For tonight’s staff picks – January 25, 2025, Von Lintel Gallery, Gabba Gallery, Vielmetter and the Brick are all LAArtParty’s favorites. We have quite a few events in Downtown LA, and Glendale, which is quite unusual. So you may want to explore those neighborhoods.
January 2025 Von Lintel Gallery, Gabba Gallery, Vielmetter, The Brick and more
Marciano Art Foundation (MAF) offers weekly performances and activations for Doug Aitken’s exhibition Lightscape.
Installation view of Lightscape. Courtesy of Marciano Art Foundation; Photo by Michael Anthony Hernandez.
The installations also features immersive live music. Concurrently, MAF will present Quaternion by Kristen Wentrcek and Andrew Zebulon, showcasing functional furniture encouraging reading and conversation. Tickets for Lightscape, Quaternion, and weekly programs started on January 11, 2025. Tickets are available for free online. The activation will feature The Los Angeles Master Chorale. Eight of its singers will be immersed within the Lightscape installation. Also guests will be able to intermingle in live performances from the film soundtrack. Read more about the Marciano Art Foundation event If you would like to attend the FREE January 25th MAF event, visit the website It begins at 2pm; Marciano Art Foundation, 4357 Wilshire Boulevard, LA, 90010; https://marcianoartfoundation.org
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Venice
Head to the Waterfront on the boardwalk for a special fundraiser for fire relief. Presented by Lo Siento, 100% off all donations and tickets will benefit the LAFD Foundation. Event: 1pm-sunset; The Waterfront, 205 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, 90291; https://www.thewaterfrontvenice.com/
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Glendale Art Parties
Then there are several events in Glendale…You and Me and Ego by South African artist Steven Dayvid McKellar opens at El Nido by VC Projects. The solo exhibition is curated by Victoria Chapman and Stevie Kincheloe. In addition to being a painter the artist is also a musician and poet. He has toured globally with his band Civil Twilight. Event: 12-4pm; El Nido by VC Projects, 1028 1/2 N. Western Ave., LA, 90029; https://www.elnidostudio.art/
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Also in Glendale…The Pit celebrates three new exhibitions tonight. The first, titled Keith Boadwee, Head to Toe: Works from 1990-2024 is explicit in nature. Please be aware that the subject matter is not suitable for all audiences.
In addition, Sinuous Bodies, a solo exhibition of new works by California artist Heather Day also opens. This is her second solo exhibition with the gallery. This exhibition unveils Day’s unusual approach to abstract painting, in which the canvas becomes a tactile archive of memory and time. Through her distinctive cuts, stitches, and tears, Day mines her artistic practice as an inexhaustible repertoire of biomorphic forms, weaving fragments of past canvases together to create dynamic new compositions that reference the natural world.
Finally one more exhibition opens. Titled Losing Sight of It, this presentation of new works is by Colombia-based artist Shara Mays, her first solo show with the gallery.In our day-to-day lives, we depend on color to quickly delineate the visible world. Color serves to instruct, categorize, and differentiate. We’re taught to view colors as distinctive and definable. Red means stop, and green means go. Shara Mays’s lilting abstractions liberate color from its usual utility and fixity. Art Party: 5-7pm; The Pit, 3015 Dolores St, Los Angeles, CA 90065; the-pit.la
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Downtown Events
Vielmetter Los Angeles offers an opening art party for Moonbliss Riverdream. The exhibition by Los Angeles painter Kim DeJesus is the first solo show with the gallery. Moonbliss Riverdream features a selection of her recent abstract paintings, created using acrylic, oil, and mixed media on canvas. Art Party: 4-6pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101, Los Angeles, CA 90021; https://vielmetter.com
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Brooke Harker, Gabba Gallery
Also downtown…TIMESCAPES, by Brooke Harker opens at Gabba Gallery. The solo exhibition features a joyful collection of cityscapes that will make you feel like you are on a trip around the world.
Happy Days by Brooke Harker 24 x 30 ink oil and acrylic on canvas
Using vibrant color palettes of thickly textured oils on canvas, Harker captures the unique vitality of some of the world’s most beloved destinations. Immerse yourself in the streets of Hong Kong, the taxis of New York City, the cliffs of Cinque Terre, as well as the beaches of Southern California and more. Gabba Gallery is also celebration two additional solo exhibitions by Patrick Haemmerlein and Judy Ostro. Sponsored by Liquid Death, Easy Rider. Art Party: 5-9pm; Gabba Gallery, 235 S. Broadway, LA, 90012; https://www.gabbagallery.com/
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Attention Wine Lovers
Also in DTLA…Uncorked Wine Festival takes place today from 5-9pm at Union Station. The annual event features 100 wines as well as sparkling wines, and champagne. In addition, attendees will be treated to live music and also a DJ. There are 3 ticket types for this event. VIP admission ($100) is at 5pm and includes 4 full hours of tasting plus access to the VIP lounge with more premium wineries. Early admission ($80) is also at 5pm and includes 4 full hours of tasting with more than 50 brands. General admission ($65) is at 6pm and includes 3 hours of access and tasting with more than 50 brands. Event: 5-9pm; Admission ranges from $89-$110; Union Station, 800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012; https://uncorkedwinefestivals.com
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One more nearby…Abigail Ogilvy Gallery celebrates Many Small Cuts, a two-person exhibition featuring new works by Elspeth Schulze and Leigh Suggs.
The exhibition highlights the artists’ profound precision and care that goes into their creative process. The strong visual architecture is dominated by shapes and objects resembling windows and doors: framing a view of what is beyond. Art Party: 6-8pm; Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, 1923 S. Santa Fe Avenue, LA 90021; abigailogilvy.com
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The Chapter House
In Echo Park…The Chapter House presents a group show titled I Dreamt I Was Home Again. The theme of the exhibition brings to mind nostalgia and belonging. Artists include: seth cardinal dodginghorse (Cree/Blackfeet), Mikayla Martin (Blackfeet/Squamish/Comanche), as well as Alexandria Ybarra (Tongva/Xicana). The opening art party features a “Dirt Dance” by artist seth cardinal dodginghorse (Tsuu’tina nation) and also a poetry reading by Mikayla Martin (Blackfeet/Squamish/Comanche). Art Party: 5-8pm; The Chapter House LA, 1770 Glendale Blvd LA, 90026; https://www.thechapterhouse.org/
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Close by in Chinatown…Charlie James Gallery throws an opening art party for Igokochi by San Francisco based artist Maya Fuji. The solo show will feature both paintings and installation. The artist blends Japanese myth as well as folklore with contemporary iconography. Therefore exploring ideas of identity and space, history and heritage. The exhibition focuses on a feeling of home, yet reveals the challenging aspects of living between two continents and two cultures. Fuji populates remembered Japanese interiors with ancestors, playful deities and spirits, imagining them all coexisting in the modern day. The work celebrates traditional Japanese craftsmanship and spiritual tradition while simultaneously embracing a playful, modern sensibility. Art Party: 6-9pm; CJG2, 961 Chung King Road, LA, 90012; https://www.cjamesgallery.com/
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Bergamot Station
Head to Santa Monica…Bergamot Station will be having several art parties at various galleries.
Von Lintel Gallery debuts Dopamine by Nicolette Spear. This is the artists first exhibition with the gallery. Spear’s artworks feature both nude classical style portraiture with post-Pop critique of our collective addiction to corporate consumerism. The painter’s portraits of humans include images of infants to the elderly. Corporate logos creep into the works thus revealing a systemic dangerous algorithm and threat.
Nicolette Spear, Dopamine, Look, 2023, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Art Party: 4-7pm; Von Lintel Gallery, Bergamot Station Unit A-7, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, 90404; http://www.vonlintel.com/
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bG Gallery has transitioned its current group exhibition Fluence to help to raise funds for the recovery efforts from LA County’s fire devastation. The group show includes the ever-evolving talent of BG Gallery’s artists, including Wrona Gall, Irina Daylene, Dan Busta, Gay Summer Rick, Barbara Kolo, and more. Fluence will also features artworks by newly exhibited artists, such as Joyce Arad and Topher Strausse. Art Party: 4-7pm; bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave #A2, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://santamonica.bgartdealings.com
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More at Bergamot
William Turner Gallery presents Numina, Casper Brindle’s first solo exhibition at the gallery in four years. The solo show features two bodies of work, Light Glyphs and Veils, each of which involve dramatic investigations into light, color and the fluid, ever shifting nature of perception. The exhibition is an eclectic mix of paintings and sculpture. It exemplifies Brindle’s restless experimentation and evolving modes of expression. Art Party: 5-8pm; William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., E1, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.williamturnergallery.com/
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Finally one more at Bergamot Station, Lois Lambert Gallery also hosts an opening art party to celebrate Sarah Steinberg: Rooted in Memory. This was originally scheduled for January 11, 2025. The artist’s works on paper pay homage to the landscape of her childhood home in Canada. Art Party: 6-9pm; Lois Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., E3, Santa Monica, 90404; https://loislambertgallery.com
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SPARC At The Threshold, 2024
In Venice…The Los Angeles Printmaking Society (LAPS) and the Artists Proof Studio (APS) in Johannesburg, South Africa, present a collaborative print exchange, At The Threshold, 2024. The opening art party is being held at Durón Gallery at SPARC. While the exhibition was initiated by Jackie Nach (LAPS) and Kim Berman (APS), the project was funded by LAPS and its donors. LAPS President Karen Fiorito recently travelled to South Africa to facilitate the exchange and to represent the US artists at the Opening Reception at the University of Johannesburg. Art Party: 5-8pm; Durón Gallery at SPARC, 685 Venice Boulevard, Venice, 90291; https://sparcinla.org
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Walter Maciel Gallery
In Culver City….Walter Maciel Gallery presents FU@K OFF. The group show is curated by Walter Maciel and Monica Lundy. The exhibition will be accompanied by a short film series titled (FU) Filmmakers United and is curated by Anne Alvergue.
Although the opening art party takes place tonight, the screenings began on January 21, 2025. Art Party: 5-8pm; Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; http://waltermacielgallery.com
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In West Hollywood…Louis Stern Fine Arts presents Lorser Feitelson: Magical Forms. This exhibition features works from Feitelson’s series of the same name, which acted as the direct precursors to the artist’s celebrated Magical Space Forms paintings of the 1950s. Art Party: 5-7pm; Louis Stern Fine Arts 9002 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, 90069; https://www.louissternfinearts.com
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The Brick
In Larchmont…The Brick presents a debut performance of Gossip by L.A.-based artist Francesca Gabbiani. The multi-media performance investigates feminist symbology. The performance will include dance, live percussion, electronic music, poetry, animation, as well as shadow puppetry. The event is Free to attend – RSVP for Gossip HERE. There are two performances one at 7:00pm and the second at 8:00pm. Viewers are invited to come for one cycle or stay for both. Be aware both shows will held next door to the Brick gallery at 520 N. Western Ave., LA, 90004; https://the-brick.org
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The original stage version of WICKED (the touring company) is now playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through February 2, 2025; If you don’t know the story of WICKED, basically, it is a prelude to what we know as the tale of the Wizard of Oz. Moreover, the story focuses the Land of Oz from a completely different angle. Performance: 1pm and 6:30pm; For additional info and ticket prices see our WICKED full feature ; Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, LA, 90028; https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com
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