Studio Visit: Kristine Schomaker, The Contours of Identity “If you do not like something change it. If you cannot change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou By Gary Brewer Identity, Self, Image – how do we present ourselves to the world? What mixture of emotional strengths and vulnerabilities, family genetics, and environmental conditioning co-mingle to…
Karen Koblitz, Cultural Diplomacy; A Mid-career Survey El Camino College Art Gallery Through April 26, 2018. By Genie Davis Koblitz describes her lush and lovely work as paying “homage to the functional roots of ceramics while elaborating on historical and decorative elements. The influences seen in my work come from life experiences, travels and readings.”…
A Staple Biannual Art Event, The Brewery Artwalk Never Disappoints April 7 & 8, 2018 by Genie Davis As reliable as the seasons themselves, The Brewery Artwalk makes a fall and spring appearance annually. The April edition, held this past weekend, gave visitors access to a wide variety of open studios and gallery exhibits. Viewers…
Two Solo Shows at Chimento Contemporary; Kim Schoenstadt, Context v. Perspective and Cole Case, Riding Shotgun in the Sky Through May 5, 2018 By Jody Zellen Kim Schoenstadt is interested in architecture, perspective and point of view. To that end, she makes works that appear flat and dimensional simultaneously. In her prize winning installation at the 2018…
Ruth Pastine: BroadBands Porch Gallery, Ojai March 22 – April 22, 2018 By Shana Nys Dambrot Ruth Pastine’s chromatically saturated paintings are in some ways odes to the power of pure color, but they are also excavations of the artist’s role in communicating, manipulating, and amplifying that power. And anyway they’re too disruptive to…
What’s Hot in L.A.? Art Events You Should Check Out UPCOMING OPENINGS April 19th Grad Art Open Studios ArtCenter MFA 950 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, California 91105 April 19, 7-10pm For more information Shoreline Symmetry Work by Karen Hochman Brown The MAIN 24266 Main St., Santa Clarita, California 91321 Opening April 19th, 7-10pm For more…
Torrance Art Museum: International Exhibition Includes Los Angles Collectives and More Through May 18th. By Genie Davis Co/Lab III, at the Torrance Art Museum through May 8th offers a stellar pairing of 8 artist-run collectives from Berlin with 8 artist-run gallery spaces from LA. The 16 groups create eight separate curatorial projects; 76 artists in…
