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ART PLACES: The Five Star Rating System
In My Opinion!
Soma Gallery: **
Another sterile contemporary art gallery in La Jolla. Ignore the Culture Vulture attitude of the space and enjoy the art.
Wear your overalls, a straw hat and talk out loud while viewing. As long as the doors are open, seize the opportunity to see
some OK work.
Quint Gallery: ***
Conveniently located in La Jolla below and yet far above Soma Gallery. A small room that shows some interesting contemporary
work. See local artists like Han Nguyen and Lynn Engstrom.
The Atheneum:
On the corner of Wall Street and Girard in La Jolla. A place where the line is blurred between art, and appropriated culture.
Otherwise known as THE GOLDEN GUILD!
Tanscende Gallery: ***
Located on the revered Prospect Street in La Jolla. Ye old grand International art gallery. Yet another art retail shop for
the exclusive Culture Vulture. But the doors are open for public viewing. They show good work but beware of terms like MASTERY
or THE MASTERS.
Fingerhut Gallery: *
Strategically located on Prospect in La Jolla, Fingerhut is a multicolored art gallery for the less eccentric Culture Vulture.
You can always count on viewing works by Mad Max the world-renowned Pop art sell-out.
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DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO/LITTLE ITALY/EAST SD/ UPTOWN:
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Art College International: **
An art school in San Diego? Sort ofbut they exhibit art, serve wine and sometimes BEER! They serve the absolute best cheese
and crackers in town.
Flux Gallery: **
A very cool upstairs space on tenth. When you go inside imagine that it is much bigger, better art, and in New York. Its great!
Think of it as a junior/baby Guggenheim. Check-it-out! They serve wine and its probably the only time you will catch them
open.
Basile Studio: *
Another hip, happinin little art-spot. Imagine a small studio apartment stuffed with Z gallery-like furniture, restaurant/nightclub
paintings and photographs, WINE, and oh, he usually has a band or a DJ.
Brokers Building: *
Great building, old, lots of space, art, and is conveniently located next to Hooters.
Sushi Performance & Visual Art: ****
Sushi is one of San Diego's strongest assets. Yet, it seems to be absent on the Art Night flier? Sushi is located at 320 Eleventh
Ave in the reincarnation building next to the Debra Owens Gallery (You know! the gallery that IS ALWAYS CLOSED). You'll like
the space, Sushi has an inviting quality to it far unlike most art-places in SD. Don't let the artwork in the gallery give
you the wong impression. Sushi is far from conservative, but the visual art is its weakest attribute.
Debra Owens Gallery: **
A new concept for viewing art in downtown. The viewer must look through the front door window into the unlit space in order
to see the work. Unless the observer is A.) A potential patron in desperate need of acquiring art work by a local emerging
artist. B.) Psychic, and can sense when the gallery will be open. C.) An employee working the proper channels and hoping to
be discovered. D.) A native of La Jolla or Rancho Santa Fe and/or on the house VIP list. The gallery exhibits mostly paintings
by local artists.
The Spruce Street Forum: ***
Getting Carpel tunnel...
The Truth Gallery: * (I will not tell a lie!)
"Hi, what is this place? Its a gallery, we do shows and shit."
The artwork in the Truth gallery complimented my first impression of the gallery (what? Why???). If this one survives it'll
be on the back of Shepard Fairey.
San Diego Art Institute: **
Located in Balboa Park across from the Art Museum. SDAI is a large non- profit gallery/guild that shows traditionally, two-dimensional
work and sculpture. A place where any local visual artist, may show a piece eventually. They usually present large group exhibitions
with a clever theme, and provide a designated area for the featured artist. SDAI, is highly representative of the local emerging
Baby Boomers/artists.
Mixed Media Studios: **
On Federal Blvd, in East San Diego. Mixed Media is a co-op gallery run by some really nice people.
David Zapf Gallery: ***
This is a small gallery on Kettner Blvd. in Little Italy that shows contemporary, painting, photography, printmaking, and
sculpture. Representing artists such as Anne Mudge, Chris Lee, and Gail Roberts.
RB Stevenson Gallery: ***
Don't let the bleached white walls, shiny wood floors, or the echoing acoustics of the space intimidate you. Ignore the title
of the show and enjoy the work! Some very strong work by artists such as, Barbara Rogers, Richard Allen Morris, Pegan Brook
and Molly Mccrackin. The gallery is a bit sterile but generally shows good work (painting). The RB Stevenson Gallery experience
is Kind-of-like looking at art in a dream-like hospital waiting room with no people.
Art Produce: **
A new not-for-profit art place on University Ave in North Park. The gallery consists of a store-front -window and what looks
like box office windows for multimedia installation.
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