UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
En-Lighten Up
CURATED BY APRIL EDWARDS
WORKS ON EXHIBIT
April 25 - May 22, 2026
by appointment only (858) 336-6678
OPENING RECEPTION
4 - 7PM, April 25, 2026
In a time marked by intensity, noise, and constant reaction, En-Lighten Up offers a refreshing counterpoint: an invitation to reconnect with joy, curiosity, and what truly lights us up from within.
This exhibition presents a collection of paintings exploring lightness not as escape, but as awareness —a shift from reacting to creating, from heaviness to presence.
Through luminous color, cosmic atmospheres, and expressive movement, The Thursday Artists of SIP Art Space capture moments of alignment between emotion and intuition. Each work reflects the belief that when we connect with what we love and share that expression, we create space for a more expansive, enlightened way of being.
PAST
"Fourteen," A group show curated by Julie Lees, 3/14 - 4/8, 2026
"My Backyard at Midnight," Showcasing the work of Cheryl Tall, 12/13/25 - 1/9/26
ALIGNED, Steve Gibson and Vicki Walsh, 8/23 - 9/19, 2025
PARALLEL PRACTICES, 7/19 - 8/15, 2025
GREETINGS FROM THE MOTHERSHIP, A solo exhibition by Kassandra Palmer, 5/17 - 8/4, 2025
ON LOCATION Curated by Ann Olsen, curated by Ann Olsen, 4/12 - 5/9, 2025
BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A History of Collecting Curated by Doug Simay, 3/1 - 3/28, 2025
The Forests of La Sarthe by Jennifer Anne Bennett, 1/18 - 2/14, 2025
Animals to Limbs, 11/2 - 12/13, 2024
All That Glitters, 8/31 - 10/4, 2024
On Location, Guest Curator Ann Olsen, 7/20 – 8/16, 2024
Carbon Neutral II, 7/8 – 7/5, 2024
Marianela De La Hoz, 1/20 – 2/16, 2024
Seeing, 8/1 – 9/1, 2023
Becky Guttin, 6/17 – 7/28, 2023
Synchronicity, 5/15 – 6/9, 2023
High Desert Carnival, Curator Anna Stump, 7/9 – 8/20, 2022
Listen With Your Eyes, Reception featuring Steve Gibson, 5/14 – 6/24, 2022
Ohana, Curated by Alex Couwenberg, 3/9 – 4/9, 2022
Herd Immunity, Curated by Hugh M. Davies, Director Emeritus, MCASD, Jan 22, 2022
Carbon Neutral, Curated by Alex Decosta, Gallery Director, Hyde Art Gallery, Sep5. 25, 2021
Postmodern Portraiture, Curated by G. James Daichendt and David Carlson, 7/24 – 9/10, 2021