Save the Date: The 25th Annual LA Art Show Is February 5-9, 2020

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Save the Date: The 25th Annual LA Art Show Is February 5-9, 2020

This February, the Los Angeles art scene will attract artists, galleries, and collectors from around the world with a series of high-profile art events. From Wednesday, February 5, through Sunday, February 9, the LA Art Show will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Cartwheel Art is proud to once again be a media partner, and we send…

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

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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…

Kim Martindale, Producer of the LA Art Show, Has Big Plans for the Show’s Future

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Kim Martindale, Producer of the LA Art Show, Has Big Plans for the Show’s Future

Cartwheel Art is a media partner for the LA Art Show, which is returning for its 24th year. The show runs from Wednesday, January 23, to Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Cartwheel will be in booth 154.) We reached out to Kim Martindale, who has been producing the LA Art…

SAVE THE DATE: Don’t Miss the LA Art Show – January 23 – 27, 2019

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SAVE THE DATE: Don’t Miss the LA Art Show – January 23 – 27, 2019

Later this month, the LA Art Show—the largest art show on the west coast—returns for its 24th year. More than 120 galleries and exhibitors from eighteen countries will present work at the Los Angeles Convention Center, including many that are exhibiting at the show for the first time. The opening night premiere party kicks things…

SAVE THE DATE: Brett Crawford’s “Flying Close to the Sun” at Avenue des Arts – Friday, December 14

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SAVE THE DATE: Brett Crawford’s “Flying Close to the Sun” at Avenue des Arts – Friday, December 14

On Friday, Brett Crawford’s solo show opens at Avenue des Arts in Downtown Los Angeles. The exhibition’s title, “Flying Close to the Sun,” was inspired by the Icarus myth. Crawford’s paintings depict wild animals in human settings and situations, using surreal fantasy to challenge the boundaries of human identity. Avenue des Arts is a contemporary…

Nicholas Bonamy’s Solo Show “Gray” Opens at Gabba Gallery – Saturday, September 8

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Nicholas Bonamy’s Solo Show “Gray” Opens at Gabba Gallery – Saturday, September 8

Artist Nicholas Bonamy is a native Angeleno and one of Cartwheel Art’s closest neighbors—we’re based in the same building of the DTLA Arts District, where Bonamy has lived and worked for the past 11 years. We’re excited about his upcoming solo show, “Gray,” which opens at Gabba Gallery on Saturday, September 8, so we stopped…

PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: “How They Ran” at Over the Influence Features 23 L.A. Artists

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PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: “How They Ran” at Over the Influence Features 23 L.A. Artists

A new exhibition opening this week at Over the Influence in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District brings together a diverse group of artists that represent the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles.  “How They Ran” features work by Miya Ando, Amanda Maciel Antunes, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Uta Barth, Whitney Bedford, Tanya Brodsky, Kelly Brumfield-Woods, Jo…

Gabba Gallery’s Jason Ostro Talks Art, Music, and Giving Back to the L.A. Community

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Gabba Gallery’s Jason Ostro Talks Art, Music, and Giving Back to the L.A. Community

On Saturday, August 4, Gabba Gallery is hosting a public reception to celebrate the launch of “Remix: The Art of Music,” a group show of visual art inspired by music. As in the gallery’s previous exhibitions, “Cratedigger” (2016) and “Cratedigger, Vol. 2” (2017), part of the Remix show will feature pieces that are 12 inches…

SAVE THE DATE: Opening of “Conceptual Craft II” at Denk Gallery – Saturday July 14

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SAVE THE DATE: Opening of “Conceptual Craft II” at Denk Gallery – Saturday July 14

DENK Gallery opened in the DTLA Arts District in January 2017, with the goal of presenting a diverse and engaging program featuring local and contemporary artists who work in a variety of mediums. The gallery is following up last year’s Conceptual Craft show with a sequel. Continuing the themes of the first Conceptual Craft show,…

SAVE THE DATE: Opening of “Milton Davis and Vickie Uyeda: Common Ground” at The Main Museum – Sunday July 8

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SAVE THE DATE: Opening of “Milton Davis and Vickie Uyeda: Common Ground” at The Main Museum – Sunday July 8

On Sunday afternoon, The Main Museum will host an opening party for a new exhibition at Beta Main that pairs the work of two L.A. artists. “Milton Davis and Vickie Uyeda: Common Ground” features paintings, drawings and ceramics. All of the artwork on display was created during the artists’ time working with the adult art…

PREVIEW – PHOTO ESSAY: Opening of “Mark Bradford. New Works” at Hauser & Wirth – Saturday February 17th

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PREVIEW – PHOTO ESSAY: Opening of “Mark Bradford. New Works” at Hauser & Wirth – Saturday February 17th

Hauser & Wirth located in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District will be opening to the public on Saturday, February 17th “Mark Bradford. New Works,” the artist’s first gallery exhibition in his hometown of Los Angeles in over 15 years. See photos below taken for Cartwheel Art by Cindy Schwarzstein during today’s press preview. Scroll to…