Double Break

Specialties

Double Break is a shop and art gallery. We feature monthly art exhibitions, books, design objects, gifts, clothing, jewelry, cards and more!

History

Established in 2011.

When uttered over radio frequencies, Break-​Break raises the alarm, alerting listeners to a priority event in their midst. It is a directive to listen up and pay attention. Inspired by this sense of urgency and a need to communicate, artists Matt Coors and Louis M. Schmidt are pleased to present Double Break, a new art gallery/​shop in Banker’s Hill unlike anything currently available in San Diego. Double Break is both a gallery with a rotating exhibition and programming schedule featuring artists from San Diego and beyond, and a shop selling art books, design objects, prints, clothing, original artwork and more.

Meet the Business Owner

Louis S.

Business Owner

Louis M Schmidt was born and raised in rural, central Illinois. He graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 2004 with a BA in Art History and a BFA in Studio Arts, for which he was awarded Summa cum Laude honors. His primary art practices include drawing, installation and publications, and (as well as participating in several art book fairs) he has had recent exhibitions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. He continues his practice as an artist while running Double Break with his business partner Matt Coors, also an artist and fellow native of the midwest. Schmidt and Coors both earned MFAs from UC San Diego’s Visual Arts department: Schmidt in 2010, Coors in 2009.