If
you haven’t noticed already there’s new artwork adorning North Park’s parking
structure at 30th & North Park Way. Gone are the popular (but weather
faded) art panels created by San Diego artist Blair Thornley in 2008.
Welcome
16 new panels by artists Kris Moore and Don Masse.
The
new installations will be celebrated with a public invited meet the artists reception
atop the garage. Entertainment and
refreshments will be available for the Sept. 29th event, which will
begin at 5 pm.
The
project is being managed by North Park Main Street with funding from Civic San
Diego.
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| A few of the newly installed art panels on the North Park Parking Garage. Photo: PillartoPost.org |
Kris Moore
Kris
Moore’s work addresses current events, social
engagement,
and protecting the natural world.
Ms.
Moore began her photographic career in 1971 as a
self-taught
artist. Her formal studies began in 1975 at
Indiana
University. She pursued her practice in New York
working
as a portrait artist, photojournalist, and fine art
photographer.
Her
work expanded to include commercial
video
production, copy writing, and video editing in New
Mexico
as the owner of High Fire Productions.
In
1990, Moore returned to her passion for still
photography
while transitioning from film to digital. She is
an
accomplished digital color printer and Photoshop expert.
From
2014-16 she taught portrait workshops for teenagers
at
the nonprofit Outside the Lens in San Diego.
She
has exhibited her work in galleries throughout the
country.
In 2019 her work was featured in a two-person
exhibition
at The Photographer’s Eye gallery in Escondido,
California
and in a group show at Davis Orton Gallery.
She
co-produces Open Show San Diego for the Museum
of
Photographic Arts in San Diego. She is a co-founder
of
Snowcreek Collaborative and founder of Strong Strong
Women
both photography collectives in San Diego.
Don Masse
My
earliest art-related memory is getting in trouble for
drawing
on one of the mint green walls in the family room
with
a bright red crayon. Since then, my love for the
language
of visual art has never waned.
I
am motivated to create by a desire to leave a positive mark, whether transient or
long lasting, on the people in my life and the communities that I am part of.
This could take the form of creating drawings and paintings large and small,
apparel designs, or guiding students through the language of art on a daily basis.
I
have taught at Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, a large
and
diverse public elementary school in San Diego since
2001
where I am firmly committed to introducing my
students
to the work of contemporary artists (including
numerous
ones in San Diego) from a variety of backgrounds
and
creative fields.
I
do this because students become better
engaged
with visual art content and design challenges when
they
can see these elements being applied by diverse artists
working
in today's world.
When
I am not in the classroom, you can often find me
with
a piece of chalk in my hand, either drawing in the
street
or in the safety of my own living room.
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