Julia Dixon Evans
Arts Reporter/Host, The FinestJulia Dixon Evans hosts KPBS’ arts and culture podcast, The Finest, writes the KPBS Arts newsletter, produces and edits the KPBS/Arts Calendar and works with the KPBS team to cover San Diego's diverse arts scene.
Previously, Julia wrote the weekly Culture Report for Voice of San Diego and has reported on arts, culture, books, music, television, dining, the outdoors and more for The A.V. Club, Literary Hub and San Diego CityBeat. She studied literature at UCSD (where she was an oboist in the La Jolla Symphony), and is a published novelist and short fiction writer. She is the founder of Last Exit, a local reading series and literary journal, and she won the 2019 National Magazine Award for Fiction. Julia lives with her family in North Park and loves trail running, vegan tacos and live music.
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Find inspiration and a little how-to in the feeds of these local artists and musicians -
One of the most legendary and influential leaders of San Diego's midcentury contemporary art scene has passed away at the age of 91 -
The exhibition of work by the four finalists, originally set to open last weekend, has been officially rescheduled for September -
San Diego Art Prize finalist finds inspiration in her work for NASA — and won't let the pandemic's uncertainty stop her -
KPBS Midday EditionAutobiographical comics with Fifi Martinez, San Diego Opera's Salome, Native Poppy's floral arranging, La Jolla Playhouse Tinkerbell wings, and — of course — brunch -
Art and galleries are in a contradiction: isolated and closed, but at the same time more public and accessible than ever
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KPBS Midday EditionOur guest for Midday Edition's weekend arts preview segment this week is Andrea "Angie" Chandler, with recommendations for visual art, theater and a photography zine signing event.
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