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Karina Bania It's the color and balance of each smear, the distinct harmony of abstraction. e ethereal work of Karina Bania has found its way into private and corporate collections across Hong Kong, Miami, New York, Norway, and beyond. e La Mesa- based artist continues to appear in significant collections and gallery shows worldwide, including her upcoming solo exhibition, Continuum, at Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco this month and Kennedy Contemporary in Newport Beach. Largely self taught, Bania's path began when she ditched her business degree for a backpack and a paintbrush. While in India, she honed her trademark use of pigments and stained washes on raw canvas. Jay Johansen is octogenarian knows a thing or three about portraiture. e Rancho Santa Fe resident began a second career in the art space, honing a style that marries photorealism with abstraction. His muses range from Marilyn Monroe to a mysterious woman in red. Celebrating his 80th birthday this year, Johansen found his true calling later in life after a successful business career. x Ryan Art Advisory Navigating the global art market requires more than just an eye for aesthetics; it requires total fluency. Enter Ryan Campbell Garrett, an art advisor who translates the opaque language of the art world into a collection strategy. She hits the world's premier fairs (Frieze London, Art Basel) to pinpoint acquisitions geared toward client goals — investment or aesthetics. "We are providing the same high-level expertise and access you'd find in New York and L.A., right here in Rancho Santa Fe," says Garrett. @ranchandcoast OPPOSITE TOP Original artwork by Oriana Poindexter; installation views in Laguna Beach, Encinitas, and the Catalina Museum for Art & History; center top and bottom photos by Heidi Zumbrun, center photo by Chelsea Mayer TOP Karina Bania MIDDLE Times of the Day, 2005, Andy Wolls RIGHT Timeless Trendsetter, Jay Johansen