach by Kristina Woodruff @2008.


Movers and Shakers: Who’s Who in SD Visual Art :
Lisa Roche - Ann Berchtold , Patricia Bean - Constance White,
Mireille des Rosiers
- Felicia Shaw, Kevin M. Connors - Victoria Hamilton, Gail Roberts - Tina Yapelli, Gerrit Greve - Derrick Cartwright ,
Dan Camp
- Jonathan Segal, Pamela Jaeger - Robert Pincus


Movers and Shakers: Who’s Who in SD Visual Arts Stacy Smith - Patricia Smith,
Raul Guerrero - Larry and Debra Poteet,
Raymond Ellstad
- Mary-Catherine Ferguson, Mary Fleener – Gustaf Rooth, MOFO - Matt D’Arrigo, Denise Bonaimo - Arline Fisch,
Irène de Watteville - Zandra Rhodes, Cheryl Tall - Sandra Chanis


Movers and Shakers: Who’s Who in SD Visual Art : Jeff Yeomans - Hugh Davies, Isaias Crow (Crol) – Naimeh Tahna,
Gerrit Greve
– Vas Prahbu , Philipp Scholz Rittermann - Mary Beebe, Jen Trute - Dennis Paul Batt, Stuart Burton - Doug Simay,
Aaron Rix
- April Game, Yuransky – Kevin Freitas, Lisa Smith - Mario Torero


Movers and Shakers: Who’s Who in SD Visual Art :
Cynthia Colis – Liz Edwards, Alida Cervantes - Jean Lowe,
Doug Snider
and Chris Brown – Nate and Ralyn Wolfstein, Becky Cohen– Ellen Phelan, Mario Torero – Naomi Nussbaum,
Dave Ghilarducci
& Cindy Bis-Sevon – Laurie Brindle, Laura Groch, Pam Kragen, and Gary Warth


Movers and Shakers: Who’s Who in SD Visual Arts portrait support banner Georgia Hoopes, David Russell Talbott, Kay Ehrlick, Jo Caldwell ,
Carol Beth
, Lori Escalera, Kelly Mellos, Michele Guieu (of Ingrid Betancourt who is now free!), Candice George, Fernando Flores,
and
Hector Herrera .


ArtSplashBanner :Sandra Haasis of the Buena Vista  Elementary School, Raziah Roushan, Tracy Lee Stum, Steve Hart, Lisa Roche,
James Stone, Zachary Bohnenkamp.


‘A Room of One’s Own: Intimate Art in Contemporary Spaces’
presented by Adapta Project: Damian Gastelum, Marliis Newsome,
Mely Barragan
, Damian Gastelum, Ingrid Hernandez, Franklin Collao and Daniel Ruanova


SD ART PRIZE
2007/2008 Dangerous Women: Eleanor Antin
with emerging artist Pamela Jaeger May 17 to June 22, R3 Gallery
Cap and Julie Pinney, honorary chairpersons, Art Notes edited by Ingrid Hoffmeister with Bettie-Sue Hertz, San Diego Museum of Art
Contemporary Curator; Kevin Freitas, Art as Authority; Mark Murphy, Cultural Instigator, Collector, Publisher and owner Murphy Designs
and Alice Diamond.



St. Madeline’s Sophie’s Gallery have an incredible series of events in 2008 in support of their cause to help disabled artists including a show
at Bread & Cie (May), Alley Cat Art Walk (July), Haute with Heart Fashion Show (August), Passageways Art Show (September),
Wings and Snow Art Show, (November) and they are so proud to be recipients of Oprah “Big Give”!


SD Guild of Puppetry including Indonesian Shadow Puppets, "Thru Thurber's Eyes" (A SDPG work based on "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty",
SDPG Educational Programs at Freese Elementary



Performance Slam
Kevin Freitas, Art As Authority , Sara Plaisted and Heather Stants,  Urban Tribal Dance Company, Zuriel Waters,
Jaysen Waller
,
Ted Washington, Pruitt Igoe and Puna Press, Edwin Decker, Marilyn Klisser and Aura Thielen, Emerge Art Center


Alexandra Rosa our RAW columnist photographed with fabulous painted bottles donated by Patti Cooprider (honorary chairperson with her
husband Coop) and art by emerging artist Lael Corbin and established artist Roman de Salvo, San Diego Art Prize 2007/2008 recipients
.


SD International Airport artists Mario Torero and Julian Quintana , Joan Irving , Italo Scanga , Deanne Sabeck , Christopher Lee and Gail Roberts



San Diego Art Prize 2007/2008 artists Roman de Salvo and Lael Corbin

.
Firestorm 2007: artists Michael Campbell images of artist Madelynne Engle who lost her home and studio in Fallbrook in October
(Madelynne and Jerry,
Madelynne and Firefighters, Obelisk Sculpture: Broken Paradox before and after the fire, fire destroyed studio)
and
Theresa de Mol ( the last two fire aftermath photos from her series Melted Dreams)


The Lux Art Institute banner: artists Tomás Rivas and Roman de Salvo ( SD Art Prize 2007/2008)


The Art of Digital 2007 banner: Lollie Ortiz, Bill Halford, Bob Stevens, Ivan Bajic, Alexander Kruglov, Jane Gottlieb, Andre Kutscherauer,
Michel
Tchervkoff


2007/2008 SD Art Prize Finale banner: Marcos Ramirez ERRE and emerging artist Allison Wiese


Juried Exhibitions banner: ArtWalk on the Bay : Mark Richmond, Melissa Regas, Tania Alcala, Toberto Gutierrez, The San Diego Art Institute:

Heather Middleton
, California Center for the Arts Escondido: Cultural Fusion: Christie Beniston, Fujiko Isomura, SylviaClark, Fiesta del Sol :
Soudemeh Memarzadeh


Dead Sea Scrolls banner:
Denise J. Bonaimo, Dick Ditore x 2, Ken Haines and Art Bolic, Neil Folberg, David Harris, Neil Folberg for images
included in the Dead Sea Scrolls - San Diego Museum of Natural History collaborations, Contemporary Israeli Photography at
Ordover Gallery at SDMNH
, Spanish Village Artisans, and The Contemporary Scrolls Visual Explorations at
San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artis
t


2006/2007 SD Art Prize Finale banner: Raul Guerrero and emerging artist Yvonne Venegas, Jean Lowe and Emerging Artist Iana Quesnell ,
Ernest Silva and Emerging Artist May-ling Martinez


Point Loma Artist Open Studio Tour Banner: Jennifer Edwards, Jane Riles, Georgia Hoopes, Julie Anderson, Donna Pikus, Laura Hershey,
Maura McHugh
, Beverly DiGregorio, Lynn Render, Jane Good. Jennifer Edwards, Donna Pikus.


Art Walk 2007
Banner: Rin Colabucci , Pete Tillack ,Jeff Yeomans, Duke Windsor, Sherry Krulle-Beaton, Marna Schindler, Ricardo Vela,
Michael Sussna, Cynthia Colis, and Thomas Hemlock.


Ernest Silva and emerging artist May-ling Martinez banner SD ART PRIZE 2006/2007


San Diego County Art and Gallery Guide: Joe Darin, Melva Riley, Bill Miller, Robin Erikson, Joan Hanson, Sanger, Jacqueline Lacey

.
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association :Alexander Safanov , Pete Campbell , Lorenzo Foncerrada, Dusty Desterhouse, Mike Jackofsky,
Steven M. White
, Brian Jackson, David O. Wade and Jerry Gauthier



Uncommon Metal: A Look At Contemporary Jewelry And Metalwork at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library featuring Curtis Arima ,
Lucinda Brogded , Jesse Mathes , MonaTunkfield, Alexandra Hart, Susan Kingsley, Karen McCreary, Kathy Buszkiewicz , and Boris Bally.


Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions
at the Oceanside Museum of Art featuring Pam RuBert, Patty Hawkins,Kathy Weaver, Joan Sowada, Judy Langile,
Dan Olfe, and Jill Werner


Jean Lowe and emerging artist Iana Quesnell banner SD ART PRIZE 2006/2007


Port of San Diego Sculpture Show and ArtWalk on the Bay, banner: Therman Statom, Wendy Maruyama, Christopher Lee, Marcos Ramirez/ERRE,
Igor Koutsenko
, Julia San Roman , Michele Goodwin, and Jan Stamm.


Raul Guerrero and Yvonne Venegas banner SD ART PRIZE 2006/2007


Art Glass Association of Southern California
banner: John Long & Jennifer O'Connor, Lyn FeudnerLea de Wit, Jennifer O’Connor, Rick Knight,
Patty Yockey
, Jan Petek, Dick Ditore


The Women In Creative Photography banner is in support of Breaking the Frame: Pioneering Women in Photojournalism at the
Museum of Photographic Arts
. Artists included in our banner: Julia Gill, Deborah Savarese Kizewski, Mary Waring, Abbey Chamberlain,
Brandy Sebastian
, Kim Treffinger, Kat Larsen, Luci Dumas, Judy White (banner designed by Julia Gill)


Fred Van Ormer - memorial banner


Digital Art Booms in San Diego featured artists: Judy Mandolf, Kendra North, Michael Wright, Junko Chodos, Joe Nalven, Jim Respess,
Patricia Frischer
, Stephen Burns



Jeans for Justice featured artists: Bridget Coultier, Nic McGuire, Steve Addison, Patricia Frischer and Kaarin Vaughn, Jason Hailey, Mary Claire,
Brent Sandor, Kimmy McAtee and Nathan Bell are Pony Attack.



Art Walk 2006 feature artists. Our thanks toDiana Hazlewood Fred Chuang, Rosemary Valente, Claudia Cano, Mike Woodward,
Vladimir Ovtcharov
, Judy Mandolf, Kelly Paige Standard , Betty Hock, Vico


KSDS Jazz88.3 banner in support of our free on-air promotional announcements during Jazz88.3's Spring Membership Campaign. This banner
features saxophonist Houston Person with the Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford Quartet.


Youth Art Month banner featuring Art Miles of Mural Projects for Peace, Unity and Healing.


The Outdoor Art Foundation's The Outdoor Art Initiative for Carlsbad Village artists include Alexandre Safonov, David Wirth, Sandra Chanis,
Becky Guttin, James Hubbell, T.J. Dixon & James Nelson, Maher Morcos , Peter Mitten, Christopher Lee, Jon Koehler, and Madelynne Engle


Our thanks go to the talented Ann Berchtold, Site Curator of San Diego Artist.com for generously creating many of the banner on this page


SanDiegoArtist.com 2005 Featured Artist's year in review: Saint Victor, Cheryl Tall, Anita Lewis, Joshua Krause, Digital Art Guild,
Alejandro Martinez-Pena, Matt Forderer, Nadine Baurin, Howard Harrison



This banner is a documentation of the art performance in memory of those heros fallen in the war in Iraq. At Carlsbad beach on Nov 25, 2005,
volunteers dressed in black pinned a simple photo of each person lost to their chest. Photo by P. Vauchelet.



Gathering Light Banner Artists from Galerie d’Art International with Annie Lemoux, Jo-El Healthcote, Vlentyna Royenko, Jo-El Healthcote,
Deanne Sabeck, William Leslie, Janet Hansen and William Leslie



Skull Banner artists: David Collazo, Ricardo Islas, Claudia Ferneti, Armando Nunez, Gerardo, Mirto Golino, Yolanda Romero.
This banner supported the Day of  the Dead celebrations at Expressions of Mexico Gallery


Boobie
Banner Artists from Adorn Gallery: Randy Hollis, Stephen Beck, Todd Carpenter, Ginger Placek, Cynthia Colis, John Thomas, and
Vanessa Salazar



Wildlife Banner Artists: Linda Herzog, Cliff McReynolds, Elon Ebanks, Julia San Roman, Roy Madsen, Gerrit Greve and Pat Gilmore, all members
of SDVAG showing at the Wildlife Exhibition at the 
SD Natural History Museum



AROUSE Yourself with Art Banner: Alejandro Martínez-Peña , Harrison Howard, Mathew Forderer, Fred Van Ormer, Sergio Camin, Pamela Jaeger,
Tim McCormick
, Blaine Fontaine, Lauren Carrera



GRRRRL POWER Banner, Lisa Wilson, Chris Conway, Niz, Lisa Wilson, Veronica Rourke, Novia Guerra, Niz, Lisa Wilson


Portrait Banner Artists: Bob Matheney, Kelly Hutchinson,  Dottie Korn-Daviis, Nadine Baurin, Patricia Frischer, Raymond Ellstad,
D. Goth
Fresh Ginga, Gerrit Greve, Zakhar Sherman . These self-portraits by our local contemporary artists support Retratos:
2000 years of Latin American Portraits on view until June 12 at the San Diego Museum of Art


Art Walk 2005 Featured Artist Banner: Mathew Frye, Nancy Eckels, Diane Hattula, Catherine Becker,
Jane La Fazio, Vic Lee, Justin Rowley, Lauren Carrera, Grant Pecoff, Roland Crump, Terri Rippee



The Digital Art Guild Banner


Featured Banner Artist: Kelly Hutchinson


Passion Banner Artists: Dennis Paul Batt, William Bay, Charles Bronson, Kellie DeFries, William Bay, Lisa Roche


Open Door: Patricia Frischer, Sam Frazier, Matt Forderer, Heli Hofmann, Michael Trimble and Dennis Batt


Featured Banner Artist: Steven Churchill


Banner Artists:Connie Cannon , Matthew Forderer, Matthew Forderer, Armenui Avakian, Jerry Olson, William Bay


Banner Artists: Robert Fitzgerald, Jerry Olson, Armenui Avakian, Lori Gordon, William Bay