Art at The Aquarium of the Pacific

I said I'd find alternative spaces where art is being put on display and on May 5 - May 6 a relaxed almost home-spun type of exhibit took place at the Aquarium in Long Beach. My friend and classmate was selected to display her work and it was a great opportunity for me to visit a place I had not been to yet in the LA area.

Happy Dominique

Julie, Dominique, and Suzanne

Field Trip: Idea Gathering at the Port of LA

I visited the Port of Los Angeles. Can I just say one thing? The place is enormous. I wish there was a word that I knew that meant bigger than enormous – maybe monstrous works?

Entry to the Port - or at least one of the entries.

Mickalene Thomas at the Santa Monica Museum

You owe it to yourself to go and view the work of Mickalene Thomas at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Origin of the Universe is a special treat to behold. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine sparkle, amongst lusciousness and a little bit of punk.

Mickalene Thomas, Origin of the Universe 1, 2012, Rhinestones, acrylic, oil, and enamel on wood panel, 48 x 60 inches, Collection of the Hudgins Family, New York, NY

Surprise and Question About Painting

I went to an exhibit last weekend to support a classmate and his work. The exhibit surprised me in many ways. ATA: An Exhibit of Contemporary Samoan Art is on view from April 28 - May 24, 2012 at University of La Vern, 1950 Third Street, La Verna CA 91750 in the Harris Gallery.

The focus is on Pacific Islander Contemporary Film and Performance.

Daniel Satele

The artists featured are: Jewel Castro (US), Chantal Fraser (AU), Chuck Feesago (US), Graham Fletcher (NZ), Tanu Gago (NZ), Shigeyuki Kihara (NZ), Mau Mauiava (NZ), Rosanna Raymond (UK), Daniel Satele (NZ), Siliga David Setoga (NZ), Angela Tiatia (AU), and Dan Taulapapa McMullin (US).

Below is Dan's work, acrylic and transfers on panel 96 x 96 - he's my classmate. Glad he invited me to this show!

Dan Taulapapa McMullin Tiki Kitch

Dan Taulapapa McMullin - Close up

Trilateral Exchange: The MFA Candidate Exhibition

dA Center for the Arts - MFA Exhibit at 252-D South Main Street, Pomona, CA
April 14 - 30, 2012

First of all many thanks to dA Center for the Arts for hosting this Exhibition, to learn more about what they do click here:  http://www.dacenter.org/

Claremont Graduate University Participants
Clifford Eberly, Crystal Erlendson, Dominique Ovalle, Jackie Bell Johnson, Jen Grabarczyk, Jesse Standlea, Kelsey Kimmel, Kristin Frost, Leslie Love Stone, Philip Espinoza, Scott Jamieson, Stephanie Meredith, Suzanne Utaski Gibbs, Takeshi Kanemura, Yoony Lee

Stephanie, Jackie, Clayton