Artful Amphora

I have been reading a lot lately, mostly non-fiction, and I want to recommend a book that I just finished  about the artist, Ruth Asawa. Everything She Touched by Marilyn Chase is an extensive biography that is well-researched, poignant and revealing. The local gallery scene is hit and miss with appointment only viewing at select galleries. […]

Women Around Town, May 2020 The Annual Venice Art Walk will have their auction online this year. From May 3 – May 19, visit https://venicefamilyclinic.org/annual-events/venice-art-walk/ The benefit auction will feature over 150 works by nationally recognized contemporary artists. Each winning bid provides vital health services to our community. Artists include John Baldessari, Enrique Martinez Celaya, […]

Hello from the inside. This is the “stay at home” version of my column. Hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy. Here are some online exhibitions and videos to enjoy. Art 21 has some wonderful content such as that about Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide  Hauser and Wirth gallery is currently presenting an online exhibition […]

I just came across a podcast produced by the Getty. The first one is “Radical Women: What was it like to be a woman making art during the feminist and civil rights movements? In this season of Recording Artists, host Helen Molesworth delves into the lives and careers of six women artists spanning several generations. […]

Happy Galentines Day! There certainly is a lot to see this month. Enjoy!   IN THE GALLERIES My husband and I stopped by Walter Maciel Gallery on a Saturday afternoon to view the exhibit,  A Conjuring of Conjurers by Lezley Saar. We were fortunate that the artist was there so I could chat with her […]

Happy New Year! Hope your year is filled with great artful experiences. Upcoming Noteworthy Events The Annual Women’s March is on Saturday, January 18th from 10-4 p.m. and begins at Pershing Square in downtown L.A. Another compelling event is the conversation between Jill Moniz and Alison Saar at the California African American Museum on Thursday, […]

As the year comes to a close, I want to thank my audience for being there and hope that your holidays are artful and joyful. December offerings include several group shows and of course there are many noteworthy museum exhibitions to check out. Happy Holidays!!! IN THE GALLERIES New Paintings by Astrid Preston will be featured […]

It is hard to believe that it is November already. In the last 2 weeks we have had to pack up our precious and important paper and possessions to prepare for evacuation due to the looming fires. Many of those treasured items included our art collection and family photographs. It allowed me time to contemplate […]

Each fall semester I teach a course on the history of Women in the Visual Arts. This week in particular we are focusing on the French and English female Academicians, reminding me of the many struggles women artists had and continue to have. With that in mind, I am especially grateful to have exhibited some […]

My latest out of town art adventure was to Seattle, Washington. At the top of my itinerary was a visit to the Seattle Art Museum to view the exhibit Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites (PRB) to the Arts and Crafts Movement. It was a very comprehensive exhibit with works ranging from those by Dante Gabriel […]