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. 

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