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Women Around Town, January 2022

December 29, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 2 Comments

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 Leave a Comment

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 1 Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 4 Comments

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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Women Around Town, July 2017

July 14, 2017 By Karen Schifman 1 Comment

AROUND TOWN: The Galleries at Bergamot Station are Here to Stay! On Tuesday, June 13 the City Council voted overwhelmingly to approve a plan that will keep the galleries at Bergamot and add new cultural uses, including spaces for a museum, community arts center, performing arts, and other non-profits. The galleries consider this a great […]

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Women Around Town, Mid-April 2017

April 17, 2017 By Karen Schifman 1 Comment

IN THE GALLERIES:   “POWER” is an exhibition at Spruth Magers gallery  that surveys the work of various African-American women artists from the 19th century to the present. This show includes work by 37 artists beginning with those born soon after the Civil War. The examples provide some understanding of how these women artists dealt […]

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Women Around Town, February 2017

February 2, 2017 By Karen Schifman 1 Comment

IN THE GALLERIES: The current group exhibition of  paintings at Laura Korman Gallery are quite exquisite. “Submerged” features works by Katherine TzuLan Mann, Yukari Kaihori and Tatyana Murray. Thru 4/8/17. (image below) Located in the mid-Wilshire area, the new artist-run Brainworks Gallery presents “State of the Union” curated by Erin Adams, Kristine Schomaker  and Diane Williams. The artists participating […]

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