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…
Save the Date: January 6, Wini Brewer at Barbara’s the Brewery
It can put me in a weird place when asked to participate in a show as an artist or curatrix. A lot of the time, I feel it’s more about the asker, who hopes I’ll fall into the trap of shameless self-promotion and by extension give their project exposure, rather than it being about…
October 18: Curating Homeboy Industries 5k Run Outdoor Art Show
October 18 I am curating my biggest art show yet, an outdoor, four-hour pop-up benefiting Homeboy Industries as part of their 5k run/walk, over forty artists and approximately eighty pieces of art that will be hung on a chain link fence. We start hanging at 5am, the show opens at 8am and is over at…
Brewery Art Walk: Artists’ Life in the Brewery Art Colony
Industrial. Maze-like. Colorful. Zany. Worn. Comfortable. Uncomfortable. Electric. Magical. Home. That’s how long-time Brewery Art Colony resident Wini Brewer describes the vibe at The Brewery Art Colony. And she should know a little something about the vibe of what she calls “a village.” The talented painter of abstracts on wood panels that juxtapose figurative elements…
Photos: Brewery Art Walk Spring 2013
The Brewery is world’s largest arts complex. With over 100 live/work spaces and now a restaurant/bar/cafe, the landmark location, once home of Pabst (“the Champange of bottled beer”), is a blue chip gem and in its nearly 40 years of existence has spurred the downtown Los Angeles arts revival. The Brewery grounds have expanded to…
Coagula Curator’s College Finishes Up with Salon Style Saturday
April 13 was the final show for the six of us taking Mat Gleason’s curatorial seminar. The show 13•4•13 was curated by me and painter Wini Brewer, and featured 13 artists. Each had one piece, with the exception of Tim Youd who had four, because, well they’re small and we used them to balance out…