Community Corner
1st Collaborative Show Featuring Joe Nyiri Birds Animals & Humans I Admire
Join Sophie's Kensington Gallery and Kensington Gallery as it welcomes local artist Joe Nyiri. Meet the artist at its collaborative public reception.
Joe Nyiri arrived in San Diego in 1962 armed
with degrees in art and education from the University of from Wisconsin. He
quickly made a name for himself in the local art scene as he created Modernist
inventive sculpture incorporating automobile bumpers, pipes and other found
metal objects. Joe quickly earned a reputation as one of the area’s top
sculptors. He also held a position of teacher-art consultant with the San Diego
Unified School District and was an art instructor at the San Diego Zoo. Nyiri
is comfortable with a variety of media including painting, airbrush and
printmaking and has exhibited with the Allied Craftsman for over 40 years.
For further information call 619-534-8120 or 619-593-2205. You can also send an e-mail to sophiesgallery@stmsc.org