30th Street is becoming regarded as the "Restaurant Row" of San Diego because of the hip, community-minded, and innovative restaurants that have put down their roots in the last few years, but it has also long been a center of a vibrant and thriving community of artists. Sea Rocket has a lot of respect for this active, creative community and will be showing a rotation of local artists.

Currently on the walls is work from painter Bruno Tanonis. Born and raised in San Diego, Bruno received his B.A. in Art (emphasis sculpture) at San Diego State University in 1992. He received his M.F.A in Painting/Drawing at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, in 2007. He currently lives in Sonoma County, California. Stylistically, he's been called a “scribbler” like Jean Michel Basquiat or Cy Twombly. We love his bold color, heavy texture, and personal and story-telling subject matter.

Check out his full bio and website.

We'll be enjoying Bruno's paintings through August, when we're planning a closing party. We haven't yet set a date for this party because we're trying to work around all the Padres games he'll be going to while in town. We'll keep you up to date so you can come out and meet him.