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JOSEPH CLAYES III GALLERY & CAROLYN YORSTON-WELLCOME ROTUNDA GALLERY
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 | (858) 454-5872 | Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM–5:30 PM
MARISA TAKAL: Unconscious Research
April 20–July 13, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 6:30–8:30 PM
Gallery Walk-through: Saturday, April 20, 2 PM
Artist Talk: Tuesday, June 11, 6 PM reception/6:30 PM talk
The Athenaeum is pleased to present Unconscious Research, an exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Marisa Takal.
Unconscious Research features paintings and sculpture in which Takal explores exterior and interior expressions of the self. Predominantly working with oil on canvas, the paintings represent a shift in her work as she fully embraces the elemental language of abstraction, while her sculptural works showcase a collection of more linear and legible subjects. A Rolodex piece will be included in homage to the Athenaeum’s card catalogs, inviting visitors to peruse lists of personal feelings, collected from Takal’s friends and colleagues over the COVID-19 pandemic. Takal’s interests in the dissonance between our inner and outer consciousnesses and our human attempts to organize ourselves within that space are highlighted in this showcase of collective emotions and the inner workings of her artistic practice.
Takal (b. 1991, Montclair, New Jersey) received a BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in 2013. She has shown in numerous solo, duo, and group shows at Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York; White Columns, New York; Page Gallery, New York; Del Vaz Projects, Santa Monica; Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles; Dr. Bernard Heller Museum, New York; Nicodim Gallery, New York; Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, Fall River; Jeffrey Stark, New York; and Loyal Gallery, Stockholm. In 2016, she was named the recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Award and the Stanley Hollander Award. This is the artist’s first exhibition in San Diego.
CATHERINE AND ROBERT PALMER GALLERY
Athenaeum Art Center | 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 | (619) 269-1981 | Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM–4 PM; every second Saturday during the Barrio Art Crawl, 5–8 PM
ATHENAEUM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS STUDENT EXHIBITION AT THE ATHENAEUM ART CENTER
May 25–June 8, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 25, 5–7 PM
The Student Exhibition will include works by students who have completed a class at the Athenaeum School of the Arts during the last two years. Artwork entries for this exhibition will be accepted between Tuesday, April 2–Friday, May 10, 2024. Each artist may enter up to one (1) artwork for this exhibition.
Deadline to Enter: Friday, May 10, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT
CRITERIA
Artists: Must have completed a class at the Athenaeum School of the Arts or PEEC program within the past two years.
Media: Maximum one (1) work/image per artist (jpegs, no larger than 2 MB). 2-D and 3-D media. Work must be ready-to-hang and may not exceed 60 inches in width or height.
Date: Artwork must have been completed within the past 2 years.
Deadline to Enter: Friday, May 10, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT
Artwork Drop-off: between 10 AM–4 PM, Sunday, May 19 and Monday, May 20 at the Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113.
For inquiries regarding artwork drop-off or installation please feel free to contact:
Maura Walters, School of the Arts Director // mwalters@ljathenaeum.org
Jocelyn Saucedo Larson, Exhibitions Liaison // jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org
Chris Padilla, AAC Manager // cpadilla@ljathenaeum.org
JOSEPH CLAYES III GALLERY & CAROLYN YORSTON-WELLCOME ROTUNDA GALLERY
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 | (858) 454-5872 | Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM–5:30 PM
32nd ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
July 20–September 28, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 6:30–8:30 PM
One of the most prestigious juried shows in San Diego, selected artists will exhibit their work in our galleries, receive excellent exposure, and mingle with both artists and art lovers at an opening reception.
The call for entries for the Athenaeum's 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition is open early April through June 14, 2024. Artists may enter up to three different works for juror consideration for this exhibition, on view July 20 through September 28, 2024. Our juror this year is Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Entry fee per artist is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.
Visit ljathenaeum.org/juried-exhibition for updates, criteria, and to enter.