Spring is here and it brings some delightful art. This coming Saturday is the closing reception of Unfettered, an exhibition of work by members of the So. California Women’s Caucus for Art at Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park. My work in honor of Women’s History Month, Honoring Virginia remains on view. See below. 4/06/19; 2-4 p.m. […]

I had mixed feelings when I read that SFMOMA was planning to sell a Mark Rothko painting valued between 35 and 50 million. I have sat in front of this work many times getting lost in his floating rectangles of pigment, and I will miss it. Then again, would it not be more satisfying to […]

We join the art world in mourning the loss of Lyn Keinholz, an arts advocate known for a fierce devotion to raising the profile of California artists. See the L.A. Times article. The film Feminists: What Were They Thinking? is now playing on Netflix. The Brand Library current exhibition Valley Girl gets a write up in the […]

Fall is upon us and the days are getting shorter. No shortage though of women artists exhibiting their work in Los Angeles this month. Here are just a few recommended exhibitions. Let’s begin with 2 stellar exhibits curated by Jill Moniz at Roberts Projects in Culver City. Betye Saar: Something Blue. A selection of artworks  by Betye […]

IN THE NEWS The Getty Research Institute (GRI) recently announced the establishment of the African American Art History Initiative with the acquisition of the archive of world-renowned artist Betye Saar (American, b. 1926). “Betye Saar’s pioneering assemblages and large-scale installations, grounded in unique materials and African American history, have had a profound and positive impact […]

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS: Bergamot in Santa Monica is hosting its first weekend of Fall Openings on Saturday, Sept, 8th, 4-8 p.m. CLAY LA  is Saturday, September 8 – Sunday, September 8 & 9 | 11:30AM–6PM | Free with admission. CAFAM’s annual ceramic marketplace and fundraiser features dynamic and inventive makers of ceramic objects in the greater […]

FYI It has come to my attention that the Wende Museum of Cold War art and artifacts has a new exciting location and structure in Culver City. It is definitely worth checking out. The Wende is a collections-based research and education institute that preserves Cold War artifacts and history, making resources available to scholars and […]