JAI is often involved in more than one exhibition at a time. The links below will connect you to information on each event as well as exhibitions and events we think will be of special interest to our membership.
FEBRUARY 11 – APRIL 14, 2012
The exhibition will feature a multi-cultural group of four generations of nationally and internationally recognized artist-mothers
selected to represent the multi-faceted and changing realities of motherhood. The exhibition explores the intimate
experience of the artist as mother, and the evolving image and place of the mother, which underwent huge
transformations during the Women’s Movement of the late '60s and '70s.
The Marshall~LeKAE Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming art exhibit by Los Angeles based artist Pat Berger, whose poignant paintings of homelessness have raised awareness and consciousness about this avoided topic. This art show was originally inspired by Pat’s visit to a food and shelter outreach in LA around 1985. This experience was followed by at least five years of activism, interacting and getting to know her subject, which then transpired into a series of 35 paintings and lithographs intended to spread knowledge and hopefully influence action to be taken to encourage change for this worldwide problem.
Pat Berger’s paintings depicting the crisis of homelessness in our society are formally straightforward and uncompromising works. These pieces are not only beautifully done in a technical sense, but also speak loudly on the subject manner at hand. With these paintings, Berger points to the callousness and disregard that we, as a society, have developed towards the people experiencing struggle and/or poverty. The support, protection and care that a community affords is often blotted out in the homeless experience by the alienation, hopelessness and dehumanization wrought by life on the streets.
Twelve of Berger’s paintings are now in the permanent collection of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Buffalo, other paintings are in the permanent collection of LA’s Skirball Cultural Center. Her work has also been in a number of documentaries including the Emmy award winning “Trouble in Paradise.”
BLEICHER/GOLIGHTLY GALLERY
1431 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Reception: Saturday February 18, 7pm-10pm
Show dates: February 12-25, 2012
Public Viewing Hours: 12:30-9:30 p.m. Thurs-Sat, 12:30-6 p.m. Sun-Wed
As part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time initiative, Bleicher Gallery is pleased to present an exciting exhibit by Los Angeles based artist Simone Gad. A painter and assemblage/collage artist, Gad rose to prominence in the Los Angeles art scene in the 1970’s. After being introduced to the Fluxus movement in 1972 by Al Hansen, she began making collage and assemblage painting collages on vinyl.
An actress herself, Gad’s work focuses on Hollywood, exploring ideas of celebrity and stardom and providing unique insight into the world of fame. Her career includes numerous exhibits through California, showing at LAICA Downtown and Molly Barnes Gallery, among others. Gad is highly regarded in the Southern California art scene, being the recipient of numerous awards and grants, as well as being included in many publications and texts.
Join us as The Loft at Liz's hosts LAMA (LA Modern Auctions) and Reform Gallery to present the works
of several master artists in our PST inspired exhibition entitled Craft Meets Art & Design.
Join us in celebrating the works of these phenomenal artists and craftsmen
whose works have changed the very nature of
contemporary art and modern design.
453 S. La Brea Avenue | Los Angeles, CA 90036 | theloftatlizs.com
Featuring the work of four JAI member artists: Pat Berger, Max Finkelstein, Baila Goldenthal, Ruth Weisberg
Curated by JAI members Elizabeth Bloom and Elaine Levin
