UCSD Visual Artists Recognized with New Prize for Excellence
By Barry Jagoda
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25, 2006
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| Left to right: Raul Guerrero, Jean Lowe and Ernest Silva, Visual Arts faculty members win "San Diego Prizes" for excellence in the arts. |
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Three faculty members in the department of visual
arts have been announced as recipients of the
San Diego Prize, established just this year in
recognition of "excellence in the visual arts." Winners
are Raul Guerrero, Jean Lowe and Ernest Silva.
All three are internationally regarded artists whose
work has been widely exhibited in U.S. and international
venues.
Selections for the new prize were made by three local
non-profit visual arts organizations, including the
San Diego Visual Arts Network. Each artist will
receive a cash award of $2500 and have their work
exhibited during the year, at a joint show with an
“emerging artist,”chosen by the prize
winners.
The first exhibition is already underway, running
through November 30, at the L Street Gallery, 675
L Street, in downtown San Diego, featuring the work
of Guerrero, lecturer in visual arts, and UCSD art
student Yvonne Venegas. Jean Lowe, also a visual
arts lecturer, has chosen UCSD art student Iana Quesnell
to exhibit with her in a show that will run from December
to March. Ernest Silva, professor of visual
arts, also plans to select a UCSD art student to join
in his show to be held from March through June, all
at the L Street Gallery. The emerging artists will
each receive a cash prize of $1000.
A final exhibition, featuring all six artists, will last from June through September. More information on the exhibitions may be obtained at http://www.lstreetfineart.com/
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