The California Art League is excited to announce its 3rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, “My Favorite Subject,” a juried exhibition of small works featuring originals in oil, acrylic, photography, mixed media and sculpture.

THe exhibit is sponsored by the Women’s City Club of Pasadena and can be viewed at the Historic Blinn House. All works are available for purchase.

See image: In Her Vintage Style – 20×16 – Oil by Kathryn Donatelli

The exhibition was juried by Ilana Bloch. Ms. Bloch has over 25 years of experience as a teacher and professional artist. Her work is exhibited in galleries, cultural art centers, private and corporate collections, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times as well as other art publications.

The California Art League (CAL) serves a membership of artists from the greater Los Angeles area as well as throughout the United States . Members are juried into the organization and work in a wide variety of media, producing works of all forms, from the abstract to more traditional fine art.

The Opening Reception and Awards Presentation is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 from  with refreshments and a no-host bar. The reception is free and all members of the public are encouraged to attend.
On view: June 6 – September 4

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In the Miracle Mile area…the Loft at Liz’s host an art talk from 2-4 pm. http://www.theloftatlizs.com/

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Or Head Downtown…

Edith Beaucage’s third solo exhibition at CB1 Galler, Chill Bivouac Rhymes features paintings and mixed media objects. The exhibition invites you to follow a small group of teens at a rave concert. A young Bolshoi ballerina, Ekaterina becomes a rave bunny and escapes her Russian lover to venture in cutting shapes with a young surfer from Bora Bora.

See image: Edith Beaucage, By Morning We Jumped Into the Crisp Water, 2015, Oil on canvas, 60″ x 48″

All the images visually rhyme with one another around a central bivouac; a campsite in the woods where the Rave is happening. The rhymes are geometric elements that are both color and sound. The viewer will discover the paintings by looking through sculptures and painting installation. Twelve feet tall multicolor trees, an octagon geometric shape and freestanding painted campers are installed on the gallery floor to produce a deep focus space.

Also debuting tonight…”Jennifer Wynne Reeves A Bolt of Soul: Grooved Foreheads and Dog Teeth,” and “Jaime Scholnick Gaza: Mowing the Lawn.”

On view: June 6 – July 18

What: Opening reception
Where: CB1 GALLERY, 1923 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles. 90021
When: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Website: http://www.cb1gallery.com

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Also Downtown a bit later…Ibid Los Angeles (675 S. Santa Fe Ave., LA 90021) host an opening from 6-9pm. http://ibidprojects.com/

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Or in Santa Monica…Head to Bergamot Station (2525 Michigan Ave., SM), where the Pick of the Week takes place.

TAG Gallery (at Bergamot Station, SM) hosts an art talk today in conjunction with its current exhibitions featuring the art of Gary Polonsky, Katie Crown, Joan Ransohoff and Tom Wheeler.

Gary Polonsky features new works from his Food series. Breaking from the flat surface of traditional painting, Gary Polonsky brings three-dimensional painting to a new level of depth and focus as he revisits his food series.

Katie Crown’s new paintings of audiences are an extension of her earlier ceramic sculptures of audiences and her paintings of people in other group settings. She goes for humor in all these works, now with a palette from black to white.

Joan Ransohoff’s exhibit titled “Postcards from the Field” features original paintings which were created on location. The works were inspired by the artist’s travels around the country, particularly California, Idaho, Utah, Washington, Connecticut, New York and the Hudson River Valley.

See image: Joan Ransohoff, Ojai Valley, Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in.

“Into the Night” features the work or Tom Wheeler. Wheeler likes to light things up, literally, and with flashlights.

That is probably a good thing, or maybe a necessity, because he is a landscape photographer who works in complete darkness.

Save the date, Saturday, June 6, 3 pm for an Artist Talk!

On view: May 19 – June 13
 
What: Opening reception
Where: TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue D3, SM 90404
When: 3:00 pm
Phone: (310) 829-9556
Website: http://www.taggallery.net

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Skidmore Contemporary Art presents “Clay Vorhes: Trapeze.” Clay Vorhes creates paintings that skirt the line between representation and abstraction. When seen from afar, these arresting images seem like nonobjective compositions.

See image: Trapeze #38 (detail), 2015, oil on canvas, 24″ x 48″

The network of lines that thrust across each canvas harks back to the taut, haunting geometries of Richard Diebenkorn’s Ocean Park series. As one moves closer, however, it soon becomes clear that these paintings are populated by small figures that hang, leap and suspend precariously from the linear frame. These people are performers–acrobats, divers, gymnasts and dancers.
On view: June 6 – July 11

What: Opening reception 
Where: Skidmore Contemporary Art, Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave., B-4 Santa Monica, 90404
When: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Phone: 310-828-5070
Website: http://www.skidmorecontemporaryart.com

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The Craig Krull Gallery offers an opening reception for “Michael Deyermond: thoughts on my life and art,” and “Nancy Monk: Maybe.”

See image: Michael Deyermond

Here is some info from the artists.

Michael Deyermond: “i dont know why people think being an artist is so much fun does trying to save your life everyday sound like fun not being understood and feeling out of place in the world makes me sad and lonely.”

Nancy Monk: “While on a road trip in Minnesota, I found a brass elephant in a second-hand store. It spoke to me like objects tend to do on occasion. The elephant traveled with me back to California and years later initiated the Brass series of 18 X 24″ paintings.”

On view: May 30th – July 11th

What: Opening reception
Where: Craig Krull Gallery (B-3) Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, 90404
When: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
Phone: 310.828.6410
Website: http://www.craigkrullgallery.com

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Ruth Bachofner Gallery is pleased to present “Dreamscape,” an exhibition of new work by New York-based artist Laura Fayer.

Laura Fayer’s mixed media paintings are inspired by observations of landscapes, nature, and impressions from daily observances. Fayer approaches her work with a loose sense of structure that is interjected with intuition.

Also opening tonight is the inaugural exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Gretel Stephens.

Throughout the course of her career, Gretel Stephens has navigated spatial and figurative relationships within abstraction. As the formal center of her work shifts with each body of work, her interest in scale, space and material integrity remain consistent.

On view: June 6 – July 18

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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ROSEGALLERY (G-5) features a new exhibition opening from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. http://www.rosegallery.net/
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One more at Bergamot…

Sloan Projects presents an opening reception and book signing to celebrate musician and artist Exene Cervenka, from the critically acclaimed band X.
For her first solo exhibition in Los Angeles in eight years, Cervenka will exhibit selected collages from the past decade, including a triptych from her current series in progress, The Singularity.

Curated by Kristine McKenna, the exhibition will also include four of Cervenka’s personal journals dating from the years 1974 – 1985.

Cocktails and Beer will be served.

On view: June 6 – July 4

What: Opening reception and book signing
Where: Sloan Projects, Bergamot Station Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave., (B-5) Santa Monica CA 90404
When: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: (424) 744-8265
Website: http://www.sloanprojects.com

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In Venice…

Two events take place at Beyond Baroque….

Curator and artist Bob Branaman…spotlights ten artists in a group show. 5:30 pm. FREE.

Artists include: Mike Street, Bob Branaman, Shiri Mordechay, Karrie Ross, Catherine Ruane, Gay Summer Sadow Rick, Gary Brewer, Aline Mare, Ted Meyer, Jodi Bonassi.

Then later at 8:00 pm, enjoy Eve Brandstein’s POETRY IN MOTION: ALLEN GINSBERG & FRIENDS.

See my Huffington Post Article featuring Eric Trules (featured as part of this event).

Since 1988, EVE BRANDSTEIN presents an eclectic array of writers from the literary and Hollywood communities. This season, Poetry In Motion will feature special events like this month’s Allen Ginsberg and Friends.

Special General Admission – Advanced tickets $15 on Eventbrite; $20 at the door; $10 Students/Seniors; Members $8

What: Art reception poetry
Where: Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Bl. Venice, CA 90291
When: Art reception 5:30 pm; Poetry in Motion 8:00 pm
Website: http://www.beyondbaroque.org  http://evebrandsteinpoetryinmotion.com/
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Also in Santa Monica…

Hamilton Galleries is very pleased to present Kevin Short Studio’s “Glare” artist reception. Stop in for an evening of Southern Californian coastal paintings depicting the beauty of light and water.

See image: “Line”

Kevin Short is an Internationally collected painter whose works have been exhibited in museums around the world. In he was honored by the prestigeous Carnegie Art Museum with a retrospective of his work. His bold approach to capturing life’s moments has put him at the forefront of the modern impressionist movement.

What: Opening reception
Where: Hamilton Galleries, 1431 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: (310) 451-9983
Website: http://www.hamiltongalleries.com/

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Annenberg Space for Photography (2000 Avenue of the Stars Century Plaza, LA 90067) features an art event from 6-8pm. http://annenbergphotospace.org

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In Beverly Hills…

Marc Selwyn Fine Art is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent work by Kristen Morgin. This is the artist’s fifth solo show at the gallery.

Kristen Morgin, A Message to my Twenty Year Old Me: Sleep Tight 2015, Unfired clay, ink, paint, graphite, string  12 x 8 x 3 1/2 inches

Morgin, whose work is formed with a mixture of clay, glue, cement and other media, comes from a ceramic background, but goes far beyond traditional uses of the medium. Her sculptures have an affinity to the constructions of George Herms, Edward Keinholz, and Michael Mc Millen, but also evoke relics of contemporary culture that have been buried and unearthed at a later date.
On view: June 6 – July 11

What: Opening reception
Where: Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 9953 South Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 90212
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Website: http://www.marcselwynfineart.com/
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Steve Turner Gallery (6830 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038) celebrates the closing of Pablo Rasgado’s exhibit with a pizza party from 4-6pm. Info is on FB Event Page.

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ACME (6150 Wilshire Blvd., LA 90048), offers a new exhibit opening from 6-8pm.  http://www.acmelosangeles.com

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Regen Projects presents “Three Young Framers,” an exhibition of new work by New York-based artist Rachel Harrison.
The exhibition reflects on what it means to frame a subject, in a time when subjects tend to frame themselves.

A group of painted, abstract sculptures will congregate in the gallery, posing with selfie sticks like some sci-fi teen or tourist lifeforms. Metal studs erected in and around the perimeter of Regen Projects will also physically crop and frame the white cube, while nodding to Michael Asher’s 2008 Santa Monica Museum installation.

In the back of the room, a reprise of Harrison’s Marilyn with Wall (2004) will be hung on a discarded, former gallery wall. And in a separate space, the artist will debut FOMO (2015), a set of thirty-four iPhone photos documenting footprints left in the snow.

On view: June 6 – July 18

What: Opening reception
Where: Regen Projects 633 N. Almont Dr., LA 90069.
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: (310) 276-5424
Website: http://www.regenprojects.com/ 

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In Culver City…Roberts & Tilton (5801 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232) features an opening from 6-8pm. http://www.robertsandtilton.com/

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In the Miracle Mile area…Couturier Gallery, 166 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036) hosts an art event from 6-8pm. http://www.couturiergallery.com

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Also close by…

“FEMO” is an extension of Queer Biennial I, which took place in Los Angeles, and Miami in 2014. That exhibition included work from LGBTQ artists from all over the Country.

The focus of FEMO is an effort to understand the workings of queer-identified artists in Los Angeles, today. Specifically, those who use performance and installation as an integral part of their art. Their common thread is a keen awareness of the body in all its states of being and transformation.

This creative FEMO group explores a contemporary sense of polysexual existential questioning of the here and now. Works include fiber art, photography, sculpture, video and live performance. As curator, it is my hope that I can help these artists sharpen the focus of their vision, and facilitate, champion and document their efforts.

What: Opening reception
Where: Wallspace, 607 North La Brea, LA, CA 90036, (one block south of melrose and parking available in back)
When: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Phone: 323 930-0471
Website: http://www.wallspacela.com

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In Hollywood…Kohn Gallery (1227 N. Highland Ave., LA 90038) hosts an event fromo 6-8pm. http://www.kohngallery.com/
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The Gabba Gallery presents Quatro Love, four, diverse, mini exhibitions by artists Essi Zimm, Rene Gagnon, Morley and Max Neutra filling the almost 2000 sq. ft. gallery, each curated by Jason Ostro and Phil Santos.

Essi Zimm’s exhibit Nacht, meaning Night, in German, is a themed exhibit exploring dark fairy tales in her signature multimedia, collage and painted works. Rene Gagnon’s showing will take you deeper into Gagnon’s bold artworks using his “Post Graffiti Abstract Expressionism.” Morley will release a print the opening night, June 6, along with his exhibit of poignant typographic inspired work. Rounding out the four, Max Neutra will have 16 pieces, exemplifying his “ride on the line between mayhem and control.”

“These are four distinct exhibitions by four artists whose work touches the zeitgeist of today’s viewer.” – Jason Ostro, Curator

Enjoy a reception this Saturday for the artists with DJ Jonathan Williams, sponsored by 7/11, Hubert’s and Perrier.

On view: June 6 – June 27

What: Opening reception
Where: The Gabba Gallery, 3126 Beverly Blvd. 90057
When: June 6 – 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm 
Phone: 310-498-2697
Website: www.thegabbagallery.com

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In Glendale…Brand Library & Art Center (1601 West Mountain St., Glendale, 91201) features an art exhibition from 7-9pm. http://bit.ly/1IfCRza

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Or head to Chinatown…

Red Pipe Gallery presents “A Face In The Crowd” debuting new works by Los Angeles painter Michael MP Griffin.

There will be additional events in conjunction with this exhibit featuring legendary performance artist Sheree Rose, and poet Gerald Locklin.

See image: Michael MP Griffin, A Face In The Crowd, 2015, Oil on Canvas

MPG’s inspiration to paint came early, and, by his own admission, he resisted the call fiercely. ” As a youngster, I wanted to be – you know – the usual, a cowboy, a cop, a West Point cadet, a hair stylist…anything but an artist.” says Griffin.
On view: June 4th – June 13th

What: Opening reception
Where: Red Pipe Gallery, 978 Chung King Road, Chinatown
When: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Website: http://www.redpipegallery.com/

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Coagula Curatorial (974 Chung King Road) throws an art party an from 7-11pm.