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Women Around Town, December 2021

December 3, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

Wishing you an artful holiday season!   IN THE GALLERIES  BG Gallery presents Ellen Schinderman, “What I Did Last Summer”.  Schinderman is a feminist and her art practice involves an abundance of stitched works. This exhibit focuses on works she created during the pandemic here in Los Angeles. Thru December 18, 2021. The current exhibition […]

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Women Around Town, November 2021

October 28, 2021 By Karen Schifman 1 Comment

What’s happening? Where to begin?  Some say it is a bit safer out there. Come to think of it, the best way to enjoy art is in an empty gallery and so that is what you will mostly find. Happy Fall! IN THE  GALLERIES California State University, Northridge Art Gallery presents a memorial exhibition: Weaving […]

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Women Around Town, September 2021

August 30, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Women Around Town, July 2021

July 1, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Women Around Town, June 2021 by Karen Schifman

May 28, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Women Around Town, May 2021

April 30, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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  […]

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Women Around Town, April 2021

March 31, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Women Around Town, March 2021

March 1, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Women Around Town, February 2021

February 1, 2021 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Women Around Town, November 2020

October 30, 2020 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

Women Around Town, November 2020 Catch this article written by Betye Saar in Town and Country magazine, “Betye Saar: Art and Motherhood Are ‘Both About Creation’. If by chance you are driving down Wilshire Blvd. disgusted at the destruction of  L.A.C.M.A , turn your head in the other direction and catch the new work by […]

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