CURRENT NEWS
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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 |
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
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
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!
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
