SCWCA Exhibitions 2007 -2019
SCWCA Exhibitions 2007 -2019
Cover art: detail of Art Over News, by BARBARA TABACHNICK, 2020
"Enough" October 12 - October 26, 2019 – Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Silverlake, CA
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In today’s political and cultural environment, women have a strong voice. Our artist members are no exception. It is time for us to express our strong opinions about many issues and use our art as a vehicle to do so. This exhibition will demonstrate myriad ways to speak our minds and hearts.
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Exhibition Dates: October 12 thru 26, 2019.
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Location: Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Silverlake, CA Exhibition review written by Betty Ann Brown here. |
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On Saturday, October 19, 2019 during the Enough exhibition at the Neutra Gallery: A Writing Workshop for Visual Artists by writer and artist Nancy Spiller.
If every picture tells a story, what does your work have to say? Is it poetry, fiction or personal memoir? This half -day workshop will inspire you to find the narrative tucked into your art. From an introduction to the ancient practice of ekphrastic writing, to samples of acclaimed authors drawing on visual art, to lively writing exercises revealing metaphor, telling details, emotions, and attitudes, you’ll find new ways to engage with your own visual “statements.” Nancy Spiller is an exhibiting artist, SCWCA member, and author of the novel Entertaining Disasters (Counterpoint Press) and the memoir Compromise Cake: Lessons Learned From My Mother’s Recipe Box (Counterpoint Press), which she also illustrated. She created a version of this workshop for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, where she has been an instructor for 10 years. |
Nancy Spiller
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"Pulse. of LA 2019" July 6 - 27, 2019 – SoLA Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Art by Southern California Artists
Sponsored by the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art
Juried by Holly Tempo
This exhibition aims to represent self-identified women artists who are truly in touch with the rhythms and diversity of the city of Los Angeles. Their artwork makes visible the very fluid and complex identity of Southern California.
Sponsored by the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art
Juried by Holly Tempo
This exhibition aims to represent self-identified women artists who are truly in touch with the rhythms and diversity of the city of Los Angeles. Their artwork makes visible the very fluid and complex identity of Southern California.
"UNFETTERED" March 9-April 6, 2019 – Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Photos by Bryan Frank
A PUBLIC Art and The Planet CONVERSATION Sept. 15, 2018 – Armory Center for the. arts Pasadena, ca
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Join the conversation organized by SCWCA as we explore how artists can contribute to climate change solutions.
Presenters: Kim Abeles Suvan Geer Nancy Spiller Moderated by Sandra Muller |
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Hot on the heels of attending a recent three-day Climate Reality Training by Al Gore our artist panel will examine with us what they learned, what gives them hope and the power of artist’s stories, objects and images at this important moment in a changing climate. It will be an open conversation.
Join the discussion! What do you see art’s role being as the climate shifts? Where does art give you hope, pause or inspiration?
Join the discussion! What do you see art’s role being as the climate shifts? Where does art give you hope, pause or inspiration?
"Pulse of La 2018" July 7-21, 2018 – SOLA GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA
"Art Speaks! Lend your voice" February. 22 - March 10, 2018 – Arena 1 gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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Curator Jill Moniz selected abstract and representational artworks by 62 artists from across the country for the national Women’s Caucus for Art 2018 conference exhibition.
Exhibition Artists:
Jayne Adams, Kathy Aldous-Schleindl, Shula Arbel, Jenny E. Balisle, Sharon Barnes, Yvonne Beatty, Linda Basha Brookshire, Janine Brown, Lorraine Bubar, Julie Carcione, Michele Colburn, Constance Culpepper, Liz Dodson, Laurie Edison, Beth Fein, Clairan Ferrono, Kim Foley, Megan Frances, Ellen Freyer, Dwora Fried, Christine Giancola, Amy Gilvary, Betty Green, Susan Harmon, Shelley Heffler, Mary Kamerer, Veda B Kaya, Linda Kunik, Esther Kwan Simon, J. J. L’Heureux, Beth Lakamp, Lynda Levy, Charity Malin, Aline Mare, Robbin Milne, Lena Moross, Sandra Mueller, Mary Nash, Melissa Reischman, Lynda A. N. Reyes, Samuelle Richardson, Julia Rigby, Karrie Ross, Orly Ruaimi, Linda Jo Russell, Marilou Ryder, Seda Saar, Sondra Schwetman, Jacqueline Secor, Rebecca Setareh, Doni Silver Simons, Kerrie Smith, Stephanie Solomon, Leona Strassberg Steiner, Nathalie Tierce, Linda Vallejo, Elise Vazelakis, Arika Von Edler, Elizabeth White, Holly Wong, Joan Wulf and Tina YbarraIa
Exhibition Artists:
Jayne Adams, Kathy Aldous-Schleindl, Shula Arbel, Jenny E. Balisle, Sharon Barnes, Yvonne Beatty, Linda Basha Brookshire, Janine Brown, Lorraine Bubar, Julie Carcione, Michele Colburn, Constance Culpepper, Liz Dodson, Laurie Edison, Beth Fein, Clairan Ferrono, Kim Foley, Megan Frances, Ellen Freyer, Dwora Fried, Christine Giancola, Amy Gilvary, Betty Green, Susan Harmon, Shelley Heffler, Mary Kamerer, Veda B Kaya, Linda Kunik, Esther Kwan Simon, J. J. L’Heureux, Beth Lakamp, Lynda Levy, Charity Malin, Aline Mare, Robbin Milne, Lena Moross, Sandra Mueller, Mary Nash, Melissa Reischman, Lynda A. N. Reyes, Samuelle Richardson, Julia Rigby, Karrie Ross, Orly Ruaimi, Linda Jo Russell, Marilou Ryder, Seda Saar, Sondra Schwetman, Jacqueline Secor, Rebecca Setareh, Doni Silver Simons, Kerrie Smith, Stephanie Solomon, Leona Strassberg Steiner, Nathalie Tierce, Linda Vallejo, Elise Vazelakis, Arika Von Edler, Elizabeth White, Holly Wong, Joan Wulf and Tina YbarraIa
"Phenomena" Oct. 14-28, 2017 – NEUTRA INSTITUTE GALLERY & MUSEUM, SILVERLAKE, CA
Hosted by Dulce Stein Presents at the Neutra
Artists were invited to submit current art works on the theme of “phenomena” whether approached through a human or natural, intuitive or observed lens. The exhibition explored the artistic response to living in a rapidly changing yet interconnected world.
All members of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art were invited to participate in the “phenomena” exhibition. Others may join or renew membership. Each member may submit one recent (created within the last 3 years) artwork that does not exceed 36″ in any direction. Media included painting, prints, photography, drawing, digital art, mixed media, sculpture and videos. Sculpture and pedestal footprint not to exceed 24” in any direction.
All members of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art were invited to participate in the “phenomena” exhibition. Others may join or renew membership. Each member may submit one recent (created within the last 3 years) artwork that does not exceed 36″ in any direction. Media included painting, prints, photography, drawing, digital art, mixed media, sculpture and videos. Sculpture and pedestal footprint not to exceed 24” in any direction.
"Earthly delights" June 5, 2016 - Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA
“Earthly Delights,” a spring exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio Gallery in Los Angeles, celebrating 40 years of activism in support of women arts professionals in Southern California. The show runs through June 5, 2016.
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 North Avenue 50, LA 90042
The 46 contemporary works in the exhibition explore the joys of artistic expression while delving into our relationships with the planet and one another. environmental and ever so human concerns of our day in a variety of media from painting, prints, photography, drawing, digital art, mixed media and sculpture
Participating Artists: Donna Abbate, Mariona Barkus, Amy Bauer, Lucy Blake-Elahi, Cheryl Bookout, Janine Brown, Marie Cenkner, Krystee Clark, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Cecelia Davidson, Mary Dessert, Diane Destiny, Marilyn Eisenberg, Danielle Eubank, Marla Fields, Dwora Fried, Kathy Gallegos, Susan Gesundheit, Coco Hall, Libby Hartigan, Shelley Heffler, Brenda Hurst, Aazam Irilian, Ann Isolde, Rashaun Kartak, Niku Kashef, Susan King, Eva Kolosvary, Sinan Revell, Bea Mego, Susan Melly, Sandra Mueller, Karen Neubert, Andrea Reider, Melissa Reischman, Linda Jo Russell, Seda Saar, Cathy Salser, Karen Schifman, Victoria Sebanz, Ann Storc, Patricia Terrell-Oneal, Kathleen Thoma, Frances Vandal, Louise Wannier, France White and Nancy Worthington
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
131 North Avenue 50, LA 90042
The 46 contemporary works in the exhibition explore the joys of artistic expression while delving into our relationships with the planet and one another. environmental and ever so human concerns of our day in a variety of media from painting, prints, photography, drawing, digital art, mixed media and sculpture
Participating Artists: Donna Abbate, Mariona Barkus, Amy Bauer, Lucy Blake-Elahi, Cheryl Bookout, Janine Brown, Marie Cenkner, Krystee Clark, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Cecelia Davidson, Mary Dessert, Diane Destiny, Marilyn Eisenberg, Danielle Eubank, Marla Fields, Dwora Fried, Kathy Gallegos, Susan Gesundheit, Coco Hall, Libby Hartigan, Shelley Heffler, Brenda Hurst, Aazam Irilian, Ann Isolde, Rashaun Kartak, Niku Kashef, Susan King, Eva Kolosvary, Sinan Revell, Bea Mego, Susan Melly, Sandra Mueller, Karen Neubert, Andrea Reider, Melissa Reischman, Linda Jo Russell, Seda Saar, Cathy Salser, Karen Schifman, Victoria Sebanz, Ann Storc, Patricia Terrell-Oneal, Kathleen Thoma, Frances Vandal, Louise Wannier, France White and Nancy Worthington
"Wilderness Mind: Activating Wonder" May 2 - May 17, 2015 – Modest Fly Gallery, Tujunga, CA
Known in both art and environmental circles, Suvan Geer will moderate a participatory conversation on what it takes to sustain practices in art and activism. she will open the discussion with local land activist Joe Barrett and environmental lawyer Dean Wallraff. The panel will take place in conjunction with the “Wilderness Mind: Activating Wonder” exhibition that was curated by Marie Cenkner and featured works by 16 members of the SCWCA Eco-Art Collective.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Moderator Suvan Geer is an artist and writer who co-chairs the Sierra Club’s local Climate Change Committee. Joe Barrett is a well-known local activist currently working for the preservation of watershed along the base of the Angeles National Forest. Dean Wallraff is on the Sierra Club’s national board and heads a nonprofit developing legal tools for activists and lawyers working to protect the environment.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
The sixteen women artists assert that an open state of mind or what is often called “wonder” can be experienced in both traditional wilderness areas and in dense urban habitats. Some artworks celebrate the existing beauty and diversity of the planet while others acknowledge how human activity changes and often negatively impacts the environment. The diverse works range from assemblage, photography, hand-made books and paintings as well as a collaborative “Drought” installation that was featured at the 2015 Balance UnBalance International Conference at Arizona State University. Writings and resources that present the multiple concerns of the participating artists are also offered. Curator Marie Cenkner shared that the exhibition is part of an ongoing “Wilderness Mind” initiative by the collective that includes exhibitions, programs and public conversations to foster sustainable stewardship.
Participating artists: Carolyn Applegate, Amy Bauer, J. Cheryl Bookout, Marie Cenkner, Danielle Eubank, Ann Isolde, Katherine Kean, J.J. L’Heureux, Nancy Lissaman, Meg Madison, Marion Melchiorre, Sandra Mueller, Annemarie Rawlinson, Seda Saar, Louise Wannier, France White.
closing talk Moderated by Suvan Geer with Joe Barrett and Dean Wallraff
The Eco-art Collective is an activist group of environmental artists, curators and writers that explores the many connections between creative and environmental practices through exhibitions, educational programs, writings and public actions. More at wildernessmind.org
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Moderator Suvan Geer is an artist and writer who co-chairs the Sierra Club’s local Climate Change Committee. Joe Barrett is a well-known local activist currently working for the preservation of watershed along the base of the Angeles National Forest. Dean Wallraff is on the Sierra Club’s national board and heads a nonprofit developing legal tools for activists and lawyers working to protect the environment.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
The sixteen women artists assert that an open state of mind or what is often called “wonder” can be experienced in both traditional wilderness areas and in dense urban habitats. Some artworks celebrate the existing beauty and diversity of the planet while others acknowledge how human activity changes and often negatively impacts the environment. The diverse works range from assemblage, photography, hand-made books and paintings as well as a collaborative “Drought” installation that was featured at the 2015 Balance UnBalance International Conference at Arizona State University. Writings and resources that present the multiple concerns of the participating artists are also offered. Curator Marie Cenkner shared that the exhibition is part of an ongoing “Wilderness Mind” initiative by the collective that includes exhibitions, programs and public conversations to foster sustainable stewardship.
Participating artists: Carolyn Applegate, Amy Bauer, J. Cheryl Bookout, Marie Cenkner, Danielle Eubank, Ann Isolde, Katherine Kean, J.J. L’Heureux, Nancy Lissaman, Meg Madison, Marion Melchiorre, Sandra Mueller, Annemarie Rawlinson, Seda Saar, Louise Wannier, France White.
closing talk Moderated by Suvan Geer with Joe Barrett and Dean Wallraff
The Eco-art Collective is an activist group of environmental artists, curators and writers that explores the many connections between creative and environmental practices through exhibitions, educational programs, writings and public actions. More at wildernessmind.org
"Pulse of LA 2015" March 18 - April 5, 2015 – La Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
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“I chose the pieces that most piqued my curiosity. The resulting selections are riotous, challenging, and in a few instances, gleefully perverse. . . .Some explicitly raise questions about identity, celebrity, and community; others embed their political concerns within their embrace of kitsch. Many of the works directly recall past feminist art practices, and in doing so yield new insights about the role of decoration, adornment, and self-display within the arts and society at large. When taken as a group, the diversity of these works may be a more compelling answer to the question originally posed than any single artwork could ever suggest.”
–Leslie Cozzi Curatorial Associate, Hammer Museum
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The works by twenty-three artists range from the representational to the abstract and encompass a variety of media including site and sound installations, painting, sculpture, video, and even iPhone photography. “Pulse of LA” is part of an ongoing contemporary art initiative by the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art that includes exhibitions, programs and public conversations. A full color catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
Participating artists: Julianna Balogh, Lili Bernard, April Bey, Ching Ching Cheng, L. Aviva Diamond, Merrilyn Duzy, Simone Gad, Shelley Gazin, Morgan Green, Shannon Keller, Denice Killian, Olga Lah, Emily Maddigan, Ana Medina, Susan Melly, Margaret Noble, Ellen November, Michelle Rozic, Cintia Alejandra Segovia, Lidia Shaddow, Kendra Spear, Linda Vallejo and Emily Wiseman. Reception: Sunday, March 22, 2015, 3-5 pm
March 18 to April 5, 2015 Juror: Leslie Cozzi, Curatorial Associate, Hammer Museum Organizer: Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA) L.A. Artcore (Union Center for the Arts Gallery) 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 L.A. Artcore promotes the careers of visual artists of diverse cultural backgrounds, bringing innovative contemporary art to the public, and providing educational programs by professional artists for people of all ages.
LESLIE COZZI is a curatorial associate at the Hammer Museum’s Grunwald Center for Graphic Arts. Her areas of expertise include Feminist art, contemporary Italian art and works on paper. She is currently working with Connie Butler on a retrospective of Italian artist Marisa Merz that will open in 2016 at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. |
"water a necessary conversation" November 14 - December 5, 2015 – Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA
“Water: A Necessary Conversation” brings together contemporary art and past posters focused on water as a vital and limited resource. It includes abstract and representational artworks by 20 contemporary artists working in an array of media from painting, prints, video, and photography. Curated by art historian Susan M. King, the selection of works strikes a dialogue between past and present art meant as a social lever around water issues.
The exhibition, which featured 26 contemporary artworks and 12 posters from the collections of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) all focused on water as a vital yet limited resource was co-organized by Sandra Mueller with curator Susan King in collaboration with Avenue 50 Studio and CSPG. As King noted:
“While some of the contemporary art explicitly raises questions about the role of individuals and institutions—governments, corporations and community groups—in managing the current water crisis, other works center on personal observations and political concerns. Posters loaned by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics directly recall past activist campaigns, adding historical and international dimensions to this local exhibition. The combination of past and present art emphasizes the enduring human need to manage water resources, and the usefulness of art in conveying that message.”
The exhibition and related programs is an art and activism project of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art with assistance from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Curator Susan King is an art historian and artist who currently teaches at Loyola Marymount College and Laguna College of Art and Design. Her areas of expertise include modern and contemporary art and design.
Running concurrents with the exhibition, a “Stakeholder’s Conversation” on “Water” will take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles. Join curator Susan King in a participatory discussion that will feature an artists panel comprised of Mariona Barkus, Danielle Eubank, Brenda Hurst, Ann Isolde and Sheila Pinkel from the collective “Artists Formerly Known as Women.” The panel will address the pleasures and pitfalls of making activist art as well as an open exchange about the artworks that as visual messages on the many public issues concerning water.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Elaine Alibrandi, Melissa Richardson Banks, Mariona Barkus, Andrea Broyles, Danielle Eubank, Karen Hansen, Shelley Heffler, Brenda Hurst, Ann Isolde, J. J. L’Heureux, Yana Marshall, Andrea Monroe, Eva Montealegre, Therese Moriarty, Sandra Mueller, Seda Saar, Karen Schifman, Susie Stockholm, Stephanie Sydney,Teresa Young and the “Artists Formerly Known as Women” collective.
Also on exhibit are activist posters from the CSPG Archives by Mahar Adjmi, Jesus Barraza, Andrea Broyles, Melanie Cervantes, Robbie Conal, Molly Fair, Jesse Goldstein, U. G. Sato, Manu Smith and Klaus Staeck. Learn more at CSPG
Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov. 14. 2015, 7-9 pm
Closing Conversation:Saturday, Dec.5,1:30 pm – 3:30pm
November 14 to December 5, 2015
Juror: Susan M. King, Ph.D
Venue: 131 Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA
Image Credits: “Above Below” 2015 by Danielle Eubank and “Sink to Sea” Greenpeace Poster by Manu Smith provided courtesy of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
The exhibition, which featured 26 contemporary artworks and 12 posters from the collections of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) all focused on water as a vital yet limited resource was co-organized by Sandra Mueller with curator Susan King in collaboration with Avenue 50 Studio and CSPG. As King noted:
“While some of the contemporary art explicitly raises questions about the role of individuals and institutions—governments, corporations and community groups—in managing the current water crisis, other works center on personal observations and political concerns. Posters loaned by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics directly recall past activist campaigns, adding historical and international dimensions to this local exhibition. The combination of past and present art emphasizes the enduring human need to manage water resources, and the usefulness of art in conveying that message.”
The exhibition and related programs is an art and activism project of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art with assistance from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Curator Susan King is an art historian and artist who currently teaches at Loyola Marymount College and Laguna College of Art and Design. Her areas of expertise include modern and contemporary art and design.
Running concurrents with the exhibition, a “Stakeholder’s Conversation” on “Water” will take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles. Join curator Susan King in a participatory discussion that will feature an artists panel comprised of Mariona Barkus, Danielle Eubank, Brenda Hurst, Ann Isolde and Sheila Pinkel from the collective “Artists Formerly Known as Women.” The panel will address the pleasures and pitfalls of making activist art as well as an open exchange about the artworks that as visual messages on the many public issues concerning water.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Elaine Alibrandi, Melissa Richardson Banks, Mariona Barkus, Andrea Broyles, Danielle Eubank, Karen Hansen, Shelley Heffler, Brenda Hurst, Ann Isolde, J. J. L’Heureux, Yana Marshall, Andrea Monroe, Eva Montealegre, Therese Moriarty, Sandra Mueller, Seda Saar, Karen Schifman, Susie Stockholm, Stephanie Sydney,Teresa Young and the “Artists Formerly Known as Women” collective.
Also on exhibit are activist posters from the CSPG Archives by Mahar Adjmi, Jesus Barraza, Andrea Broyles, Melanie Cervantes, Robbie Conal, Molly Fair, Jesse Goldstein, U. G. Sato, Manu Smith and Klaus Staeck. Learn more at CSPG
Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov. 14. 2015, 7-9 pm
Closing Conversation:Saturday, Dec.5,1:30 pm – 3:30pm
November 14 to December 5, 2015
Juror: Susan M. King, Ph.D
Venue: 131 Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA
Image Credits: “Above Below” 2015 by Danielle Eubank and “Sink to Sea” Greenpeace Poster by Manu Smith provided courtesy of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
"10 x 10" March 8 -March 16, 2014 – I-5 Gallery at the Brewery, Los Angels, CA
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An exhibition of contemporary artworks from Southern California women artists.
Reception: Saturday March 8, 3-5p I-5 Gallery at the Brewery Art Complex Located at 2100 N. Main Street #A10Los Angeles CA 90031 Gallery Hours: Friday-Sundays 11a-4p Closing: Sunday March 16, noon-1p (gallery closes at 1) front of card artwork by (left to right top row) Shelley Heffler, Rachel X Hobreigh, Nancy Worthington, Norma Jean Squires (left to right center row) Barbara Margolies, Amy Bauer, Niku Kashef, Sandra Lauterbach (left to right bottom row) Krista Jiannacopoulos, Irena Orlov, Freyda Miller, Patricia Terrell-O’Neal |
"Plenty" April 6 -17, 2013 – CSUN West Gallery, Northridge, CA
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"honoring women's rights ECHOING visual voices together" September 9, 2012 – National Steinbeck Center Museum, Salinas, CA
Sat, 09/08/2012 – 5:00pm
Honoring Women’s Rights: Echoing Visual Voices Together
National Steinbeck Center Museum 1 Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906
RECEPTION: Saturday night, September 8, 6-9pm An exhibition of artwork that examines and explores the social, political and economic issues related to women’s activism selected by Joyce Aiken, Ruth Weisberg and Patricia Rodriguez.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Aleta Aaron, Suzanne Anan, Jill Andre, Salma Arastu, Seda Baghdasarian, Ulla Barr, Tessie Barrera-Scharaga, Stephanie Beard, Joanne Beaule Ruggles, Deanna Beye, Marie Bezjian, Jennifer Bloomer, Melody Brown, Tracy Brown, Donna Catanzaro, Vanessa Chappelear, Christine Cianci, Sherri Cornett, Linda Rae Coughlin, Rose Anne Critchfield, Debra Dake-Morrell, Janet E. Dandridge, Lynn Dau, Anahi DeCanio, Debra Dobkin, Sally Edelstein, Anita Feng, Christine Fogel, Christine Giancola, Guerrilla Gowns, Karen Gutfreund, C Hamelin, Sharon Harper, Andrea Harris, Patter Hellstrom, Patricia Hulin, Patricia Izzo, Lahib Jaddo, Elaine Jason, Joy Johnson, Judy Johnson-Williams, Jamy Kahn, Flavia (FIFA) Krasilchik, Olga Lah, Lu Lee, Terri Lloyd, Nalyne Lunati, Monica Lundy, Kelsey McDonnell, Barbara McIntyre, Erika Meriaux, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Patrushka, Jennifer Mondfrans, Sandra Mueller, Trudy Myrrh, Melissa Nelson, Janice Nesser, Mary O’Brien, Colleen O’Donnell, Linda Pearlman Karlsberg, Jane Peterman, Bonnie Peterson, Roxanne Phillips, Reformed Whores, Lynda A.N.Reyes, Heather Rios, Launa D. Romoff, Trix Rosen, Nicole Rubio, Dixie Salazar, Jodi Schulz, Rose Selllery, Judy Shintani, Cynthia Siegel, Marlene Siff, Bonnie J. Smith, Elizabeth Sowell-Zak, Olga Stamatiou, Rebecca Stern, Deborah Mills Thackrey, Lynne Todaro, Orlonda Uffre, Cristina Velazquez, Silvia Wagensberg, Annette Wagner, Susan Wangari Mathenge, Susan Weaver, Tamara White, Tammy Jo Wilson, Flo Oy Wong, Marian Yap, and Nancy Youdelman.
Join in this historic conference and related exhibition that is organized by four Northern California chapters of the Women’s Caucus for Art, the leading national organization for women in the visual arts professions.
Honoring Women’s Rights: Echoing Visual Voices Together
National Steinbeck Center Museum 1 Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906
RECEPTION: Saturday night, September 8, 6-9pm An exhibition of artwork that examines and explores the social, political and economic issues related to women’s activism selected by Joyce Aiken, Ruth Weisberg and Patricia Rodriguez.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Aleta Aaron, Suzanne Anan, Jill Andre, Salma Arastu, Seda Baghdasarian, Ulla Barr, Tessie Barrera-Scharaga, Stephanie Beard, Joanne Beaule Ruggles, Deanna Beye, Marie Bezjian, Jennifer Bloomer, Melody Brown, Tracy Brown, Donna Catanzaro, Vanessa Chappelear, Christine Cianci, Sherri Cornett, Linda Rae Coughlin, Rose Anne Critchfield, Debra Dake-Morrell, Janet E. Dandridge, Lynn Dau, Anahi DeCanio, Debra Dobkin, Sally Edelstein, Anita Feng, Christine Fogel, Christine Giancola, Guerrilla Gowns, Karen Gutfreund, C Hamelin, Sharon Harper, Andrea Harris, Patter Hellstrom, Patricia Hulin, Patricia Izzo, Lahib Jaddo, Elaine Jason, Joy Johnson, Judy Johnson-Williams, Jamy Kahn, Flavia (FIFA) Krasilchik, Olga Lah, Lu Lee, Terri Lloyd, Nalyne Lunati, Monica Lundy, Kelsey McDonnell, Barbara McIntyre, Erika Meriaux, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Patrushka, Jennifer Mondfrans, Sandra Mueller, Trudy Myrrh, Melissa Nelson, Janice Nesser, Mary O’Brien, Colleen O’Donnell, Linda Pearlman Karlsberg, Jane Peterman, Bonnie Peterson, Roxanne Phillips, Reformed Whores, Lynda A.N.Reyes, Heather Rios, Launa D. Romoff, Trix Rosen, Nicole Rubio, Dixie Salazar, Jodi Schulz, Rose Selllery, Judy Shintani, Cynthia Siegel, Marlene Siff, Bonnie J. Smith, Elizabeth Sowell-Zak, Olga Stamatiou, Rebecca Stern, Deborah Mills Thackrey, Lynne Todaro, Orlonda Uffre, Cristina Velazquez, Silvia Wagensberg, Annette Wagner, Susan Wangari Mathenge, Susan Weaver, Tamara White, Tammy Jo Wilson, Flo Oy Wong, Marian Yap, and Nancy Youdelman.
Join in this historic conference and related exhibition that is organized by four Northern California chapters of the Women’s Caucus for Art, the leading national organization for women in the visual arts professions.
"wilderness mind: DISSOLVING Duality" June 2012 – Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
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“Wilderness Mind: Dissolving Duality” launched the banner year focus on wilderness with three month run at Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro.
Curated by Deborah Thomas, the exhibition represents work that ranges from photography to non-representational painting, performance, and installation; it spans a continuum of references to water from suburban irrigation systems to the arctic ice cap; to wildlife, including Barr owls, sea otters, and golden trout from the Sierras; and to locations from San Pedro Harbor to Mozambique. Related programs included: — Wilderness Solstice Celebration on June 24, 2012 — Exploring the Known and Unknown” panel moderated by Betty Ann Brown on July 22, 2012 — Closing Reception with Artists Talks on August 12th that will also feature a poetry reading by Deena Metzger. Exhibition Artists include Carolyn Applegate, Ulla Barr, Marie Cenkner, Danielle Eubank, Ann Isolde, J. J. L’Heureux, Nancy Lissaman, Meg Madison, Hiroko Momii, MaryLinda Moss, Sandra Mueller, Annemarie Rawlinson, Deborah Thomas, France White Curated by Deborah Thomas and the Eco-Art Collective of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art Image: Marie Cenkner, Blue Moon over LA, photography, 20 x 24 inches, 2010 |
Momentum, 2012 National WCA Exhibition February 17 - March 2, 2012 - LAAA Los Angeles, CA
“Momentum” – Contemporary Women’s Art
Commemorating 40 years of the Women’s Caucus for Art, “Momentum” presents the art and ideas of intergenerational contemporary women artists. Moving forward and yet still in touch with our roots; the exhibition celebrates what has influenced the artists looking back over the past 40 years of women in the arts, reflecting on struggles and accomplishments and how this inspires their momentum, moving ahead.
Juror Rita Gonzalez
Associate Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (LACMA)
Exhibition Venue
Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Show Dates
February 17 to March 2, 2012
Reception
Friday, February 24, 2012, 6–9pm
Commemorating 40 years of the Women’s Caucus for Art, “Momentum” presents the art and ideas of intergenerational contemporary women artists. Moving forward and yet still in touch with our roots; the exhibition celebrates what has influenced the artists looking back over the past 40 years of women in the arts, reflecting on struggles and accomplishments and how this inspires their momentum, moving ahead.
Juror Rita Gonzalez
Associate Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (LACMA)
Exhibition Venue
Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Show Dates
February 17 to March 2, 2012
Reception
Friday, February 24, 2012, 6–9pm
By and for democracy in art JUNE 11 - JULY 3, 2011 - AVENUE 50 STUDIO, LOS ANGELES, CA
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Presented by Avenue 50 Studio, “by and for: democracy and art,” is a visual conversation of the role of art in a democracy. Thirty were selected by curator, activist and art historian Carol A. Wells, the founder and executive director of the Center for Study of Political Graphics.
In the work exhibited, the artists address shifting meanings of freedom and equality, censorship and civil liberties. Using art as a vehicle for the discussion of political issues has a rich history which, at times, has been shrouded in censorship. Avenue 50 Studio 131 N. Avenue 50 Highland Park Opening Reception Saturday, June 11, 2011 Public Conversation Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 2-4 pm Closing Reception Sunday, July 3, 2011 from 2-4 pm Artists Mariona Barkus, Ulla Barr, Yvonne Beatty, Christine Behnen, Tristan Blodgett, Christina Carroll, Audrey Chan, Bayesteh Ghaffary, Michael Graham, Leslie Gray, Karen Gutfreund, Sinan Leong Revell, Larry Lytle, Barbara Margolies, Silva Matossian, Felicia Montes, O O, Sheila Pinkel, Chris Ramos, Jeffrey Robison, Catherine Ruane, Amy Spain and France White. |
Memory's touch June 1 - July 28, 2010 - John Spoor Broome Library Gallery, CSU Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
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It’s a pleasure to share one’s memories. Everything remembered is dear, endearing, touching, precious. At least the past is safe — though we didn’t know it at the time. We know it now. Because it’s in the past; because we have survived. – Susan Sontag
Curated by art historians Denise Lugo and Karen Schifman EXHIBITION DATES June 1 – July 28, 2010 LOCATION John Spoor Broome Library Gallery California State University, Channel Islands One University Dr., Camarillo 93012 OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, June 3, 2010, from 5 to 7 PM Includes Curators’ Conversation PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR ART Ulla Barr, Lucy Blake-Elahi, Elizabeth Bloom, Marie Cenker, Molly Enholm, Rosalie Friis-Ross, Doro Hofmann, Ann Isolde, Sandra Lauterbach, Meg Madison, Carmen Monne Martin, Penny McElroy, Freyda Miller, Sandra Mueller, Avinger Nelson, Sue Ann Robinson, Orly Ofry Ruben, Deborah Thomas, and Elizabeth Wallace. ABOUT THE CURATORS DENISE LUGO is an art historian, instructor and curator specializing in Chicano Art History. She has done extensive research and documentation of the early years of the East Los Angeles school of artists. KAREN SCHIFMAN is an art historian who teaches Art History at CSU Northridge. Her research has focused on women artists and the representation of women in visual culture. |
It’s a pleasure to share one’s memories. Everything remembered is dear, endearing, touching, precious. At least the past is safe — though we didn’t know it at the time. We know it now. Because it’s in the past; because we have survived.
– Susan Sonta |
ecoart exhibit May 12, 2007
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JUNIOR ARTS CENTER PRESENTS:
EcoArt Confronting Core Environmental Issues April 14 – May 12, 2007 Opening reception: Saturday, April 14, 2-5pm Conversation with the artists: Saturday, May 12, 2-5pmJunior Art Center, Barnsdall Park 4814 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 90027 Contacts: Sonia A. Solin, 213.202.5543 Linda Lundell, 562.756.7021 Hours: Monday – Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m.; First Fridays, hours are extended until 9:00 p.m. Free admission LOS ANGELES, CA—The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is pleased to present EcoArt, an exhibition featuring individual work by eleven artists actively taking a stand for sustainable life on earth. The exhibition will take place at the Department’s Junior Arts Center (JAC) in Barnsdall Park. Artwork will be available for viewing beginning Saturday, April 14, 2007 until Saturday May, 12, 2007. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, April 14 from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m., and conversations with the artists will be held on Saturday, May 12 from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. EcoArt is the first group exhibition with new works by eleven artists confronting the contemporary local, national, and global issues surrounding environmental and economic sustainability. Featured artists include: Ruth Askren, Ulla Barr, Gregor Goethals, Ann Isolde, Julie Kornblum, Linda Lundell, Cathy Salser, Hani Shafran, Gabriela Sincich, Deborah Thomas, and France White.The range of media and artist materials in the exhibition includes recycled electrical wires and plastics; oil, acrylic, and mixed-media painting; vinyl sculpture; photography; video; a handmade book; and an imprinted shower curtain. The works in EcoArt address urgent planetary problems such as global warming, deforestation, watershed pollution, the impact of oil wars, and the redesigning of urban infrastructure. The exhibition also explores solutions to the pending environmental crisis: conservation, recycling, biomimicry, the protection of ecosystems, and the celebration of the beauty in nature. The intent of EcoArt is to alert viewers and ignite personal action such as increasing green product usage, investing in sustainable industries, participating in green organizations and communities, and cultivating personal, sustainable living habits. The exhibition is accompanied by a 28-page illustrated catalogue with an introduction by EcoArt founder Linda Lundell, and images with statements from each artist. The Junior Arts Center at Barnsdall Park is located at 4814 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90027. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 12:00 noon until 5 p.m. Hours are extended until 9 p.m. on “First Fridays.” For general gallery information, please call 323.644.6295. Individual images and work descriptions are available upon request. Special program: Conversations with the Artists Saturday, May 12, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Each of the participating artists will speak for five minutes and answer questions. There will be a 30 minute break half way through the event. Admission is free. About the EcoArt Group The EcoArt Group was founded by Linda Lundell in 2004 and is a continuing program for members of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art. Through ongoing research, collaboration, and collective insight, the EcoArt Group confronts, explores, and communicates the core environmental issues which support sustainable life on earth. Research and exploration include collaboration with local and international groups such as The Pachamama Alliance, Awakening the Dreamer, Bioneers, and LA Tree People. About the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA) is one of 33 chapters of the Women’s Caucus for Art, the leading national organization for women actively engaged in the visual arts professions and an affiliated society of the College Art Association. Founded in 1976, SCWCA is dedicated to the cultural, aesthetic, and economic value of art by women. It offers programs, workshops, exhibitions, and recognition opportunities to women arts professionals in Southern California. About the Department of Cultural Affairs The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) generates and supports high quality arts and cultural experiences for residents and visitors to the City of Los Angeles. DCA advances the social and economic impact of the arts and assures access to arts and cultural experiences through grant making, marketing, public and community arts programming, arts education, and creating partnerships with artists and arts and cultural organizations in every community in the City of Los Angeles.DCA grants $3.4 million annually to over 300 artists and nonprofit arts organizations and awards the Artist-in Residence (A.I.R.) and City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Fellowships. It provides arts and cultural programming in numerous Neighborhood Arts and Cultural Centers, theaters, and several arts and education programs for young people. The Department directs public art projects and manages the City’s Arts Development Fee, Art Collection, and Murals Program. DCA markets the City’s cultural events through development and collaboration with strategic partners, design and production of creative promotional materials. |
The EcoArt group is a program of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art, one of 33 chapters of the national Women’s Caucus for Art—the leading nonprofit organization for women actively engaged in the visual arts profession.
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Multiple Vantage points February 25 - April 15, 2007 - Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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Multiple Vantage Points: Southern California Women Artists, 1980-2006
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery February 25 – April 15, 2007 Conversations with the Artists on Saturday, April 14 at 2 PM Fifty women artists and a 26-year timeline covering the decades after the rise of the feminist art movement span generations and cultures to offer multiple perspectives on gender, race, the body, history politics, religion and nature. Fifty women artists and a 26-year timeline covering the decades after the rise of the feminist art movement span generations and cultures to offer multiple perspectives on gender, race, the body, history politics, religion and nature. Curated by Dextra Frankel and Curatorial Advisor, Cheryl Bookout, “Multiple Vantage Points” complements MOCA’s “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, 1965-1980” and offers Los Angeles audiences an opportunity to explore connections between the dynamic women artists working in Southern California today and the early global history of feminist art. Both exhibitions are part of The Feminist Art Project, a national initiative recognizing the aesthetic and intellectual impact of women in the visual arts and culture. This exhibition is presented by the collaborative partnership of the Southern California Womens Caucus for Art, Southern California Council of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is situated at 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, 90027. For gallery hours and general information call (323) 644-6269 or visit https://artscenecal.com/Barnsdall.html A fully illustrated catalogue is available with an introductory essay by Suvan Geer. “I want to congratulate you on your 30th Anniversary and send kudos for your success in organizing the upcoming ‘Multiple Vantage Points’ exhibition … not to mention a catalogue which is what will allow the work in the show to live on …” – Judy Chicago Funding for the exhibition and catalogue was made possible by Payden & Rygel, the Peter Norton Family Foundation, the Bank of America and the generosity of many individual donors. |
“Multiple Vantage Points: Southern California Women Artists, 1980-2006” Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery February 25 – April 15, 2007
Conversations with the Artists on Saturday, April 14 at 2 PM |