Saturday, September 13, 2025 Art Parties & Events sure are plentiful. Whew. We have chosen to list our Downtown events first since many start early and there are so many of them. See below, several are in the same buidling, so take advantage of that. Plus we have several openings at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica as well.

September 13, 2025 Art Parties & Events

Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) debuts four solo exhibitions. The gallery will host an all day opening. Artists include: S.P. Harper, Aileen Imperatrice, Fiana Kumpan and Tom Lasley. Opening: 10am—5pm; LAAA/Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA 90069; https://www.laaa.org

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In Highland Park (the Poppy Peak neighborhood)…Feia celebrates its not-quite-inaugural exhibition, Demolition Derby – a show about impermanence, trust, and the soft violence of starting over and building anew. Set on the future site of Feia – currently a back garden and soon to be a brand new gallery space – and oriented around a soon-to-be-demolished shed, the show features 59 works by a large and global group of 58 artists working across media. The premise is simple and final: any artwork not collected by the time the demolition crew arrives will be placed in the shed and destroyed. Art Party: 3-8pm; Feia, 6164 Oak Crest Way, LA, 90042; https://feia.studio/

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Downtown

Band of Vices unveils new exhibitions tonight with an opening art party. Soil for Healing is by Los Angeles–based contemporary artist Victoria Cassinova. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. It features a new body of work that combines grief and the spirituality. Soil for Healing includes oil painting, mixed media and graphite.

Through the Looking Glass features new works by Remedios Patton. This is the Afro-Latina LA based artist’s fifth presentation and first solo exhibition with the gallery since her debut at just  17 years old. Finally Monica Ikegwu (b. 1998, Baltimore, MD) brings us New Growth which features new paintings utilizing an unconventional use of color. Art Party: 2-6pm; Band of Vices, 1700 S. Santa Fe Ave., Suite 371, LA 90021; https://www.bandofvices.com

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In the same building (and the same floor)…Ramekon O’Arwisters: Schism opens at Patricia Sweetow Gallery. The definition of the title means a fracture, division, disharmony in beliefs or rules by which we live and understand relationships, politics, religion, community.

The choice of the title is not so much a reflection of discord within O’Arwisters but an acknowledgement of chaotic shifts and swings in predictability and safety. The exhibition will spotlight the artists’ iconic sculpture, Black on Black; tapestries from the Bound in Black series. In  addition it will feature selections from a series of B&W self-portraits as well as new textile sculptures! Art Party: 3 – 5pm; Patricia Sweetow Gallery, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave Ste 351, LA 90021; https://www.patriciasweetowgallery.com

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One more in the same building, on the first floor…Vielmetter Los Angeles offers an opening reception as well as an art talk between Robert Pruitt and Taylor Bythewood-Porter. The conversation takes place in conjunction with Robert Pruit: Corpus. The artist’s monumental portraits portray bodies draped with exquisite adornments, their gaze frequently obscured by layers of carefully arranged textiles, sculptural objects, and other ethereal substances. Art Talk: 3 – 4pm; Art Party: 4-6pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101, Los Angeles, CA 90021; https://vielmetter.com

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More Downtown

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles throws an opening art party for Frank Romero: California Dreaming and also Karla Diaz: Mal de Ojo (Evil Eye).

Frank Romero’s solo exhibition features new paintings alongside seminal works and includes painted and neon sculptures. This is a new milestone in the celebrated Chicano artist’s six-decade career. The exhibition will span Galleries 1 and 2. While Mal de Ojo brings us self-portraits by Karla Diaz. The images all sides of the artist’s identity. Moreover they include familial bonds and cultural heritage to her alter egos, and with them, her fears, hopes, and also dreams. Art Party: 4-7pm; Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 1110 Mateo Street, LA 90021; https://www.luisdejesus.com/

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Abigail Ogilvy Gallery debuts I Was Always Good, by Tallulah Dirnfeld. The exhibition features  a series of paintings that examine the quiet rituals of control and self-containment. Faceless, uniformed figures occupy tightly composed interiors. Neatly made beds, braided hair, polished chrome. Where every surface is ordered and every gesture restrained, carrying a faint sense of nostalgia. Art Party: 5 – 8pm; Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, 1923 S. Santa Fe Avenue, LA, 90021; https://abigailogilvy.com

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Baert Gallery hosts an opening for Metabolizing Machine, Ai Makita’s first solo exhibition  with the gallery. Ai Makita is a Tokyo-based painter whose work explores the border of artificial and natural, drawing inspiration from the relationships between human technology and the sublime.

Makita received an MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2013, as well as an MFA from Tokyo Gakugei University in 2010. Art Party: 6-8pm; Baert Gallery, 1923 S Santa Fe Ave, LA, 90021; https://www.baertgallery.com

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Even More Downtown

Royale Projects welcomes the public to enjoy two new exhibitions with a celebratory art party. A solo exhibition by David Allan Peters is anchored by a process that the artist has mastered for nearly three decades. Annie Briard: The Glow of Two Thousand Moons is an immersive exhibition utilizing light and color. Art Party: 5-7pm; Royale Projects, 432 S Alameda St, LA, 90013; https://www.royaleprojects.com

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REDCAT celebrates Les soñadores by Guadalupe Maravilla. with an opening art party on September 13, 2025 from 6-9pm. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Maravilla will transform REDCAT into an environment for healing and storytelling. Read the REDCAT Guadalupe Maravilla Feature for more info. Art Party: 6-9pm; RedCat, 631 West 2nd Street, LA, 90012; https://www.redcat.org

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Here is yet another Downtown opening. It’s in the arts district of DTLA…Gabba Gallery throws an opening art party for six solo shows curated by Jason Ostro and Elena Jacobson. The exhibitions feature the work of Essi Zimm, Jeff Gillette, Man One, Regan Russell, Jeffrey Sklan, as well as Vakseen. Enjoy music by DJ Jonathan Williams, and drinks from Liquid Death and JuneShine. Admission is free, all ages are welcome, and good vibes are guaranteed! Art Party: 6-10pm; Gabba Gallery, 235 S. Broadway, LA 90012; https://www.gabbagallery.com/

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Also in the Downtown/Boyle Heights area….

de boer Los Angeles celebrates artists Matthew Kirk as well as Saxon Quinn. This is the first solo exhibition of mixed-media wall works and sculpture by Matthew Kirk in Los Angeles. The exhibition’s title, In a Time of Darkness, This Is Wonderful News, captures the spiritual optimism embedded in Kirk’s process that leads with joy, clarity, and connection.

Saxon Quinn is an Australia-based artist whose practice threads material experimentation with personal recollection and cultural critique. The exhibition takes its title from a reimagined lyric in the song “Uno II” by the Viagra Boys—a phrase as absurd as it is intimate: “I found a crouton underneath a futon. Mama said I couldn’t eat it ’cause all my teeth are gone.” Art Party: 6-9pm; de boer, 3311 E Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023; https://deboergallery.com

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West Adams Area

Good Mother Gallery presents a solo exhibition titled The Chase Scene by San Francisco-based artist Chad Hasegawa.

The artist is best known for his bold abstractions. Hasegawa brings hard-edge minimalism into dialogue with atmosphere, emotion, and movement. Art Party: 5 – 8pm; Good Mother Gallery, 5103 W Adams Blvd, LA, 90016;  https://goodmothergallery.com/

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Mid City

Anat Ebgi Wilshire throws an opening art party to celebrate new exhibitions. They include: Fabian Treiber: I Take The Whole Damn Place With Me as well as Joshua Petker: Hyacinth Canyon. Art Party: 6-8pm; Anat Ebgi Wilshire, 6150 Wilshire Blvd #5, LA 90048; https://anatebgi.com/

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Also in the Mid City area…David Kordansky presents two exhibitions Derek Fordjour: Nightsong and Sam Gilliam: Constructions in Color, 1978–1981. The gallery will host an opening art party for the first exhibition by Derek Fordjour. Be aware that the latter exhibition will NOT BE ON VIEW during the opening celebration for Derek Fordjour; Art Party: 6-10pm; Arrive by 5:30pm, if you would like to also see Sam Gilliam: Constructions in Color, 1978–1981, as it will only on view from 10am-6pm; David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood Pl., LA, 90019; https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com

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Larchmont/Melrose Hill

David Zwirner presents Josh Smith: Destiny tonight with an opening art party. This exhibition of new paintings marks Smith’s first solo show in Los Angeles, and his first solo painting exhibition in the United States in five years. In these paintings, Smith takes the Grim Reaper—a recurring figure in his work—and places him on a bicycle, riding through the streets of New York.  Art Party: 6-8pm; David Zwirner, 606 N Western Avenue, LA 90004; https://www.davidzwirner.com

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In the same area…OCHI debuts Visual Snow by Omaha-based artist Casey Callahan and New York-based artist Jack Ryan The two-person exhibition of new works also happens to be the inaugural presentation at OCHI’s new Melrose Hill gallery location. Art Party: 5-9pm; OCHI, 605 N. Western Avenue, LA, 90004; https://ochigallery.com

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Wilding Cran Gallery brings us an opening for Blobs and Bod by renowned photographer and multimedia artist Polly Borland. The solo show features recent sculptural works by the artist.

Known for her psychologically charged portraiture and documentary photography, Borland’s latest series marks a shift into sculptural form. This continued exploration of the human body thus revealing discomfort, vulnerability, and transformation. Art Party: 6-8pm; Wilding Cran, 607 N. Western Ave Los Angeles, CA 90004; https://wildingcran.com/

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Also in Melrose Hill Area

Sebastian Gladstone Gallery celebrates the opening of its new space as well as the gallery’s fifth anniversary. The new location designed by Perennial Studios is situated at 6916 Santa Monica Blvd. The inaugural exhibition is Herman Cherry: A Different Kind of Abstraction. Art Party: 6-8pm; Sebastian Gladstone, 6916 Santa Monica Blvd. LA, 90038; https://sebastiangladstone.com/

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West Hollywood

Megan Mulrooney presents several new exhibitions. Enjoy RF. Alvarez: Lonesome Is the Western Wind, Ginny Casey: Opposite of Hollow as well as Ronan Day-Lewis: Anemoia. Art Party: 5-8pm; Megan Mulrooney, 7313 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 90046; https://www.meganmulrooney.com

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Hollywood

Regen Projects debuts #34 by Los Angeles-based artist Rebecca Morris. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and the thirty-fourth of her career. Over the past thirty years Morris has established a sophisticated visual lexicon to expand the limits and possibilities of non-objective abstraction in painting.

Read more on the Regen Projects Rebecca Morris Feature. Art Party: 6–8pm; Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038; https://www.regenprojects.com

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More in Hollywood…Jeffrey Deitch and Company Gallery present a thematic group show titled It Smells Like Girl. The opening reception will also feature a performance by HYD. The theme of the show revisits the charged and often misunderstood concept of female hysteria through painting, video, sculpture, performance, screenings, and also installation. Art Party: 6-8pm; 925 N. Orange Drive, LA, 90038; https://deitch.com/

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Also in Hollywood… at Jeffrey Deitch’s second location, the gallery hosts an opening art party for Hold Me Close by Bisa Butler. The solo exhibition features Butler’s new series of quilted portraits that speak to the urgency of empathy. While carrying the weight of history, the artist demonstrates a need for tenderness in times of crisis. Art Party: 6-8pm; Jeffrey Deitch (2nd gallery), 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, corner of North Orange Drive, LA, 90038; https://deitch.com/

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Hollywood

Overduin & Co. bring us a solo exhibition titled Poppy Jones: Sans Soleil. An artist reception will be held to tonight. Art Party: 6-8pm; Overduin & Co., 6693 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028; https://www.overduinandco.com/

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Santa Monica

Several openings take place at Bergamot Station…

Von Lintel Gallery throws an art party to celebrate the opening of Carolyn Marks: Blackwood.This is the gallery’s its fourth solo exhibition featuring the photographs of the artist. 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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Also at Bergamot Station, William Turner Gallery hosts an opening to celebrate Alex Couwenberg: Highline. In his latest series, Couwenberg brings together an ensemble of color, light, line and texture. Art Party: 5-8pm; William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., E1, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.williamturnergallery.com/

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More at Bergamot

Marshall Gallery offers a solo exhibition titled Marginal by Los Angeles-based artist Rodrigo Valenzuela. The exhibition includes works from three of the artist’s most recent subversive series Weapons, General Song, and Masks. The opening will also feature an art talk with Rodrigo Valenzuela as well as Idurre Alonso (Head of Modern and Contemporary Collections at the Getty Research Institute). Art Party: 5-8pm; Art Talk: 6pm; Marshall Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. A6, Santa Monica, 90404; https://marshallgallery.art/

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The Manhattan Beach Food & Wine Festival is back for its second year. Kicking off tonight, the two-night event takes place at Manhattan Village. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Culinary Careers Program (CCP). A wonderful organization, it supports culinary training for underserved high school students. This is an incredible event. I attended last year. Visit our sister site EatTravelGo.com to read my 2024 Manhattan Beach Food & Wine Festival review. 

Event: 7-10pm; Tickets can be purchased on the website with options for single-night, two-night, and VIP access; GA: $185pp; Vip $279; Manhattan Village, near Veterans Parkway Greenbelt Path;  Use this 3500 N. Sepulved Blvd Manhattan Beach (Tin Roof Bistro) for your navigator, as it will get you closest to the event; https://www.manhattanbeachfoodandwine.com/

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Mid Wilshire

TAG (The Artist Gallery) continues its weekend concert series tonight. The concert takes place in conjunction with the Improper Ideology by Pam Douglas in collaboration with Raya Yarbrough. Also additional exhibitions are on view at TAG. Art Party: 8pm; TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 90036; https://www.taggallery.net

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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.

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