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Wednesday, February 20,2013
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Tone Chingon’s `El Pre-Catrin’

A look at the artist’s piece in the exhibition ‘The HeART of Loteria’

By Alex Zaragoza

Last Saturday, The HeART of Loteria exhibition kicked off at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park, showcasing more than 100 pieces of art by local artists themed on Loteria.

Wednesday, February 20,2013
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‘Manor House Quarterly’ turns to Kickstarter

Literary and arts journal needs your money

By Alex Zaragoza

When Manor House Quarterly first came out two-and-a-half years ago, it was a breath of fresh air in San Diego’s literary and arts scene.

Wednesday, February 13,2013
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‘Members Only’ art show objectifies men

Penises will be everywhere at Kettner Arts

By Alex Zaragoza

The female form is no stranger to the art world. However, the way women have been portrayed in local art didn’t sit well with Anna Stump, Prudence Horne and Daphne Hill.

Wednesday, February 13,2013
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`Parachute Factory’ is an art labyrinth

Sezio and Yeller Studio are having their way with a Downtown space

By Alex Zaragoza

Walking past 627 Eighth Ave., Downtown, you probably wouldn’t even notice the building, let alone imagine the magical realm of art being constructed inside for Parachute Factory, an art event that will be presented by Sezio and Yeller Studio on Saturday, Feb. 16.

Wednesday, February 6,2013
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Meet Space 4 Art’s new honcho

Patric Stillman ready to lead edgy East Village art center

By Itza Vilaboy

“I survived my first day on the job,” says Patric Stillman, the new executive director of Space 4 Art. That was Feb. 1.

Wednesday, February 6,2013
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Thumbprint Gallery’s ‘Solus Voices’ explores loneliness

Three artists put what’s in their heads to canvas

By Alex Zaragoza

Making art ain’t easy. It can be a lonely life, spent struggling to get what’s in your head onto a canvas. Artists Pamela Jaeger, Paul Brogan and Brian Dombrowsky all know that struggle.

Wednesday, January 30,2013
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Voz Alta’s ‘No Hope for the Manicured’

Barrio Logan gallery hosts a farewell exhibition for former 30th-and-Upas art space

By Alex Zaragoza

Lovers of the oddities found at Pat’s Corner, the kooky thrift store stacked floor to ceiling with random treasures, were hit recently by the news that the corner at 30th and Upas streets would be torn down to make room for a Jonathan Segal-designed apartment complex.

Wednesday, January 30,2013
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Ice Gallery guys prepare to open Bread & Salt

Four installations will set the tone for future arts building in Barrio Logan

By David Rolland

When architect James Brown brought Michael James Armstrong, Thomas DeMello, Joseph Huppert and Lee Lavy into the sprawling, cavernous Weber bread factory building in Barrio Logan and told them to pick spots for an art show, they must have felt like kittens in yarn heaven

Wednesday, January 23,2013
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Brian DeLeon’s ‘Homecoming’

Native San Diegan will show his hip-hop-inspired art at Blends

By Kelly Davis

The sound of blips and bleeps provided background noise for Brian DeLeon’s phone chat with CityBeat last week. He was at his day job, he explained, in the testing room of the slot-machine company where he’s a graphic designer.

Wednesday, January 16,2013
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Tattoo artists abandon skin at ‘Toe the Line’

Planet Rooth Design Haus will party with local ink masters

By Amy T. Granite

Maybe it’s the relatively warm weather, or maybe it’s that body art has penetrated the mainstream, but San Diego is covered with ink, and artists of varying backgrounds are answering the demand.