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Buenaventura Art Association's 34th Annual Open Competition
Museum of Ventura County's Smith Pavilion

January 25 - February 22
(Opening Reception Jan 25 6pm - 8pm)

El Paso Art Association

Opening Reception Oct 4 6pm - 9pm
On view Oct 4 - Oct 25

“La Otra” can be translated in English as “the other,” or “the other one.” There exists in your life right now, at least one or more persons who identify with or as La Otra. This type of person doesn’t always have a particular identifier that you can explicitly describe, and if they can’t necessarily be picked out within a group or a crowd, they stand out in conversation when exposing and living as their most authentic selves.

Because of the intrepid passion that emerges from constant encounters of being dismissed and underestimated, they become the souls of change and progress. They become the people who remind us of who we need to be for ourselves. Whatever identity or classification of person that may be.

Using paintings, childhood relics, video, and installation, Aliza J. Bejarano has constructed an experience of the various and often times, “othering” facets of her Self, which culminate into the artist and individual she has become today. La Otra describes the upbringing and experiences of a queer Latina, born in the USA to immigrant parents, attempting to navigate between cultures, between class, between the fluidity of sexuality, and throughout planes of understanding, purpose, vulnerability and the strength required to live as one’s true Self. La Otra: An Artist’s Journey chronicles how an artist carries and creates from owning many classifications of identity.
Come experience the art born of this narrative.

http://alizabejarano.com/
IG: @aliza_b_
Studio #79

"BryanFest"

A Group Exhibit benefit for Bryan Chagolla

September 7 - 28, 2019

Artists Reception: Saturday, September 14 from 6 - 9 PM

www.lisaderrick.com
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LDFA is pleased to present BryanFest – a group exhibition benefiting Los Angeles fine art preparator Bryan Chagolla, with a reception on September 14, from 6 – 9 PM. With works from Ed Ruscha, Francis Bean Cobain and Mark Dutcher, over a dozen Los Angeles artists and collectors support Bryan Chagolla and his family in a cross-genre show highlighting the region. Please follow our instagram @lisaderrickfinearts and Facebook for updates.

Bryan Chagolla is a Los Angeles fine art preparator who was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 4 Stomach Cancer in June. Prior to the diagnosis, Chagolla was installing the exhibits for 3 of the Chung King Road art galleries on a regular basis, in addition to a handful of other galleries around the city. "BryanFest" is an exhibit with the local art community coming together to raise funds for Bryan's medical expenses. For more info, check Bryan's GoFundMe link here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/bryanchagolla

Participating artists include:

Alex S. Arizpe III , Regina Argentin, Kristine Augustyn, Anthony Ausgang, Aliza J Bejarano, Rouzanna Berberian, Jodi Bonassi, Sheila Cameron, Frances Bean Cobain, Alex Couwenberg, Leah Shane Dixon, Mark Dutcher, Susan Feldman Art, Dwora Fried, Steve Diet Goedde, Louis Jacinto, Amy Kaps, Aline Mare, Randi Matushevitz, Joe O' Niell, Paul Paiement, Eva Polonkai, Loren Philip, Karrie Ross, Ed Ruscha, Leigh Salgado, Kristine Schomaker, Chuck Swenson, Melinda R. Smith, Chuck Swenson, Kelly Thompson, Dave Tourjé, Ruby Vartan, Mike Vegas Dommermuth, Matthew Weinberg, Gary Wong, Tim Youd, plus more artists TBA. Live music from Keith Walsh

Also opening the same evening on Chung King Road are benefit exhibits at Charlie James Gallery, Coagula Curatorial, and Mutmuz Gallery

“In the Now Figurative II” is a celebration of the human figure in contemporary artwork. This exhibition is also in conjunction with __flatline's 2 year anniversary celebration.
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Featured Artists:
Aliza Bejarano
Betty Rosen
Dana Blume
Dani Delgadillo Garcia
Kate Sikorski
Kiara Aileen Machado
Robert Nehemiah

Showing July 25 - August 25

Open Th - Su, 11am - 4pm