SAVE THE DATE: Lisa Derrick Fine Arts Opens in Chinatown – Saturday, January 26, 2019
Los Angeles curator (and former editor of Cartwheel Art magazine) is opening a new art gallery in Chinatown—Lisa Derrick Fine Arts. The gallery will focus on contemporary art that’s outside of the mainstream. Lisa Derrick Fine Arts opens its doors to the public on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 7 pm. The gallery’s inaugural exhibits…
Event Coverage: LA Art Show 2018: Will Not Be Assimilated, by Lisa Derrick
The 2018 LA Art Show gave a lot to look at: Orozco’s murals, a giant Mark Ryden head, Margaret Keane‘s paintings, Littletopia‘s whole section of Low Brow which is now a mainstream trend, political punching bags, a static sculpture of a giant resin American flag dropping into a giant meat grinder with a giant pile…
Cartwheel Art Tours Coverage: Neighborhood Explorations in DTLA Chinatown, with Cartwheel Art Tours Host – Lisa Derrick
L.A,’s Chinatown, Gateway to the New West” Los Angeles-born underground socialite Lisa Derrick, and former Cartwheel Art Magazine editorial director, led guests of the Airbnb Open on Neighborhood Explorations, for multi-cultural adventures through one of Los Angeles’ most storied and historic neighborhoods, Chinatown, gateway to the New West. It was through Lisa’s extensive knowledge of the area’s…
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…
“Dark Progressivism” Screening at Orange County Museum of Art
The sneak peak screening of the documentary Dark Progressivism at the Orange County Museum of Art, presented by the OCMA and the Newport Beach Film Festival, was both the culmination of two years of hard work by the filmmakers and the beginning of the film’s path through festivals. The documentary follows the careers and progress…
Feb 12: “Dark Progressivism” Art History/Graffiti Documentary Screens at Orange County Museum of Art
Cartwheel Art is thrilled to announce that the Newport Beach Film Festival and Orange County Museum of Art will be presenting a free sneak preview screening of the feature length documentary Dark Progresssivism at the Orange County Museum of Art, Friday February 12th at 7pm, followed by a Q&A with director Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, producer…
Preview & Save the Date: Feb 6 “Curate This, Part Deux” Gabba Gallery
Curators are in the spotlight at Gabba Gallery with “Curate This, Part Deux,” showing their art in the second installment of this popular group show. You’ll see work from many well known artists who curate, and discover that many curators have a sideline as artists. Full disclosure: I am the latter, and each time I…
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…
Sat Dec 19: “Oh My Guad” at Fachaptolo Gallery, Boyle Heights,
The Boyle Heights art scene is boiling hot right now, and Fachaptolo Gallery, one of the locally owned-and-operated galleries, will be the site of a very community-centric exhibition, “Oh My Guad” which explores the complexities and layers of the Virgin of Guadalupe, presented in conjunction with Cold Fire Art Company, an East LA art curation…
April 30 “Artopia” Flowers with Mud Baron
On April 30, the Container Yard in the Downtown LA Arts District will be aglow with murals and art for LA Weekly’s “Artopia” a one-night only celebration with art, music, food and drink. Adding even more color and bursting with Nature’s bounty: “Flowers on Your Head” an ongoing living art project from the amazing Mud…
Manifest Justice: Art & Activism Unite at Baldwin Hills Theater, May 1 to 10
May Day! May Day! “Manifest Justice” opens with an artist reception May 1 and to the public May 2 through May 10 for over a week of activism and art that calls for justice across society while addressing racism, sexism, economic and social ills–a large-scale pop-up art exhibition, cultural convening, and community organizing event featuring…