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After a five-year renovation, The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego held a ribbon cutting ceremony and opening night dinner for its La Jolla location. The new and impressive displays tell the story of contemporary art from Abstract Expressionism, Pop and Minimalism through to today’s forms with a distinctively West Coast perspective. Reopening with the special exhibition Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960𝘴, the first exhibition to survey the experimental work of the French-American artist, who called La Jolla her home in the 1990s. The spectacular new museum is now open to the public and a must-see whether living here or visiting.
Attendees included Jill Dawsey, Kathryn Kanjo, Liz Phelps, Jennifer Luce, Elizabeth Phelps, Ivor Royston, Gaspar Orozco, Holly McGrath, Matt Browar, Matthew Strauss, Iris Strauss, Joan Jacobs, Joe LaCava, Lorna York, Gail Knox, Jennifer Nelson, Hugh Davies, Jeff Silberman, Irwin Jacobs, and Ryan Herrell, among others.
Gallery of MCASD Grand Reopening Celebration
Abigail and Chistopher Sahm with Edie NehlsAi Kanazawa Jennifer Luce Lorna York and Tracy BorkumAlfred and Erika Torri Jennifer Nelson John Dineen and Jill DawseyAnne and Ellen HubbardChris McClean and Matthew PorrecaColette and Ivor RoystonColette Carson Royston and Debby BuchhlozDon Cohn with Margaret and Nevins McBrideGaspar Orozco and Wendy PlascenciaGeorge and Gail Knox with Monica and Charles CohchraneHolly McGrath and Renee ComeauHugh Davies and David JuristIrwin and Joan JacobsIsi Gomez and Elizabeth PhelpsJanet Rostovsky and Anne SimonJeff and Annie JacobsJenna Jacobs and Edie NehlsJennifer Luce and Maryanne PfisterJoan and Irwin Jacobs Building at MCASD 2022Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building at MCASD 2022Jo and Howard WeinerJoan Jeff Irwin and Annie JacobsJudy Bray and Kathleen DennoJuliet Crowder and Dave GilmoreKaren and Jeff SilbermanKathryn Kanjo Paul Jacobs Carolyn Farris and AnnabelleMaking a differenceMatthew and Iris Strauss Kathryn Kanjo and David JuristMatthew Strauss Lise Wilson Steve Strauss and Iris StraussMayor Todd Gloria and Ryan HerrellMelissa Bartell Jill Dawsey and Michelle WhiteNancy and Matt BrowarNatasha and Wendell EckholmRenee Comeau and Terry GundenRick and Jennifer VickermanTheodore and Virginia Jurist with Judy BrayTogether for a causeVidi Revelli and Karen Fox
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
