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Women Around Town, August 2024

August 3, 2024 By Karen Schifman

Women Around Town, August 2024 IN THE GALLERIES Anat Egbi gallery presents Kate Pincus-Whitney, To Live and Dine in LA/You Taste Like Home. Pincus-Whitney synthesizes mythology and contemporary life in her paintings.  Her vibrant and maximalist paintings are filled with platters of food from iconic Los Angeles restaurants and eateries, glittering glassware, menus, local flora, […]

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Women Around Town, November 2023

November 1, 2023 By Karen Schifman

Women Around Town, November 2023  After a two-year and approximately $70 million renovation, The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. reopened a couple of weeks ago. At the time it first opened in 1987, it was the first museum dedicated to art by women making a significant impact over the years. […]

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Women Around Town, February 2023

January 30, 2023 By Karen Schifman

Women Around Town, February 2023           Reminder: The Frieze Art Fair is at the Santa Monica Airport, February 16-19, 2023.  Interesting article: “10 Emerging Artists to Watch at Frieze Los Angeles 2023.” IN THE GALLERIES Re-iterate is the current noteworthy exhibit at Launch Gallery. It is curated by Lorraine Heitzman. The […]

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Women Around Town, January 2022

December 29, 2021 By Karen Schifman

As we embark on the new year with much uncertainly, we can still find joy in many things. In this month’s blog, I will be providing a list of exhibitions that we can all look forward to in 2022.  Mark your calendars! IN THE  GALLERIES: The Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena will be […]

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Women Around Town, January 2021

December 31, 2020 By Karen Schifman

Happy New Year! I bring you this Medieval Manuscript of Ancient Greek artist Thamyris (Timarete) painting her picture of the goddess Diana by an Unknown Artist. One of the six female artists of antiquity mentioned in Pliny the Elder’s Natural History 77 BCE;  Timarete, Irene, Calypso, Aristarete, Iaia, & Olympias. How wonderful to be part of […]

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Women Around Town, October 2020

October 9, 2020 By Karen Schifman

Happy Fall…with hopes of a positive result in our upcoming election. IN THE GALLERIES I want to recommend you visit  (virtually or by appointment) the current exhibit at Embed Gallery in Chatsworth, Common Ground curated by Suvan Geer and Sandra Mueller and sponsored by the So. California Women’s Caucus for Art. This important exhibit that […]

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Women Around Town, August 2020

July 30, 2020 By Karen Schifman

Hello artful readers….I am sad to report that there are no local museum openings in the foreseeable future. I so miss going to exhibits and just enjoying the sites and sounds of these outings. I will keep you posted when things open again. Here are the most recent updates on our “beloved” LACMA: Structural demolition […]

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Women Around Town, May 2019

April 24, 2019 By Karen Schifman

IN THE GALLERIES Wendy White: Racetrack Playa is the current exhibition at Shulamit Nazarian gallery. The exhibit takes its name from a 3-mile dry lakebed in Death Valley National Park and features paintings, sculptures, pigment prints, and a site-specific installation. Using this scarred landscape as a metaphor for our current times, the works in the […]

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Women Around Town, December 2018

December 2, 2018 By Karen Schifman

With this being my last blog for 2018 I just want to say thank you for reading.  May your holidays be bright and the new year bring peace and all good things your way. I recently visited the Marciano Foundation and wanted to recommend that everyone go and see the amazing work by Ai WeiWei […]

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Women Around Town and more, September 2017

September 19, 2017 By Karen Schifman

It is truly a privilege to have art be such a significant part of my life. My profession allows me to share my passion with others, my writing allows to me research and take time to contemplate art, and my travels allow me to indulge in viewing art.  Finally, living in Los Angeles affords me […]

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