“Snapshot San Diego”
San Diego International Airport
New Terminal 1 Inaugural Exhibit
Misti Washington Gourd & Basket Guild is honored to have been chosen as one of the first eight art groups to display their members’ artwork in the San Diego Airport’s New Terminal 1 exhibit space. The first phase of the exhibit installation, “The Studio Overview Space” opened September 24, 2025 (viewable past TSA check in). This phase of the exhibit features Susan Roberts’ artwork, along with natural materials used by our Guild’s artists.
Check back to this webpage to find out when the full MWGBG exhibit will be on display.
The MWGBG artists whose works will be shown in the final phase of the “Snapshot San Diego” exhibit installation are: Polly Jacobs Giacchina, Cookie Hanson, Alison Hiers, Sue Kamin, Carol Lang, Judy Robelotto, Grace Swanson, Jennifer Tang-Limon, Misti Washington, Don Weeke, Peggy Wiedemann, Wilma Ziegler and Debra Zimmerman.
MWGBG display installed in “The Studio Overview Space,” the first phase of the Terminal 1 exhibit. The artist’s work chosen for display is by Susan Roberts, a long-time member who contributed much to the Guild and who sadly passed away a few years ago. Also shown are examples of natural materials used in members’ artwork. This display will remain in place to entice visitors to enter the exhibit area showing more of our Guild members’ artwork when the final installation phase is completed. — Photo by Daniel Dennert
From an article in the San Diego Union Tribune:
“The arts team at the airport has carved an artistic space meant to celebrate all things local. The Studio, as it’s called, ‘is the new space in the new Terminal 1 that is reserved for our temporary exhibition program,’ says Daniel Dennert, the curator and arts program manager at the San Diego International Airport. ‘It was designed thoughtfully to be a multipurpose space,’ he says. ‘So we can also utilize performing arts in here as well as have workshops with local artists. One of my favorite things about the temporary exhibition program is it’s the primary way that we bring in local artists … and make sure that we’re representing them and their voices.’
The inaugural exhibit, titled ‘Snapshot San Diego,’ is meant to be a visual journey showcasing and celebrating the region’s ‘vibrant cultures, histories and artistic expressions.’ Highlighted in the exhibit are eight local San Diego institutions, including the Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum, Comic-Con Museum, Visions Museum of Textile Art, Ilan-Lael Foundation and the Misti Washington Gourd & Basket Guild. The exhibit will run for two years, with a new group lined up for the second year.”
The Guild hopes you will all enjoy and, when announced, help to spread the word about the upcoming final phase of this amazing exhibit!
Overview of SD Airport Terminal 1 “Snapshot San Diego” Exhibit Space. — Photo by Pablo Mason
Guild Members’ Artwork to be Exhibited
During the Next Phase
Polly Jacobs Giacchina, “Foggy Terrain,” Twined date palm seed frond
Cookie Hanson, “Seaweed Basket with Stars”
Alison Hiers, “Agua Dulce Creek,” willow, leather, beads
Sue Kamin, “Torrey Pine Needle Plate,” Torrey pine needles, wood, raffia
Sue Kamin, “King Palm Sheath,” split leaf philodendron sheath, wooden beads, waxed linen thread
Carol Lang, “Awakening,” gourd, Canary Island date palm inflorescence, sisal, cranberry vines, jute, seagrass
Carol Lang, “Cu-Cuprum,” Canary Island pine needles, waxed linen, beads, copper nugget center
Carol Lang, “ The Path,” internal armature, Irish waxed linen, jute
Susan Roberts from the collection of Carol Lang, “Pacific,” pine needles, rock, driftwood, seaweed, waxed linen
Judy Robelotto, “Seaweed #4,” seaweed
Grace Swanson, “#5914,” gourd grown in San Diego county, pine needles, shell
Jennifer Tang-Limon, “Woven Mandala,” waxed linen thread, agate, plastic
Jennifer Tang-Limon, “Wisdom Pagoda,” waxed linen
Jennifer Tang-Limon, “Harmony Pagoda,” waxed linen
Misti Washington, “Crealagh,” reed, king palm seed fronds, split leaf philodendron
Don Weeke from the collection of Carol Lang, “Zigzag,” gourd, wood burned, coiled, dyed, palm inflorescence, fiber stitching material
Debra Zimmerman, “Random Weave,” vines, leaves and reed
Peggy Wiedemann, “Exploring Too,” Pine needles, waxed linen thread
Wilma Ziegler, “WZ #412,” tule
