The OC Art Blog was created in 2004 as a way to build community and promote the marginalized but dynamic Orange County art scene.

Tonight I had the great pleasure to visit the home of LA based legendary collector Diana Zlotnick. In this day and age when actually having an experience with art is getting trumped by the stampede to keep up with the joneses and make sure the right names are in the collection, it's very refreshing to meet a collector who still values artist relationships and the actual experience that a viewer can have with art. I won't go into all the details about Diana's background...

03 February, 2007 /

Lots of art to see in OC this Saturday night. I'll be loitering in Santa Ana. Hope to see you out and about. First up: Untitled Love Project Opens at J. Flynn Gallery Bill Burns & Long Gone John's living room opens @ GCAC Feng Shui opens @ Union Art Space RAW opens @ spaceonspurgeon Self Perceptions opens @ OCCCA Made in California opens @ the Brea Gallery ...

01 February, 2007 /

Last week Will Swaim editor of the OC Weekly since it's inception in 1995 resigned and now I just discovered that Rebecca Schoenkopf aka Commie Girl has resigned effective immediately. This is quite a blow to the local art community. Say what you will about the Weekly, they were the only local paper that consistently visited and wrote about local art exhibits (on a weekly basis). I'm especially bummed because the Weekly, via Rebecca has always shown support (even when she didn't like the...

01 February, 2007 /

Mrs. OC Art Blog and I ran over to Cypress College tonight to catch the opening of Electrosthetic curated by artist Paul Paiement. There were a couple of my favorite people and Office alumni in the show (Naida Osline & Amandine Piomelli) so I had to check it out. I was telling Mrs. OC Art Blog at dinner after the opening that I really liked the change of pace of going to an opening on a Wednesday night. Plus it's a great show. Check it...

31 January, 2007 /

This Saturday night from 7-10pm enView Gallery will open Orogeny by Sarah FitzSimons. This show will consists of photography, video and installation and more info can be found here. See you there. ...

24 January, 2007 /

Sorry for the delay but thanks again to everybody that came out to the show on Saturday. It really came together beautifully. Some pics follow: Matt Lipps Artist Christine Nguyen The Office's Feb artist Mindy Cherri The Office's other Feb artist Joanna Grasso enView Gallery's Chloe Flores and Autumn Beck with artist Finley (middle) crowd shot ...

22 January, 2007 /

This Saturday from 2-6pm OMC Gallery in Huntington Beach opens Art Made in Germany. This exhibit will be an eclectic group show of German artists and artist who live in Germany. Featuring artists such as Florian Beckers (photography), Michael Burges (painting), Daniel & Geo Fuchs (photography) and Luise Unger (sculpture). Should be a great one. ...

17 January, 2007 /

This Friday is the opening of the annual free for all, otherwise known as Centered on the Center at the Huntington Beach Art Center. This is the show where all kinds of artists are hung salon style throughout the galleries. I have actually discovered an artist or two (including Christine Nguyen, most recently shown at the Hammer) at this annual show so it is definitely worth a look. I think the opening runs from 7-10pm. Call the center for more details. ...

17 January, 2007 /

Orange County's top live music venue otherwise known as OCMA will be showing some good art over the next couple of weeks. On Jan. 28th a Chuck Close Prints show opens. Also on Feb 3rd OCMA will pull out Chris Burden's A Tale of Two Cities so we can all have another look. I think you should all go and give them some positive reinforcement for showing some art without a band in the next room. (although I understand you have to do what you have...

15 January, 2007 /

After Chinatown we ran down to the Torrance Art Museum to catch Carol Es before her opening closed. All three shows at the museum were good and it was nice to spend some time with Carol bagging on the art world. Some really bad photos follow (sorry Carol): part of wall installation MJP & Carol the FS boys with Carl Berg TAM ...

14 January, 2007 /

Last night I loaded up the boys of FS and headed out for a long overdue night of openings. First stop was Doug Harvey's show at High Energy Constructs in Chinatown. We all know Doug can write but he sure can make some great art too. Be sure to see it if you have a chance. Some photos follow: Ran into The Office's March artist Adrian de la Pena out front. Doug Harvey Mark Dutcher, Diana Zlotnick & Tulsa...

14 January, 2007 /

Unfortunately we are losing another art venue here in Orange County. It looks like SolArt Gallery & Cafe lost their lease and will be shutting down. Their 3 year anniversary/Final show will be Jan 27th. Go show your support. ...

12 January, 2007 /

After a bit of a hiatus we continue our Pissed Off Artist series with this. Would OCCCA like to respond? ...

12 January, 2007 /