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	Mission. To produce free monthly opening receptions for the public to enjoy art, watch artists create, listen to live music, and ask questions. To provide affordable, juried exhibition and working studio space for local artists, and provide free exhibition space, art supplies, studio space, and education for teen artists. Additionally, ArtHatch has added an escape room to the complex to serve as an ongoing fundraiser for the program.
	Inspire. Educate. Create. Studies have shown engaging in art and creativity also generates a wide range of positive outcomes, including: Increases in academic achievement. Higher graduation rates and college enrollment. Improvements in literacy and language abilities. Better communication and performance skills. Heightened cultural awareness. Greater self esteem.
	Board of Directors. Melissa Inez Walker Founder and CEO Mark Chavis Owner, M. Chavis: Color + Texture + Fine Finishes VCEO Jonathan Pool, CPA CFO Kelly Vivanco Professional Artist Secretary Sharif I. Carter Engineer/Artist Youth Development Coordinator Travis Sevilla High Tech High Arts Teacher Joanne Brey Escondido Union School District Language Arts Teacher

Advisory Board.

Katie Ragazzi

Escondido Education Foundation

Executive Director

Doug Simay MD

Simayspace, Owner

San Diego Arts College, Co-Founder

Fred Baranowski

AmericanWest Bank

President

Lori Holt Pfeiler

San Diego Foundation

Chris Cochran

Stone Brewing Co.

Community Affairs Manager

Johnny Bear Contreras

Professional Artist

	Melissa Inez Walker. Melissa Inez Walker is the founder and CEO for ArtHatch. She curates the front gallery choosing featured artists from around the world to be exhibited. Walker also interviews and often seeks out the 45 local artists who rent studio space within ArtHatch. Working with teens is no new venture for Walker. She volunteered with Oceanside's StandUp 4 Kids as a volunteer counselor for 5 years, in college she was a big sister as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and in high school she served as the president of Key Club, the schools community service organization. Walker received her BFA in photography and art history from the College of Santa Fe then moved to CA where she held various esteemed positions in the art world including with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Philipp Scholz Rittermann, and Joseph Bellows Gallery. Before opening the gallery in 2004 she exhibited her own artwork at galleries and museums throughout the United States.
	Mark Chavis. Mark is a licensed architect, general contractor and owner of M. Chavis: Texture Fine Finishes. He truly understands the importance of keeping young artists working and the value of original art. Along with having collected a significant collection of emerging artists work, he is also the father of an up and coming teen artist, one of the many inspirations behind the starting of ArtHatch. Like any good dad, Mark nurtures his daughter's talent by making sure she has the most up to date tools and going above and beyond to encourage her talent (he once took her bed to the middle of a desert for her photos shoot).
	Travis Sevilla. Travis is an artist and educator currently working for High Tech High North County. A recent transplant from LA, Travis has attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and received his BFA from OTIS College Art and Design in Los Angeles. He has an MFA in Studio Art from the University of California, Irvine and has been teaching art for the past six years. Travis is enthusiastic about art, art education, and working with young artists. He is truly excited to be part of the Art Hatch organization.
	Kelly Vivanco. Kelly hosts a daily online comic, Patches, which is followed by viewers from around the globe. Vivanco's art has graced the presence of museums and galleries across the world and nearly every piece she has painted in the past six years has sold. Emerging artists relate more closely to Vivanco's work then perhaps any other artist and recently she completed a larger than life commission painting to be housed in the Escondido library teen reading area. Kelly continues to inspire young artists on a day to day basis.
	Jonathan Pool. Jonathan is the well respected and trustworthy owner of Jonathan Pool CPA. He has been working with the gallery for many years and was the first who advised the gallery to seek non profit status. Jonathan is an avid art collector specifially of black and white photography. Jonathan has served on number boards and contributes greatly to ArtHatch and is a strong reason for it's sucess. Jonathan is a father of two and lives with his wife and youngest child in San Diego.
	Who we are? We are a board made up of business owners, CEOs, artists and professional community members.	What we do? We provide artists working in all medias a place to create, exhibit, and blossom.
	Press Links. May 2017 Linda Adair Interview + Echoes @ Distinction Gallery April 2017 JUNE STRATTON AT DISTINCTION GALLERY - Metroframe Blog April 2017 June Stratton: In The Garden - Beautiful.Bizarre Magazine February 2017 Scott Rohlfs - Artist ‘Made You Look’ with striking women - Pacific Magazine September 2016 Jon Jaylo in The Coast News Group September 2016 Jon Jaylo @ California Center for the Arts in Beautiful.Bizarre Magazine September 2016 Pacific Magazine: Ross Jaylo: Transition September 2016 Pacific Magazine: Jon Jaylo: All These Answers That May Never Come Our Way May 2016 Bliss Magazine: A SOLO EXHIBITION BY SAN FRANCISCO-BASED ARTIST AMANDALYNN May 2016 Juztapoz Magazine: Amandalynn @ Distinction Gallery May 2016 Supersonitart.com: Amandalynn’s “Seasons of Change” at Distinction Gallery. May 2016 instagrafite Magazine: ‘Seasons of Change’ A Solo Exhibition by Artist Amandalynn May 2016 Discover SD: Amandalynn returns to SD for art encore April 2016 Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen (Author). Illustrations by Kelly Vivanco April 2016 Casey Weldon Presents Electric New Paintings in “Stray Voltage” - Hi Fructose Magazine April 2016 "Stray Voltage" in Beautiful.Bizarre Magazine March 2016 Vivanco: 'Tendrils' by Beautiful Bizarre March 2016 Kelly Vivanco – Investigating Lands of Wonder – Artist Interview February 2016 Rave Jaylo: LA Art Show February 2016 Vanguard Culture: Michael Aaron Williams January 2016 LA CANVAS: 5 Booths to Check Out at This Year’s LA Art Show January 2016 ArtPin: 10 Booths That Caught Our Eye At The LA Art Show December 2015 SD City Beat: ArtHatch Art-A-Thon December 2015 Virginie Mazureau's "Free Souls" on Beautiful Bizarre November 2015 Prints on Wood Show on Beautiful Bizarre September 2015 "As The Moon Draws Water" on Eclectix September 2015 "As The Moon Draws Water" on Hi-Fructose September 2015 "As The Moon Draws Water" on Beautiful.Bizarre April 2015 "The Nightmare in Wonderland Project" on Hi-Fructose April 2015 "The Nightmare in wonderland Project" on OhNo!Doom April 2015 The Nightmare In Wonderland project VIDEO • curated by Ixie Darkonn February 2015 "Inflorescence" on Beautiful.Bizarre February 2015 Kari-Lise Alexander, Video December 2014 "Wonderbirds" on Eclectix November 2014 "A Few Small Nips" on Beautiful.Bizarre October 2014 "Figments"on Beautiful.Bizarre October 2014 "Figments" on Hi-Fructose Magazine April 2014 "Subnatural" in Beautiful.Bizarre Magazine January 2014 Art-A-Thon in The San Diego Union Tribune October 2013 "LUCK" on Live Free Podcast October 2013 "LUCK" on Stilettogal June 2013 "Dreaming in the Hippodrome" on San Diego CityBeat May 2013 "Songs of Purity" on Paper Darts February 2013 "Electric Sugar" on Eclectix November 2012 "In The Folds" on San Diego Union Tribune October 2012 "The Privileged Series" Video October 2012 "The Privileged Series" on San Diego CityBeat October 2012 "The Privileged Series" on Pacific Magazine October 2012 "The Privileged Series" on San Diego LGBT Weekly September 2012 "Taetrum et Dulce: Lux in Tenebris" On Cartwheel April 2012 "Crossing the Divide" On Lost at E Minor April 2012 "Crossing the Divide" On Argot and Ochre April 2012 "Crossing the Divide" On Live Fast March 2012 "Irrestistibly Idiosyncratic" On Eclectix Art March 2012 "Irrestistibly Idiosyncratic" Dan Barry in Juxtapoz February 2012 "The Black Market Method" in the Union Tribune January 2012 "Art-A-Thon" on San Diego Living January 2012 "Art-A-Thon" in the Union Tribune October 2011 "Cuties for A Cause Calendar Release Party" September 2011 "Immortalized: Rods and Customs of Distinction" Robert Williams Speaking and handing out awards September 2011 "Immortalized: Rods and Customs of Distinction" Gino and the Lone Gunmen playing out front September 2011 "Immortalized: Rods and Customs of Distinction" Blog Feature September 2011 "Immortalized: Rods and Customs of Distinction" in San Diego City Beat September 2011 "Immortalized: Rods and Customs of Distinction" in San Diego Union Tribune July 2011 "Anicomically Correct" on Juxtapoz May 2011 Jana Brike "Book of Taboo" on Hi Fructose May 2011 "Book of Taboo" on Curbs and Scoops March 2011 "Pillars of the Earth: A Tribute to the Masters" on Juxtapoz March 2011 "Pillars of the Earth: A Tribute to the Masters" on Alike No. 1 March 2011 "Pillars of the Earth: A Tribute to the Masters" on Curbs and Stoops February 2011 "Macrocosm" on Hi Fructose February 2011 "Macrocosm" on Juxtapoz February 2011 "Macrocosm" on Creep Machine January 2011 "Exuberance Found" Daryll Peirce, Chris B. Murray, Mike Maxwell on Juxtapoz January 2011 "Exuberance Found" on No New Enemies Network January 2011 "Exuberance Found" nastyKEMical Blog January 2011 "Exuberance Found" on KPBS September 2010 "Quiet Homes Await an Indian Summer" Andy Haynes in Juxtapoz August 2010 "JEST in Time: The Phylogenesis of Clowns" in Juxtapoz August 2010 "JEST in Time: The Phylogenesis of Clowns" on Arrested Motion May 2010 "The Lost Children": Bob Pincus and editor's pick in the Union Tribune May 2010 "The Lost Children": Jana Brike on Arrested Motion May 2010 "The Lost Children": Jana Brike in Juxtapoz May 2010 "The Lost Children": Jana Brike in City Beat April 2010 "Self Preservation": Andy Haynes and Jacub Gagnon April 2010 "Self Preservation": In Arrested Motion April 2010 "Carving Out A Space For Art, Artists, and Family": Union Tribune Arts by Bob Pincus March 2010 "Curious Reminiscence": Night and Day by Bob Pincus March 2010 "Curious Reminiscence": City Beat March 2010 "Curious Reminiscence": KPBS: Culture Lust December 2009 Gabe Leonard interview on ARTROCKS Radio December 2009 Gabe Leonard in City Beat December 2009 Gabe Leonard photo and blurb in the Union Tribune December 2009 "SUB1K: CA STYLE" Story on sdentertainer June 2009 "The Journal Entries of Changing Tides" and artist studios feature on "Channel 6 news" June 2009 "The Journal Entries of Changing Tides" feature on "Juxtapoz" June 2009 "The Journal Entries of Changing Tides" feature in "Hi Fructose" May 2009 "Under the Sun" feature on "Drawing Attention"-pg 28-29 March 2009 "He Said, She Said" Featured in CityBeat February 2009 "Plastic Prophets of Vinyl Redemption" Pick of the week in City Beat December 2008 "Infinity Squared" blurb in the Union Tribune (published with Vivanco painting) December 2008 Kelly Vivanco featured on cover of City Beat as part of feature on "Infinity Squared" December 2008 "Infinity Squared" on Juxtapoz November 2008 Destination Unknown Paintings on Display September 2008 Over $15,000 raised for LBDA, see page 3 September 2008 Project 57 video on Nostica TV August 2008 Project 57 photos on Juxtapoz August 2008 Project 57 photos on Vinyl Pulse August 2008 Story in the North County Times about Lewy Body Dementia and Project 57 July 2008 Saratoga Sake on Juxtapoz website July 2008 Interview with Saratogoa Sake in "Under the Sun" June 2008 Upcoming show "Vamperina" on Lost At E Minor June 2008 Isaac Pierro interview in Juxtapoz June 2008 Photos from opening night of "I Killed Qupid" May 2008 Photos from opening night of "Mode" April 2008 Juxtapoz March 2008 Photos from opening night of "Midnight Parade" March 2008 Distinction Gallery Presents: February 2008 An Incomplete Theoretical History of a Dying Doppleganger Multiverse New Works by Josh Taylor \| Opening Reception January 2008 Feature about "Sub 1K"" and interview with the owner in the Union Tribune December 2007 Photos from opening night of "Sub 1K" November 2007 Photos from opening night of "If Opened Alarm Will Sound" November 2007 Distinction voted Best Art Gallery on Channel 10 news for 2007 August 2007 KPBS: Weekend Preview June 2007 San Diego Magazine: BEST GALLERY FEATURING URBAN ART June 2007 KUSI News San Diego: Rod Luck showed up with artist Justin Bua - Watch Video June 2007 Juxtapoz Opening night photos: Justin Bua appearing at Distinction Gallery June 2007 KPBS Radio, 89.5 FM: Focus on Justin Bua and his upcoming opening at Distinction Gallery June 2007 The San Diego Union Tribune: Justin Bua, Celebrating the Urban Experience article June 2007 The San Diego Union Tribune: Melissa Inez Walker honored for contributions to downtown February 2007 San Diego CityBEAT: Interview with artist Sake December 2006 North County Times: Oceanside artist living her dream with '3 Way' August 2006 Absolute Arts: Christopher Polentz announces solo show August 2006 North County Times: San Marcos artist 'Lost Exhibition' June 2006 Vision Magazine: Featured artist Hugo Salinas May 2006 The San Diego Union Tribune: Interview with Blaine Fontana May 2006 Today's Local News: San Marcos artist gives Escondido something to look at October 2005 San Diego CityBEAT: Mike Feeney's March of the Penguins June 2004 North County Times: Distinction Art Gallery Opens
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