Wilfred Paloma

November 9, 2020

Wilfred Paloma

Interview with Wilfred Paloma 09/12/2020 Wilfred is an Actor’s Equity member with an M.A. in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University and a B.A. in Theatre Performance: Acting and Musical Theatre. Wilfred is also a graduate of the Meisner and Chekhov Integrated Acting Studio (MCIT). In addition to Diversionary, […]

November 2, 2020

Ginger Pennington

Interview with Ginger Pennington 08/01/2020 Ginger Pennington is an apprentice tattoo artist at The Hideaway Tattoo in Mission Valley. A tattoo apprentice, for those who are unfamiliar, trains under direct supervision of a mentor to learn all the ins and outs of the craft- from discipline and sanitation to the […]

October 26, 2020

Wendy Gracia

Interview with Wendy Gracia 09/07/2020 Wendy Gracia, when she’s not working with Rising Arts Leaders San Diego’s Artist Advocacy Committee, is painting. She is a fine artist based in San Diego, having received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2018. She has shown in galleries around California (in San Diego, […]

October 19, 2020

Araceli Ramirez

Interview with Araceli Ramirez 09/05/2020 Araceli Ramirez is a creative and hard working chef that is seeking to get more knowledge out of this new business endeavor, though she is not new to the culinary industry. Araceli has worked very hard to get where she is at, from attending culinary […]

October 12, 2020

Gerardo Meza

Interview with Gerardo Meza 8/27/2020 Gerardo Meza is a bicultural – binationally surreal artist and muralist based in the Tijuana – San Diego Region. He is Chairman of the Border Public Arts Committee. Board Member of the Mexican National Foundation of Independent Artist, and Program Director of Art Box San […]

October 5, 2020

Zaquia Mahler Salinas

Interview with Zaquia Mahler Salinas 8/26/2020 DISCO RIOT Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Zaquia Mahler Salinas, is a native of San Diego. After receiving her BA in Dance with Honors from UC Santa Barbara in 2011, she returned to San Diego and danced for San Diego Dance Theater from 2012-2018. In […]

September 28, 2020

Sheena Rae Dowling

Interview with Sheena Rae Dowling 9/2/2020 Sheena Rae Dowling, she/her/hers, is an artist living and working in San Diego, California. She works in a variety of mediums including painting, collage, sculpture and installation. Her work addresses topics such as mental health, body image, gender and transitional states of existence. What […]

September 24, 2020

Real J. Wallace

Interview with Real J. Wallace 8/29/2020 Real J. Wallace has been a Hip Hop recording artist for the past 10+ years and is a board member of the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art. Real J. dedicated to preserving Black culture through music and storytelling. He was born […]

September 21, 2020

Armando Delatorre

Interview with Armando Delatorre 08/06/2020 Armando Delatorre is a local artist, born in Tijuana and raised in Chula Vista. His speciality is in site-specific installations and puppetry, collaborating with Father Joe’s Village and the San Diego Guild of Puppetry. He has worked out of Barrio Logan for over the last […]

September 17, 2020

Alma Rosa Nava

Interview with Alma Rosa Nava 08/10/2020 Alma Rosa Nava is an artist who not only paints but makes handmade macrame inspired jewelry. Her businesses are called Soul Bleeding Colors and Soy Manos Del Alma Artisan Jewelry. She is inspired by nature and her connection to her and as well as […]

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