Photo Coverage: “All Season Portfolio” by Patrick Martinez at Charlie James Gallery

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Photo Coverage:  “All Season Portfolio” by Patrick Martinez at Charlie James Gallery

Charlie James Gallery opened a solo exhibition by gallery artist Patrick Martinez titled “All Season Portfolio”, on January 14th from 6-9pm at the gallery in Downtown Los Angeles Chinatown. The show features new works of painting, drawing, and sculpture by the L.A. based artist, and is up through February 18th, 2017. More about Patrick Martinez and…

Event Coverage: “Southland” Curated by Patrick Martinez

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Event Coverage: “Southland” Curated by Patrick Martinez

Artist and Curator of “Southland,” Patrick Martinez. His piece is entitled, “nine deuce.” Charlie James Gallery is currently presenting “Southland”, a group show curated by Patrick Martinez, including works by Sadie Barnette, Sandow Birk, Gregory Bojorquez, Kenturah Davis, Gajin Fujita, Gary Garay, Ramiro Gomez, Lauren Halsey, Kysa Johnson, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Star Montana, Kaz Oshiro, Kenton…

2015 Cartwheel Art/Cartwheel Art Tours in Review

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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…

Chung King Road’s Autumn Cornucopia of Art

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Chung King Road’s Autumn Cornucopia of Art

This Saturday September 14, plan to get hopped up in Chinatown, because it’s the high season on Chung King Road under a waxing moon at the peak of autumn’s balmy nights. Coagula throws a grand re-opening bash at their new location, 974 Chung King Road, across the walkway from the their old spot which was…

Isabel Samaras on ArtPadSF, aka “Fun In The Sun”

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Isabel Samaras on ArtPadSF, aka “Fun In The Sun”

  ArtPadSF, now in its third year, pulled in about 9,000 attendees who all seemed to realize the same thing: it’s a great place to spend a sunny afternoon.  Unlike the giant fairs where you’re locked inside a huge, windowless Thunderdome of art, ArtPadSF allows you as many mini-sanity breaks as you need while you…

CARTWHEEL’s Guide to ArtPadSF May 16-19, 2013

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CARTWHEEL’s Guide to ArtPadSF May 16-19, 2013

For three days and four nights beginning the evening of May 16, a selection of contemporary California galleries will all be poolside in San Francisco, and they’ll be doing more than just kicking back and relaxing! Quite the opposite: At ArtPadSF, the art fair at ultra-hip Phoenix Hotel, the whole complex is abuzz as collectors,…

Miami Project Recap: First Year Art Fair With Staying Power

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Miami Project Recap: First Year Art Fair With Staying Power

When Miami Project, a brand new art fair, took place Dec. 4-9, 2012 in Miami Beach, art collectors were able to get an up close view of some of the world’s most exciting galleries. Below, our photo highlights. About Miami Project: The inaugural Miami Project, a new contemporary and modern art fair debuted December 4-9,…

The Fine Art of The Doodle at CHARLIE JAMES GALLERY

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The Fine Art of The Doodle at CHARLIE JAMES GALLERY

MICHELLE ANDRADE was probably the best doodler in her high school. As in the one that you wished got called up in front of the class to make a masterpiece so that you wouldn’t have to do work for the rest of the day. And now she’s showing at awesome galleries in Chinatown — making…