With fall right around the corner, the gallery scene is buzzing despite the current climate.  Keep in mind that most venues require advance reservations. This past weekend I was fortunate to visit The Sensorio light installation by Bruce Munro in Paso Robles, CA.  It was quite spectacular featuring nearly 60,000 bright, morphing lights spread across […]

I am delighted to see that the Getty is using some of its money to finally invest in art by women artists. Their most recent acquisition is by the noted French 18th century painter Adelaide Labille-Guiard.  A beautiful pastel Madame Charles Mitoire with her Children (1783) considered to be her finest example in this medium […]

Alas! Museums are open and galleries are inviting us to visit. It has been a long time coming.  Hope that your summer gets off to a bright start. IN THE GALLERIES Track 16 is featuring works by Eve Wood, On Any Given Day, an online exhibit that I highly recommend viewing. “In the title drawing On […]

WOMEN AROUND TOWN, May 2021 IN THE GALLERIES The first exhibition I want to bring to your attention is at Kohn Gallery is entitled Antithesis, works by Chiffon Thomas.  Thomas identifies as a non-binary queer person of color and the pronoun “they”. They are an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from hand embroidered mixed media paintings  […]

At last many local museums are starting to open and many galleries are back to business. There is lots to see out there. Just in case you are not ready to venture out, you may want to check out this wonderful podcast featuring Betye Saar, “Working My Mojo” IN THE GALLERIES My first outing will […]

Spring is almost here and that usually means lots of gallery openings; that is unless you are in the middle of a global pandemic. Note that most galleries are by appointment only. There is some good news on the horizon… The History of California, better known as The Great Wall of Los Angeles, is an […]

There is a lot of hopefulness in the air right now. After perusing the local art scene I am pleased to see that many galleries are moving forward with their scheduled exhibitions. Many are by appointment only so do check their websites. Enjoy and take care! Note that MOCA has a series of virtual studio […]