Artists and Creatives Archives - Page 2 of 4

19 Oct '20

Araceli Ramirez

October 19, 2020

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 […]

12 Oct '20

Gerardo Meza

October 12, 2020

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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 […]

5 Oct '20

Zaquia Mahler Salinas

October 5, 2020

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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 […]

28 Sep '20

Sheena Rae Dowling

September 28, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]