To say that 2020 was particularly hard on the visual arts community would be an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many galleries and museums to close while many artists found themselves out of work or furloughed indefinitely.
Still, troubled times can also serve as a source of inspiration to many. Artists and institutions did their best to adapt to the “new normal” while some even managed to thrive in a time of seemingly endless crisis. The resilience of the local visual arts community was on full display year-round. We just had to know where to look.
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QUINT RETURNS
When Mark Quint closed his namesake contemporary art gallery in La Jolla in 2016, it was a huge blow to the local scene. And while he kept the momentum going at a new warehouse location in Bay Ho, Quint returned to La Jolla this year with a new location on Girard Avenue. Emphasizing intimate exhibitions (by appointment only) from mid-career artists, the Quint ONE space has already had two excellent showcases from Jean Lowe and Mary Corse.
