Blog - Rising Arts Leaders

28 Sep '20

Sheena Rae Dowling

September 28, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives, Business Owners

Interview with Sheena Rae Dowling 9/2/2020 Sheena Rae Dowling, she/her/hers, is an artist living and working in San Diego, California. She works in a variety of mediums including painting, collage, sculpture and installation. Her work addresses topics such as mental health, body image, gender and transitional states of existence. What […]

24 Sep '20

Real J. Wallace

September 24, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives, Business Owners

Interview with Real J. Wallace 8/29/2020 Real J. Wallace has been a Hip Hop recording artist for the past 10+ years and is a board member of the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art. Real J. dedicated to preserving Black culture through music and storytelling. He was born […]

21 Sep '20

Armando Delatorre

September 21, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Armando Delatorre 08/06/2020 Armando Delatorre is a local artist, born in Tijuana and raised in Chula Vista. His speciality is in site-specific installations and puppetry, collaborating with Father Joe’s Village and the San Diego Guild of Puppetry. He has worked out of Barrio Logan for over the last […]

17 Sep '20

Alma Rosa Nava

September 17, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Alma Rosa Nava 08/10/2020 Alma Rosa Nava is an artist who not only paints but makes handmade macrame inspired jewelry. Her businesses are called Soul Bleeding Colors and Soy Manos Del Alma Artisan Jewelry. She is inspired by nature and her connection to her and as well as […]

14 Sep '20

Sarah Cusey

September 14, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Sarah Cusey 08/26/2020 Sarah Cusey is a multimedia process artist and a space holder for collaborative experimentation and discovery. She is enamored with organic lines and the shapes that emerge when a line gains weight, folds over on itself or intersects with another mark. Sarah’s work seeks to […]

10 Sep '20

Shannon Vaught

September 10, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Shannon Vaught 08/14/2020 Shannon Vaught is a representational realist oil painter based out of Oceanside, California. Most of her work is centered around portraiture and figure painting. She received her BFA from Laguna College of Art + Design in 2019. What projects are you currently working on? Lately […]

7 Sep '20

Zack King

September 7, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Zack King 09/03/2020 Zack King is a dancer, actor, and video artist based in San Diego. He strives to cultivate empathy and curiosity by making work that is personal and socially relevant. He believes each project is an opportunity to create something new and beautiful while learning more […]

3 Sep '20

Samuel Valdez

September 3, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Samuel Valdez 8/18/2020 Samuel Valdez is a playwright, director, and performer who has built his career as an individual artist since the beginning. In December 1991, he graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in theater, emphasis in directing. Between 1992 to 2002 he directed several […]

27 Aug '20

Daniela Kelly

August 27, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Arts Administrators

Interview with Daniela Kelly 8/18/2020 Daniela currently serves as executive director of the Sherman Heights Community Center. At the Center, Daniela develops cultural programming, strategic partnerships and educational opportunities that promote community empowerment. Throughout her professional career, Daniela has focused on bringing resources to underserved communities while giving greater exposure […]

24 Aug '20

Caleb Cleveland

August 24, 2020

Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives

Interview with Caleb Cleveland07/12/2020 Caleb Cleveland is a freelance artist based in San Diego. His career began in theatre designing sets and costumes and has included illustration, furniture design, comics, and concept art for video games. His clients include Wizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games, Chaosium Inc., The Jim […]