Kiyomizu Rokubey VIII, “Ceramic Sight”
Acclaimed Japanese sculptor Kiyomizu Masahiro followed a longstanding family tradition when, in 2000 when he assumed oversight of the famil's functional ceramic business, he changed his name to Kiyomizu Rokubey VIII. More...
Junko Yamamoto
In her new "Cosmic Web" paintings Junko Yamamoto combines geometric elements with curvy blobs of brighter color. More...
Joseph Kleitsch
Unlike most of the other California Impressionists, Joseph Kleitsch was interested in townscapes and street scenes. More...
JooYoung Choi, “Discovering Truth will Make Me Free”
JooYoung Choi's paintings with cut paper (and one soft sculpture) show an affinity for comic books, toys, fairytales, and galactic superheroes. Dense imagery and explosive color make for an exceptionally loaded show with a huge array of characters. More...
Hank Willis Thomas, “I’ve Known Rivers”
Hank Willis Thomas make dramatic use of retrospective vinyl in "I've Known Rivers." The title and images are inspired by a Langston Hughes poem that connects identity to the depths of history. More...
Joseph Kleitsch
Unlike many of his fellow California Impressionists, Joseph Kleitsch townscapes and street scenes of early Laguna Beach. More...
Ben Ashton
Historic portraits in the Grand Manner inspire Ben Ashton's melted and stretched period portraits with attention-grabbing results. More...
Chris Trueman, “Dividing the Light”
Chris Trueman's abstractions genuinely reference painting free of references. Slathered, sprayed, brushed and scraped paint in various conglomerations, sizes, and shape-clusters cohere into convincing compositions that are pure visual pleasures. More...
Paho Mann, “Latent Constructions”
Paho Mann reveals the unseen in the eight photographic images comprising “Latent Constructions.” With the use of 3D scanning software Mann constructs a composite photo of the hundreds of angles the software collects in order to make a complete image. More...
Brenda Mallory, “The North Star Changes"
Brenda Mallory creates her artworks primarily with unconventional materials. She proves exceptionally inventive in the repurposing the cast-offs into memorable assemblages. More...
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
In “Coming Back to See Through, Again” Njideka Akunyili Crosby juxtaposes photographic transfers and painted depictions of interiors and exteriors. These suggest a range of periods of time and different worlds, all glimpsed through windows and doorways. More...
Cara Barer / Alex Couwenberg
For "Atmospheric" Cara Barer's photographs of repurposed books and Alex Couwenberg's abstract paintings are crisp yet ambiguous. More...
Celia Alvarez Munoz
Celia Álvarez Muñoz’s artistic vision goes beyond traditional Chicano iconography to the symbols and storytelling of Chicano art. More...
Nick Vaughn and Jake Margolin
Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin are “social cartographers” mapping lost and obscured LGBTQ+ narratives through an aesthetic gaze. More...
Elaine Reichek
Elaine Reichek puts her mastery of hand stitched and digitally controlled embroidery to concept. and feminist aesthetic purpose. More...
John Roloff
John Roloff has made environmentalism one of the cornerstones of his diverse art practice since the mid-1970s. More...
Sophia Anthony, “Interior Motives II”
Armed with a formidable knowledge of physics and a masterful technical skill, Sophia Anthony's paintings in "Interior Motives II" reflect an ability to draw upon diverse sources such as literature and European cinema. More...
Dishing It Out and Taking It: A Critic’s Comeuppance
In Richard Spears 21 years as an art critic, he has attended a lot of exhibition press previews. April 5th was different, this time he attended as co-curator -- on the other side of the press line. More...
Sarah Charlesworth
The brightly colored "Neverland" series of 2002 moved beyond appropriation to photograph ordinary household objects. More...
Gaylen Hansen
At age 102, Gaylen Hansen still produces vigorous paintings full of anger and courage that match his long held view on the endangered environment and the relationships between animals and humans. More...
