PAST EXHIBIT

1st Place © Keiko Tanabe, Little Italy Sunset VI, Watercolor, 22" H x 28" W

2nd Place © Heidi Rufeh, Wishing Well, Encaustic, 24" H x 24" W

3rd Place © Shant Beudjekian, Santa Luz, Oil, 38" H x 48" W

Spa Velia Art Gallery is pleased to present 1st Juried Group Exhibition featuring original artwork by San Diego artists Shant Beudjekian, Mary Lea Bradley, Michael Carini, Leslie Lemberg, Kent Mercurio, Ariel Mitchell, Gloria Muriel, Kathryn Peterson, Heidi Rufeh, Jana Sanchez, Renata Spiazzi, Keiko Tanabe and Jerry Vande Berg.

Exhibition Dates: May 31 - July 24, 2010

MEET OUR SPONSOR - GASLAMP PHOTO

We are happy to announce that Gaslamp Photo is now a proud annual sponsor of Spa Velia Art Gallery. Owner Dan Novis established Gaslamp Photo in 1990. Gaslamp Photo is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm. Gaslamp Photo also provides professional photofinishing services to wedding, portrait and artistic photographers.

They can also bulk scan, copy and restore old family photos. Gaslamp Photo is the only lab in the city of San Diego to process B&W film in house. They also offer software so that you can organize, crop, size and submit your orders online with your digital files. Stop by and see their metallic paper, which is highly reflective and adds another dimension to your work.

Gaslamp Photo offers affordable pricing, quick turnaround time and outstanding customer service. We invite you to stop in and say hello! They are located at 4569 Mission Gorge Pl., Suite H, San Diego CA 92120 Phone (619) 696-8733

MEET OUR SPONSOR - THE FRAME STATION

We are happy to announce that The Frame Station is now a proud annual sponsor of Spa Velia Art Gallery! Owner Tom Sandler established The Frame Station in 1981. Along with Manager Gloria Applegate and Head Framer Robin Herbert, they collectively have over 60 years experience in the custom framing business. The Frame Station is a gem, neatly tucked away off the beaten path in Mission Hills.

A member of the Professional Picture Framer's Association, The Frame Station offers one of the most extensive selections of mouldings in town along with both conservation and museum framing. They are proud of their award winning designs and the unusual projects they have undertaken requiring such things as plexiglass boxes, shadow boxes and creative collage work.

The Frame Station offers affordable pricing and outstanding customer service. We invite you to stop in and say hello!

Mia DelCasino receives the Honor of Distinction in Color Photography Award

The Spa Velia Art Gallery announced today that Mia DelCasino was awarded the Honor of Distinction in Color Photography Award. The gallery awarded her a state of the art, flash website and one year of free hosting from Picaholic Inc.. Spa Velia Art Gallery salutes Mia DelCasino for her achievements, talents and skills in this specialized art form.

MEET OUR SPONSOR - PICAHOLIC

We are thrilled to announce that picaholic inc. is now a proud annual sponsor of Spa Velia Art Gallery! Picaholic offers designer websites at affordable prices. Their focus is on the creative industry - photographers, artists, musicians, models/actors and more! For a low monthly fee, clients can immediately deploy a sophisticated, configurable, state of the art, flash website.

Spa Velia Art Gallery would like to thank picaholic for their generous gift and for supporting the artists and art community of San Diego. Please be sure to visit their website.

Call for Artists - 1st Juried Art Exhibition

Spa Velia Art Gallery is proud to announce the 1st Juried Art Competition and Group Exhibition open to all artists living in San Diego, CA. Open subject matter. 2-dimensional artwork only. Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Calendar

* Exhibit runs May 31, 2010 - July 24, 2010

* Entry submission deadline is Sunday, May 2, 2010

For more information and to download an Entry Form click here.

You may also request an Entry Form via email by contacting the Gallery Manager at spaveliaartgallery@gmail.com

PAST EXHIBIT

Passage One, Type C Print, 36" x 35" © Mia DelCasino
Passage Seven, Type C Print, 48" x 47" © Mia DelCasino
Untitled One, Type C Print, 29" x 36" © Mia DelCasino

Spa Velia Art Gallery is pleased to present Mia DelCasino: Photographs. The solo exhibit will feature selections from DelCasino's series Rite of Passage and Empty Spaces as well as other works.

Mia DelCasino a San Diego based artist was born in New York and raised in Bucks County Pennsylvania. Upon finishing her degree in Media Communications, she moved to Southern California to pursue a career as a professional artist.

Photography is DelCasino's chosen medium for creative expression allowing her to portray reality as she sees it and to pass the experience of her vision to others. Each piece is its own gateway to inner peace, self awareness and introspection. DelCasino finds herself searching for the peace and calm aspect of every life experience no matter how large or small. Her belief is that it exists in a mindset rather than just a physical place. Her work illustrates the mindset, and portrays the calm and beauty that she believes can exist anywhere.

Exhibition Dates: April 5 - May 29, 2010