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16 Nov '20

Elizabeth Tobias

November 16, 2020
Artist Advocacy Committee, Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Elizabeth Tobias 10/30/2020 Elizabeth draws upon multiple art disciplines to create immersive installations and public spectacles that engage the community in social, political and environmental issues. She creates open-ended experiences that unfold as audiences engage with them. Tobias has received multiple awards for her short documentary, “Survivor! 98 […]
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9 Nov '20

Wilfred Paloma

November 9, 2020
Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Wilfred Paloma 09/12/2020 Wilfred is an Actor’s Equity member with an M.A. in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University and a B.A. in Theatre Performance: Acting and Musical Theatre. Wilfred is also a graduate of the Meisner and Chekhov Integrated Acting Studio (MCIT). In addition to Diversionary, […]
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2 Nov '20

Ginger Pennington

November 2, 2020
Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Ginger Pennington 08/01/2020 Ginger Pennington is an apprentice tattoo artist at The Hideaway Tattoo in Mission Valley. A tattoo apprentice, for those who are unfamiliar, trains under direct supervision of a mentor to learn all the ins and outs of the craft- from discipline and sanitation to the […]
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26 Oct '20

Wendy Gracia

October 26, 2020
Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Wendy Gracia 09/07/2020 Wendy Gracia, when she’s not working with Rising Arts Leaders San Diego’s Artist Advocacy Committee, is painting. She is a fine artist based in San Diego, having received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2018. She has shown in galleries around California (in San Diego, […]
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19 Oct '20

Araceli Ramirez

October 19, 2020
Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Araceli Ramirez 09/05/2020 Araceli Ramirez is a creative and hard working chef that is seeking to get more knowledge out of this new business endeavor, though she is not new to the culinary industry. Araceli has worked very hard to get where she is at, from attending culinary […]
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12 Oct '20

Gerardo Meza

October 12, 2020
Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Gerardo Meza 8/27/2020 Gerardo Meza is a bicultural – binationally surreal artist and muralist based in the Tijuana – San Diego Region. He is Chairman of the Border Public Arts Committee. Board Member of the Mexican National Foundation of Independent Artist, and Program Director of Art Box San […]
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5 Oct '20

Zaquia Mahler Salinas

October 5, 2020
Artist's Toolbox, Artists and Creatives
Interview with Zaquia Mahler Salinas 8/26/2020 DISCO RIOT Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Zaquia Mahler Salinas, is a native of San Diego. After receiving her BA in Dance with Honors from UC Santa Barbara in 2011, she returned to San Diego and danced for San Diego Dance Theater from 2012-2018. In […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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