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Illumination: 21st Century Interactions with Art + Science + Technology

Check out Opening Night of Illumination: 21st Century Interactions with Art + Science + Technology Saturday, February 8th from 6:00-8:00 PM at the San Diego Art Institute or visit the virtual exhibition at: https://www.sandiego-art.org/illumination-onli http://www.sandiego-art.org I am honored to be included in this list of amazing artists, all showing new work made for this show. . Pictured above, left: Cy Kuckenbaker, Chromosome 22, right: Alexander Kohnke, Cross Hatch 01-04, 2020

San Diego Art Prize Show at the Athenaeum, La Jolla

Don’t miss Victoria Fu / Matt Rich, Rizzhel Mae Javier, Cy Kuckenbaker and myself at the Art Prize Recipients Show. Closing June 9, 2018!

SD Art Prize Catalogue

The catalogue for the San Diego Art Prize 2018 is online. I am very thankful to Hugh Davies, PhD, (Director Emeritus, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego) for the kind words on my work, his friendship and advice! Read it here.

Vanguard Culture

I am excited to be featured in Vanguard Culture’s Poetic License Series. Check it out here. Thank you Chi Essary for coming by and visiting the studio!

learn, forget, repeat…

Solo Show! Recent and ancient work. Inspirations Gallery A Writer’s Ink Space The Arts District at Liberty Station 2730 Historic Decatur Road Barracks 16, Suite 204 San Diego, California 92106 April 6 – June 26 Opening: Friday, April 6, 7 – 9 pm

The Artist Odyssey

Excited to be featured in The Artist Odyssey’s new video series “ONE”. Check it out here. ONE is a video series created by The Artist Odyssey in which an artist discusses a single work for three minutes. I am talking about A-A-ALPHA-B __BET, a series of drawings about language, stuttering and communication. (Featuring the one and only Tony Kaye!)

Atheneaum Faculty Exhibition

Happy that “Impossibilities” is included in the Faculty Exhibition at the Gallery of the Atheneaum Art Center at Bread and Salt. It’s impossible to shoot, among other things, so stop in if you are in the neighborhood…

Hotels/Motels, December 15th/16th 2017

Fun was had. Thank you for having me Eric Wong, and Vanguard Culture! “Hotels/Motels (Unofficial Art Fair 2017), presents emerging and established artists who are working in a wide-range of media and disciplines. Artists from all over San Diego and Los Angeles, will transform hotel rooms into galleries, stages, and project spaces. In addition, to this carefully selected group of visual and performing artists, Hotels Motels, will be joined by partnering artist collectives, contemporary art galleries, and cultural organizations. Each of their rooms will embody a unique life of its own that reflects the design of the artist and curator.”

Art San Diego 2017

I’ll be at booth 114 for Art San Diego 2017, thanks to SDVAN, The Atheneum and The Studio Door! Come stop by and check out the show. For more information check out: http://art-sandiego.com

San Diego Art Prize 2017 Winner!

Honored, thankful and excited to have been selected, together with Rizzhel Mae Javier, as the winner of the San Diego Art Prize 2017, New Contemporaries! Read more here: http://www.sdvisualarts.net/sdvan_new/pdf/PressJavierKohnke.pdf Exciting things are happening!