Cartwheel Art Tours Coverage: Neighborhood Explorations in Mid-Wilshire with Cartwheel Art Tours Host – Michelle Homami

“Treasures of Public Art and LA History in the Miracle Mile District” Michelle Homami, a true born & raised Los Angeles native and Airbnb traveler, as well as being a contributor for Cartwheel Art Magazine, who has had the joy of living in the Miracle Mile District for the past 3.5 years, led groups as…

INTERVIEW: Michael Torquato deNicola Talks About His Torquato Character, His Grandma, and His Upcoming Show at FATHOM

Artist Michael Torquato deNicola started out as a professional surfer, and if you saw his installation at Art at the Rendon’s Hidden Rooms last June, you know surfing is still a big part of his life. His next art show, “Torquato Says, ‘Love More…’” opens at FATHOM in Brentwood on Saturday, February 2, and features…

Mark Dean Veca’s Solo Show “The Troubled Teens (Work of a Decade)” Opens at Jason Vass Gallery – Saturday, January 26, 2019

Los Angeles artist Mark Dean Veca has a new solo show opening this week at Jason Vass Gallery in the DTLA Arts District, featuring works from 2010-2019. Veca’s art follows in the pop art tradition, but includes a surreal, psychedelic aspect that he describes as a “biomorphic abstraction.” He told Cartwheel, “The last time I…

SAVE THE DATE: L.A. Collects L.A. – Latin America in Southern California Collections Talk + Book Signing – Saturday April 7th

Saturday, 7 April, Soap Plant Wacko: Purveyor of Post-Pop Culture hosts the editor (Jesse Lerner) & photographer (Rubén Ortiz Torres) of L.A. Collects L.A. – Latin America in Southern California Collections (Vincent Price Art Museum, 2018) for a night of engaging discussion with some of the book’s featured collectors (Billy Shire, Carl Baldwin, Tom Patchett).…

Save the Date: La Luz de Jesus 31st Anniversary Drawing Show – December 1st

  2017 marks La Luz de Jesus Galley 31st birthday, bringing Los Angeles 31 years of continuous, monthly exhibitions. This year-end show invitational event traces the history of Post-Pop in its birthplace. The gallery chose from the best illustrators featured in the 31-year history of La Luz de Jesus to create a new, original drawing for…

Save the Date: World Art Day – Art Tour Gallery Events, Presented by Cartwheel Art – Saturday April 15th (12:00pm – 6:30pm)

For the third consecutive year, the City of Angels will participate in World Art Day festivities. This global event led by the IAA/AIAP (International Association of Art, an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO), takes place yearly on April 15th, and celebrates international collaboration through art. In honor of this worldwide celebration, Cartwheel Art has…

Coverage: “Judy Rifka: A Survey of Important Works (1970’s – Present)”

On Sunday, February 26, at Sinai Temple on Wilshire in Los Angeles California, “Judy Rifka: A Survey of Important Works (1970’s – Present)”, opened, with a hum of adoring fans.  Curated by Gregory de la Haba, Paul Celendrillo and Paul Herman, de la Haba is on a mission to shine light on Rifka, creating more space…

Save the Date: “Judy Rifka: A Survey of Important Works (1970’s – Present)” – February 26th through April 20th

Join us on Sunday February 26th for the opening reception of “Judy Rifka: A Survey of Important Works (1970’s – Present)”, Curated by Gregory de la Haba with Paul Herman and Paul Calendrillo. American artist, Judy Rifka began creating her Single-Shape paintings in the early 1970’s. Keith Haring first exhibited them on the fourth floor…

Cartwheel Art Tours Coverage: Airbnb Open – 35 Neighborhood Explorations in Los Angeles, Curated and Produced by Cartwheel Art Tours Founder, Cindy Schwarzstein

On Thursday November 17th, Cartwheel Art Tours provided programming for the Airbnb Open – Los Angeles, with 35 Neighborhood Explorations, curated and produced by Cartwheel Art Tours founder, Cindy Schwarzstein. The Neighborhood Explorations were designed by Cartwheel Art Tours as an opportunity for the 7,000 attendees of the Airbnb Open, to immerse themselves in the cultural diversity found throughout…

Cartwheel Art Tours Coverage: Neighborhood Explorations in Koreatown, with Cartwheel Art Tours Host – Austin Wilkin

“Koreatown: 100 Years of History at a Glance” On Thursday November 17th, Documentary filmmaker, archivist, and transplant gone native, Austin Wilkin, led attendees for the Airbnb Open – Los Angeles, with Neighborhood Explorations in Koreatown, as part of programming, curated and produced by Cartwheel Art Tours founder, Cindy Schwarzstein. The exploration provided guests an adventure through time as…

Save the Date: “Out Of Line” at Subliminal Projects – Opening Reception April 9th

Out Of Line featuring four distinct artists exploring contemporary drawing and mark-making techniques will be opening at Subliminal Projects on Saturday April 9th from 8pm-11pm. Using primarily graphite, pen, and ink, the artists selected for this show examine and expand upon traditional concepts of drawing. Each artist takes their own illustrative liberty to magnify the…