Woodward Contemporary

Woodward Contemporary Old Town San Diego's premiere arts destination featuring a fine art gallery, fully-equipped artist studios, and community workshop space.

You've been patient.Your first look is here!👀 Get a sneak peek at Will Day's upcoming gallery exhibition by shopping the...
05/29/2026

You've been patient.

Your first look is here!

👀 Get a sneak peek at Will Day's upcoming gallery exhibition by shopping the collection online before the public opening.

Shop works from Uncontained—Will Day's highly anticipated exhibition opening June 20, along with an exclusive selection of original paintings available only through our online gallery.

Bold, contemporary, and highly collectible, these exceptional originals offer collectors and designers a rare opportunity to acquire sought-after works before the public opening.

Comment SHOP for the link 🎉

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Workshop: Be Wild for a While! Dates: September 17-20, 2026Instructor: Manuela Karin KnautLevel: AllTuition: $1750 Inclu...
05/29/2026

Workshop: Be Wild for a While!
Dates: September 17-20, 2026
Instructor: Manuela Karin Knaut
Level: All
Tuition: $1750
Included: Complimentary lunch provided in studio daily

This four-day workshop is a celebration of freedom in painting — an open space to experiment, take risks, and rediscover the joy of creation. Participants are invited to explore abstract painting through movement, intuition, and curiosity, using color, gesture, and texture as starting points for new discoveries.

We will question familiar routines, embrace coincidence, and follow the unexpected paths that materials and process reveal.

Each participant will work toward developing a personal visual rhythm and direction — ideally leaving the workshop with a selection of exhibition-ready works and a renewed sense of confidence, inspiration, and creative energy.

The studio will become a space of openness and exchange rather than demonstration — a protected environment that encourages authentic experimentation and dialogue.

This workshop is particularly suited for those wishing to reconnect with painting after a break or to refresh and expand their creative practice.

Through intuitive exercises and playful yet focused experimentation, we will move between control and freedom, structure and openness — exploring what happens when intuition and material take the lead. It’s about stepping into a space of new artistic possibilities, discovering fresh perspectives, and gaining trust in your own visual language.

⭐ Only 5 Spots Left ⭐

Comment WORKSHOP for booking.

I swear we're not making all this good news up 🤩⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Woodward Contemporary is a step above the rest. From the minute y...
05/27/2026

I swear we're not making all this good news up 🤩

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Woodward Contemporary is a step above the rest. From the minute you walk into the gallery space you are greeted with a warm welcome. The staff and all the artists of this community are next level. Workshops consist of amazing teachers, eager students, coffee, pastries, lunch and a little wine to finish the day. Woodward Contemporary is a class act...check them out!"
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Read this twice ⬇️⬇️"That was hands down the best art workshop or class I've ever taken! 🙌🏽"-Michele J.
05/25/2026

Read this twice ⬇️⬇️

"That was hands down the best art workshop or class I've ever taken! 🙌🏽"
-Michele J.

Learn the part of portrait painting that nobody talks about. We’re excited to welcome Cathrine Edlinger-Kunze back to ou...
05/24/2026

Learn the part of portrait painting that nobody talks about.

We’re excited to welcome Cathrine Edlinger-Kunze back to our studio!

July 23-26, 2026
Face Up: Where Faces Emerge and Disappear
Woodward Contemporary, San Diego, CA

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"It was truly like watching a master create a painting. She was quite free with information, color combinations, brushwork, drawing tips. It was awesome!"
-Nelvia

During this 4-day workshop, you don’t start with control or a finished plan. You start loose, in abstraction, and you let the painting lead. It can feel a little uncertain at first, even uncomfortable, because you are not trying to “get it right” right away.

But then something shifts...

A face starts to appear where there was only paint and gesture. It feels surprising every time. Like you are discovering something instead of inventing it.

☝🏽 That moment is the heart of the workshop. Not pushing the image, but noticing when it begins to show itself. Staying with it long enough to see what it wants to become.

It can feel quiet, focused, and honestly a bit emotional when the image comes forward on its own.

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Ready for an artistic jailbreak? 💥This July, internationally recognized artist invites you into four days that feel far...
05/22/2026

Ready for an artistic jailbreak? 💥

This July, internationally recognized artist invites you into four days that feel far less like a workshop and more like an artistic jailbreak.

Known for her expressive, emotionally charged work and sought after by collectors worldwide, Cathrine has built an international following by doing something many artists secretly crave and few dare to attempt ⬇️⬇️

Loosening the rules and trusting what happens next.

No measuring noses, no obsessing over whether one eye is 2 millimeters too high.

Instead, you'll begin where many of the BEST paintings begin:

Loose marks
Unexpected textures
Excavated layers
Beautiful chaos

👉🏼If you are an abstract artist who wants more humanity and emotional resonance in your work, this workshop is for you.

👉🏼If you are a figure painter who craves freedom, movement, and fresh energy, this workshop is also for you.

Face Up: Where Faces Emerge and Disappear
Cathrine Edlinger-Kunze
July 23-26, 2026
$1600
Includes all lunches and beverages
Open to all levels, from beginner to advanced

Comment WORKSHOP for the link or tap the link in our bio.

Good news is our June 4-Week Drawing the Figure Class just sold out! The even good-er news is that has added another 4-...
05/16/2026

Good news is our June 4-Week Drawing the Figure Class just sold out! The even good-er news is that has added another 4-week session in July! 😉

If you weren't able to get a spot in April, May, or June...this is your chance! ⏰

Tap the link in our bio to book.

We can't think of a better way to welcome summer 😎Woodward Contemporary presents “Uncontained,” a solo exhibition by acc...
05/14/2026

We can't think of a better way to welcome summer 😎

Woodward Contemporary presents “Uncontained,” a solo exhibition by acclaimed abstract painter

✨ Will Day: Uncontained
🥂 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 4-7PM
🗓️ On View: June 12 - July 11, 2026
🎟️ Admission: Free and open to the public

Based in Boulder, Day is known for large-scale, high-energy works created on raw canvas using unconventional tools. His paintings balance force and intention, with thick, physical surfaces that hold equal parts tension and release.

A pivotal shift in Day’s life and ultimately his work came after his wife survived the September 11 attacks in the Twin Towers. In the aftermath, he stepped away from a career in finance and committed fully to painting, channeling that experience into a practice rooted in urgency, gratitude, and transformation. The result is work that doesn’t just depict emotion, it processes it, turning upheaval into something unexpectedly expansive and alive.

"Uncontained” invites viewers into a body of work that embraces risk, release, and a hard-won sense of joy. Day's ability to transform personal history into visual language has earned him national recognition, with features in major publications and works held in collections across the United States, Europe, and North Africa. 

“Will’s work carries a kind of electricity you can’t fake,” says Gigi Woodward, artist and owner of Woodward Contemporary. “It’s physical, yes, but it’s also deeply human. You feel the shift from chaos to clarity happening right in front of you.”

Plan your visit at Woodward contemporary.com.

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3935 Harney Street
San Diego, CA
92103

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm

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