Juror: Steven Wong, Curator, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Artists: Shiva Aliabadi, Clara Berta, Michael Chang, Teresita de la Torre, Yumiko Fujiwara, Marcela Gottardo, Chiho Harazaki, Gina Herrera, Ali Hval, Sasinun Kladpetch, John Koller, Sandra E. Lauterbach, Nancy Goodman Lawrence, Heather Joy Layton, Sonny Lipps, Carmen Mardonez, Kim Marra, Sonya McAlister, Elizabeth McFalls, Sarah Naim, Cristina Natsuko, Kelly O’Briant, Ann Phong, Ella Ritts, Amelia Sargent, Anna-Lena Sauer, J. Sloman, Jonathan Takahashi, Emilia Ukkonen, Josh Vasquez, and Valerie Wilcox
On View: February 23 – March 30, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 4-7 PM
Artist Talk with Steven Wong, Saturday, March 30, 2019, 2-4 PM
The FRESH theme challenges artists to think about concepts of new or different, unconventional or unorthodox, radical or offbeat. FRESH 2019 will be on display starting February 23, 2019, with an opening reception held that evening from 4-7 PM.
FRESH encourages artists, from LA and beyond, to consider how their work can make an impact by representing current ideas and trends through contemporary art. “If what we produce as a creative community does not shift our thinking nor move our society forward for everyone, what is it good for?” our juror, Wong, poses. As a conceptual artist and activist, Wong is inspired by what meaningful ideas drive artists to create as well as the emotional process they encountered in the making of their art and what effects were produced as a result.
FRESH attracted over 700 entries from 236 artists, and after careful consideration by Wong and SoLA Gallery director, Peggy Sivert Zask, around 30 finalists were selected to show their work for the FRESH 2019 opening reception. One artist from the group, who will be announced at the Artist Talk on March 30, 2019, will be awarded a solo exhibition at SoLA Gallery next summer 2020.
