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New Work by Connie Rohman

April 8 – May 6, 2023

Opening Saturday, April 8th, from 3:00 to 6:00pm

In this intriguing art exhibition, artist Connie Rohman takes pages from the Thomas Guide to create her colorful fabric collages.

Before the Waze app and GPS, citizens of Los Angeles used the Thomas Guide book of maps to navigate their way around the city. I have chosen to pay homage to the Thomas Guide by making abstract artwork out of the actual pages from the 1998 edition of the Thomas Guide. The lines of the streets on the map determine the shapes, and then the colorful fabric shapes are machine sewn directly to the pages. The names of the streets wind around the shapes, enabling the viewer to recognize that page’s neighborhood in the city.

At the exhibition, viewers are invited to look up their neighborhood or favorite streets in the 1998 Thomas Guide, and then find the corresponding framed page on display. Page numbers are left visible on all framed artworks, so the viewer can find that particular page.

Per Connie: I am influenced by the landscape of my childhood, both interior and exterior. I grew up in a remote Quaker community adjacent to the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. My work is also influenced by the strong light and colors of Los Angeles, my chosen home.

 

Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 1pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 1pm to 5pm
Closed Fridays
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

This exhibition is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

ALEKA CORWIN     JACQUE LENE ROGERS-ENGEL

October 3 to November 7, 2022

Opening Saturday, October , 2022 3:00 to 6:00pm

 

Aleka Corwin is an Eco-artist. Her art utilizes recycled materials to create three-dimensional work: masks, sculptures, dioramas and assemblages and two-dimensional work: artist’s books, drawings, collages, and prints.

“My artistic goal is to capture and share intimate fragments of time, place, and wild inhabitants of worlds, both real and imagined. It is a treasure hunt for imagery with which I can engage the imaginations and the humor of my viewers.”

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Jacque Lene Rogers-Engel’s artwork for over 20 years has been focused on painting, printmaking, altars and masks. Mythology, mysticism and Native American art and history coupled with humor and color have been the reoccurring influences and themes.

“My chosen medium for paintings is acrylics. I like the immediacy and the pure color I can achieve with my graphic often comical images. The choice to paint in a graphic style makes the pieces more dramatic and visceral. Titles chosen are meant to be thought provoking. N’estPas?”

 

 

 

 

Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 2pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 12pm to 5pm
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

This exhibition is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

R E B E C A  G U E R R E R O

Spring Cactus for Sale: A solo painting show

August 8 to September 18, 2022

Opening Saturday, August 8, 2022 2:00 to 5:00pm

 

Spring Cactus for Sale is, per se, a family portrait, consisting of 8 cactuses, each one representing a member of my family: parents, siblings and myself. In the depiction of each cactus, I incorporated symbolic characteristics from the Yoruba Religion pertaining to respective personality. Part of the title implies a metaphorical reference to the exposure/representation, and I happened to finish this work a few Springs ago.

 

Rebeca Guerrero’s artistic career has coalesced after a long identity and career search. “During this period I have done some traveling. Although I was born in Los Angeles, California, I lived in Baja California for many years, and also in Europe. I did most of my college studies in California. I have studied literature, art and fashion design. I did some teaching in college in the United States, and I worked in London with a fashion designer and eventually in Los Angeles. It was after having worked in the garment industry for several years that I realized that the superficiality of this field was not completely fulfilling. It was then in 1995 when my life as an artist began.

My work consists of a variety of media and my preferred media are pastels, acrylics, oils, silk screens and photography. Filled with bright vibrant colors, my works are both dramatic and poetic. Traveling, literature, nature and life are the sources of my inspiration. Loyalty to my subjects is imperative to my work. My art seems to be pleasing and inviting to the beholder. At first sight, it seems to be just what you see, but once captured by it, one finds hidden messages that might be faces, poetic symbolism and literary references. I create art because I breathe.”

 

Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 2pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 12pm to 5pm
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

This exhibition is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

Karen Duckles

Measurements

June 26 to July 31, 2022

Opening Saturday, July 9, 2022 1:30 to 5:00pm

Biological Clock; 16,000,000 min.

That’s about the length of time a human female is fertile. It causes all sorts of mayhem.

 

Karen Duckles has created a body of assemblage work she calls Measurements. In he words: “My concept for the series is how we use measurements to try to understand and control things in our lives, some of which are not very controllable. Ultimately, we may be able to make these measurements and exert some control over the worlds inside and outside of ourselves, but the forces of nature always prevail, and we are subject to them in the end”

 

Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 2pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 12pm to 5pm
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

This exhibition is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

Jeff Stridde

LET GO

April 30 2022 to June 19 2022

Opening Saturday April 30 2022 3:00 to 7:00

I invite you to Go Missing,

Check Out,
Get Lost,
Disappear into these paintings…

and

threaten to never return…

 

Jeff Stride is a self-taught Los Angeles based abstract artist who’s work explores his connection to composition through an emotional array of bold colors and textures. With an instinctive feel for balance and form his work can be equally
soothing and confrontational, stimulating and calming, each piece revealing like the layers of an onion the pain, joy and curiosity of their creator. Highly energetic, deeply reflective …
Instagram@jeffstriddeart
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jeffstridde@yahoo.com

Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 2pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 12pm to 5pm
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

This exhibition is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

New Member Ubi Show

Thru April 2022

Experience the work of new members Dempsey Thomas, Claudio Ciampi and Justin Lutsky at the Blue Wall Alcove at Avenue 50 Studio.

Dempsey Thomas is a Los Angeles based multimedia artist with a BA in Film and Media studies from UC Irvine. While painting is her current obsession, she also practices photography and art direction. “Body Form” by Dempsey Thomas displayed at the Blue Wall Alcove is an exploration of masculinity through the use of light and color.

Artist and Interior Designer, Claudio Ciampi comes from generations of Italian artists and designers from Pisa, Italy. Claudio has brought his family-grown talent to commissioned fine art pieces, modern and contemporary interior design, hand painted murals, sculptures, outdoor and studio photography, and the original family trade: designing custom furniture pieces. Displayed at the Blue Wall Alcove are his series: “Americana”, “Diamonds” and “Renaissance Angels”.

Justin Lutsky is an accomplished filmmaker and experienced underwater photographer. He is passionate about storytelling and the business of entertainment. He has a diverse background in narrative, commercial, music video and branded content creation, having worked as a director, editor and producer of film and television. In his series “Mermaids”, he captures scenes collaborating with mermaid models from his underwater photography venture, “Submerge”.

As if this “New Member Art Show” were not enough, AAC members Brian Gionvanni and Marita De La Torre bring back their Gin and Salt Soiree cocktails and culinary delights. They will provide some “Sunday Funday” with their very own Salt and Gin! Brian is a gin enthusiast and infuser and he will mix tasty beverages while Marita will have delicious canapes from recipes using her very own Godmother Artisanal Salt.

Join us for unique gin concoctions, delicious food, beautiful, buyable art and lots of fun!

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Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 2pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 12pm to 5pm
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

The New Member Ubi Show is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

Mermaid AVE

November 20, 2021 – January 8, 2022

“From under the darkening sea and through the moonshine swam up the mermaids to conjure for our delight.”

Mysterious and whimsical, the exhibit Mermaid AVE at the Blue Wall Alcove at Avenue 50 Studio, brings together an array of artists who speak mermish and express it through their pieces. Artwork ranges from oil on canvas to photography and fiber. Submerge with the merfolk and find the one that sings your song on Mermaid AVE.

Mermaid AVE runs concurrently with What A Gift, a holiday art market. Shop for the Holidays as you meet and learn about each artist in the exhibit!

Mermaid AVE Artists: Marion Dies, Linda Estrada, Gwen Freeman, Rebecca Guerrero, Heather Hoggan, Justin Lutsky, and Linda Queally.

 

Sat. Nov. 20, 2021 from 12 to 5pm. Exhibit through Jan 8, 2022
Blue Wall Alcove
Mon. -Thu. 2pm – 5pm and Sat.-Sun. 12pm to 5pm
Admission is FREE

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042

Mermaid AVE is made possible in part through the generous support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

 

Natalie Fratino

In and Around NELA

October 24 – November 27, 2020

Open by appointment only

Fratino says “I had two agendas creating this body of work. First of all, I wanted to showcase little pieces of NELA. This work shows just ordinary life in our area with ordinary people and ordinary landscapes during these extraordinary times.

My second agenda is that I wanted to make affordable artwork. I’m a big believer in having original pieces in your home but I know that sometimes it is nearly impossible to justify spending big dollars when times are tough. Heck, even when times aren’t as tough, it’s difficult. All the pieces in this show are less than $200, with many being in the $150 price range. I hope that this helps bring color into homes and inspires others to share their work with those truly in need of beauty”.

Avenue 50 Studio is open by appointment only, every day of the week except Sunday.
To make an appointment, please call: 323/258-1435.

VIDEO TOUR

Avenue 50 Studio
131 N Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042