OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view SEP 30 – DEC 3, 2017
For “Gallery Selections 2017 / A Group Show”, each staff member at Sparks Gallery has hand-selected 3 artists and their artworks to feature in this year’s new annual tradition. Though vastly different in style and medium, the group exhibition will showcase over 30 pieces of contemporary art from a diverse, yet selective group of artists from San Diego.
// Exhibition on view AUGUST 3 – OCTOBER 29, 2017
// OPENING PUBLIC RECEPTION: THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
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Thirteen Southern California artists will exhibit artworks featuring places and cities across the globe in “Wanderlust: / A Group Show”, opening November 4, 2017. Discovery abounds in this exhibition as, not only will selected works transport viewers to exotic locales, but one-third of the featured artists are showing at Sparks Gallery for the first time.
// Exhibition on view NOVEMBER 4 – DECEMBER 30, 2017
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“This exhibition is a great opportunity to purchase a small piece of art from one of your favorite San Diego artists, priced $200 and under,” notes gallery owner Sonya Sparks. “We will have a wide variety of styles, techniques, and color palettes on view, all in ‘mini’ scale.”
// OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view JUNE 17 – SEPT 24, 2017 (with a break for Comic Con from July 10 through August 2)
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The Allied Craftsmen of San Diego celebrates its 70th year with a juried exhibition of members’ work at Sparks Gallery in downtown San Diego. The exhibition, Allied Craftsmen: Material Obsessions, will showcase innovative processes and high standards of workmanship in ceramics, enamel, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metals, mixed media, and wood.
// OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view MAY 27 – JULY 9, 2017
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Sparks Gallery is pleased to present artist Li Huai’s solo show, You Fascinate Me!, opening March 11, 2017.
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view MAR 11 – JUN 11, 2017
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OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view FEB 19 – MAY 21, 2017
Exhibiting Southern California artists whose artworks are inspired by the San Diego coast. Continue reading
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view JAN 7 – MAR 5, 2017
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce a new exhibition at the gallery in 2017 that features a talented and diverse selection of sculpture chosen by The National Sculpture Society. The society was established in 1893 by the sculptors Daniel Chester French, Augustus St. Gaudens, Stanford White and J.Q.A. Ward. For more than 120 years, members have created, exhibited, collected and supported the evolving tradition in American sculpture. This juried exhibition will feature 23 top sculptors in the thriving artistic community of Southern California.
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view NOV 12, 2016 – FEB 12, 2017
31 Southern California artists each feature a work of art depicting animals, both real and imaginary. Continue reading
OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2016 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view OCT 30 – DEC 30, 2016
Alexander Arshansky presents a varied array of work in his solo show “Stories Within”. Alexander Arshansky is a Russian-born artist and a recent transplant to the West Coast who works in a style he has deemed “Biomorphic Cubism”. This style could be best described as a combination of Biomorphic Abstraction, with Cubist style compositions, along with two-dimensional inner details.
Art critic Charles Pilar declares, “I have found myself viewing his work and spending a long period of time at each piece intrigued by the story within. I have also found when I view that same piece again later, I see something I had missed the first time. This is a very unique talent. I highly recommend seeing his art as it is very powerful and you will find your mind opened with the messages within his work.”
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view August 27 – October 23, 2016
The artist presents brand new works for his solo show, “Dark Heavens”. Daniel Dust’s hyperreal paintings have been meticulously hand painted in grand scale.
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2016 – SIX TO NINE PM
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY THE PGK DANCE PROJECT featuring dancers Martin Anthony Dorado, Caitlyn Silva, & Caroline Courtney
// Exhibition on view August 4 – November 6, 2016
Sparks Gallery explores the elegance of the human form and the body as a landscape with paintings, photography, and sculpture by San Diego artists.
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce local artist Larry Caveney’s solo show, “Super Freaks”, opening June 11, 2016.
Caveney will be exhibiting an array of abstracted superheroes and villains in his solo show at Sparks Gallery. Beer and wine sales on opening night will benefit the California Veterans Legal Task Force (http://www.cvltf.org/).
Exhibition Dates: June 11 – August 21, 2016 (please note: show will be removed from July 18 through August 3 for Comic Con rental & rehang)
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OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 – SIX TO NINE PM
// Exhibition on view May 13 – July 14, 2016
The Allied Craftsmen of San Diego is having their Annual Juried Exhibition May 13 –July 14, 2016 at Sparks Gallery. This annual exhibition has come to define the current contemporary practices of the group and exemplifies the group’s mission of producing work that pushes the limits of their chosen medium.
The Allied Craftsmen of San Diego, now in its 68th year, continues to be a major influence of contemporary craft and art in San Diego. “We are one of the oldest and longest lasting groups that continue to operate in the country, our mission and intentions have not changed over the years, but have continued to adapt to the art world as it evolves.” -Levi J Casias Continue reading
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016 – SIX TO NINE PM
Themed musical and dance performances will accompany Muriel’s solo show opening, where the artist will be presenting new drawings and paintings inspired by goddesses and deities. RSVP required for opening night. Continue reading
