Santa Ana artist Skeith De Wine says he was "the victim of a gay
bashing hate crime" in September 2008 that left him with severe dental
damage, a nose broken in two places and a fractured skull
and jaw. Before the incident, he'd made many pieces inspired by hate
against gays. That's how you'd assume he spent his six months in
recovery, painting as a form of therapy. But the fruits of De Wine's
recovery labor to be unveiled this weekend have nothing to do with
violence against gays--or anyone els
​Santa Ana artist Skeith De Wine was victimized by gay
bashing on Sept., 18, 2008, in front of what is now Belsito Roche Fine Art Gallery on East Broadway in Long Beach.Exactly a year to the day after the hate crime that left De Wine with severe dental
damage, a nose broken in two places and a fractured skull
and jaw, a show featuring some of his works opens in the new art space."The location of this show or night of the
event were not planned," De Wine says in an email to friends and art supp
