Vend Arts: Material Zones
Vend Arts: Material Zones
Location: Porto Vista Hotel, 1835 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA. 92101
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 12, 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: December 12, 2019 - April 5, 2020
Free Admission / All Ages
Contact: 1805 Gallery Director & Porto Vista Hotel Curator Lauren Siry | LSiry@1805gallery.com
Phone: 619.888.8288
RSVP Link: https://1805gallery.com/exhibitions/vend-arts-material-zones
Porto Vista Hotel and 1805 Gallery present the 2nd edition of Vend Arts, an art exhibition space inside a vending machine. Vend Arts aims to democratize art distribution and reinvigorate encounters with contemporary art. Rotating exhibitions curated by 1805 Gallery Director Lauren Siry present affordable artworks 24 hours a day 7 days a week and introduce emerging artists to a larger public audience.
On Thursday, December 12, 2019 from 6 PM to 8 PM, Porto Vista Hotel will host an opening reception for the newest exhibition “Material Zones” with live music by Gary Santo-Pietro and beverages available by GlassDoor restaurant. Over 25 artists will present work that examines spatial environments which humans and nonhumans inhabit, articulating personal experiences in a rapidly developing world.
“For those who have walked into an art gallery feeling intimidated, the vending machine exhibition format offers an informal platform and introduction to museum-quality works of art.” - Lauren Siry 1805 Gallery Director
In conjunction with Vend Arts: Material Zones, Porto Vista Hotel is proud to feature large-scale paintings by Eleanor Greer throughout the lobby. Greer’s gestural oil paintings explore and observe the built environment that transforms every day. The artist works from a personal archive of photographs that capture mundane moments as she walks through the city of San Diego, revealing a landscape in constant flux. In some paintings, abandoned homes gather dust and graffiti inscriptions while others demonstrate a collision of architectural structures collaged together. Greer’s paintings colorfully illuminate the quiet development that reshapes communities, romanticizing dilapidated homes and construction zones that often remain unnoticed.
Exhibiting Artists:
Ry Beloin, Sarah Bricke, Juan Cabrera, Francesco Carucci, Angela Curzon, Remi Dalton, Helena Faitelson, Ashley Fenderson, Michelle Fleck, Eleanor Greer, Joanne Geroe, Chitra Gopala, Ivy Guild, Katie Howard , Lamia Khorshid, Jessica Newman, Margaux Robles, Lauren Siry, Gordon Sluder, Cheryl Sorg, Gabriel Stockton, Kline Swonger, Wayne Swanson, Natasha Teymourian, Michaela Jean Upp, Jacquelene Cristina Verna.
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. The Hotel’s Residency Program invites international Curators and Artists to propose unique projects and exhibitions throughout the Hotel.
Website: portovistasd.com | Phone: (619) 544-0164 | Instagram: @portovistahotel
1835 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101
1805 GALLERY
Founded by artist Lauren Siry in 2012, 1805 Gallery is an artist studio and exhibition space in Little Italy that encourages critical conversations, creative thinking, community growth and development through exhibitions and artist residencies. In support of a sustainable cultural network, the gallery extends programming to off site locations establishing partnerships with local organizations and small businesses. The gallery curates exhibitions, artist residencies and events that feature emerging and mid-career artists who explore unique concepts through painting, drawing, sculpture, installations and digital work.
Website: 1805gallery.com | Email: lsiry@1805gallery.com | Instagram: @1805Gallery
1805 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101