Graffiti Duo Layer Cake Breaks the Rules (Again)
In graffiti subcultures, painting over another writer’s work is akin to crossing
Experience L.A. Like Never Before Through Andrew Soria’s Pop Surrealist Cityscapes
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Christine Rasmussen on Making Work at the Intersection of Belonging and Isolation
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Adrian Cox: ‘The Brush and the Torch’
Even forgotten myths act as fertilizer for new stories to grow. LA artist Adrian
Jonni Cheatwood Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane
Look past the painted cowboy, baseball, and party hats scattered across Jonni Cheatwood’s
Taiji Terasaki: The Artist-Activist Fighting Food Insecurity and Climate Change [Podcast]
Food and the environment are inextricably linked—everything we eat has a footprint.
Victoria Cassinova Opens Her Visual Diary for the World to See [Interview]
“I like to think of my work as a mix of the coherent and incoherent,” says LA-based
Anthropomorphic Paintings From Richard Ahnert Capture Hope, Anticipation, and Patience
We’ve all witnessed the quick flip of window blinds or heard the rushed click of
Start Your Art Collection With Affordable Works From These Contemporary Artists
Blank walls should be filled. Period. Whether you’re holed up in a teeny tiny NYC
Collage Artist Elliott Hundley Embraces Excess and Chaos
Chaotic, unruly, overwhelming, beautiful. Los Angeles-based artist Elliott Hundley’s
Sherita Herring: The Philanthropist Following Her Creative Instincts [Podcast]
Have you ever felt compelled to put your artistic calling on hold when there are
A Tree Grows in Los Angeles: Glenn Kaino’s Immersive Installation Captures the Magic of the Natural World
Magic hides in downtown Los Angeles. On view through summer 2022, A Forest for the
Pop Art Meets the Apocalypse in D*Face’s Hollywood-Inspired Work
Deceptively rose-tinted and rebellious, new work from multimedia artist D*Face (aka
Camille Rose Garcia: The Pop Surrealist Creating a New Reality [Podcast]
Camille Rose Garcia was born into a creative family. The daughter of an activist
The Empty Promises of Luxury
There’s rich, and then there’s stupid rich. “Luxury” Adjacent, a group exhibition
Deborah Roberts Reveals the Rhapsodic Beauty of Black Childhood
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Sonya Fe Paints For Women, Children, and Those Who Bear the Weight of the World
Chicana artist Sonya Fe paints for women. She paints for children. She paints for
Empty and Alone: Japanese Artist Hikari Shimoda Fights to Live in the Void
“To me, fighting to live is repeatedly questioning oneself when feeling empty inside,”
Why Francisco Palomares Created a Fictional Street in East Los Angeles
Francisco Javier Palomares is a painter and performance artist based in East Los
Q+Art: Mexican-American Artist Linda Vallejo Reclaims Her ‘Brown Intellectual Property’
Mexican-American artist Linda Vallejo has a wicked sense of humor. Despite the seriousness
Chiho Harazaki Carves Intricate Designs and Immersive Installations from Tape
Chiho Harazaki creates intricate patterns and designs from ordinary adhesive tape.
How Performance Artist Dakota Noot Treads the Line between Humor and Horror
Originally from Bismarck, North Dakota, Los Angeles artist Dakota Noot “uses drawings,
What If? – Camille Elston Promotes Diversity in the Built Environment
Camille Ora-Nicole Elston is an award-winning artist from Los Angeles whose pen and
How Abby Aceves Explores the Role of Women in Patriarchal Culture
Abby Aceves is a contemporary artist from Mexico who has lived in Los Angeles for
Q+Art: Muralist Erin Yoshi Tackles Climate Change by Traveling Back in Time
Artist Erin Yoshi has been exploring the relationship between humans and nature for