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North Park Festival of the Arts May 18, 2013 Experience amazing artwork from around the world on University Avenue between 30th and 32nd Street. The 17th annual free festival features 40 artists, vendor booths and six stages of live music. 41 other Art events on Saturday, May 18
 
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Wednesday, September 12,2012
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Don't look away from Neil Shigley’s art

‘Invisible People’ project addresses homelessness in San Diego

By Amy T. Granite
From the walls of the art gallery at Southwestern College, 21 sets of eyes appear focused on artist Neil Shigley as he points to one portrait and then another, referring to subjects by first name and describing the circumstances under which he met them.
Wednesday, September 5,2012
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Christopher Konecki’s ode to Southern California

Quintessentially Californian artist reveals chill side

By Amy T. Granite
Christopher Konecki grew up in San Diego and took off after graduating from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2008 to travel and test other waters.
Wednesday, September 5,2012
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Marianela de la Hoz paints the dark side

Surrealist explores human nature in two upcoming shows

By Amy T. Granite
Marianela de la Hoz moved to San Diego from Mexico City 10 years ago. She’s been drawing since childhood and says it’s her way of understanding the world.
Wednesday, August 29,2012
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Three crafty Art Labs to check out at Art San Diego

Vintage works and contemporary craftsmanship on view at the big annual art fair

By Amy T. Granite
In its fourth year, Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair (Sept. 6 through 9) is making a symbolic move to the Balboa Park Activity Center, a location that challenges the church-and-state separation of museums and commercial art events.
Wednesday, August 29,2012
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Nudists, midgets and wild Indians

UCSD grad students to uncover Balboa Park’s past at Art San Diego 2012

By Amy T. Granite
These days, Zoro Garden in Balboa Park is a popular place to tie the knot, but in 1935, it was the site of the most controversial attraction at the California Pacific International Exposition—a nudist colony of mostly young women.
Wednesday, August 22,2012
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Sh*t San Diego’s done

Top 10 local pop-culture moments that went national

By Alex Zaragoza
When it comes to pop culture, San Diego may not be New York City. You won’t walk around and find countless places that appeared in TV shows, movies or national news.
Wednesday, August 22,2012
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The pop surrealists

10 artists whose work has helped define the local lowbrow movement

By Kinsee Morlan


Wednesday, August 15,2012
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Brandon Lomax doesn’t color inside the lines

Artist paints first and outlines later

By Amy T. Granite
Looking at Brandon Lomax’s paintings, it appears as though he’s disregarded the lines in a coloring book. 
Wednesday, August 15,2012
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Meet cover artist Dave Warshaw

Avalon II tattoo artist calls his work ‘urban taxidermy’

By Amy T. Granite
This week’s cover is a recreation of artist Dave Warshaw’s Urban Taxidermy, his name for a series of nightmarish creatures that he draws on wood using a ballpoint pen—from flying monkeys with antlers to bobcats with talons.
Wednesday, August 15,2012
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Photographers unite for Medium Festival

Inaugural event draws shooters from near and far

By Amy T. Granite
Scott B. Davis’ fine-art career took off after The New York Times, The New Yorker and Village Voice all reviewed his first solo East Coast exhibition in 2008. 
 
 
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