San Diego Visual Arts Network ( SDVAN) is a database of information produced to improve the clarity, accuracy and sophistication of discourse about San Diego’s artistic and cultural life and is dedicated to the idea that the Visual arts are a vital part of the health of our county. SDVAN provides a resource-rich website and facilitates countless opportunities for inspiration and collaboration on visual arts projects.
Founded in 2006 by the San Diego Visual Arts Network, the San Diego Art Prize awards a cash prize and exhibition opportunities to established and emerging San Diego visual artists whose achievements merit the recognition—and each year the Art Prize recipients have a featured exhibition at Art San Diego.
This year’s winners are sculpture and mixed media artists Mely Barragan, Anya Gallaccio, Janelle Iglesias, and Joe Yorty. Binding us or dividing us with positive or critical views, these four artists show us that no opinions are ignored. The viewer takes comfort in knowing we are not alone in how we feel — rather we are all together in this time of confusion and striving.
Meet them and their curator, Lara Bullock, at Art San Diego and see their work in a special exhibition.
Anya Gallaccio
Janelle Iglesias
Joe Yorty
Mely Barragan
