SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: Laluzapalooza 2018 at La Luz de Jesus Gallery – Opening Reception on Friday, March 2nd
La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be presenting their annual juried group exhibition, LALUZAPALOOZA with an opening reception on Friday, March 2nd. This gigantic, no-theme show will be featuring works from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. Each year, the gallery sorts through tens of thousands of submissions from commercial illustrators, graphic designers, tattooists,…
Event Coverage: Panel Discussion & Closing Reception “CALIFORNIA LOCOS: SoCal Originals – Masters of Style”
The “CALIFORNIA LOCOS: SoCal Originals – Masters of Style,” panel discussion, that took place during the closing reception at Eastern Projects Gallery, was a standing room only affair. Lead by Artist, original LOCOS member and co-curator of the exhibition, Chaz Bojórquez, this discussion was food for the soul, for any graffiti or contemporary art fan,…
Save the Date: “CALIFORNIA LOCOS: SoCal Originals – Masters of Style” at Eastern Projects, in Chinatown – September 16th through October 30th
Save the Date for “CALIFORNIA LOCOS: SoCal Originals – Masters Of Style,” an incredibly exciting new exhibition, with special programming, that promises to be a historic classic, opening September 16th at Eastern Projects in Chinatown. The CALIFORNIA LOCOS represent a living West Coast lifestyle. Each LOCO is a contemporary SoCal artist rooted in the diverse subcultures…
Dark Progressivism: Award Winning LA Documentary Screens June 4 at Art Gathering
Cartwheel Art is proud to announce that the documentary Dark Progressivism was awarded Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2016 Fine Arts Film Festival. We are the media of sponsor this documentary about Los Angeles art, which was written and directed by our frequent contributor Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, and associate produced by Lisa Derrick. On…
Pop Up: May 22 Only Ed Gutter Limited Edition Print at Til Death
This Sunday, May 22, acclaimed Southland painter Ed Gutter releases his latest artwork, Speakeasy, in new format, as a limited edition tee shirt that includes a print and button, at a one-day only pop-up event at Til Death Studio. Tee shirts have become a highly valued collectible, with some vintage band tees going for up…
Save the Date June 2 – June 5: Art Gathering, Queen Mary Long Beach
This is gonna be huge! Art Gathering brings over 400 artists together for a tattoo-influenced fine art fair weekend aboard the Queen Mary. Michael Keith of New Era Arts Group, Art Gathering’s parent company, explains: We noticed that many kids out of art school would jump straight into tattooing, while many longtime tattooists also were…
“POW! WOW! Hawaii” Breaks Barriers in Honolulu
Reminder: Hawaii is a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Throughout most of history, it’s proven a culture difficult to penetrate. That also ensures the Islands’ heritage stays rich and seemingly unbreakable. So aside from the non-stop influx of sun-burned tourists sporting Aloha shirts, not much else coming from outside leaves much of…
LA Art Show 2015: Dark Progressivism Debuts on International Stage
The 20th anniversary of the LA Art Show opens tonight, and I am thrilled–not only because the art is amazing (check out Littletopia with its collection of local cutting edge galleries, and The Mural Conservancy Los Angeles’ booth which features Petal and Blossom and Los Quatros, along with art galleries from around the world), but…
Jesse Hazelip “Mark of Cain” : Must-See Show, Through Nov 22
UPDATE: DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THIS SHOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED! “MARK OF CAIN” OPEN THROUGH SATURDAY NOV 22 November 4 is mid-term election day, and in the United States, over 5.85 million citizens are denied the right to vote because they have felony convictions. The majority of these disenfranchised voters are people of color. A…
Katherine Brannock: Art to Ignite an Atmosphere of Evolution
The biggest thrill of La Luz de Jesus‘s annual gianormous group show Laluzapalooza is discovering an artist with a stunning style, one you haven’t seen before, one whose work leaps off the wall. The two pieces she’s exhibiting at Laluzpalooza are very different from the ballpoint pen drawings in her first book, Katherine Brannock: Sketchbooks…
Miss Van and Alex Garcia at CoproGallery
The main thing that connects the work of Miss Van and Alex Garcia together are the wild amount of people who have their art permanently tattooed onto their bodies. For instance, I met one awesome artist/blogger at the opening reception to their exhibits at CoproGallery who drove all the way up from San Diego with her Miss Van accompanying her the entire…