Lots going on in Santa Monica tonight….here are some new early ones. 
Join Safe Passage and help a great cause…..Tonight enjoy a Book Signing “Steps to a New Life” and “Donors Appreciation Reception.” The event is celebrating the Safe Passage 13th Anniversary and will be hosted by formatt4u helping to transform the lives of abused women and their children.
RSVP info@formatt4u.com (mention LA Art Party), as it’s already closed.
There will be a book signing, video presentation, Door prizes and live music.
We welcome new supporters and donors
What: Book signing & reception
Where: Formatt 4U, 2665 Main St., SM 90405
When: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Phone: 310-664-6464
Website: www.formatt4u.com http://www.safepassagelives.org/
Gallery 169 celebrates drawings and paintings by Marta Chaffee.
Marta Chaffee strikes a balance between representation and abstraction in her work. She takes the literal out of the landscape, thereby transcending the subject matter and focusing on its essence. Drawn to unbroken stretches of highway, desert, and beach, as well as the tangled undergrowth of Rustic Canyon’s creeks and meadows, Chaffee creates carefully observed images that are at once serene and suggestive, calming and contemplative, capturing images of nature that are so familiar.
On view: April – 6 May 11
What: Opening Reception
Where: Gallery 169, 169 West Channel Road, Santa Monica, CA 90402
When: 5:00pm- 8:00pm
Phone: 310-963-3891
Website: www.gallery169.com
As alw
ays Bergamot Station (2525 Michigan Ave., SM) has several openings…and many galleries will be open so take in some other exhibitions while you’re there. TAG Gallery hosts an opening from 5-8 pm. http://www.taggallery.net/
The Santa Monica Museum of Art’s gift store, GRACIE, presents Kim McCarty Paints, a unique installation and pop-up shop featuring new work by this internationally acclaimed artist.
On view: April 6 – April 20
What: Opening reception
Where: SMMoA (B-4) Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, 90404
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.6488
Website: http://smmoa.org/
Richard Heller Gallery (B-5A) has an opening from 6-8pm. http://richardhellergallery.com/
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OBERT BERMAN GALLERY presents its Annual Group MOPLA Month of Photography-Los Angeles exhibition at their B7 Gallery at Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station Art Center.
As a participating gallery of MOPLA, ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY will exhibit a vibrant selection of photography from both up and coming and established contemporary artists. This group exhibition will feature works by gallery artists: Jeff Charbonneau & Eliza French, John Colao, Christopher Felver, Marc Fichou, Sharon Johnson-Tennant, Lauren Marsolier, Cristina Maxwell, Marla Rutherford and Dietrich Wegner.
See image: Karen Bystedt, Andy with Flag from the LOST WARHOLS Series
In
cluded highlights for this year’s selection are two series by Los Angeles artists Karen Bystedt and John Valadez. Karen Bystedt will be presenting her engaging THE LOST WARHOLS portfolio – a series of photographs depicting the iconic Andy Warhol in 1982, captured five years prior to his untimely death in1987. Bedecked in a Perry Ellis sports coat, navy blue shirt and red tie, Warhol is depicted in a spirited fashion and is as engaging and fresh as his now infamous silkscreen Factory works.
See image: John Valadez, “Clavo,” 1978
Also showing…The exhibition titled Jean Clemmer Collaborations Salvador Dali/Paco Rabanne will present for the first time in America the creative partnerships between the photographer Jean Clemmer, the artist Salvador Dalí and the designer Paco Rabanne that begun in the 1960’s.
On view: April 6 – April 28
What: Opening reception
Where: The Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, (B-7) 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.9128
Website: http://www.robertbermangallery.com/
One more for you at Bergamot…
Frank Pictures Gallery hosts an opening reception for “African Passion: Painted Bodies and Beyond” featuring the work of internationally renowned photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher. These photographs are a selection from their Annenberg Space for Photography exhibit “No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World.”
Also opening tonight is “FROZEN LATITUDE 64°S x 60°E FROZEN LONGITUDE 60°N x 94°W.” Colin Finlay continues his fascination with the Arctic and Antarctic frontiers to create an entirely new body of work.
On view: April 6 – April 30
What: Opening reception
Where: Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station (A-5) 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404
When: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 310 828-0211
Website: http://www.frankpicturesgallery.com
Also in Santa Monica…
Artist Tamar Kronenfeld opens in her second solo show, “Strange Attractor.” Tamar Kronenfeld expands her Energy Fields series to make work which explores patterns of kinetic energy found in the natural and the man-made world.
See image: Tamar Kronenfeld, Cloud Over The Isolated Path, 2013. (detail) Oil on wood. 80″ x 80″
For the opening party, Ms Kronenfeld is joined by DJ.LO. Special live set by jazz trio, Maetar starts at 9.30pm.
On view: April 6 – May 4
What: Opening reception
Where: Quinn Studios, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405
When: 7.00 pm – 10:00 pm
Website: http://www.tamarkronenfeld.com/
In the Miracle Mile area…
Located in the same building, just above our Pick of the Week…(Merry Karnowsky), Launch holds an art party too.
Tonight enjoy an opening reception for “Alexandra Dillon: New World.”
On view: April 6 – May 4
What: Opening reception
Where: LAUNCH, 170 S. La Brea Ave., 2nd floor LA, 90036
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: (323) 899-1363
Website: www.launchla.org
Also close by in West Hollywood area…Regen Projects (6750 Santa Monica Blvd.,)hosts an opening from 6-8 pm. http://www.regenprojects.com/New Image Art Gallery (7920 Santa Monica Blvd.),also has a reception from 7-10pm. http://www.newimageartgallery.com/
Or in the Hollywood area….
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td los angeles holds an opening reception for two exhibitions…Michael Linares Was it a rat I saw? Text by Adriana Lara and Matthew Grover, Text by Ben Carlson.
On view: April 6 – May 11
What: Opening reception
Where: ltd losangeles, 7561 Sunset Blvd #103, LA 90046
When: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 323.378.6842
Website: http://ltdlosangeles.com/
Also nearby…
Dys
onna CIty Art Gallery presents 2 artists for the month of April, Devan Cooper and Bill Landers.
Devan Cooper will be featuring his wonderful landscape collection while Bill Landers will be featuring his Jazz and Fighters collection. Take in some great jazz music for the reception.
On view: April 6th – April 30th
What: Opening
Where: Dysonna CIty Art Gallery, 5373 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 90036
When: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 323-857-0030
Website: http://dysonnacityartgallery.com/
In Culver City…
George Billis Gallery presents an artist reception for two exhibitions. “Peregrine Heathcote: Recent Paintings” features the old world charm of glamour and intrigue.
“Todd Williamson: Unpolarized Light” explores light, gesture, and space. Both shows are curated by Tressa William.
See image: Peregrine Heathcote, Moments of Time, 2012, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches
On view: April 6 – May 18
What: Opening reception
Where: George Billis Gallery, 2716 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90029
When: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: (310) 838-3685
Website: www.georgebillis.com
Thinkspace (6009 Washington Blvd.) offers an opening from 6-8pm. http://www.thinkspacegallery.com Also in Culver City, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles (2685 S. La Cienega Blvd.) offers a reception as well. http://www.luisdejesus.com/
We
stern Project celebrates the second solo exhibition by Jason Adkins (see image). Gods and Demons is a group of oil paintings, thematically a set of opposites, inspired by his recent residence in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Also on view is BIG MESS is a tongue-in-cheek wrap around of works that are essentially untoward; objects entwined, piled, stitched, wrapped or encased in resin, with materials such as paper, blankets, toilet paper, X-mas tree lights, or broom bristles.
This exhibition features the work of three sculptors, Margaret Griffith, Kyla Hansen and Christian Tedeschi.
What: Opening reception
Where: Western Project, 2762 S. La Cienega Blvd., Culver City, CA
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.838.0609
Website: http://www.western-project.com/
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r downtown LA….
Ambach & Rice host an opening reception for “Rocks & Clocks” a group exhibition featuring new works by Cameron Gainer, Mark Hagen, Emilie Halpern, and Mungo Thomson.
The exhibit will include video, sculpture, photography and painting that expand and challenge notions of time and space.
On view: April 6 – May 18
What: Opening reception
Where: Ambach & Rice, 6148 Wilshire Blvd., LA 90048
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Website: http://ambachandrice.com/
Also downtown, Norbertellen Gallery holds an opening from 6-10 pm. http://www.norbertellengallery.com/ Also just around the corner, The Hive Gallery & Studios (729 South Spring St.)has a later one form 8-11:30 pm. http://hivegallery.com/
