Desert Carnival
High Desert Carnival is a visual art extravaganza, presented by SIP Art Space in San Marcos, California, curated by Anna Stump and features three of my Road Map paintings and two sculptures.
The High Desert, defined as the neighborhood of Joshua Tree National Park and the Morongo Basin, has affected the participating artists with a sense of zany celebration and fierce independence. The starkness of the desert environment, with its huge skies, spiky plants and animals, exposed geology and extreme climate, seems to have pushed these artists to the brink. The joyous, surreal, and primal find expression in their work.
Road Map Mural!
I recently completed my first mural which was a challenge since I haven’t worked on such a large scale and on stucco! The painting picks up the colors around this gorgeous Palm Springs home along with the golf course views. I loved the process and the clients were thrilled with the finished results.
49th annual Works on Paper featured Joshua Tree Boulders
Thrilled that my Joshua Tree Boulders sculptures were selected for the 49th annual Works on Paper exhibition at The Brand Library and Gallery. Wonderful range of art and there was an actual opening party with (masked) people and food and wine! Thanks to all the @associatesofbrand and @brandlibrary team for the beautifully installed exhibition and juror Marcella Muro of @shg1970
Plastic Fantastic: Mini golf in the high desert
Mojaveland is a artist driven mini golf wonderland and I contributed Plastic Fantastic a fun and kinda easy hole featuring three totems. Mojaveland is open every so often so click HERE to see their schedule.
Destination Unknown: Mojave Flea Palm Springs
Mojave Flea is a destination concept store in the design district of Palm Springs and Destination Unknown, my first solo show there featured a number of paintings and sculptures.
Palm Springs Art Bench
Thrilled to participate in the City of Palm Springs Art Bench project. You can see (and sit on) my bench on Palm Canyon next to the Art Center and Theater
New Exhibition! Opens March 7th in Palm Springs
Come join us for the opening of my new show at Barba Contemporary in Palm Springs! I will be showing new abstract map paintings of neighborhoods in Palm Springs and beyond and will be showing with Kelly Hanna a painter who also inspired by the desert!
Holiday Wreath Show and Auction Dec 2!
Join me along with many other local artists for the 25th Annual Holiday Wreath Auction at Eight4Nine, Restaurant & Lounge in Palm Springs. This festive event will take place on the heated patio of Eight4Nine. Over 50 holiday wreaths will be auctioned off throughout the night with all proceeds benefiting Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelterand The LGBT Community Center of the Desert.
Wreath preview begins at 5:30 and auction begins at 6PM sharp.
Cityscape Art Show opens June 29th!
Thrilled that Araby Cove Map 5 is part of this amazing show!
Cityscape show at George Billis Gallery
I'm thrilled to have a painting, Racquet Club Map, in the 2018 show. This is my second year of participating in the show and the other artists are so very impressive and diverse. If you have time you can see the show through July 21st at George Billis Gallery at 2716 South La Cienega.
To the Desert Group Art Show
I want to share news of an upcoming Los Angeles group show that features three of my large Map paintings along with work from 10 other artists who are based in the desert. I co-curated the show along with Sara Marlowe Hall, the gallery owner and a wonderful artist in her own right.
If you are in Los Angeles this Friday May 25th, please join us at the opening party that runs from 5-9 PM. The show's run continues through Sunday June 24th.
When you ask a friend what they are doing this weekend, it's most likely they will say “I’m going to the desert." They could be headed to Joshua Tree, the Salton Sea or Palm Springs but, wherever they go, they know it will be a dramatic change from Los Angeles. This pull towards the east has drawn these eleven artists to the desert, a strong influence on their sculptures, paintings, installations and photography.
The desert works its magic in different ways. Some artists strive to capture the light, the landscape, the mountains and rock formations or the shifting horizon line. Others are inspired by the sense of isolation, the extreme weather and the history of the area. You can also see evidence of the region's architecture, from mid-century modern to weather beaten homesteads, along with road trips, star gazing and off-the-grid explorations.
The zeitgeist of living and working in the desert permeates these artworks. You’ll find art that incorporates found objects, discovered in salt beds or river washes, while others use raw materials such as sand and dust as media for their paintings. All the artists are following a powerful history of art-making in the desert and in many of these works you can see the influences of Agnes Pelton, Andrea Zittel, Ed Ruscha and Noah Purifoy
MERCHANT MODERN GALLERY is located at 3004 Lincoln Blvd in Venice California and is open from Thur-Sun. Please visit their website for more details on the show and exhibiting artists.
The Other Art Fair Los Angeles: Mar 15-18 Stand 72
If you are in Los Angeles please come downtown to the historic Majestic building for the inaugural edition of The Other Art Fair. I'll be showing a number of my Map paintings along with a few of the Palm Springs Front Yards. For a complimentary pass click HERE and enter LyndaKeeler for the discount!
Los Angeles Art Association Open Show featuring Vista Las Palmas
Thrilled that my painting, Vista Las Palmas, was chosen to be included in the 2017 LAAA Open Show juried by Anna Katz, assistant curator at MOCA.
