BOB TAYLOR PROPERTIES, INC. &#187; NELA Art Galleries

hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)

Joy in the Rear, 223 1/2 Joy Street (behind 221 Joy Street)

New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50,

Studio Route 66, 5917 North Figueroa

Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard

2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)

West of Rome, 1669 Colorado Boulevard (at the Farley Building)

Opening at Avenue 50 Studio August 14

Avenue 50 Studio — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:32:51 +0000

Roberto Gutierrez
José Orozco

Opening night reception: Saturday, August 14, 7-10 pm

August 14 through September 5, 2010

The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present East Los, a series of new works documenting East Los Angeles with paintings by Roberto Gutierrez and photography by José Orozco.

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

NELAArt Second Saturday Art Walk Gallery Night, July 10

Bob Taylor Properties, Inc. — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:58:37 +0000

Saturday, July 10, 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)

hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)

New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50,

Root 66, 5917 North Figueroa

THIS, 5906 North Figueroa Street

2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)

Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard

West of Rome, 1669 Colorado Boulevard (at the Farley Building)

Opening at Avenue 50 Studio July 10: Women on the Verge

Bob Taylor Properties, Inc. — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:04:23 +0000

Collage, Dry point and Stitch work

Alpha Lubicz and Stephanie Mercado

Curated by Sonia Romero

Opening Night Reception: Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 7:00-10:00 pm

Avenue 50 Studio presents, Women on the Verge featuring new works by Stephanie Mercado and Alpha Lubicz, and curated by artist Sonia Romero.

"Since I was able to successfully launch my solo career from the Avenue 50 Studio in 2006, I wanted to continue the tradition by offering the opportunity to Alpha and Stephanie, two extremely talented emerging artists." -- Sonia Romero

Stephanie Mercado's work will include dry point prints, carefully scratched to create a rich tonal range and intricately detailed imagery. It will also include Mercado's latest sculptural installation, modeled after 17th century French fashion. Both the prints and the dress interpret and deconstruct the American Dream and our consumerist culture. The result is a body of work that merges fashion with works on paper and combines historical images with contemporary socioeconomic issues to redraw and reinterpret imagery that has, for generations, shaped our ideas of prosperity.

Alpha Lubicz is a collage artist who uses vintage imagery to create a new visual language, merging her own drawings with imagery appropriated from aged books. Through stream of consciousness, she develops layered images rich with pattern and a sense of nostalgia.

Please join Sonia Romero, Stephanie Mercado, Alpha Lubicz and the Avenue 50 Studio for an exciting evening of art, friendship and wine.

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435

July 10 through August 8, 2010

Avenue 50 Studio is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)

NELAArt Second Saturday Art Walk Gallery Night, June 12

Bob Taylor Properties, Inc. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:12:37 +0000

Saturday, June 12, 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)

drkrm, 2121 San Fernando Road, Suite #3

hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)

New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50,

Route 66, 5917 North Figueroa

Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard

2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)

West of Rome, 1669 Colorado Boulevard (at the Farley Building)

4763 York, 4763 York Boulevard

Food trucks are rolling to Second Saturday Gallery Night for the THIRD month:

FOOD TRUCKS & GALLERIES

Cactus Gallery, 4534 Eagle Rock Boulevard w/ COOL HAUS

Jose Vera, 2012 Colorado Boulevard w/ The Sweets Truck

MorYork, 4959 York Bouldevard w/ DOSA Truck

York Studios, 5029 York Boulevard w/ Reggae Chicken Truck FROM 9PM-1AM

Late Night/ After Party The Verdugo Bar @ 3408 Verdugo Road w/ Baby's Badass Burgers

NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night, May 8

Arroyo Seco Art — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:19:18 +0000

Saturday, May 8, 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)

Figueroa Produce, 6312 North Figueroa Street

hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)

New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard

Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50,

pLAyLAnd, 4140 Eagle Rock Blvd.

Route 66, 5917 North Figueroa

Verbre Studio and Gallery, 4540 Eagle Rock Boulevard

2 Tracks Art Studio, 135 North Avenue 50 (Next to Avenue 50 Studio)

This Saturday, some of LA's best and up and coming food trucks will be rolling to the EAST SIDE to support the NELA Art, Second Saturday Gallery Night!!!

Komodo Truck will be at 1632 Colorado Boulevard (Between Vincent and Townsend) from 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Grilled Cheese Truck AND Sweets Truck will be in front of Cactus Gallery, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard from 6:00 to 10:00 PM

Late Night / After Party: VizziTruck at Verdugo Bar, 3408 Verdugo Road

Artist Michael Gullberg Juxtaposes Trees, Wood, and the Human Form — Opening at Future Studio, Highland Park, May 8

Arroyo Seco Art — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:43:50 +0000

Trees have inspired legions of artists, from Anselm Keifer to Ansel Adams. But Michael Gullberg takes his inspiration in new directions, creating a forest of images in oil paint and graphite that are framed in intricate hand-hewn wood creations. The new works will be featured in Gullberg’s solo show, “The Air that I Breathe,” at Future Studio Gallery in Los Angeles.

· Saturday, May 8, 7 – 10 p.m. (Part of NELAart.com Second Saturday Gallery Night)

· May 16, 23, and 30 from noon to 4 p.m. The artist will be present during these hours.

· 5558 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042

“Trees are an endless fascination and inspiration for me,” says Gullberg. “It is the human characteristics of trees that draw me in.”

Indeed, Gullberg’s trees are meditative in their humanity, reflecting the artist’s spiritual connection to nature. These aren’t cliched wood nymphs and trolls, but rather sensual torsos and limbs that invite viewers to linger almost voyeuristically to absorb the implied forms and shapes. Gullberg tips his trees on their sides and inter-twines branches and roots. The stoic foliage so many take for granted becomes gratifyingly alive through Gullberg’s command of tools and mediums.

NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night, April 10

Bob Taylor Properties, Inc. — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:15:59 +0000

Saturday, April 10, 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.

(Above image by Miguel Angel Murillo, showing at Avenue 50 Annex, April 10, 2010)

The following space are participating this Saturday, April 10:

(Individual gallery hours may vary)

Avenue 50 Studios , 121 North Avenue 50

Cactus, 5434 Eagle Rock Boulevard -- With The Sweets Truck!

Drkrm, 2121 San Fernando Road

Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, 2225 Colorado Boulevard

hi tree, 131 North Avenue 50 (behind Avenue 50 Studio)

Jose Vera Fine Art, 2012 Colorado Boulevard -- With Vesuvio: Italian Food Truck!

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 -- With DOSA Truck!

Moppet Studio, 5101 Monte Vista Street

Route 66, 5917 North Figueroa

New Stone Age Mosiacs, 4532 1/2 Eagle Rock Boulevard -- With Kabob 'N Roll Truck!

Outpost for Contemporary Art, 1268 North Avenue 50

pLAyLAnd, 4140 Eagle Rock Blvd. (Performance at 7:00pm)

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

Late Night/After Party

Verdugo Bar, 3408 Verdugo Road- With Komodo Food Truck!

Avenue 50 Studio you are invited to attend Opening Night Reception April 10

Avenue 50 Studio — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:29:30 +0000

Above: The Violinist - Martin Charlot

Please join us at Avenue 50 Studio for this Opening Night Reception: Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 7-10 in tandem with NELAs Second Saturday Art Night, April 10

The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present Horizons, an exhibition of works by contemporary artists Martin Charlot and Raoul De la Sota. The exhibit opens with an artists' reception on Saturday evening, April 10, 2010 from 7 to 10 p.m. and closes on Sunday, May 2, 2010.

Martin Charlot, son of the renowned artist and muralist, Jean Charlot, is an oil painter and a muralist working in the fresco tradition. Taught by his father, Martin's careful draftsmanship and skillful color expresses a humanist spirituality grounded in earthiness. His work speaks to life reborn; the life of earth and of humanity. His love of flora and fauna is exhibited in his lushfully surreal landscapes, meant to be lingered over like an intensely flavored feast.

Raoul De la Sota's work reflects his beliefs in ancient cultures and civilizations as they relate to cosmic imagery. Mystical and dreamy, De la Sota's work points our eyes skyward in search of his Mayan nebulas and constellations. De la Sota's imaginative colors reinvigorates and deepens our interest in the universe as cosmic creator. At the same time, he deals with ecological matters in terms of ancient ideas as well as contemporary warnings.

Please join us on Saturday, March 10, 2010 for the opening night reception of Horizons - as far, and farther, than the eye can see.

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323-258-1435

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc. is an arts presentation organization grounded in Latin@ Chican@ culture. Our monthly shows principally exhibit artists of color who display a high quality of work, and who have not been represented in mainstream galleries. We seek to build bridges of cultural understanding through artistic expressions. Using content-driven art to educate and to stimulate intercultural understanding, we build relationships and collaborations with artists and communities.

Opening at Avenue 50 Studio/The Annex March 13 A Prayer For Juarez, A Curse On The Killers

Avenue 50 Studio — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:22:48 +0000

Opening at Avenue 50 Studio/The Annex March 13: A Prayer For Juarez, A Curse On The Killers
Opening Night Reception: Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 7-10 pm

March 13 through April 4, 2010

Participating artists:

Alfonso Aceves
Laura Blanco
Angela Briggs
Ismael de Anda
Antonio Escalante
Judithe Hernandez
Cindy Suriyani
Vincentmayakovsky

The Avenue 50 Studio is participating in A Prayer for Juarez a world-wide call to attention dedicated to uplift and raise awareness about violence against humanity around the world, beginning in JuÃ¡rez. The main approach is to no longer come from a place of anger, hate or protest, but from a place of love and prayer towards this city and its people.

Anyone is invited to come pray as they do for the sole purpose of casting a light on JuÃ¡rez: the city and the women there. When police, guns, armies, militias, government and money have not made an impact in saving the lives of the residents in JuÃ¡rez living amongst violence, hate towards women, and drug wars every day, A Prayer for JuÃ¡rez acknowledges that the tragedies in JuÃ¡rez are a spiritual battle, and it will make a stand to tackle this war with the biggest army we as humans have behind usâ€¦.the power of love and prayer.

As part of A Prayer for Juarez, a network of companion exhibits will take place in March. Below is the update on places that will be part of this art protest dialogue.

A Sculptural Installation, Albuquerque, NM Contact djgavel@gmail.com

Honoring the Women of Juarez and the West Mesa Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala
Contact: Renata Luna E-mail: lumartica@yahoo.com

Fort Worth, Texas Producing group: Sound Culture
Contact: Tammy M. Gomez Email: sound_culture@hotmail.com
Phone: 817.924.9188

Juarez City No More Femicide
At the International Women's Day Rally at the Sydney Town Hall
Sydney, Australia (March 13, 2010 from 10 am to 3 pm
Sydney Action for Juarez Concert Contact: Liliana E Correa Email: lilianaec_27@yahoo.com.au

PriÃ©res de femmes pour Juarez
Biblioteque du mile-end,
l'exposition dÃŒmages de femmes
Saturday, March 20, 2010
MontrÃ©al Longueuil, QuÃ©bec, Canada
dans le dadre de Contact: Claudia CortÃ©s Email: claudiacortes1@hotmail.com

A Prayer for Juarez
Casa 0101- Los Angeles, California
Contact: Josefina Lopez & Victoria Delgadillo
Email: aprayerforjuarez@gmail.com www.aprayerforjuarez.org

Femicide
March 12th â€“ April 10th 2010 â€“ Opening March 12th 7:00 â€“ 10:00pm
Contact: Mia Roman, curator (artbymamamia@yahoo.com)
Abrazo Interno Gallery: Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street , New York , NY 10002

Citizan Divas: Women, Art and Social Justice
A Panel in celebration of International Women's Day
MOCA – Museum of Contemporary Art, Auditorium
250 So. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free of Charge, open to the public
Organized by Nancy Buchanan, Christine Wertheim and students from CalArts ID 517
This symposium focuses on social, geographical and conceptual arenas where the power of women to speak on behalf of themselves and their peers is strongly, radically asserted through works of art and activism.
12.00-12.30 – Introduction by artist Andrea Bowers
12.30- 2.30 – Lourdes Portillo will discuss the making of her film, Senorita Extraviada, Missing Young Woman, a documentary examining the mystery of the hundreds of young women murdered in Juarez, Mexico. For further information: buchanan@calarts.edu, wertheim@calarts.edu

Barcelona, EspaÃ±a
Contact: Susana GarcÃa Medrano Email: susana@equidad.org.mx

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contact: Sandra RomÃ¡n

Mexico City, DF Contact: Pilar Aranda Email: unaoracionporjuarez@gmail.com

NELAArt Second Saturday Gallery Night, March 13

Arroyo Seco Art — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:52:07 +0000

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)

Avenue 50 Studio — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:20:12 +0000

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

Opening at Avenue 50 Studio March 13 Cuentos de Hadas (Fairy Tales)

Avenue 50 Studio — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:20:12 +0000

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 â€œCuentos de Hadasâ€� (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 artistsâ€™ 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, Gertzâ€™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 â€¦ fairy or folk tales â€¦ 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 woodsâ€”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

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 naivetÃ© 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 â€œEl Reforma,â€� 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 motherâ€™s artistic sensitivity and her Portuguese fatherâ€™s decidedly more adventurous side, this subtle mixture of Old and the New World influences are germinal elements of Elizabethâ€™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

Avenue 50 Studio — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:24:27 +0000

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

Avenue 50 Studio: Closing Event for Here is My Heart: March 7

Avenue 50 Studio — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:24:27 +0000

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

Bob Taylor Properties, Inc. — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:32:37 +0000

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

The Annex Presents: 50 Artists – 50 Hearts For Sale – Mini FundRaiser for Avenue 50 Studio

Avenue 50 Studio — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:34:12 +0000

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, AndrÃ©s 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

Avenue 50 Studio — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:28:41 +0000

“Body Language”

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 DÃ©mon 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 JuÃ¡rez, MÃ©xico 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, quinceaÃ±eras, 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 JuÃ¡rez.

AndrÃ©s 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

Avenue 50 Studio — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:54:38 +0000

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.

Artists in Discussion at Avenue 50 Studio, Sunday January 24

Avenue 50 Studio — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:10:05 +0000

Birth of My Grandmother - Mita Cuaron

Sunday, January 24, 2010 from 1:00-3:30 pm

Please join us for a "round table" discussion with the artists of our Testimonies Two exhibition as we explore and dialogue on questions of spirituality in art and thoughts on working towards a theme-based show. You are invited to bring your questions, or just enjoy the exchange of ideas.

Yrneh Brown, Martin Charlot, Mita Cuaron, Ruth De Nicola, Pat Gomez, Yolanda Gonzalez, Mark Steven Greenfield, Lucy Hagopian, Cidne Hart, Wayne Healy, Heriberto Luna, Rafael Matias, Susanna Meiers/Peter Liashkov, Andrés E. Montoya, Toti O’Brien, Suzanne Siegel, Richard Turner

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, January 9

Arroyo Seco Art — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:35:27 +0000

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)

Fifth Annual Holiday Sale & Party! Avenue 50 Studio

Avenue 50 Studio — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:26:53 +0000

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

Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:08:47 +0000

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

Avenue 50 Studio — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:32:29 +0000

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