Seriously? Art & Humor for Challenging Times
Sept. 25 - Nov. 30, 2023
Preview reception: Thursday, Sept. 28, 5–7 p.m
Opening reception: Saturday, Sep. 30, 1–4 p.m. including artist-tours, 1–2:30 p.m; concurrent with "Julia Bui: The Couch Surfing Paintings."
Zoom Panel with Artists and Curators: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
Free admission to gallery and events.
"Seriously? Art & Humor for Challenging Times" is an intriguing multi-media exhibition featuring nine artists from Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Through their creative use of satire, parody, and irony, these artists compellingly address the grave social, cultural, and environmental challenges that we currently confront.
Participating artists include Margaret Adachi, Lalo Alcaraz, Michelle Andrade, Mark Steven Greenfield, Beth Grossman, Sandra Low, Manny Orozco, Naida Osline and Elyse Pignolet. Curation by Suvan Geer, Maryrose C. Mendoza and Sandra Mueller.
Naida Osline, from the video series, TELL US A JOKE, 2023
Julia Bui: The Couch Surfing Paintings
Sep. 25 - Nov. 30, 2023
Preview reception: Thursday, Sept. 28, 5–7 p.m.
Opening reception: Saturday, Sep. 30, 1–4 p.m. including artist-tours, 1–2:30 p.m; concurrent with "Seriously? Art & Humor for Challenging Times."
Additional solo artist-led tour by Julia Bui: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1:20 - 2:00 p.m.
"Julia Bui: The Couch Surfing Paintings" explores international cultural exchange and hospitality in her oil painting portraits. Bui’s models were “couch surfers,” members of an online network connecting travelers for free lodging and cultural exchange. Bui offered them accommodation in exchange for modeling. Julia Bui, a professional counselor and self-taught artist, merges art and psychology in her work.
Tyler Stallings, former director at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, curated "Julia Bui: The Couch Surfing Paintings.”
Julia Bui, Maxwell, 2017, oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches
