Current Exhibition:
Mesa Style
Faculty Exhibition 2010
February 4 – March 3, Art Gallery D101
Reception in the Gallery Courtyard: Wednesday, February 10, 4:30 - 7:00 pm
Every two years, the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery presents artwork produced by members of the Fine Art faculty. This mini-biennial is an ideal way for our students and larger arts community to become familiarized with the outstanding talent in our program. The artwork varies in both content and media, and holds exciting surprises. Below is information about some of the artwork in the exhibition and recent accomplishments of our professors.
For the current exhibit, Leah Younker’s urban landscapes, a sensitive portrait by Misty Hawkins, and vibrant abstractions by Lynn Engstrom, Georgia Laris, Juan Carlos Toth and Randall Christpher will grace the walls of the gallery. Amy Paul’s art will examine the fracturing of her life as she fulfills a multiplicity of roles, while Emiko and Robert Sanchez will again team up with a proto-scientific installation. Barbara Sexton plays with arithmetical symbols while Sandra Wascher uses language in spiraling hanging sculptures. Asian inspired ceramics by Patricia Yockey, whimsical clocks by Kraig Cavanaugh, intaglio prints and collage by Jim Machacek will awe with their elegance and beauty. Kaleidoscopic photographic compositions by Christopher Ferreria and poetic clay armor by Linda Litteral, seen above, are just some of the works. The variety of approaches to art making will inspire and delight. To find out more about Mesa College’s Fine Art Department visit www.sdmesa.edu/art/.
Last year Barbara Sexton was included in Quint Gallery’s survey of San Diego’s top tier contemporary artists, HOMING IN: An Exhibition of 50 San Diego artists; Brian Dick was awarded the San Diego Art Prize in 2008 and created a playful mattress room for the inaugural exhibition at the New Children’s Museum; Wendell Kling had a solo exhibition at the La Jolla Atheneum and Leah Younker exhibited her El Cajon paintings during South Park Nights in October 09. Mario Lara with Nina Karavasiles and Dr. Gerda Govine-Ituarte, were selected to design public art for our campus, their bus stop and reflection garden in honor of Rosa Parks with a grand opening on February 25, 2010.
Our instructors were also busy abroad: Younker, Angel Adame, Misty Hawkins and Kraig Cavanaugh participated in Trade Show that traveled to LA and Istanbul. Last September Linda Litteral studied mold making at the foundry of Hungarian sculptor Albert Gyorgy near Lausanne, Switzerland. Robert Sanchez and Emiko Lewis-Sanchez presented their collaborative work at Voz Alta and just returned from a performance at the University of Memphis.
Museum Studies:
Body Narratives:
Expression through the human form
Location: The New Americans Museum
NTC Promenade at Liberty Station
2825 Dewey Road, Building 202, Suite 102
San Diego CA 92106
Reception: Friday December 4, 2009
5 – 8 pm
Exhibition Dates and Times:
December 4 - 6 and 10-13 10 am – 4 pm
From endearment to anger the body expresses it all!
The San Diego Mesa College Museum Studies class invites you to an exhibition of artwork featuring the human form. From the Discobolus of Classical Greece, to Leonardo Da Vinci’s anatomical studies and Matisse’s dancing figures, the human body has been a rich source of artistic inspiration. San Diego artists come together with striking artwork in various media that deals with the beauty, strength and passions of the body.
Artworks range from mysterious wrapped figures by Anna Stump, lyrical floating
bodies by Misty Hawkins, figurative abstractions by Jeff Clark, and a Houdini-like escape
performance by Autumn Hays. Other artists included are Francois Michel Beausoleil, Adrian Collins, Sheena Dowling, Jeanne Dunn, Daphne Hill, Julie Kitterman, David Krimmel, John Rankin and Michaela Simmons. The exhibit was curated and organized by Maria Bolivar, Megan Daly, James Johnson, Kevin Kao and Samantha Nessel.
On Friday, December 4 the public is invited to enjoy Friday Night Liberty at NTC Promenade, the Arts and Cultural District at Roosevelt and Dewey Roads, in the heart of Liberty Station. Friday Night Liberty is a free monthly first-Friday event, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring open artist studios, galleries, shopping and entertainment throughout NTC Promenade. For additional information about NTC Promenade, visit: www.ntcpromenade.org
Welcome to the gallery:
Welcome to the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery.
The gallery exhibits outstanding work by contemporary artists and showcases artwork created by San Diego Mesa College students.
The gallery is located in room D101.
The gallery is open Monday - Thursday
from 12:00 - 4:00 pm.
Closed Weekends. Closed on school holidays.
The gallery is closed during the summer months and winter break.
PARKING IS FREE ON RECEPTION NIGHT, in the faculty lot on the upper level, adjacent and across from the flagpole. During regular gallery hours, purchase a permit for the visitor metered spaces located on the upper level, on the street by the faculty lots and across from the flagpole.
To receive email press releases and gallery announcements,
or to be placed on our mailing list, please email
Alessandra Moctezuma, Gallery Director, at amoctezu@sdccd.edu.
Gallery Mission:
The Mesa College Art Gallery is an educational forum to present the work of professional artists in a range of
media and dealing with diverse issues.
The gallery also showcases outstanding artwork created by students in the Art Department.
It is our mission to enrich and engage our student community through art.
The gallery exhibits are complemented with artist lectures, workshops, and guided tours.
The works on display reflect a variety of topics in order to engage students from other disciplines and departments.
We have created exhibits in collaboration with Chicano Studies, Women Studies and the Black Studies department.
The gallery serves as a laboratory for the Art Department's Museum Studies Program.
The college is the only San Diego institution to offer
an AA and a Certificate in Museum Studies/Gallery Exhibition Skills.
During the academic year four exhibits features art by emerging and established contemporary artists.
A student exhibition is held at the end of every semester. Besides exhibits in our main space, D101,
the Art Gallery program and the Museum Studies classes also curate exhibits in the LRC, 2nd Floor Art Corridor.
Information:
Alessandra Moctezuma,Gallery Director,Museum Studies
Pat Vine, Art Gallery Assistant
Ph.(619) 388-2829
email pvine@sdccd.edu
7250 Mesa College Drive -D104 San Diego, CA 92111-4998
Artist Submissions:
Download Artist Guidelines: Artist Submissions Guidelines
