Midsummer Madness – curated and produced by 2021 1835 Intern Team
1835 Art Gallery Show – “Midsummer Madness” - Opening Night this Thursday, June 3 rd at 6-
10pm!
Midsummer Madness, is an art exhibition centered around the beautiful and the deadly; a
precocious and cinematically inspired ode to the recent real world implications of existing with
the hopes of finding solace outside—even if it’s not guaranteed.
Whether it be a pandemic, racial inequity, gun violence, or a classist government solely
concerned with appearance and profit over the well being of its collective; all of us are subjected
to the madness of the outside world. All of us are vulnerable in the face of uncertainty. And we
acknowledge that it takes great courage to create something beautiful in the midst of this jarring
reminder. However terrifying, uncertainty itself is perhaps the most persistent natural occurrence
that we can acknowledge; making it beautiful and necessary, chaotic yet crucial, and
magical yet maddening.
Midsummer Madness Art Show was curated and produced solely by the extraordinary team of
1835 Interns we had onboard from Nov 2020 - June 2021:
Lauren Taylor
Lauren Taylor is a San Diego native that went to college in San Francisco and made the trek
back home to SD! She graduated with a degree in technical and professional writing with an
emphasis in broadcast and electronic communications. Some of her passions include writing
poetry, short stories; and music.
Mia Jimenez
Mia went to SDSU for Interior Architecture and is really big on art! She grew up in National City,
likes apple juice a lot, and runs a tiny art side business with two of her friends!
@mianderthal
Phoebe San Miguel
Phoebe is from LA (Torrance/Carson area). She moved to San Diego in March of 2018 to be
closer to the creative community that she discovered here. She is an artist, herself, mostly
dabbling with different drawing and painting mediums. A lot of her work happens to be
portraits, however, she hopes to expand her skill set and learn to draw different subjects,
objects, and more.
@colormepheebs
Samantha Hernandez
Samantha Hernandez is a multidisciplinary creative and San Diego native. She has always loved
the fluidity and open arms of San Diego's art scene and hopes to continue to highlight those
artists.
@arttangell
Josh Henderson
Josh Henderson has lived in San Diego all of his life and has become involved in the alternative
music community over the past few years. Josh’s passion is to bring representation of the
alternative music, specifically the hardcore and post-hardcore scene, into spaces like 1835.
@joshenders0n
Adrin Jeremy Roque
Adrin Jeremy Roque’s passion is in fashion and turning his ideas into reality. He was born in San
Diego but grew up all around the world in countries like Japan and Italy
@adrinjeremy
Jhea Espares
Jhea is a San Diego-based creative. She’s a Junior UX Designer and aspiring Film and Creative
Director. Jhea loves collaborating with passionate and socially responsible creatives and
problem-solvers who care about the safety and wellness of bipoc communities. Pre-covid, you
would have found her studying at local cafes, listening to her favorite musicians at the
Observatory, and making art and short films with her UCSD community.
@jhea.espe.chua
