Venice Arts: In Neighborhoods

___________________________ Fall 2007 Student Exhibit GROUP SHOW: Photography, Film and Digital Art Reception on Saturday December 15th, 2007, 12pm-2pm Open through December 21st, 2007 Gallery Open by Appointment ________________________ A NEW INTIMACY Michael Caroff At a time when species are struggling in the face of global warming and habitat destruction, Caroff's photos hold up a mirror to a natural world that, in his view, needs preservation. To help protect wildlife, Caroff is donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of his images to conservation groups. Opens with Artist's Reception on Saturday, October 6th, 6-9pm Exhibit open through November 5th Hours: Wed. - Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. 10am - 3pm or by appointment ___________________________________________________ GATES OF VENICE, CA Susan Rennie Following a detailed map, Susan visited every street in Venice to document their gates. Venetians old and new have erected a dazzling bricolage of gateways to their properties, a miscellany that mirrors all of the characteristics of Venice itself: artistic, eccentric, inventive, charming, off-beat, whimsical, artful. The show includes 40 of Susan's favorite gates. Opens with Artist's Reception on Saturday, July 14, 6:30-9pm Open July 14-29th , 2007 ________________________________________________ GROUP SHOW: ADVANCED STUDIES PHOTOGRAPHY Black and White Photography, portraiture, self portraiture, and experimental works. Ursula Barker, Esme Jackson, Elena Nardini, Alex Thomas, and Francesca Thomas Advanced Studies: Photography Group Show Reception Saturday, June 9, 5-7pm Open June 2-30, 2007 ______________________________________________________ GROUP SHOW: PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, VISUAL DIGITAL ART From the Winter/Spring Cycle at Venice Arts Reception Saturday, April 28th, 2007, 12-2pm Open through May 28, 2007 GROUP SHOW Photography, Fil, Visual and Digital Art by Youth in Venice Arts' Fall 2006 Workshops ____________________________________________________________ Opening Reception: December 9, 2006 12-2 PM Open through December 31st, 2006 ____________________________________________________________ The House is Small, But the Welcome is Big Photography by South African women living with HIV/AIDS Opening Reception: November 4, 2006 5-7 PM Open through December 3rd, 2006 ____________________________________________________________ PASSAGES: Photography by Bedouin Children from Southern Israel Kim Frumin, Curator Reception Saturday, September 9, 2006, 5-7pm Open through September 30, 2006 ________________________________________________________ LUCID 2006 Photography by People Living with Cancer Brian Moss, Artist–in–Resident and Curator Opens June 30, 2006. Closing Reception Saturday, July 29, 2006, 4-6pm Featuring: Barbara Converse, Amber Copilow, Yvette Hubbard, Dee Karen Leonard, Rose St. Nicholas, Sheila Siemons and members of The Wellness Community–West Los Angeles Sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs ______________________________________________________ photographs, visual art, and film by Venice Arts' artists/mentors ______________________________________________________ Group Show of Paintings and Sculpture David Adler, Curator Reception Saturday, December 3, 2005, 7pm–10pm Open through December 31, 2006 ______________________________________________________ The Black & White Elephant Party: An Art Auction with a Twist Reception Saturday, October 22, 2005 7–10pm Special thanks to the following artists for donating their work to this event: Eugene Ahn (photographer), Chuck Arnoldi (painter), Kwaku Alston (photographer), Russell Baer (photographer), Michael Braden (painter), Edwin Chan (architect), Karen Florek (photographer), Robert Greene (painter), Lynn Hanson (painter), Jim Hubbard (photographer), Giselle Macfarlane (photographer), Bob Marshak (photographer), Barbara Schwan (ceramicist), Neil Spizak (film production designer), and David and Sandy Wasco (film production designers). ______________________________________________________ In a New Land: The Photography of Russian Immigrant Youth Reception Friday, May 20, 2005 6pm-8pm Open through June 30, 2005 Natalia Zotova and Her Mother Photo: Alex Donskoy, Age 16, West Hollywood, 2005
______________________________________________________ Yvon Rivest, Water and Ice Works on Paper Reception Saturday, January 29, 2005 6pm-8pm Open through February 27, 2005

With the exciting world of sport as my setting, I transform the bodies I portray into heroic figures. My images are mostly drawn from photographs and firsthand observations of athletic experiences. The artwork begins with the motivation to capture a gesture, an action that will recreate a moment or the grace of an effort. Notes and sketches fill preparatory pads of acetate or tracing paper. Then I prepare the environment: mixing colors, testing a needed tone, narrowing down the process. I work with printing ink, solvent, palette knives and brushes to enhance the feeling of a movement in a variety of media: paper, glass, linoleum and screen. By changing the ingredients or treatment, I am able to recreate images with a continuously evolving examination of the subject. While the photographic foundation is apparent and the subject recognizable, the printing transforms the image. The final print reveals its ambiguous classification: will it be a monotype, a mixed media or a future serigraph? - Yvon Rivest
______________________________________________________ Larry Naylor and Marta Evry Underwater Photography Reception Saturday, January 8, 2005 5:30pm Open through January 27, 2005 view press in The Argonaut, (pdf 336k) ______________________________________________________ Jack Pritchett Reception Friday, December 3, 2004 5:30pm Open through December 18, 2004 ______________________________________________________ Mark Swope Foliage Reception Saturday, October 16, 2004 6-8pm Open through November 20, 2004 _____________________________________________________ Greatest hits. 15 Years of Outstanding Photography by Young Artists Reception Saturday, July 17, 2004 5-8pm Open through September 3, 2004

Fall 2007 Student Exhibit

GROUP SHOW:

Photography, Film and Digital Art