INTERVIEW: Dave Tourjé on the Chouinard Legacy and Why It Matters to Los Angeles

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INTERVIEW: Dave Tourjé on the Chouinard Legacy and Why It Matters to Los Angeles

At the opening night gala of the 25th annual LA Art Show on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, the “Chouinard – 100 Years of LA Art” exhibit attracted an enthusiastic crowd. Chouinard alumni, the California Locos, Art at The Rendon alumni, and fellow artists gathered to swap stories about the Chouinard school and its influence.  …

Curly: The Importance of Arts Education and the Legacy of Chouinard

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Curly: The Importance of Arts Education and the Legacy of Chouinard

When the California Locos were hanging at Red Pipe Gallery, the Locos–Chaz Bojórquez, Dave Tourjé, John Van Hamersveld, Norman Wisdom and Gary Wong–gave a talk about their evolution. The name on all their lips as Chouinard Arts Institute. Four out of five of the guys had gone to school there, and Dave Tourjé had bought…