Thursday, July 23
6:00–8:00 p.m.
John M. and Sally B. Thornton Rotunda
Gallery Collective members are invited to meet and mingle with the local artists featured in the Centennial exhibition Local Visions: Reimagining the Façade, now on view in SDMA Gallery 6. The featured artists from the region will be in attendance to discuss their artwork and process.
Along with a viewing of the exhibition, guests will learn about the local arts scene as each artist introduces themselves accompanied by a visual presentation of their works of art. Guests will take home a souvenir booklet including all featured artists.
Exhibition Featured Artists:
- Stefanie Bales, San Diego, CA
- John Chang, Chula Vista, CA
- Hilary Dufour, San Diego, CA
- Annie Holley, San Diego, CA
- Wagner Humphreys, Chula Vista, CA, Centennial Artist Honoree
- Mary Jhun, San Diego, CA
- Lori Mitchell, San Diego, CA, Centennial Artist Honoree
- Tim Novara, San Diego, CA, Centennial Artist Honoree
- Brandon Palma, Jamul, CA
- Susan Stone, San Diego, CA
Gallery Collective level members may reserve two complimentary tickets using the link below. Space is limited.
Not yet a Gallery Collective member? Join or upgrade today by calling 619.696.1941 to secure your seats for this event.
About the Exhibition
Local Visions: Reimagining the Façade celebrates the creativity and vision of artists from across our region, each offering a distinctive interpretation of The San Diego Museum of Art’s iconic Spanish Colonial Revival façade. Conceived as part of the Museum’s Centennial, Local Visions grew out of an open call that invited local artists to reimagine the Museum’s landmark exterior through their own contemporary perspectives. The response to the call was remarkable, with an inspiring range of proposals that demonstrated the depth of talent in our community. From these submissions, a selection of works was chosen to reflect both the diversity of artistic approaches and the shared sense of connection to this historic building.
Together, these works illuminate how a single façade can serve as both subject and symbol; honored, transformed, and reinterpreted in ways that bridge community and architecture, past and present, tradition and innovation.
Many thanks to the artists whose work appears in the exhibition.
Featured at top right: Wagner Humphreys, Timeless (detail), 2025. Color pencil and color marker on paper. Courtesy of the artist. © Wagner Humphreys.
