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NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night, March 13
Saturday, March 13, NELAart presents: SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT
WHEN: The Second Saturday of Every Month 7:00-10:00p.m.
WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods.
NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA).
NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s.
The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art.
Individual gallery hours may vary:
Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50
Cactus, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, 2225 Colorado Boulevard
Drkrm, 2121 San Fernando Road
Future Studio, 5558 North Figueroa Street
hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)
Jose Vera Fine Art, 2012 Colorado Boulevard
Judson Studios, 200 South Avenue 66
Kristi Engle Gallery, 5002 York Boulevard
Land of Odd Gallery, 4690 Eagle Rock Boulevard
La tierra de la Cuebra, 240 South Avenue 57
MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Boulevard
New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50
Sea and Space Explorations, 4755 York Boulevard
She Rides the Lion, 133 North Avenue 50
Toros Pottery, 4962 Eagle Rock Boulevard
2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)
Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard
York Studios, 5029 York Boulevard
NELAart is based in Highland Park and consists of galleries and art organizations located in Northeast Los Angeles who are dedicated to increase the visibility of the thriving arts community in the area. Northeast Los Angeles has a long tradition in the arts. Many working artists now continue this tradition by making their homes and having their studios here. The neighborhood is also home to many galleries, alternative arts spaces and arts organizations. NELAart provides a resource to share information and ideas, and assist in promoting galleries and organizations. Please join us in celebrating the arts in Northeast Los Angeles.
Opening at Avenue 50 Studio March 13 Cuentos de Hadas (Fairy Tales)
Rapunzel – Esau Andrade
Mercedes Gertz and Esau Andrade reinterpret fairy tales
with photographs by Elizabeth Beristain
Opening Night Reception: Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 7-10 pm
The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present “Cuentos de Hadas� (Fairy Tales), an exhibition of works by two contemporary Mexican artists. Through a narrative language, Gertz and Andrade portray the female vs. male versions of fairy tales. The exhibit opens with an artists’ reception on Saturday evening, March 13, 2010 from 7 to 10 p.m. and closes on Sunday, April 4, 2010.
Mercedes Gertz. Using humor and sensuality, Gertz’s fairy tale series asks us to consider where women are in the 21st century. Her heroines are unapologetic symbols of female confidence. We sense in them a comfort with the body, with play and decoration. They confidently own the sensual, and relish in being a woman in charge.
These … fairy or folk tales … recur over and over through millennia in the guise of innocent stories telling us time and again that the docile, young body gets the prince, that the girl brave enough to venture into the woods—the space of men–meets her fate at the hands of the big bad wolf. Peter Pan lives forever as a boy, Wendy must grow up–it is her calling, her duty, her essential nature. — Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue, Art Critic, Essayist, Poet
Esau Andrade. Following in the footsteps of the Latin American surrealists, Esau Andrade twists reality, creating canvases bursting with color that are pop in nature. He instills a childlike exuberance into his delightful paintings. Andrade comes from a folk art background, as both his mother Guadalupe Valencia and brother Raymundo Andrade are also artists. He is mainly a self-taught painter, although attended La Escuela de Artes Plasticas de la Universidad de Guadalajara.
Unlike the candy colored confections of his more stylized folk art paintings, these other works by Andrade place him firmly in the surrealist tradition shared by many Latin masters. He retains a naiveté and originality with quirky images that are both charming and serious, and also remain indebted to his rich culture for visual symbols that are vivid and intense. — Kathy Zimmerer, Artscene 11/2004
Elizabeth Beristain. Elizabeth was born in Mexico City. A graduate of the Escuela Activa de Fotografia and staff photographer for “El Reforma,� one of the top national daily newspapers in Mexico, she moved to Los Angeles as a freelance photographer and later became Photography Editor for the cultural publication Latino Weekly Review. A product of her Mexican mother’s artistic sensitivity and her Portuguese father’s decidedly more adventurous side, this subtle mixture of Old and the New World influences are germinal elements of Elizabeth’s artistry. Additionally, in devising the art direction of her own work, a wider range of crucial creative features shine through, from the world of opera, painting, music, and cinema, in a vision where a unique sense of artistry never intrudes with a boundless appreciation of our common humanity. Elizabeth has participated in various collective and solo shows, both in Mexico and Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband, cinematographer Gabriel Beristain ASC, BSC, and their two children Max and Victoria. She is currently at work on her new series, entitled Crowned Nuns.
March 13, 2010 through April 4, 2010
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 North Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042
323/258-1435
www.avenue50studio.com
Avenue 50 Studio: Closing Event for Here is My Heart: March 7
Artists and Friends: Sunday, March 7, from 1-3 pm, the Avenue 50 Studio will hold a special closing event for our exhibits Body Language and Here is My Heart. Our Heart fundraiser in the Annex Gallery has been very successful with many of the hearts already sold, but there are a few very special ones that still want to be adopted.
Please bring your friends to our closing event from 1 to 3 p.m. when the auction closes, take home a beautiful heart, and enjoy a last look at the art of our Body Language artists Judithe Hernandez, Jose Lozano, Louie Metz, Willie Middlebrook and Andres E. Montoya.
Light refreshments will be served
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435
NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night, February 13
Saturday, February 13, NELAart presents: SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT
WHEN: The Second Saturday of Every Month 7:00-10:00p.m.
WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods.
NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA).
NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s.
The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art.
Individual gallery hours may vary:
Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50
Cactus, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard
Future Studio, 5558 North Figueroa Street
hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)
Jose Vera Fine Art, 2012 Colorado Boulevard
Judson Studios, 200 South Avenue 66
Kristi Engle Gallery, 5002 York Boulevard
Land of Odd Gallery, 4690 Eagle Rock Boulevard
La tierra de la Cuebra, 240 South Avenue 57
MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Boulevard
New Puppy, Unit 1, 2808 Elm Street
New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50
Sea and Space Explorations, 4755 York Boulevard
She Rides the Lion, 133 North Avenue 50
THIS, 5906 North Figueroa Street
Toros Pottery, 4962 Eagle Rock Boulevard
2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)
WORKSPACE, 2601 Pasadena Avenue
York Studios, 5029 York Boulevard
NELAart is based in Highland Park and consists of galleries and art organizations located in Northeast Los Angeles who are dedicated to increase the visibility of the thriving arts community in the area. Northeast Los Angeles has a long tradition in the arts. Many working artists now continue this tradition by making their homes and having their studios here. The neighborhood is also home to many galleries, alternative arts spaces and arts organizations. NELAart provides a resource to share information and ideas, and assist in promoting galleries and organizations. Please join us in celebrating the arts in Northeast Los Angeles.
The Annex Presents: 50 Artists – 50 Hearts For Sale – Mini FundRaiser for Avenue 50 Studio
For our first fundraiser of the year, Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 7-10 pm, the Avenue 50 Studio asked 50 artists to paint, decorate or write poems on hearts that will sell in silent auction with opening bids of $100 each. The artist of each heart will not be identified during the exhibit. The hearts, of four distinct designs, are already formed from composite wood, approximately 8″ x 9″ and ready-to-hang. We hope that you will join us at this special event.
Participating artists include:
Lalo Alcaraz, Katrina Alexy, Guillermo Bejerano, Kay Brown, Yrneh Brown, Nancy Bucanan, Mita Cuaron, Raoul De la Sota, Diane Destiny, Kiki Edder, Kathy Gallegos, Margaret Garcia, Graham Goddard, Pat Gomez, Yolanda Gonzalez, Lauren Gonzalez, Frank Gutierrez, Gerald Hacer, Lucy Hagopian, Cidne Hart, Kevin Hass, Amy Inouye, Jose Lopes, Robert Lowden, Jose Lozano, Maja, Poli Marichal, Amyliah Mejia, Andrés E. Montoya, Beth Peterson, Ester Petschar, CCH Pounder, Stuart Rapeport, Sonia Romero, Nancy Romero, Abel Salas, Peter Shire, Suzanne Siegel, Rachel Siegel, Joe Sims, Annie Sperling, Stormie, Cindy Suriyani, Howard Swerdloff, John Paul Thornton, Richard Turner, Sergio Vasquez, Gisel Vincent-Osuna, Lamont Westmoreland, Mike Yanagita, Val Zavala
Opening Night Reception: Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 7-10 pm
Where:
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 North Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042
323/258-1435
www.avenue50studio.com
Avenue 50 Studio: Second Saturday Exhibitions February 13
“Body Language”
Judithe Hernandez, Jose Lozano, Louie Metz, Willie Middlebrook, Andrés E. Montoya
Adam – The Surrender – Judithe Hernandez
Artists' reception — Saturday evening, February 13, 2010 from 7 to 10 p.m.
The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present Body Language, an exhibition of works which use the human form as story teller.
Judithe Hernandez began her career in the midst of the turbulent 1970's as part of the vanguard of Chicano Art. Hernandez was the only female member of the important Chicano art collective, Los Four. Working together with East Los Angeles youth, she created murals reflective of the times, exploring political and cultural topics while also incorporating personal narrative. Judithe is most know for her pastels on paper. Using lush colors, she continually draws creative inspiration from her cultural inheritance. Judith has exhibited extensively in the United States, Europe and Mexico, including the ground-breaking first exhibition of contemporary Chicano Art in Europe: Les Démon des Anges. Her exhibition with the Avenue 50 Studio marks her return to Los Angeles after a 30-year hiatus.
Louie Metz, born in an army hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, moved with his mother to Los Angeles at the age of nine. At the age of fourteen, Louie and friends, responding to the world around them, formed Mad Society, a punk band. He received his B.F.A. from Otis Parsons in 1990. Louie's subjects reflect an inner psychological reality. He conveys a classicism that is complex and straight forward – brutal yet beautiful.
Willie Middlebrook, obsessed with the need to communicate in an honest and direct manner, uses photography to reflect the ideals and the integrity of being Black. His work speaks to an African-American sensibility that is always centered on his community. Willie produces strong sepia toned images of his people; not necessarily in a positive light, but always in a true light.
Jose Lozano lived in Juárez, México during his youth. There he found many of the cultural touchstones that continue to influence his work today – bad Mexican cinema, fotonovelas, ghost stories, comic books, and musical genres such as bolero and ranchera. He creates revealing, yet not always flattering, works about his neighborhood and its residents – parties, quinceañeras, strip clubs, weddings, and baby showers. Lozano prefers to work in a series, and focuses on particular themes and topics. In his series for the Avenue 50 Studio, Lozano focuses, in a wry manner, on the numerous strip clubs scattered throughout Juárez.
Andrés Montoya utilizes the landscape and figure as a metaphor for the human condition, exploring personal experiences through thoughts, dreams, realities, and absurdities. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, yet growing up in Los Angeles, Montoya's multi-cultural reality merged and blended, transforming his truth into patterns of subdued color and reflective composition.
The exhibit opens with an artists' reception on Saturday evening, February 13, 2010 from 7 to 10 p.m. and closes on Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 North Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042
323/258-1435
www.avenue50studio.com
Imagine a Valentine’s Day that is about Love, Peace and Global Unity
The Valentine Peace Project presents Poetry & Peace, A Night of Poetry, Music & Art
“Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread.” — Pable Neruda
Cindy Rinne
Gloria Alvarez
William Archila
Lois P. Jones
William O'Daly
Ron Baca
Susan Rogers
Kathabela Wilson
Taoli-Ambika Talwar
MUSICIAN: Rick Wilson
We will be creating poem-wrapped flowers this evening as a call to peace
Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 7 to 9 pm
Peace
Peace is freedom from the
pain. Victory over the
deep hurts. Love that
will flow to others.
Able to be the real me
in my own country.
By Cindy Rinne
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435
http://www.avenue50studio.com
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The Valentine Peace Project: February 2010
One World Flowers (www.oneworldflowers.org ) – supporting sustainable business practices, human rights compliance, and fair compensation for flower workers in countries all over the world through Fair Trade flowers.
Budding partnerships for 2010: Where Peace Lives, P5Y, The Hub, Transfair USA, and IKV Pax Christi.
Where Peace Lives (www.wherepeacelives.org )
Creating a dynamic new vocabulary of images through children's art and peace cards – where the art of peace meets the world.
Peace in 5 Years (www.p5y.org )
Working together on a bold vision of world peace in five years – peace defined as safety from politically organized violence.
The Hub (www.the-hub.net)
Hub Bay Area opens joining Hub Amsterdam, Hub Milan, Hub Berlin and Hubsters around the world showcasing 'world changing ideas'. A place for conversation, strategy and celebration of new initiatives for a radically better world.
TransFair (www.transfairusa.org )
Fair trade certifier – through Fair Trade Towns “committed to raising awareness in our fellow community members that every dollar we spend is a powerful decision, with ramifications that echo across continents, countries, and communities.”
IKV Pax Christi (www.ikvpaxchristi.org ) (www.vredesweek.nl)
The largest peace organization/movement in the Netherlands – supporting peace and reconciliation efforts in conflict areas in more than twenty countries over four continents. Locally- the Seeds of Change festival, VredesWeek (Peace Week) and other initiatives to serve and broadcast the message and work of peace.
You
'The ones we've been waiting for.'
Working to spread thoughts of peace worldwide the Valentine Peace Project aims to highlight global citizenship, promote peace discussion and education, and celebrate the many faces and meanings of peace and love in today's connecting world community. Generate your own involvement or contact info@valentinepeaceproject.org for information. www.valentinepeaceproject.org; Federico Hewson, Project Director, The Valentine Peace Project, telephone: + 31 (0)6 16 777 520.
NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night, January 9
Saturday, January 9, NELAart presents: SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT
WHEN: Every Second Saturday 7:00-10:00p.m.
WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods.
NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA).
NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s.
The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.’s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art.
Individual gallery hours may vary:
Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50
Bike Oven, 3706 North Figueroa Street
Cactus, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard
Future Studio, 5558 North Figueroa Street
hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)
Jose Vera Fine Art, 2012 Colorado Boulevard
Kristi Engle Gallery, 5002 York Boulevard
Land of Odd Gallery, 4690 Eagle Rock Boulevard
La tierra de la Cuebra, 240 South Avenue 57
Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista Street
MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Boulevard
New Puppy, Unit 1, 2808 Elm Street
New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard
PHIL, 4918 York Boulevard
Toros Pottery, 4962 Eagle Rock Boulevard
2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)
NELAart is based in Highland Park and consists of galleries and art organizations located in Northeast Los Angeles who are dedicated to increase the visibility of the thriving arts community in the area. Northeast Los Angeles has a long tradition in the arts. Many working artists now continue this tradition by making their homes and having their studios here. The neighborhood is also home to many galleries, alternative arts spaces and arts organizations. NELAart provides a resource to share information and ideas, and assist in promoting galleries and organizations. Please join us in celebrating the arts in Northeast Los Angeles.
Fifth Annual Holiday Sale & Party! Avenue 50 Studio
Celebrating another wonderful year of art and community! Avenue 50 Studio, Two Tracks Studio, Hi Tree, She Rides the Lion cordially invite you to our Fifth Annual Holiday Sale & Party!
Original and affordable prints, paintings, jewelry, scarves, etc. by the following artists:
Lalo Alcaraz
Joseph Botello
Joe Bravo
Benito Campos
Raquel Escobar
Jack Fenn
Margaret Garcia
Rosie Getz
Pat Gomez
Roberto Gutierrez
Mavis Leahy
Los De Abajo Printmaking Collective with Victor Rosas
Pola Lopez
Jose Lozano
H. Luna
Robert Palacios
Beth Peterson
Pounder-Kone Art with CCH Pounder
Nancy Romero
Sonia Romero
Marianne Sadowski
Jaime Sabate
Hector Silva
Stormie
Richard Valdes
Saturday, December 19th from 7:00pm to 11:00pm, and Sunday, December 20th from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night 12/12/2009
WHEN:The Second Saturday of every month from 7:00-10:00p.m.
WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods.
NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast LosAngeles (NELA).
NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s.The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art.
Individual gallery hours may vary:
Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50
Bike Oven, 3706 North Figueroa Street
Bughouse, 5046 Eagle Rock Bloulevard
Cactus, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard
Drkrm, 2121 San Fernando Road
Eagle Rock Plaza, 2700 Colorado Boulevard
Future Studio, 5558 North Figueroa Street
GorillArts Gallery, 170 San Fernando Road
hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)
Jose Vera Fina Art, 2012 Colorado Boulevard
Kristi Engle Gallery, 5002 York Boulevard
The Land of Odd Gallery, 4690 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Moppet Studio, 5101 Monte Vista Street
MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Boulevard
New Puppy, 2808 Elm Street, Unit 1
New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard
PHIL, 4918 York Boulevard
Sea and Space Explorations, 4755 York Boulevard
Southwest Museum, 234 Museum Drive
Toros Pottery, 4962 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Two Track Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (next to Avenue 50 Studio)
Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard
York Studio, 5029 York Boulevard
“Testimonies Two – Contemporary Ex-Votos” — Artists’ reception — Saturday evening, December 12, at Avenue 50 Studio
The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present Testimonies Two – Contemporary Ex Votos. Curator Raoul De la Sota has assembled a group of artists for a special exhibit focusing on the Mexican-rooted art form of the ex-voto.
Lesser Saint No. 5 – Richard Turner
Curated by Raoul De la Sota
Ex-votos historically were devotional visual offerings to the Church for a miraculous cure or for some intervention by a specific religious figure that prevented harm or death. In 16th century Spain they were painted directly onto the interior church walls as murals depicting the miracle. The paintings themselves were called Milagros or miracles. In 18th and 19th century Mexico they became the source of income for itinerant artists who depicted in their paintings some sort of miracle. These artists, often academically untrained, created their works at the request of families, painting with inexpensive oils on whatever small scraps of material was convenient and cheap, most often tin or wood. The works ranged from the charmingly rustic to the aesthetically profound. The works were then in turn donated by the family to a nearby church as gratitude for its intervention. In the 20th century the craft continued but with less religiosity and more pleas for financial help or for material goods. In all cases there was always a narrative text painted onto the surface that described the event and the stated gratitude of the donor. Frida Kahlo was a modern artist who admired and patterned some of her work after these forms.
The present-day work by these diverse artists involves personal stories, narratives of gratitude and portrayals of visual histories. Some are graphic representations of difficult times while others are simple tokens of thanks for life’s pleasures. In form they are sculptures, assemblages, collages, photographs and paintings. They are no longer directed to a religious institution but rather are personal messages directed to a contemporary audience.
The exhibit opens with an artists’ reception on Saturday evening, December 12,, 2009 from 7 to 10 p.m. and closes with an artists’ panel discussion on Sunday, January 24, 2010.
Yrneh Brown, Martin Charlot, Mita Cuaron, Ruth De Nicola, Diane Gamboa, Pat Gomez, Yolanda Gonzalez, Mark Steven Greenfield, Lucy Hagopian, Cidne Hart, Wayne Healy, Heriberto Luna,
Dorothy Magallon, Rafael Matias, Susanna Meiers/Peter Liashkov, Andrés E. Montoya, Toti O’Brien, Suzanne Siegel, Richard Turner
For further information please contact:
Kathy Gallegos, Director, Avenue 50 Studio, ave50studio@sbcglobal.net
Raoul De la Sota, Curator, raouldelasota@sbcglobal.net
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435
“Testimonies Two – Contemporary Ex-Votosâ€� — Artists’ reception — Saturday evening, December 12, at Avenue 50 Studio
The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present Testimonies Two – Contemporary Ex Votos. Curator Raoul De la Sota has assembled a group of artists for a special exhibit focusing on the Mexican-rooted art form of the ex-voto.
Lesser Saint No. 5 – Richard Turner
Curated by Raoul De la Sota
Ex-votos historically were devotional visual offerings to the Church for a miraculous cure or for some intervention by a specific religious figure that prevented harm or death. In 16th century Spain they were painted directly onto the interior church walls as murals depicting the miracle. The paintings themselves were called Milagros or miracles. In 18th and 19th century Mexico they became the source of income for itinerant artists who depicted in their paintings some sort of miracle. These artists, often academically untrained, created their works at the request of families, painting with inexpensive oils on whatever small scraps of material was convenient and cheap, most often tin or wood. The works ranged from the charmingly rustic to the aesthetically profound. The works were then in turn donated by the family to a nearby church as gratitude for its intervention. In the 20th century the craft continued but with less religiosity and more pleas for financial help or for material goods. In all cases there was always a narrative text painted onto the surface that described the event and the stated gratitude of the donor. Frida Kahlo was a modern artist who admired and patterned some of her work after these forms.
The present-day work by these diverse artists involves personal stories, narratives of gratitude and portrayals of visual histories. Some are graphic representations of difficult times while others are simple tokens of thanks for life’s pleasures. In form they are sculptures, assemblages, collages, photographs and paintings. They are no longer directed to a religious institution but rather are personal messages directed to a contemporary audience.
The exhibit opens with an artists’ reception on Saturday evening, December 12,, 2009 from 7 to 10 p.m. and closes with an artists’ panel discussion on Sunday, January 24, 2010.
Yrneh Brown, Martin Charlot, Mita Cuaron, Ruth De Nicola, Diane Gamboa, Pat Gomez, Yolanda Gonzalez, Mark Steven Greenfield, Lucy Hagopian, Cidne Hart, Wayne Healy, Heriberto Luna,
Dorothy Magallon, Rafael Matias, Susanna Meiers/Peter Liashkov, Andrés E. Montoya, Toti O’Brien, Suzanne Siegel, Richard Turner
For further information please contact:
Kathy Gallegos, Director, Avenue 50 Studio, ave50studio@sbcglobal.net
Raoul De la Sota, Curator, raouldelasota@sbcglobal.net
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435
