Ali Smith just reminded me that Whittier College's Greenleaf Gallery will be opening Gordon Senior's Groundwork tonight from 7 to 9pm. Groundwork will consist of sculpture and drawings by the British born artist. Go check it out. ...
Doug Harvey of the LA Weekly visited Create and Be Recognized at the California Museum of Photography and writes about it here. Summary: Quibbles aside, this is a beautiful, moving and eye-opening show well worth the trek to the Inland Empire.-Doug Harvey ...
Tema Celeste's February issue is out and I'm happy to report it includes the Office's February artist Mark Dutcher in Shana Nys Dambrot's survey of LA's current painting scene titled made in los angeles. Be sure to pick up a copy and be sure to Mark your calendars for the Feb. 25th opening of the show. More info to follow I'm sure. ...
I think the first post I did at this site was promoting a show I was in at the Laguna Art Museum. Well, after a long rest it's that time again. This coming Saturday night Apart from Speech opens at OneLeaf in the Pomony Arts Colony. The show opens at 6pm and will run to 10pm. If you have nothing to do please come on down and say Hi. Yesterday I dropped the work off with Jena so here's a couple of photos and a...
After dropping work at Oneleaf yesterday I ran over to the California Museum of Photography to catch the show Create and Be Recognized: Photography on The Edge. I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the best show in the area currently. Do yourself a favor and make the drive and check it out. Buy the book for the show too, outstanding. C.T. McClusky Alexandre Lobanov August Walla Joe "40,000" Murphy Henry Darger. There's lots more so go see it. ...
Damn I'm tired. Mark Dutcher and David Ross came down from LA for a Saturday night tour of the OC art scene and to meet up with their friend Sandow Birk. We ran all over the place and had a great time. I think they were impressed with the level of activity down here. Nice job people. Anyway here are some photos: First stop was the Shed to catch Jocelyn Schneider Foye's performance, Wrestling with Clay. It was a good time. OC Weekly writer Rebecca...
This Saturday I'm headed out to Pomona to drop off some work for a show I'm going to be in that opens next weekend. (more about that later) While I'm out there on the way back I think I'm going to have to hit this show at the California Museum of Photography. There will be photo work by none other than Henry Darger in this show. Looks like a must see. Thanks for the heads-up Mark. ...
I've listed a few must see events that are happening this weekend and now it's time to wrap it up with three more you should catch while in the village. Hope to see you out there. Sandow Birk will be opening his Divine Comedy at GCAC and CSUF Beyond Borders opens at spaceonspurgeon All Creatures Big & Small opens at OCCCA. ...
Rebecca Schoenkopf of the OC Weekly paid a visit to Joel Heflin's Found Measure Project at The Office and writes about it here. ...
It looks like Mrs. OCArtBlog and I will be heading to the Armory Show and the Whitney Biennial this March. I'm also looking forward to this LA Art Fair that actually has a chance of selling something...
Another event to be sure to hit this weekend in Santa Ana is the opening of Feng Shui at UNIONartspace. Feng Shui will feature artists Lisa Lo Russo and Christine Finley and will run from 7-10pm. Don't miss it. ...
Staying on the Surf Art theme here is a great article on the surging surf art market. They even quote Pat Tobin and Laguna Art Museum Director Bolton Colburn. Also featured is one of the hotter galleries in OC right now, the Surf Gallery. Thanks Marc. Image: John Severson ...
I was just notified that legendary early big wave rider and local artist Pat Tobin has passed away. There will be a Potluck and traditional paddle out at Doheny State Beach on Friday of this week starting at 1pm. All the details can be found on Gallery McCollum's website. ...
This Saturday there is going to be a lot to do in Santa Ana. First off I want to let you all know about a new space in the Santora Arts building called The Seed. This Saturday the Seed opens Explorations which will feature digital new media work by artists such as Dirk Petchul, Chris Nielson, B Fly, Oscar Morales and others. There will also be a live acoustic performance by Luke Papararo starting at 8:30. It's nice to see some new art shows coming back...
