Born in San Diego CA, a preschool teacher and a love child of two parents who were art lovers. Kizzy has been singing ever since the age of 6 years old. From girls’ choir, to show choir, to writing songs and recording them. Kizzy has sang with different roots & culture reggae bands in San Diego. “Music has been instrumental in any healing processes that I have gone through from childhood into adulthood. It still is to this day. Providing a musical worldly curriculum for the children in my class gave them a sense of what the music is like around the globe, while developing other key cognitive skills. “
Vanessa Rishel /
Vanessa Rishel is an oil painter and conceptual artist based in South Bay San Diego. Her art practice examines the formation of identity and the exploration of liminal spaces. Rishel's career includes notable residencies and exhibitions, such as at Teros Gallery, Phorm Studio, and Bread & Salt, and her work has been featured in various group shows across San Diego and beyond. Rishel is also recognized for her contributions as a writer, muralist, and live painter.
Christian Garcia-Olivo /
Christian Garcia-Olivo (b. 1988, Santa Barbara, CA) is a San Diego-based artist known for his innovative exploration of acrylic paint as a sculptural medium. In December 2020, he debuted his first solo show, Untitled 2020, at Bread & Salt in San Diego, setting the stage for a dynamic artistic journey. Christian’s work is featured in the San Diego Civic Art Collection and the Mesa College Library, and he has exhibited his art internationally in Italy and Spain, as well as across Southern California at the San Diego Art Institute, San Diego Central Library Art Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Barbara and at Permanent Storage Projects in Los Angeles. Christian has received recognition for his contributions to the art world, including an Honorable Mention at the Athenaeum’s 28th Annual Juried Exhibition.
Dinah Poellnitz /
Dinah is one of the Co-founders of The HSCC, Curator, and Director of Development for the space. Dinah grew up between Vista & Oceanside, and was always inspired by the diverse activity that surged up & down Hill Street in the 70s - 90s. Graduating from University of CA Riverside in 2006, she earned a BA in Art History + Arts Administration. While her accomplishments as an arts professional & board member are extensive, she is also a committed and active member of many local political orgs, and is constantly working towards building a more sustainable & creative society.
“We can't build and sustain a thriving art community by ignoring our history. Art is a personal, communal and universal message to record our cultural experiences. Art is for everyone. "Country clubs" are generally members only. We wanted to cancel out the ideal that art only belongs to a small few. So, it just made sense. Our art exhibitions are the embodiment of love for our community.” -Dinah
Margaret Hernandez /
Marge is the co-founder and gallery manager at the HSCC. She has been living in Oceanside for 9 years now after graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in fine art photography. Marge and Dinah met 9 years ago while volunteering at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Marge says the museum was very influential in motivating them to create their own space, which began with them curating their first group art show.
“𝘼𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚, 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮. 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.” -𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩