{"id":329924,"date":"2026-05-24T00:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T00:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/329924\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T00:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T00:18:08","slug":"organica-flora-to-fauna-exhibition-opens-at-the-granger-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/329924\/","title":{"rendered":"Organica: Flora to Fauna Exhibition Opens at the Granger Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Granger Hotel has a new exhibition worth seeking out. Organica: Flora to Fauna brings together fourteen regional artists from Southern California and across the border, curated by Jennifer Findley \u2013 Director of Arts and Culture at <a href=\"https:\/\/oramholdings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Oram Hotels<\/a> and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfincollective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">JFiN Collective<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The works are installed across the hotel\u2019s salon, lobby, and art studio, turning the whole space into an immersive experience.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Granger-Hotel-Organica-Exhibition-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Granger Hotel Organica Exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-86441\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Where Plant, Animal, and Human Life Converge<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition spans painting, sculpture, installation, and mixed media, and the thread running through all of it is the boundary \u2013 or rather the blurring of it \u2013 between plant, animal, and human life. Photorealist animal studies sit alongside speculative botanical ecologies, fungal networks, and nocturnal habitats. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a show about coexistence and the natural world on its own terms, and it asks you to consider where exactly the human body fits within all of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Granger-Hotel-Organica-Exhibition-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of a Larger Conversation<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organica continues the Granger Art Program\u2019s ongoing dialogue with artists exploring ecological and speculative inquiry, including an art-in-residence initiative with Max Hooper Schneider \u2013 the first emerging artist commissioned for UC San Diego\u2019s Stuart Collection \u2013 whose work engages future ecologies and evolving life systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Voices Behind the Work<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition draws from a diverse range of practices across Southern California and beyond, united by a shared curiosity about the natural world and our place within it.<\/p>\n<p>Annalise Neil<\/p>\n<p>April Street<\/p>\n<p>Becca Mann<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Carney<\/p>\n<p>Dave Essa<\/p>\n<p>Denja Harris<\/p>\n<p>Josh Herman<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Overstreet<\/p>\n<p>Leslye Villase\u00f1or<\/p>\n<p>Nathalie Guerin<\/p>\n<p>Reinhart Selvik<\/p>\n<p>Reni Soares<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia Fernandez<\/p>\n<p>Walter Redondo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Granger-Hotel-Organica-Exhibition-1-1024x956.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86442\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>See you there<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourteen artists, one compelling question about our place in the natural world \u2013 Organica is a slow, rewarding exhibition worth spending time with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc6 On view: Wednesday, May 21 \u2013 Thursday, December 31<br \/>\ud83d\udccd 964 Fifth Ave, San Diego<br \/>\u2139\ufe0f Visit the website <a href=\"https:\/\/grangerhotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> for updates<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Granger Hotel has a new exhibition worth seeking out. 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