CURRENT NEWS:
Group Exhibition:
THE NEXT BIG THING
AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS
2222 E. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93010
http://studiochannelislands.org/
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/
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:
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. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ‘like’ our video!
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. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ‘like’ our video!
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
PAST NEWS:
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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. |
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.
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
