Christian Garcia-Olivo, Untitled White Skin, 2020. Acrylic paint skin over polyethylene and polyurethane, on wood panel, 48” x 48” x 10”.
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Untitled Selections: Christian Garcia-Olivo
Exhibition Dates: April 2, 2021 - August 30, 2021
Location: Porto Vista Hotel (Main Lobby Gallery) 1835 Columbia Street, San Diego, Ca 92101
Website: portovistasd.com/art-program
Curated by Lauren Siry, 1805 Gallery Director , lsiry@1805gallery.com
Virtual Artist Q&A: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 6:30 PM (Free Admission)
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In collaboration with the Porto Vista Hotel, 1805 Gallery is pleased to announce Untitled Selections: Christian Garcia-Olivo. The exhibition showcases a selection of Garcia-Olivo’s most recent works created in 2020 exploring issues of race, gender and identity.
Garcia-Olivo manipulates paint into forms that resemble textiles; folding, draping and weaving the material into organic shapes that cling to the surface of the canvas. The artist merges the characteristics of paint and textile to blur the boundaries between fine art and craft.
Garcia-Olivo’s work expands on a larger dialogue regarding craft history and the marginalized demographics that were overlooked within historical fine art narratives.
The exhibition is curated by Lauren Siry. It is Christian Garcia-Olivo’s first solo exhibition with 1805 Gallery and Porto Vista Hotel contributing to the Arts Program at the hotel.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christian Garcia-Olivo (b. 1988) received his BA in studio arts from San Diego State University (SDSU) in 2015. Christian was an Artist In Residence at Bread & Salt, San Diego, July through September 2020. Past shows include C-Note at San Diego Art Institute; Site Unseen at the Latin American Art Fair; Palm- Sized Oceans at Permanent Storage Projects in Los Angeles, CA.
ABOUT Porto Vista Hotel
Porto Vista Hotel is a boutique hotel in San Diego, California that showcases contemporary local and international artists throughout the hotel, creatively activating unusual and unlikely spaces.
Website: portovistasd.com Phone: (619) 544-0164 Instagram: @portovistahotel Address: 1835 Columbia Street, San Diego
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Lauren Siry is an Artist, Curator and Art Consultant based in London, England and San Diego, California.
Siry collaborates with emerging artists and organizations to enhance everyday experiences with artistic interventions. She specializes in creating custom Arts programs for museums, hotels, property groups, and shopping centers. Her curatorial projects and Arts programs feature artists working in painting, photography, digital, video, performance, sculpture and installation. Siry aims to strengthen the ties between the Arts community and local businesses in an effort to provide a platform for diverse voices and spaces for critical thinking.
Website: 1805gallery.com Email: lsiry@1805gallery.com Instagram: @1805Gallery @LaurenSiryArt