SD Art Prize at Art San Diego plus selectors choices

by Patricia Frischer

Lonnie Burstein Hewitt and Maurice Hewitt enjoying the treats of sardines and the company of Max Daily at the Oslo Sardine Bar

SD Art Prize  at Art San Diego (Wyland Center, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, CA 92014) is presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network from Thurs, Oct 18 to Sun Oct 21, 2018 with Max Robert Daily presenting the Oslo Sardine Bar  in Booth 124. Nearby in booth 121 is  FIG presenting SD Art Prize: Anne Mudge, Erin Dace Behling and former nominee and recipients of the SD Art Prize: Bhavna Mehta , Anna Stump, Michele Guieu,  Terri Hughes-Oelrich, Prudence Horne. Full info on the SD Art Prize events page.  Art San Diego is a media sponsor for Open Your Hearts to the North County Arts. 

 Max Robert Daily  Oslo Sardine Bar - one of my five choices as an Art San Diego selector

 Max Robert Daily 

Anne Mudge

Anne Mudge detail

Anne Mudge

Anne Mudge - one of my five choices as an Art San Diego selector

Anne Mudge

Anna Stump

Anna Stump

Anna Stump

Anna Stump

Anna Stump

Bhavna Mehta

Bhavna Mehta

Bhavna Mehta

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Terri Hughes-Oelrich

Prudence Horne

Prudence Horne

Michele Guieu

Michele Guieu

Michele Guieu

Erin Dace Behling

Erin Dace Behling

On entering the fair you could not miss these giant chair constructions. Chairborne Arts  is large series of soldier created out of chair and chair parts titled Victory. Steve Farland started his life humbly with a donation of chairs which he painted and sold at a profit. But seeing the chairs in the storehouse for the first time, he thought they resembled fighting men. Years later he was able to make that vision come true with the help of master builder/artist Brian Sartor. He sees these soldiers as a way to heal society

Five members of the Arts Community were each asked to make selections of five of their favorite art pieces from this year's Art San Diego exhibition.  I was asked along with Kinsee Morlan and Collette Stefanko. As you see above I choose Anne Mudge and Max Robert Daily, but I also made some choices from outside of San Diego. Here are some of our picks. 

Lisa Levin from Jen Tough Gallery one of my five choices as an Art San Diego selector. Some art is personal and hits you like a lightning bolt. This reminded me of all those years growing up in Kansas with summers spent in the pool. Lisa adds rhythm to these digital works. The Jen Tough Gallery outside of SF represents mainly "re-emerging" female artists, many with art degrees but who took a break in their careers. 

Joe Caroff from Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance  - one of my five choices as an Art San Diego selector is this 90 year old who design the 007 logo.  His works even from the 90's are fresh and deserve a larger audience. 

Walter Williams from M. Hanks Gallery - one of my five choices as an Art San Diego selector.  This image of a boy in a field of sunflowers is by an African American of an African American and I applaud galleries like this that have helped pour attention on these artist who are now getting the recognition they deserve. 

Phoebe Beasley from M. Hanks Gallery
-  one of five artists chosen by Kinsee Morlan who commented that this will be who she is when she gets old...sitting by a radio listening to KPBS!

Irit Grossman Biber from Sorona Gallery, A & E Fine Art -  one of five works chosen by Kinsee Morlan

Marcelo Suaznabar from World Wide Art, Artavita -  one of five works chosen by Kinsee Morlan in the Pop Surrealist style. 

Pat McNabb Martin at McNabb Martin Contemporary Art- one of five works chosen by Collette Stefanko 

James Koskinas in Booth #216 - one of five works chosen by Collette Stefanko 

Sirl Hollander Coda Gallery - one of five works chosen by Collette Stefanko 

Deanne Sabeck/Jeffery Laudenslager at Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance- one of five works chosen by Collette Stefanko