tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23725917230281933422011-07-07T20:04:04.447-07:00An emerging collective of visual artists.Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372591723028193342.post-13580085156066069182011-04-02T11:02:00.000-07:002011-04-02T11:27:40.656-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fuhAlcBzC3o/TXfTBSeuYPI/AAAAAAAAAIY/3YEsX59mv-I/s1600/hive_postcard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 424px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fuhAlcBzC3o/TXfTBSeuYPI/AAAAAAAAAIY/3YEsX59mv-I/s1600/hive_postcard.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />For the month of April, LA FAN member Joan Charles is a featured artist in the 6 Year Anniversary show at downtown LA's <a href="http://hivegallery.com/2010/">Hive Gallery</a>.<div><br /></div><div>The opening reception is Saturday, April 2 from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. A party with live music, art and mingling, admission is $8. If you can't make it to the opening, be sure to stop by the Hive sometime this month to view some of Joan's wonderful paintings.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hive Gallery is located at 729 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, 90014. Phone: 213.955.9051</div><div><br /></div><div>To see more of Joan's art, visit her <a href="http://www.joancharles.com/">website</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Congratulations, Joan!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2372591723028193342-1358008515606606918?l=lafineartistsnetwork.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372591723028193342.post-8990971943310170922010-05-23T21:21:00.000-07:002010-06-03T21:34:16.303-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S_oAcwrrVAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/HYwSsU4chxQ/s1600/LA+FAN+Apples+in+vase.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S_oAcwrrVAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/HYwSsU4chxQ/s400/LA+FAN+Apples+in+vase.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474688791126692866" /></a>The opening reception for LA FAN's debut show at Optical Allusion Gallery on Saturday, May 15 was filled with temptations - in the form of art and fruit. Our show offered a diverse and compelling range of interpretations of the theme, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Eve in the Garden of Lost Angels. </span>We had a great turnout and everyone had a lot of fun celebrating and mingling.<div><br /></div><div>The gallery was a perfect venue for our overflow crowd, with a private courtyard in back where we had a DJ, bar, a spread of tasty hors d'oeuvres - and everywhere - tempting displays of crunchy red delicious apples, echoing our theme.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to Milla Zeltzer, our wonderful curator, Richard McDowell, Carl Ramsey and Michael Tighe of Optical Allusion Gallery, and all the artist members of LA FAN who contributed.</div><div><br /></div><div>To see a photo album of our opening reception, visit the LA FAN Facebook page at: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=179161&amp;id=251256078215">Opening</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>To view the art in our show, go to: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=179235&amp;id=251256078215">LAFANArt </a></div><div><br /></div><div>The show runs until June 12. If you missed the opening, please come to the closing reception - Saturday, June 12 from 6 to 10 p.m.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2372591723028193342-899097194331017092?l=lafineartistsnetwork.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372591723028193342.post-38481429655827570182010-04-12T17:36:00.000-07:002010-05-08T08:37:27.592-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S8O_Bunq4pI/AAAAAAAAAG0/Es12G6bwaZA/s1600/flyer+frontA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S8O_Bunq4pI/AAAAAAAAAG0/Es12G6bwaZA/s320/flyer+frontA.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459417209718366866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S8O-3bV0QjI/AAAAAAAAAGs/4g97ql3J3M4/s1600/flyer+back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S8O-3bV0QjI/AAAAAAAAAGs/4g97ql3J3M4/s320/flyer+back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459417032744518194" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;line-height: 200%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">LA FAN presents its debut group show,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></span></span><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Eve in the Garden of Lost Angels</span></span></i></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">, curated by Milla Zeltzer, at Optical Allusion Gallery, downtown Los Angeles, from May 15 to June 12, 2010. The opening reception is Saturday, May 15 from 6 to 10 p.m.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The theme, </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Eve in the Garden of Lost Angels</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">, is intended as a common point of departure for a range of media and expression from an underlying female perspective. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">LA FAN </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">was started by visual artist Belgin Kaya Wedman in 2009. The group is an emerging collective of Los Angeles-based female artists from different backgrounds with a shared goal of exploring new territory through visual art.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Optical Allusion Gallery opened in April, 2010. The gallery is located at 2414 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, 90057, across from MacArthur Park: <a href="http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/102986-eve-in-the-garden-of-lost-angels---debut-group-show-opening?tab=MAP">Map</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2372591723028193342-3848142965582757018?l=lafineartistsnetwork.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372591723028193342.post-54833937663779905292010-02-16T15:52:00.000-08:002010-04-12T23:23:35.351-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S3sxKBJVz2I/AAAAAAAAAA0/b4aKTehEvVQ/s1600-h/eve.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6TTFdz_FYMM/S3sxKBJVz2I/AAAAAAAAAA0/b4aKTehEvVQ/s320/eve.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438995023156072290" border="0" /></a><br />The members of LA FAN are delighted to announce the theme for their upcoming debut group show - <i>Eve in the Garden of Lost Angels</i>.<div><br />It is a great theme and possibilities of interpretations are endless.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2372591723028193342-5483393766377990529?l=lafineartistsnetwork.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jennifer Swainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832508748600550833noreply@blogger.com