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SOLO EXHIBITION:
THE MEANING OF LIFE: A SELF PORTRAIT 643 Project Space 643 N Ventura Avenue Ventura, CA 93001 www.643projectspace.com FEBRUARY 3-24, 2023 Opening Event: February 3, 2023 6pm-9pm Closing Event: February 24, 2023 6pm-9pm Gallery visiting hours: Every Sunday in February from 11AM-4PM. The gallery is otherwise open by appointment only! Please email or call Jo Ann at 805-407-5598 to set-up an appointment. `The Meaning of Life: A Self Portrait. This installation is the latest iteration of exploring my outsider identity as a queer older woman. In this work I turned to the question where, if not a member of a religious group with prescribed doctrine to guide one through life then where do I find a deep meaning in my life. What I mean by meaning is the way one may embody a set of principles that feels true to and shapes one's life. Existential philosophy provides a roadmap on how to navigate through life while creating one's own meaning. Existentialism accurately captures the zeitgeist. A major tenet is that life is meaningless and we suffer from alienation; in order to counteract this they propose the best way to live is to take responsibility for one’s life by questioning the norms and deciding for oneself what is meaningful. This work emanates from this philosophy as I examined my life from young adult to present. |
PAST NEWS
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Publication:
PANHANDLER MAGAZINE A JOURNAL OF ART AND LITERATURE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA May 1, 2022 WWW.PANHANDLERMAGAZINE.COM |
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Group Exhibition:
PERCEIVE YOU Shoebox Projects (online exhibition) June 5 - July 3, 2022 Artist Talk (Zoom) June 5, 2022 www.shoeboxprojects.com @shoeboxprojectsla Curated by Kristine Shomaker |
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Group Exhibition:
NO MAN'S LAND March 4-26, 2022 SHOCKBOXX GALLERY 636 Cypress Avenue Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 shockboxxproject.com In-Person Opening March 5, 2022 6pm PST Zoom Collector's Preview March 4, 2022 6pm PST Artwork available for purchase on ARTSY Link to my work on Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/jo-ann-block-mr-block |
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Group Exhibition:
COLLECTOR'S CHOICE March 5-26, 2022 STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS 2222 E. Ventura Blvd. Camarillo, CA 93010 http://studiochannelislands.org/ Juror: Sarah Russin Executive Director at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions since 2014, Sarah Russin is expanding upon LACE’s experimental spirit and legacy of presenting groundbreaking and socially engaged art. With the LACE team and board of directors, Sarah is dedicated to the development and support of artists and artistic communities, and to offering LACE as a communal center that welcomes a broad audience to experience and create dialogue around contemporary art and culture. Shortly after arriving at LACE, she established two signature annual programs: the Emerging Curator’s Program, designed to discover curatorial talent in Los Angeles, and the Summer Artist in Residence Program. In celebration of LACE’s 40th Anniversary, Sarah worked closely with The Getty Research Institute in their acquisition of The LACE Archives. |
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Group Exhibition:
WHO WE ARE:PORTRAYING IDENTITY March 7-APRIL 8, 2022 CABRILLO GALLERY Aptos Campus 6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 479-6100 Juried by Pauli Ochi of Ochi Projects, Los Angeles Juror's Talk March 12, 2022 Please register to attend Each of us is a mix of many things. Identity is gloriously layered, multifaceted and built upon a confoundingly complex spectrum of factors, some that we are born with, some that are impacted by external variables and some that evolve and change with us over time. The portrayal of who we are can focus on a single, significant aspect of our identity or can reflect an entire network of associations shaped by broader spheres of influence: our connections to familial, social, ethnic, cultural or other groups; our personal or family history; our geographical, economic or social circumstances; our political or spiritual belief systems; our jobs, our lifestyles or our personal interests; and so much more. How do you represent your identity? When you look inward and ask, “Who am I?” or look outward to your community and ask, “Who are we?” what do you see, and how do you portray it? For this exhibition Cabrillo Gallery welcomes all interpretations of the theme of identity. We invite you to share with us your representation of who you are within the vast continuum of what it is to be human. Juror: Pauli Ochi grew up in her family’s gallery in Sun Valley, Idaho. After studying art history and art business she worked in New York before founding Ochi Projects in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California in 2015. OCHI is a contemporary art gallery that supports and contextualizes a diverse roster of artists with experimental and emerging practices as they investigate the conceptual and material boundaries of art. |
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Group Exhibition:
Metamorphosis The Art of Transformation SEPTEMBER 25- October 20, 2021 VISIONARY ART COLLECTIVE TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THIS EXHIBIT : CLICK TO ENTER CURATED BY SERGIO GOMÉZARTIST, CURATOR & ENTREPRENEUR FEATURING ARTISTS: Manaz Raiszadeh, Suzie Zol, Yahel Yan, Susan Detroy, Kathryn Rodrigues, Natalie R. Pivoney, Verity Corvo, Ann Golumbuk, Paula Valenzuela, Chris John Hodge, Jo Ann Block, Nerea Azanza, Kasia Szczesniewski, Eric Strauss, Martin Cox, Jess Hope Curran, Ardea Thurston-Shaine, Erica Peebus, Ginger Danz, Linda Anderson, Julia Forrest, Iskra Sale, Nicholas Zepeda, Lauren Dana Smith, Curt Confer, Jessica Alazraki, William Krug, Eamon Murphy, Dasha Ziborova, Marybeth Kong, Francien Krieg, DebiLynn Fendley, Stephanie Mulvihill ABOUT THE EXHIBIT How does the art we create reflect our own personal growth? As artists and individuals, we are in a constant state of transformation. Our lives continue to shift and evolve with every season, and the work we make tends to mirror these changes. For many of us, our art is a reflection of the lives we live, and often serves as a deeper extension of ourselves. Through art, we are able to visually communicate our transformative states of being. For this exhibit, we sought work that reflects personal growth and evolution across a wide range of visual mediums. NOTE FROM THE CURATOR Metamorphosis: The Art of Transformation, as the title of this exhibition suggests, invites us to think and ponder on the many ways we have changed and evolved both recently and over long periods of time. As a guest curator, it was my pleasure and honor to review hundreds of artists works from around the globe. After many days of careful consideration, I made my final selections. What you will find in this online exhibition is a thoughtful representation of ideas, temperaments, styles, techniques, sensitivities and world views as expressed by a handful of talented artists. These works spoke to me in more than one way, making a lasting impression about my very own experience with change and transformation in this world. It is my intention that you also experience each work for what it has to offer us. — Sergio Gómez, Artist, Curator & Entrepreneur |
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Group Exhibition:
FRESH 2021 AUGUST 28 - OCTOBER 9, 2021 SoLA CONTEMPORARY 3718 West Slauson Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90043 solacontemporary.org Opening & Press Preview: Saturday, August 28, 2021, 1-6PM Closing: Saturday, October 9, 2021, 1-6 PM A panel discussion with the curator and selected artists will be held via Zoom (date to be announced) Juried by: Anuradha Vikram SoLA Contemporary is pleased to announce the opening of its biennial juried show, FRESH 2021, independently curated by Los Angeles-based writer, curator, and educator, Anuradha Vikram. In keeping with tradition, FRESH encourages artists to consider how they can make an impact in their communities, by reflecting on current ideas and trends in contemporary art. In the wake of a year defined by a global pandemic and social justice reckoning, the mission of FRESH is more poignant and pressing than ever before. FRESH 2021, is a retrospective collection of art that engages with the challenges, tragedies, and triumphs that humanity has experienced in this past year. Vikram has selected 33 artists who use various mediums, including photography, video, paint, sculpture, and mixed media to process and reflect on this complex moment in time. Rather than dwell heavily on the past, however, these artworks analyze, interpret, and transform the trauma. The result is an exhibition that uplifts the viewer, even as it probes at profound and personal subject matter. “Art is at its best when it reflects the shared experiences and concerns that shape our understanding of the historical moment we are living in,” says Vikram. “More than a year of setbacks, personal loss, solitude, and mental and physical health struggles have left us feeling exhausted, frustrated, and sad. The artists in FRESH turn these challenges into visions, and in doing so they help us to make sense of the strange year we’ve had. There are moments of connection and even of joy, as we find one another and our own strengths and voices.” |
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Group Exhibition:
REFLECTION LAUNCH LA in partnership with the KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER CO-JURIED BY SUNOOK PARK OF CSULB ANDTERRELL TILFORD OF BAND OF VICES AUGUST 12-AUGUST 27, 2021 Korean Cultural Center 5505 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA launchla.org Opening Reception: Thursday, August 12th 6 – 8:30PM GALLERY HOURS: Monday – Friday, 10AM – 5PM A reflection may be an image mirrored back to the observer or serious thought and consideration. In the case of this exhibition, it’s both. Jurors Sunook Park of CSULB and Terrell Tilford of Band of Vices viewed over 400 images from over 100 artists in a blind jurying process. They chose 46 pieces by 39 artists for an interconnected, authentic, and compelling echo of contemporary life. Reflection brings together artists from across Southern California whose practices contemplate and mirror these unprecedented times. |
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Group Exhibition:
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE JULY 1 - AUGUST 15, 2021 IncuArts Gallery WWW.INCUARTS.COM Past, Present, Future is an exhibition exploring how time, experience, and history impact us. Often deeply personal, these artists dissect and represent historical and cultural tropes in the hope of revealing something closer to a truth. As the intersections of race, sexual orientation, ethnic beliefs, gender, stigmas, and wealth are investigated, we begin to hear a chorus of rising voices. These are the voices of those who have endured and bared witness to the lasting impact of colonialism, sexism, racism, and other systematic means of oppression. These artists, with their differing points of views, offer up to us a new understanding of our past and history, creating a more complete collective expression. We see how it has shaped our present, and in some instances, even a way to move forward in hopes of a more just future. The work unveils emotional realities derived from direct and historically repeating experiences, offering us glimpses of grief and hope. By sharing their lived experiences, they have pulled back the colonialist-white-patriarchal veil of history, exposing the raw and often painful truth that lies just beyond the curtain. |
Group Exhibition:
OUT THERE
Los Angeles Art Association
June 12-18, 2021
Opening: June 12, 2021 10am-5pm
Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Admission: By appointment only
www.laaa.org
Los Angeles Art Association is proud to announce Out There, a very special exhibition celebrating the LGBT experience during Pride Month. In its 13th year, Out There had been a key feature of pre-Covid Pride weekends. This year, Out There is open by appointment June 12 -18 at Gallery 825 with a special all-day reception on June 12 from 10am -5pm. Out There will also run online HERE.
OUT THERE
Los Angeles Art Association
June 12-18, 2021
Opening: June 12, 2021 10am-5pm
Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Admission: By appointment only
www.laaa.org
Los Angeles Art Association is proud to announce Out There, a very special exhibition celebrating the LGBT experience during Pride Month. In its 13th year, Out There had been a key feature of pre-Covid Pride weekends. This year, Out There is open by appointment June 12 -18 at Gallery 825 with a special all-day reception on June 12 from 10am -5pm. Out There will also run online HERE.
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Interview WE COVER THE WATERFRONT: CONVERSATIONS WITH VA ALUMNX, FACULTY, AND GUESTS ALUMNX, JO ANN BLOCK VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS June 7, 2021 visualark.vcfa.edu/ Click here to read: |
Publication:
WMN: ‘Show Me What You Got’ Issue 2
Older Generation Lesbian Artist and Poets WMN Issue 2 ‘Show Me What You Got’ is a global representation of older generations lesbians who make visual art and/or poetry. WMN believes in representing sectors of the lesbian community that are not given as many platforms to publish their artwork. We feel that those who paved the way for our community deserve a platform and a space to showcase their work which can represent creations from the past, or the present. We are so grateful and indebted to our elders across the world, who paved the way for our rights and freedom as they stand today and want to give back to this incredible community by creating a supportive space to present their work, lives and experience.
Released in Summer 2020, Order your copy here:
www.wmnzine.com
WMN: ‘Show Me What You Got’ Issue 2
Older Generation Lesbian Artist and Poets WMN Issue 2 ‘Show Me What You Got’ is a global representation of older generations lesbians who make visual art and/or poetry. WMN believes in representing sectors of the lesbian community that are not given as many platforms to publish their artwork. We feel that those who paved the way for our community deserve a platform and a space to showcase their work which can represent creations from the past, or the present. We are so grateful and indebted to our elders across the world, who paved the way for our rights and freedom as they stand today and want to give back to this incredible community by creating a supportive space to present their work, lives and experience.
Released in Summer 2020, Order your copy here:
www.wmnzine.com
Group Exhibition:
DARKNESS/LIGHT
Los Angeles LGBTQ Center's Advocate & Gochis Galleries
Opening: February 11, 2021
www.culturalarts.lalgbtcenter.org
Artists: Ajamu, Jo Ann Block, Dannywolfchild, Mark Dektor, Marian Jones, Leon Mostovoy, Chris J. Russo
DARKNESS/LIGHT
Los Angeles LGBTQ Center's Advocate & Gochis Galleries
Opening: February 11, 2021
www.culturalarts.lalgbtcenter.org
Artists: Ajamu, Jo Ann Block, Dannywolfchild, Mark Dektor, Marian Jones, Leon Mostovoy, Chris J. Russo
Group Exhibition:
AN A-HISTORICAL DAYDREAM
14TH A.I.R. BIENNIAL
February 12 — March 14, 2021
www.airgallery.org
155 Plymouth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: +1 212 255 6651
H: Wed-Sun, 12-6pm
Curated by Jasmine Wahi
Artists: Jo Ann Block, Marcy Chevali, Jin-Yong Choi, Molmol Kuo, Marina Leybishkis, Nikki Luna, Helina Metaferia, Marianna Peragallo, Nitcha Tothong (Fame), Luis Vasquez La Roche, Noa Yekutieli
An A-Historical Daydream investigates the slipperiness of linear time across a variety of both parallel and intersecting histories. Histories are often singular narratives: they are agendized and unbalanced, and promote a binary idea of ‘us vs them’ or ‘conqueror and conquered.’ This exhibition invites artists to consider the idea of time, history, and future in new and radical ways. It asks them to reflect upon the popular histories that we have been taught, and to then radically imagine an imaginary space/time dimension in which colonialism and hegemonic structures either never existed or existed in a different form. Some artists in the exhibition explore the possibilities of reimagined histories and presents based on a radical imagining of ‘what could have been.’ Others look staunchly towards a future that is largely untainted by our scorched cyclical pass.
An A-Historical Daydream takes place both at A.I.R. Gallery’s exhibition space at 155 Plymouth Street and online in the form of a video program.
The gallery is open by appointment only. A link to make an appointment will be posted soon.
Jasmine Wahi is an Activist, TEDx Speaker, Founder and Co-Director of Project for Empty Space, and the Holly Block Social Justice Curator at the Bronx Museum. Her practice predominantly focuses on issues of femme empowerment, complicating binary structures within social discourses, and exploring multipositional cultural identities through the lens of intersectional feminism. In addition to her other work, Ms. Wahi is a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts: MFA Fine Arts department. She is a former board member of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC), and a volunteer instructor for the Girls Educational Mentoring Services (GEMS) group. Ms. Wahi’s curatorial work has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Art News, Artforum, Hyperallergic, Bloomberg, VICE, and NOWTHIS, to name a few.
AN A-HISTORICAL DAYDREAM
14TH A.I.R. BIENNIAL
February 12 — March 14, 2021
www.airgallery.org
155 Plymouth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: +1 212 255 6651
H: Wed-Sun, 12-6pm
Curated by Jasmine Wahi
Artists: Jo Ann Block, Marcy Chevali, Jin-Yong Choi, Molmol Kuo, Marina Leybishkis, Nikki Luna, Helina Metaferia, Marianna Peragallo, Nitcha Tothong (Fame), Luis Vasquez La Roche, Noa Yekutieli
An A-Historical Daydream investigates the slipperiness of linear time across a variety of both parallel and intersecting histories. Histories are often singular narratives: they are agendized and unbalanced, and promote a binary idea of ‘us vs them’ or ‘conqueror and conquered.’ This exhibition invites artists to consider the idea of time, history, and future in new and radical ways. It asks them to reflect upon the popular histories that we have been taught, and to then radically imagine an imaginary space/time dimension in which colonialism and hegemonic structures either never existed or existed in a different form. Some artists in the exhibition explore the possibilities of reimagined histories and presents based on a radical imagining of ‘what could have been.’ Others look staunchly towards a future that is largely untainted by our scorched cyclical pass.
An A-Historical Daydream takes place both at A.I.R. Gallery’s exhibition space at 155 Plymouth Street and online in the form of a video program.
The gallery is open by appointment only. A link to make an appointment will be posted soon.
Jasmine Wahi is an Activist, TEDx Speaker, Founder and Co-Director of Project for Empty Space, and the Holly Block Social Justice Curator at the Bronx Museum. Her practice predominantly focuses on issues of femme empowerment, complicating binary structures within social discourses, and exploring multipositional cultural identities through the lens of intersectional feminism. In addition to her other work, Ms. Wahi is a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts: MFA Fine Arts department. She is a former board member of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC), and a volunteer instructor for the Girls Educational Mentoring Services (GEMS) group. Ms. Wahi’s curatorial work has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Art News, Artforum, Hyperallergic, Bloomberg, VICE, and NOWTHIS, to name a few.
Group Exhibition:
NEW BEGINNINGS
Score Online Exhibition
January 1 — 31, 2021
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center
www.sfvacc.org
San Fernando, CA
Curated by John Paul Thornton
Virtual Artists’ Reception (Zoom Video)
Saturday, January 9, 2021 5:00 – 7:00 pm PST
NEW BEGINNINGS
Score Online Exhibition
January 1 — 31, 2021
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center
www.sfvacc.org
San Fernando, CA
Curated by John Paul Thornton
Virtual Artists’ Reception (Zoom Video)
Saturday, January 9, 2021 5:00 – 7:00 pm PST
Group Exhibition:
CRISIS MODE
Online Exhibition:
November 1-December 31, 2020
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
occca.org
Juried by: Lucia Olubunmi Momoh,
Curatorial Assistant UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Covid, cops, cabin fever, eco-catastrophe, and sexual politics --- in the art of our moment. Beyond the headlines, there is heroism and humor. In Crisis Mode, artists create individual expressions of shared experiences, fears and fantasies. Behind public events, private sorrows. Crisis Mode memorializes the present tense --- and points to tomorrow. It's personal now. It's time to write the history of the future.
CRISIS MODE
Online Exhibition:
November 1-December 31, 2020
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
occca.org
Juried by: Lucia Olubunmi Momoh,
Curatorial Assistant UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Covid, cops, cabin fever, eco-catastrophe, and sexual politics --- in the art of our moment. Beyond the headlines, there is heroism and humor. In Crisis Mode, artists create individual expressions of shared experiences, fears and fantasies. Behind public events, private sorrows. Crisis Mode memorializes the present tense --- and points to tomorrow. It's personal now. It's time to write the history of the future.
Group Exhibition:
2021?
Opening: October 10, 2020
ShockBoxx Gallery
636 Cypress Avenue
Hermosa, CA 90254
www.shockboxxproject.com/2021
View on Artsy
RSVP FOR THE VIRTUAL OPENING
2021?
Opening: October 10, 2020
ShockBoxx Gallery
636 Cypress Avenue
Hermosa, CA 90254
www.shockboxxproject.com/2021
View on Artsy
RSVP FOR THE VIRTUAL OPENING
Group Exhibition:
WOMEN ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK
Opening: SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
O'HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
616 Throckmorton Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
www.ohanloncenter.org
O'HANLON ONLINE GALLERY SHOW
SHOW PROGRAMDownload here
SALES
Your purchase of works for sale support both the Artist and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts!
Please email office@ohanloncenter.org if you would like to make a purchase. We will connect you with the artist and help make arrangements.
WOMEN ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK
Opening: SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
O'HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
616 Throckmorton Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
www.ohanloncenter.org
O'HANLON ONLINE GALLERY SHOW
SHOW PROGRAMDownload here
SALES
Your purchase of works for sale support both the Artist and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts!
Please email office@ohanloncenter.org if you would like to make a purchase. We will connect you with the artist and help make arrangements.
Group Exhibition:
JOYRIDE OJAI
OCTOBER 9-11, 2020,
11am-6pm
www.joyrideojai.org
Installations will be located throughout the Ojai Valley. See the map for specific locations.
IT’S LIKE GOING TO SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, BUT FOR ART!AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS FRACTURED CONVENTIONAL CULTURAL AND CREATIVE NETWORKS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, A PRESSING DESIRE FOR MORE MEANINGFUL WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH ART AND HUMANITY HAS EMERGED. JOYRIDE:OJAI MEETS THIS NEED WITH A WEEKEND-LONG OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION IN THE OJAI VALLEY THAT FOCUSES ON EXPERIENCES IN THE REAL WORLD.
JOYRIDE FOSTERS COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVITY IN A SAFE, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED MANNER, SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES LOCAL ARTISTS, AND OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED LEVITY AND CONTEMPLATION DURING THESE TIMES.
JOYRIDE OJAI
OCTOBER 9-11, 2020,
11am-6pm
www.joyrideojai.org
Installations will be located throughout the Ojai Valley. See the map for specific locations.
IT’S LIKE GOING TO SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, BUT FOR ART!AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS FRACTURED CONVENTIONAL CULTURAL AND CREATIVE NETWORKS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, A PRESSING DESIRE FOR MORE MEANINGFUL WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH ART AND HUMANITY HAS EMERGED. JOYRIDE:OJAI MEETS THIS NEED WITH A WEEKEND-LONG OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION IN THE OJAI VALLEY THAT FOCUSES ON EXPERIENCES IN THE REAL WORLD.
JOYRIDE FOSTERS COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVITY IN A SAFE, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED MANNER, SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES LOCAL ARTISTS, AND OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED LEVITY AND CONTEMPLATION DURING THESE TIMES.
Group Exhibition:
THE NEXT BIG THING
AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS
2222 E. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93010
http://studiochannelislands.org/
VIRTUAL GALLERY VISIT
http://studiochannelislands.org/events/nbt20/
Artists are continuously challenging their boundaries and excavating their unique discoveries to create new and bold work. Studio Channel Islands invites you to enter your most recent break-through pieces, the ones that have led you to the horizon of your work’s next evolution! All media and styles are welcome.
JUROR: Leah Ollman
Leah Ollman writes about the visual arts for the Los Angeles Times, Art in America and numerous other publications. Ollman was a crorrespondent for ARTnews for ten years, she has written over 800 reviews and features for the LA Times and 85 articles for Art in America as well as numerous reviews published in Photograph, Craft, Art on Paper, Ceramics, ARTnews, Art Nexus, Afterimage, High Performance. Her books and exhibition catalogues include Alison Rossiter: Expired Paper, William Kentridge: Weighing…and Wanting, The Photographs of John Brill, Michal Chelbin: Strangely Familiar, and Camera as Weapon: Worker Photography Between the Wars.
THE NEXT BIG THING
AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS
2222 E. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93010
http://studiochannelislands.org/
VIRTUAL GALLERY VISIT
http://studiochannelislands.org/events/nbt20/
Artists are continuously challenging their boundaries and excavating their unique discoveries to create new and bold work. Studio Channel Islands invites you to enter your most recent break-through pieces, the ones that have led you to the horizon of your work’s next evolution! All media and styles are welcome.
JUROR: Leah Ollman
Leah Ollman writes about the visual arts for the Los Angeles Times, Art in America and numerous other publications. Ollman was a crorrespondent for ARTnews for ten years, she has written over 800 reviews and features for the LA Times and 85 articles for Art in America as well as numerous reviews published in Photograph, Craft, Art on Paper, Ceramics, ARTnews, Art Nexus, Afterimage, High Performance. Her books and exhibition catalogues include Alison Rossiter: Expired Paper, William Kentridge: Weighing…and Wanting, The Photographs of John Brill, Michal Chelbin: Strangely Familiar, and Camera as Weapon: Worker Photography Between the Wars.
Group Exhibition:
LAUNCH GALLERY'S TARFEST 2020 Presents: Transition
August 22, 2020- September 5, 2020
An OPEN CALL GROUP EXHIBITION
JURIED BY HOLLY JERGER
170 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles , CA
(Former Jan Baum/Merry Karnowsky Gallery)
launchla.org/tarfest/
Transition: the process or period of changing from one state or condition to another.
As significant transitions are evolving on multiple fronts, we are examining and redefining our relationships with one another as well as the physical space we occupy. Recognizing this historic time, the artists of Tarfest 2020’s “Transition” open call juried exhibition respond to core concepts of change with their work. This exhibition brings together artists from across So California whose practices engage with change through process, concept, culture, chance, and more.
LAUNCH GALLERY'S TARFEST 2020 Presents: Transition
August 22, 2020- September 5, 2020
An OPEN CALL GROUP EXHIBITION
JURIED BY HOLLY JERGER
170 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles , CA
(Former Jan Baum/Merry Karnowsky Gallery)
launchla.org/tarfest/
Transition: the process or period of changing from one state or condition to another.
As significant transitions are evolving on multiple fronts, we are examining and redefining our relationships with one another as well as the physical space we occupy. Recognizing this historic time, the artists of Tarfest 2020’s “Transition” open call juried exhibition respond to core concepts of change with their work. This exhibition brings together artists from across So California whose practices engage with change through process, concept, culture, chance, and more.
Group Exhibition:
ART UNDER THE INFLUENCE
JULY 13 - AUGUST 31, 2020
Avenue 50 Studio
131 N. Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
http://avenue50studio.org/
ARTISTS: Jose Alejo, Victor Atkins, Frank Ayala, Jo Ann Block, Karen Burns, Carol Colin, Steve Graziani, Rebeca Guerrero, Edith De Guzman, Jolly De Guzman, Silvia M. De Leon, Christy Gurley, Kevin Hass, Peter Hess, Emily Hernandez, Edgar Ibarria, David Martinez, Kelli Mayhew, Guadulesa Rivera, Mike Saijo, Ann Storc, Suzette Vidal & Megan Reeves Williamson. Thank you again to our jurors; Nathalie Sánchez, Raoul de la Sota & J. Michael Walker
JURORS: Nathalie Sanchez, Raoul De La Sota, J. Michael Walker
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR ARTIST TALK WITH JO ANN BLOCK, HOSTED BY SARA ACEVES ON OUR INSTAGRAM LIVE FEED ON FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020
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ART UNDER THE INFLUENCE
JULY 13 - AUGUST 31, 2020
Avenue 50 Studio
131 N. Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
http://avenue50studio.org/
ARTISTS: Jose Alejo, Victor Atkins, Frank Ayala, Jo Ann Block, Karen Burns, Carol Colin, Steve Graziani, Rebeca Guerrero, Edith De Guzman, Jolly De Guzman, Silvia M. De Leon, Christy Gurley, Kevin Hass, Peter Hess, Emily Hernandez, Edgar Ibarria, David Martinez, Kelli Mayhew, Guadulesa Rivera, Mike Saijo, Ann Storc, Suzette Vidal & Megan Reeves Williamson. Thank you again to our jurors; Nathalie Sánchez, Raoul de la Sota & J. Michael Walker
JURORS: Nathalie Sanchez, Raoul De La Sota, J. Michael Walker
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR ARTIST TALK WITH JO ANN BLOCK, HOSTED BY SARA ACEVES ON OUR INSTAGRAM LIVE FEED ON FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020
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Group Exhibition:
POST PRIDE
Ace/121 Gallery
June 19 - July 31, 2020
Virtual Exhibit: Click Here
POST PRIDE at Ace/121 Gallery
2020 has seen the reimagining of Gay Pride events all over the world since the first parade in 1970, one year following the Stonewall uprising. As the public health protocols surrounding COVID-19 seem to evolve daily, many Pride events that were initially canceled and have been reconfigured into a virtual format, creating a near-global celebration that crosses borders, cultures and languages that our bodies cannot. Larry Kramer, a famously vocal and key player in ACT UP and beyond during the ongoing AIDS epidemic, died the night the protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd began. The intersections of gay liberation and racial injustice all over the world were brought into stark focus, and many queer-led movements rightly shifted their focus to joining the ongoing protests led by Black Lives Matter.
Post Pride marks the first exhibition for many of the artists featured here since quarantine. The show was conceived before COVID-19 hit, and quarantine seemed to make its themes all the more relevant. As we neared the deadline for submissions, George Floyd was killed and another series of submissions came in. The nine artists featured in the show reflect myriad meditations on queerness and Pride with a particular focus for some on social and racial issues, highlighting the intersectional themes that Pride has come to represent.
POST PRIDE
Ace/121 Gallery
June 19 - July 31, 2020
Virtual Exhibit: Click Here
POST PRIDE at Ace/121 Gallery
2020 has seen the reimagining of Gay Pride events all over the world since the first parade in 1970, one year following the Stonewall uprising. As the public health protocols surrounding COVID-19 seem to evolve daily, many Pride events that were initially canceled and have been reconfigured into a virtual format, creating a near-global celebration that crosses borders, cultures and languages that our bodies cannot. Larry Kramer, a famously vocal and key player in ACT UP and beyond during the ongoing AIDS epidemic, died the night the protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd began. The intersections of gay liberation and racial injustice all over the world were brought into stark focus, and many queer-led movements rightly shifted their focus to joining the ongoing protests led by Black Lives Matter.
Post Pride marks the first exhibition for many of the artists featured here since quarantine. The show was conceived before COVID-19 hit, and quarantine seemed to make its themes all the more relevant. As we neared the deadline for submissions, George Floyd was killed and another series of submissions came in. The nine artists featured in the show reflect myriad meditations on queerness and Pride with a particular focus for some on social and racial issues, highlighting the intersectional themes that Pride has come to represent.
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Group Exhibition:
OUT THERE JUNE 12-30, 2020 Celebrating the LGBT experience during West Hollywood's Pride Month festivities. Juried by Bert Green, Bert Green Fine Arts Los Angeles Art Association & the City of West Hollywood proudly present Out There, a very special online exhibition celebrating the LGBT experience. TO VIEW AND PURCHASE ART WORK: www.laaa.org/out-there-2020 FEATURING ARTISTS: Clovis Blackwell, Jo Ann Block, Janine Brown, Richard S. Chow, Michael Derry, Pam Farkus, Dwora Fried, Bart Goldman, S.P. Harper, Sean Hemeon, Mark Indig, Colleen M. Kelly, Daniel Leighton, Lena Moross, Johnny Naked, Albert Natian, Elizabeth Noble, Tom Pazderka, Ashton Phillips, SameSource, Osceola Refetoff, Scott A. Trimble, Deborah van der Zaag, John Waiblinger and Mara Zaslove. |
Artist Talk:
Shoebox Conversation with Jo Ann Block
May 26, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QomcTQbXmqI
Shoebox PR
Welcome to Shoebox Conversations. Our Shoebox PR team, Kristine Schomaker, Sheli Silverio and S. Vollie Osborn, are meeting up with artists via Zoom to discuss their art practice, new work, upcoming exhibitions, and more.
Shoebox Conversation with Jo Ann Block
May 26, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QomcTQbXmqI
Shoebox PR
Welcome to Shoebox Conversations. Our Shoebox PR team, Kristine Schomaker, Sheli Silverio and S. Vollie Osborn, are meeting up with artists via Zoom to discuss their art practice, new work, upcoming exhibitions, and more.
Bachman Overdrive Reparative Conversion-a-tor, Model 2010
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Queer Before Queer: Charlie
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Press:
East City Art December 4, 2018 Jo Ann Block: Pushing back Against Age and Gender, by Rachelle L. Williams www.eastcityart.com The article was originally published in print in the East City Art Fall 2018 Print Periodical |
Solo Exhibition:
Queer Before Queer
September 21-24, 2018
LESLIE-LOHMAN PROJECT SPACE
127-B PRINCE STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10012
www.leslielohman.org
OPENING: Friday, September 21,2018 6-8PM
CONVERSATION: Saturday, September 22 @ 3pm Butches in the Margins w/Carmen Vasquez and Lisbeth M Melendez Rivera, queer activists
ARTIST TALK: Sunday, September 23 @4pm
Queer Before Queer
September 21-24, 2018
LESLIE-LOHMAN PROJECT SPACE
127-B PRINCE STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10012
www.leslielohman.org
OPENING: Friday, September 21,2018 6-8PM
CONVERSATION: Saturday, September 22 @ 3pm Butches in the Margins w/Carmen Vasquez and Lisbeth M Melendez Rivera, queer activists
ARTIST TALK: Sunday, September 23 @4pm
