July 20–September 28, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 6:30–8:30 PM
JOSEPH CLAYES III & CAROLYN YORSTON-WELLCOME ROTUNDA GALLERIES
32nd ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
One of the most prestigious juried shows in San Diego, selected artists will exhibit their work in our galleries, receive excellent exposure, and mingle with both artists and art lovers at an opening reception. Prize winners, including the recipient of the Leslie Von Kolb Memorial Award, will be announced at the opening reception.
Nearly 300 artists entered approximately 900 works for consideration. Juror Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, selected the final 52 artists and 51 works to exhibit.
SELECTED ARTISTS NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
Luis Alderete, Roger Anderson, Clara Barra de Guevara, Nikusha Beatty, Natalie Bessell, Joe Cantrell, Aldo Cervantes, Catherine Chambers, Ethan Chan, Sandra L. Chanis, Sherry Chen, Frisco Dancon, Carolina Danu, Gabriela Domville and Marie Najera, Venezzia Dutra, Kim Emerson, Gaby Espina, Don Fike, Sarah Garcia, Stephen Frank Gary, Emily Gilmore, Sam Grenier, Wills Howard, Rodrigo Jimenez-Ortega, Judy Judy Judy, Paul Kauffman, Amanda Kazemi, Yena Kim, Viviana Lombrozo, Monica Loss, Evie Maher, Jeff Maysent, Lori Mitchell, Gracie Moon, Annalise Neil, Lee Puffer, Dusty Rose, David Roy, Sibyl Rubottom, Vincent Schafer, Evan Scoggins, Alyssa Stewart, David Russell Talbott, Tim Topalov, Francesca Towers, Kathy Trice, Christina Valenzuela, Karina Velasco, JP Wackenstedt, Rebecca Webb, Jessica Yambao
Our juror this year is Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Pulido is a regular contributor to Frieze magazine. He has reviewed exhibitions in Los Angeles that help to expand the social art histories of contemporary art, such as the Made In L.A. biennial and Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall. His research has focused on art from the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, Mexican Muralism, and contemporary U.S. Latinx art. He has contributed to exhibition projects at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and was recently a fellow of the AllPaper Seminar at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. Prior to the Lucas Museum, Armando held curatorial positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
The exhibition can be viewed in the Joseph Clayes III and Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda Galleries at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037) during open hours, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
MAX & MELISSA ELLIOTT NORTH READING ROOM
Selections from the Athenaeum’s Erika & Fred Torri Artists’ Books Collection
A selection of artists’ books will be showcased in the Max & Melissa Elliott North Reading Room.
The exhibition can be viewed in the Max & Melissa Elliott North Reading Room at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037) during open hours, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.