The second annual #EarthdayStreet celebration is taking place in Los Angeles starting TODAY, April 18th, 2015 with Water as the main focus, using the hashtags #earthdaystreet2015 and #WaterLove2015.
The Gabba Gallery
and Random Act Projects have combined their efforts to enrich artists and community through Street Art, public projects, exhibitions, education, community outreach and beautification, to create The StreetArt Brokerage Firm. It’s first project being to partner with The Google Cultural Institute to pollinate and curate the Los Angeles content and exhibitions for their online Street Art platform. The StreetArt Brokerage firm spearheads the creation of two annual citywide community art events, #EarthdayStreet and #PeaceStreet and seeks partnerships, such as the Google Cultural Institute and Smile South Central, creating community and furthering the reputation of Los Angeles as the epicenter of Street Art and Arts Culture worldwide.
In Los Angeles, Adam Ayala (@che_2a) will be curating an area in South Central near 48th and Crenshaw, artists will be painting the 18th and 19th of April, collaborating with his Smile South Central Project, celebrating a year of transformation in this neighborhood of Los Angeles.
In “Silver Lake Adjacent,” Filipino Town, otherwise known as The Gabba Arts District, around 3126 Beverly in Los Angeles, California, Jason Ostro, owner of The Gabba Gallery (@thegabbagallery) and partner in the StreetArt Brokerage Firm (@theStreetArtBrokerageFirm), is curating another #AlleyProject, dedicated to Earth and Water themes, joining in the project and furthering the beautification and rejuvenation of this area. The artists will be painting there April 18th and 19th, 2015.
Please find more information see our Artists & Exhbitions Page.
What: #EarthdayStreet2015: An Earth Day Inspired Community Art Project with #WaterLove2015
Where: Worldwide Virtually, anytime. April 18-19, 2015 in 3 locations of Los Angeles, CA and in two locations April 25-26 Reno, NV
When: April 18 and 19 2015 in Los Angeles
Website: http://bit.ly/1yAfvmX
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In Culver City….
An afternoon event takes place…
Paul Loya Gallery hosts and art talk Gordon Holden to discuss his solo exhibition “WISHFUL THINKING.”
Named by LA Weekly as one of the Top 5 Free exhibitions to see, Gordon has installed faux trees draped in synthetic fabrics to embrace the obscurity and irrelevance of objects we consume in of day to day lives.
March 2 – May 7
What: Opening reception
Where: P A U L L O Y A G A L L E R Y, 2677 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA 90034
When: 2:00 pm
Phone: 310 876 1410
Website: WWW.PAULLOYAGALLERY.COM
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Head Downtown…
Tonight is the official the launch o
f Rosamund Felsen Gallery’s new location on Santa Fe. Kim MacConnel presents large & small scale paintings, from the late 80’s and early 90’s, which have never been exhibited on the West Coast.
As an exploration to the nature of abstract painting, the paintings reprieve the confines enforced by conceptualism and abstraction which often privilege concept creation over authentic visceral engagement.
Free parking, Free Wine
Opening: April 18 – May 16
What: Opening reception
Where: Rosamund Felsen Gallery, 1923 S. Santa Fe Ave., # 100, LA 90021
When: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Phone: 310 828 8488
Website: rosamundfelsen.com
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Also downtown…in the same complex…CB1 Gallery (1923 S. Santa Fe Ave., LA 90021), also hosts an early reception from 3-6pm. 213-806-7889;
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Ruth Bachofner Gallery is pleased to present Beyond Words by Sharon Weiner.
See image: Sharon Weiner, Through Time and Space (diptych) 2015, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 108″
Sharon Weiner’s abstract paintings emerge from a process of self-reflection and rigorous manipulation of paint. In her current series, Weiner trains acrylic paint into painterly volumes that seem suspended in various states of motion or metamorphosis. They are set in nebulous and vast, inky spaces made up of layer upon layer of paint that is alternately brushed, poured and airbrushed onto her canvases.
On view: April 18th – May 30th
What: Opening reception
Where: Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, (G-2) 2525 Michigan Ave, SM, 90404
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Phone: (310) 829-3300
Website: www.ruthbachofnergallery.com
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Los Angeles artist Eve Wood brings Sloan Proje
cts to life with a vibrant installation of works on paper.
Eve Wood – Ida, 2014 10 x 12″ gouache, graphite and oil stick on rag paper
An array of avian portraits expressively rendered in gouache, graphite and oil stick on handmade rag paper highlight the artist’s life-long connection to orphaned and injured birds and her commitment to their rescue and rehabilitation.
On view: April 18 – May 16
What: Opening reception
Where: SLOAN PROJECTS, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Website: http://www.
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Pop into Lesllie Sacks Contemporary for a final view of the David Hockney exhibit.
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Building Bridges Contemporary Gallery offers an opening as well at 6-9pm.
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The William Turner Gallery is pleased to present “WAVE LENGTHS,” an exhibition of large format color photographs by artist Jay Mark Johnson.
See image: BIG SUR #4, Archival pigment, paper, aluminum, wood frame, 25.5″ (H) x 85.5″ (W), Edition 1/9
The images depict the rhythmic cycling and recycling of oceanfront waves as recorded on remote coastlines around the world–in Hawaii, Florida, California, the Caribbean, Great Britain, Australia and South Africa.
What: Opening reception
Where: William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, E1, SM
When: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Phone: 310 453 0909
Website: http://www.williamturnergallery.com/
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Also in Santa Monica…Daniel Rolnik Gallery (1431 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401) throws an art party from 7-10pm.
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In West Hollywood…Matthew Marks Gallery, (1062 North Orange Grove, LA 90046) holds a reception from 3-5pm.
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Nearby…Marc Selwyn Fine Art, (9953 South Santa Monica Blvd.), celebrates a new exhibition from 6-8pm.
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Head to Culver City…
Klowden Mann is pleased to pre
sent when i when if when lie when life (Xavier Villaurrutia), Alexandra Wiesenfeld’s third solo show with the gallery.
See image: Alexandra Wiesenfeld, Nocturne, 2015, oil and oil stick on canvas, 72 by 96 inches
Wine and refreshments will be served
On view: April 18 – May 23
What: Opening reception
Where: Klowden Mann, 6023 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
When: 6-8pm
Phone: 310-280-0226
Website:
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Anat Ebgi (2660 La Cienega Blvd., LA 90034) debuts a new exhibit from 5-7pm.
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In the Miracle Mile area…
Co
uturier Gallery offers a reception for “Resonance,” a duo exhibition featuring gestural sumi calligraphic works by Alison Keogh and enigmatic binary collages by Maritta Tapanainen.
“Resonance” (the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object) combines the varying disciplines of these two artists which share a visual harmony in their free-form approach to achieving an immediacy and sense of timelessness to their work.
On view: April 18 – May 30
What: Opening reception
Where: Couturier Gallery, 166 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
When: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Phone: 323-933-5557
Website: www.couturiergallery.
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KP Projects / MKG (170 S. La Brea Avenue, (In the Art 170 Building), LA 90036), hosts an art party from 7-10pm.
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Head East to La Cienega…
KM Fine Arts is pleased to announce 
“Opposite Relevance: A Remix of Solutions,” a solo exhibition of new mixed media paintings by artist Brendan Murphy.
See image: Brendan Murphy, Desire, 2015, Oil, acrylic, and chalk on canvas, 48″ x 72″
This will be the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. The artist will be in attendance.
On view: April 18, 2015 – June 27
What: Opening Reception
Where: KM Fine Arts, 814 N. La Cienega Ave., LA 90069
When 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Website: http://www.kmfinearts.com/
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Another opening, located near the LA river….Mihai Nicodim Gallery, 571 South Anderson Street, Entrance on Blackwelder, LA 90033) holds a reception from 4-7pm. http://www.nicodimgallery.com/
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The Good Luck Gallery celebrates the art of Helen Rae.
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elen Rae is an artist who works at First Street Gallery, a program for adults with developmental disabilities in Claremont, California.
First Street has encouraged the growth of some remarkable artists over the years, none more so than Helen, a 76-year-old, who has been a regular since the facility opened its doors in 1989.
What: Opening reception
Where: The Good Luck Gallery, 945 Chung King Road, LA 90012
When: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Website: www.thegoodluckgallery.com
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Charlie James Gallery presents its third solo exhibition of LA-based artist Nery Gabriel Lemus titled Just So Stories.
For the last eight years, Lemus’s practice has explored divisions between African-American and Latino cultures, and the means by which identity is assigned in contemporary culture. Lemus contends that identity is formed by the continuous interaction of people; hence identity is malleable and not fixed.
An activist artist, Lemus’s work creates metaphorical and allegorical structures that highlight societal issues and their possible remedies. The title of this exhibition is taken from the great Colonialist storyteller Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 book of short stories for children titled “Just So Stories.”
On view: April 18 – May 30
What: Opening reception
Where: Charlie James Gallery, 969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles CA 90012
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 213.687.0844
Website: http://www.cjamesgallery.com/
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Red Pipe Gallery is pleased to present “Old Broads” a group exhibition. (LOVE the Name – from from old broad to another…gotta support the old broads)
See image: Robin Tripaldi “Simply Complex” Encaustic, 24×24
In most human endeavors, experience is a highly valued attribute. Not too many people ask for the “new guy” to perform a car repair and the demand for newly minted neurosurgeons surely does not outstrip supply.
In the performing and written arts, the wunderkind who is Oscar, Emmy or Pulitzer-worthy is celebrated but recognized as a rarity. In the visual arts, however, this construct is often turned on its head.
Artists include: Ada Pullini Brown, Leslie Brown, Jill Carol, Tammy Carlson-Greenwood, Brenda Hurst, Karen Karlsson, Karen Kauffman, Sant Khalsa, Denise Kraemer, Deborah Lambert, Susan Lasch Krevitt, Stevie Love, Snezana Petrovic, Karen Pollitt, Anita Ray, Cindy Rinne, Karrie Ross, Catherine Ruane, Caryl St. Ama, Sharon Suhovy, Jill Sykes and Robin Tripaldi.
On view: April 16 – April 22
What: Opening reception
Where: Red Pipe Gallery, 978 Chung King Road, Chinatown
When: 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Website: http://www.redpipegallery.com/
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Coagula Curatorial (974 Chung King Road) throws an art party an from 7-11pm.
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Steps away…
Month of Photograp
hy LA features “Magic and realism” a two person show of photography by Bill Leigh Brewer and Osceola Refetoff.
During the historic drought hitting Southern California, two photographers focus their lens on the same topographies of desert and industry.
On view April 18 – April 19 (2 days)
What: Opening reception
Where: Chungking Studio 975 Chung King Road LA Chinatown, CA 90012
When: 7-10pm
Phone: 661-317-1069
Website: http://bit.ly/1JM7Lz7
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Fi
fth Floor Gallery is pleased to present, Everyone’s Backyard, photographs of swimming holes by Los Angeles based artist Jeff Edwards.
All the locations photographed are within Los Angeles County or just a few hours drive from the city and represent the unearthed gems found in the backyard of our metropolis. The documentation began in 2006 when Edwards rigorously started exploring swimming holes in the Los Angeles area, and ever since he has hiked to, jumped, and photographed every single swimming hole in Southern California.
On view: April 18 – May 23, 2015
What: Opening reception
Where: Fifth Floor Gallery, 502 Chung King Court, LA 90012
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: (213) 687-8443
Website: http://www.fifthfloorgallery.com/
