Port Traits – Opening Reception
Port Traits - Opening Reception
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Angels Gate Cultural Center
3601 S GAFFEY ST, SAN PEDRO CA 90731


Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) presents Port Traits, an exhibition featuring the work of Scott Brown and Slobodan Dimitrov. The show will open with a reception on Saturday, March 9th, from 3-5pm.

Port Traits pays tribute to the work of late AGCC Studio Artists Scott Brown and Slobodan Dimitrov. The exhibition features a selection of paintings by Brown and his alias, Butcher John Henry (a collaboration with artist Logan Fox), in addition to black and white film photographs by Dimitrov. With over 25 years of history at the Center, Scott Brown and Slobodan Dimitrov will be remembered for their impact on the San Pedro community.

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Scott Brown was a painter, photographer, and storyteller who grew up in Southern California. Scott was an active member of the South Bay arts community, participating regularly in the First Thursday art walk in Downtown San Pedro and other events around San Pedro and Palos Verdes. Brown’s colorful and uniquely stylized paintings captured the people and places in his life around San Pedro and beyond. Paintings by Scott Brown and his collaborative alias, Butcher John Henry, will be on view in Port Traits.

Slobodan Dimitrov was the unofficial photographer of the labor movement in the LA area for the past thirty years, a crucial period in its history. He was born in former Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia) and spent several years in France as a child before emigrating to Los Angeles. He became an AGCC Studio Artist in 1984, and he has spent much of his career documenting the labor movement in addition to San Pedro’s history and local artists. Port Traits will feature several bodies work by Dimitrov from his black and white film photography practice.

AGCC Gallery Hours: Thursday — Saturday, 10am to 4pm

Please note that pets are not allowed inside our buildings. For questions, please email annie@angelsgateart.org.

This exhibition is supported by Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, and the Perenchio Foundation.

About Angels Gate Cultural Center
Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) emerged from a group of San Pedro artists in the 1970s that created art studios and exhibition space within the WWII era army barracks of Angels Gate Park near the Port of Los Angeles. Today, AGCC hosts over 50 artist studios in addition to a variety of programs to engage the diverse communities of the Los Angeles Harbor region, including arts education in local schools, community classes, cultural events, and exhibitions of contemporary art. More information about AGCC is available at angelsgateart.org.


3601 S GAFFEY ST, SAN PEDRO CA 90731

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