Kelly “Risk” Graval Talks Sculpture, Sharks, and Curating the Mayfair Hotel

Graffiti legend Kelly “Risk” Graval‘s art career started on the streets of Los Angeles about thirty years ago, and he has been making art in and around the DTLA Arts District, where Cartwheel Art is based, for a long time. He recalls visiting the Rendon Hotel over twenty years ago. “One of the first art…

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…

2015 Cartwheel Art/Cartwheel Art Tours in Review

This year was an amazing year for art, and for those of us at Cartwheel Art! We kicked off the year with a special exhibition booth at the 2015 LA Art Fair, “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising,” curated by Rodrigo Ribera D’Ebre and Lisa Derrick, and featuring14 artists, including Chaz Bojorquez, Defer, Big Sleeps, Prime, Abel…

Ron English: “NeoNature: We Are the New They” at New CHG Space in Boyle Heights

“Neo: Nature: We Are The New They” is an appropriate title for Ron English’s new show at Corey Helford Gallery which opens December 12 at their new 12,000 square foot, Boyle Heights location with a reception from 7pm to 10pm. Saturday’s opening marks the opening of CHG’s DTLA space and the debut of Ron English’s…

Miami 2103: Scope Art Fair on the Miami Beach

Scope, an exciting satellite art fair in Miami, will show art from a hundred contemporary galleries from around the world on Miami’s beach.

Photos! It’s Legal! And Big! New Ron English Mural in LA Arts District

  Ron English began work on Urban Bigfoot the first legal work to begin under the new Los Angeles Mural Ordinance. You can see it at Imperial and Jesse, Los Angeles, CA. 90021 in the Downtown LA Arts district, across from Urban Radish. (The actual building address is 667 Santa Fe). Los Angeles-based street artist…

“Boxes of Death 4” Opening at AR4T Gallery

“Boxes of Death 4” is a large traveling group show of coffin art that has been making its way closer and closer to southern California since April. On Aug. 17, 2013 its final resting place (couldn’t resist!) is AR4T Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. The show opens with a party on Aug. 17 from 6…

Culver City: Bar & Garden

Bar & Garden, located between Corey Helfond Gallery and the cluster of galleries around  Thinkspace Gallery,  and  just two doors from Century Guild, celebrates the art of  natural wine, beer, and spirits in a warm and welcoming environment. The cheerful liquor store stocks small batch, artisanal spirits and mixers (including bitters and sodas), along with…

CHG and CHG Circa “Art Collector Starter Kit”

It’s a cornucopia of art as CHG and CHG Circa join forces to present their largest group show of the season on Saturday, March 23rd with “Art Collector Starter Kit,”  new 12″ X 12″ works by over 50 artists.  Fifty artists! The mind boggles. Watch for coverage on CARTWHEEL.

Our Favorite Moments at SCOPE Miami Beach

Enjoy these photos of the exciting art and smiling faces that CARTWHEEL encountered at SCOPE Miami Beach Art Fair, Dec. 4-9, 2012. About SCOPE Miami: SCOPE Miami ran December 4 – December 9, 2012 featuring the best and brightest across multiple creative industries, including fashion, film, music and performance. With over a decade of critically…

CARTWHEEL Preview: Red Bull Curates sends Lydia Emily and Gregory Siff to Miami

For L.A. artist Lydia Emily, “the road to Art Basel” began April 5, 2012 when she competed in and won the Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project at Lab Art, along with fellow L.A. artists Gregory Siff and Hans Haveron. Now it’s time to reap the rewards of winning a spot with the highly…