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Specialties
Lux Art Institute is redefining the museum experience to make art more accessible and personally meaningful. At Lux, you don’t just see finished works of art; you see the artistic process firsthand, engaging with internationally recognized artists in a working studio environment.
History
Established in 1998.
In 1998 San Diego art patrons and philanthropists discuss how they might encourage a better understanding of visual art. They agreed that what was needed was something more than a museum – a place where visitors would be directly exposed to the artistic process in a way that was demystified and immediately engaging.
The founders named the new endeavor Lux, Latin for «light,» and began working to build a facility that would bring international artists to Southern California to realize commissioned works on site and in the public eye.
As Lux worked to build its permanent facility the vision began to take shape as a «museum without walls.» A series of permanent installations around the Lux grounds offered visitors a sense of the uncommon art experience to come. And in 2000, Lux initiated its educational outreach initiative with the Valise Project. In 2007, the institute’s first permanent structure, the Artist Pavilion, opened to the public and welcomed its first resident artist.
Meet the Manager
Reesey S.
Manager
As the former Director and Vice President of Visual Arts at the California Center for the Arts Museum, Shaw presented artists with the opportunity to create work on site — an idea that she continues to champion today at Lux.
A graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, Shaw received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine art. She began her career as an artist and art historian, lecturing at Claremont Graduate University, University of California, San Diego, and Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Under Shaw’s leadership, Lux has evolved from an innovative vision in 1998 to a full-blown reality. November of 2007 marked the opening of the Artist Pavilion, Lux’s first permanent facility. Designed by Renzo Zecchetto Architects, AIA, the state-of-the-art facility serves as a place for international artists to live and work, and provides the public access to the often elusive creative process.
