Artful Amphora

Women Around Town, October 2025 by Karen Schifman   The current art market is quite challenging and many changes are occurring in that arena. L.A. Louver, a mainstay in our community has decided to close its doors in Venice after 50 years. Fortunately their vast archive has been donated to the Huntington Library. Lois Lambert […]

Women Around Town, September 2025 by Karen Schifman IN THE GALLERIES The current exhibit at Craig Krull Gallery features the work of Judithe Hernandez. Titled Todavía Sueño / I Still Dream, it is a group of paintings in which she reinvents women as protagonists and warriors bearing witness to contemporary atrocities—corruption in the Mexican government, US imperialism, and femicide […]

Women Around Town, July 2025 by Karen Schifman I hope you are enjoying your summer. Chilling in my new home. IN THE GALLERIES Liz Gordon has curated her annual Diverted Destruction exhibit at her eponymous gallery, Loft at Liz’s. This time with the impetus being the L.A. Fire. Featured Artists: Jamison Carter, Kate Carvellas, Malado […]

Women Around Town by Karen Schifman With summer just around the corner, we can look forward to an array of exhibitions to enjoy and inspire. I will be checking out the current exhibitions at the Laguna Museum of Art, an Alex Katz exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, the Jeffrey Gibson exhibit […]

WOMEN AROUND TOWN, MAY 2025 I visited the “Art Alive” event at the San Diego Museum of Art last weekend. This is a huge fundraiser for the museum and a much anticipated event where floral designers are invited to interpret works of art in the galleries. This is an interesting approach and I don’t have […]

Women Around Town, April 2025 Here are some of the exhibitions that have caught my eye for the coming month. Enjoy! I was able to visit the Getty Center last week and want to recommend two outstanding exhibits. The first is Gustav Caillebotte: Painting Men. A most interesting impressionist artist. The exhibit includes some of […]

There is no better way to get inspired in your own art practice or to indulge your senses than going to a gallery or museum exhibition. Enjoy these few suggestions… (Artwork: A Lovely Day by Karen Schifman) IN THE  GALLERIES Do not miss the current exhibition of paintings by Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner Gallery. Yuskavage […]

What a year so far!!! Fires everywhere, a new administration, cease fires, storms….and there is still art. A huge thanks to the art community for offering so generously to those afflicted by the fires. Our home (see photo below taken before the fire) still sands amongst the ruins covered in soot (and?) and of course […]

Wishing you the best of the holiday season. IN THE GALLERIES Lia Halloran: Night Watch at Luis de Jesus gallery is a series of large scale oil paintings capturing the passage of time across multiple scales. “Through interplay of colors and textures, Halloran’s works engage in a dialogue between the mechanical and organic. Referencing the […]