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Women Around Town, Mid-May 2017

May 18, 2017 By Karen Schifman 5 Comments

IN THE GALLERIES: “POWER” is an exhibition at Spruth Magers gallery (image left) 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 […]

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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: March 2017

March 6, 2017 By Karen Schifman 2 Comments

IN THE GALLERIES “We Choose Art: A Feminist Perspective” curated by Baha Danes is for one night only on Friday, 3/10/17 from 7-11 pm at the Montalban Mezzanine Space in Hollywood. Also for one night only, viewers can experience the Feminist SAFE ZONE Installation, which includes protest signs and photographs from the historic Women’s March […]

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IN THE STUDIO: with Joanne Julian

February 28, 2017 By Karen Schifman 7 Comments

A visit the studio/beach house of Joanne Julian in Mandalay Beach gives you an immediate sense of this amazing woman’s art practice and yield.  Asian influences abound in this peaceful, organized studio space.  Julian has been creating acrylic, graphite and sumi ink works on Arches paper for decades demonstrating her apt ability to absorb the […]

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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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Women Around Town, January 2017

January 7, 2017 By Karen Schifman Leave a Comment

Happy Artfilled New Year! We look forward to new art spaces this year with The Main Museum opening downtown in Spring and the Marciano Art Foundation which will occupy The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Midwilshire. “Conceived as an ‘Art City’, the building is being re-imagined as a space for the display, research, performance and making of contemporary art […]

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Artfilled Holidays

December 20, 2016 By Karen Schifman 1 Comment

I send you heartfelt wishes for a lovely holiday season filled with peace, joy and love. Over the winter break I am hoping to see lots of amazing art. I thought I would share my to do list with you.  I do hope you will share some of your art experiences with me as well. […]

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Women Around Town, November 2016

November 7, 2016 By Karen Schifman 3 Comments

IN THE GALLERIES: Gavlak Gallery is featuring work by two remarkable artists: Betty Tomkins and Marnie Weber. “Sex Works/WOMEN Words, Phrases and Stories” is a series of paintings and includes a survey of Tomkins’ early works on paper and large-scale Cunt, Fuck, and Pussy paintings. The exhibition places pieces from the beginning of her career in conversation […]

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Women Around Town, October 2016

October 11, 2016 By Karen Schifman 1 Comment

Marina Abramovic: Walk Through Walls. The celebrated performance artist discusses her new memoir. Tickets available 10/13/16 for the 11/15/16 @ 7:30 event at the Getty Center. Take note of the wonderful exhibitions of work by women artists in our area during the month of October. IN THE GALLERIES “Countenance Divine” is opening this Saturday at […]

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Woman Around Town

September 21, 2016 By Karen Schifman 4 Comments

This “Woman Around Town” was fortunate to see some awe-inspiring art this past weekend. It all began in the arts district at Hauser, Wirth and Schimmel gallery.  Several of the gallery’s spaces were filled with the work of the late Austrian abstract painter Maria Lassnig. This survey of Lassnig’s oeuvre provides work from the 1950s […]

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