This artist is being featured as part of a San Diego Public Library Exhibit

Amber Coakley
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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Public Library (SDPL) is celebrating a world-renowned architectural designer, sculptor, painter and stained-glass artist from March to August.

The exhibit is called “James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation.” The works of Hubbell — a San Diegan — will be on display at the following four SDPL locations:

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  • Central Library Art Gallery: Exhibit featuring Hubbell’s 70-plus-year career as a contemporary master who expresses himself through nature-inspired art, architecture and functional objects and spaces.

  • Scripps Miramar Ranch Library: “A Mountain Home & Studios” exhibit features Hubbell’s studio and some of his most famous art.

  • Mission Valley Library: “The Pacific Rim Project” tells the story of Hubbell’s vision that nations located on the Pacific Rim can find common ground through art.

  • Otay Mesa–Nestor Library: “Lado a Lado” focuses on Hubbell’s work in northern Baja California and his first experiment in community-built art parks.

According to SDPL, Hubbell’s art is influenced by the natural landscape of Southern California. Throughout his career, he has used stone, glass, paint, wood and steel to creature art on walls, roofs, floors and furnishings.

James Hubbell
James Hubbell

The exhibition is an official community initiative of the World Design Capital San Diego/Tijuana 2024, which SDPL said was made possible by a collaboration between library, the San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture, the Library Foundation SD and the Ilan-Lael Foundation.

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