FOUND EXHIBITION INSTALLATION PHOTOS

Aurelio of Camp Little 2'x6' (mixed media, zipper tabs, gel med) 2010-sandra vista

FOUND EXHIBTION AT ARENA 1 GALLERY SANTA MONICA ART STUDIOS

The exhibition that I curated has finally materialized! Lots of work...all worth the effort . Exhibition runs from March 20-April 24, 2010 artists : June Diamond, Paul Guillemette, Baby Smith, Carolyn Vosburgh, Steve Schmidt, Sandra Vista
3026 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-397-7456
http://www.santamonicaartstudios.com/

gallery hours: Wed-Sat. noon-6pm

Pinkie growning for "Found" Jan 15, 2010

June and Sandra At Victory Salvage Dec 29,2009

Looking for material for our mm sculptures.  It's like the holy grail.

"Found" Artists at Victory Salvage Dec 29, 2009

One of our field trips for our upcoming exhibit at Arena I in March.

June Diamond, Baby Smith, Paul Guillemette, Sandra (center) Steve Schmidt, Sal Schmidt, Carolyn Vosburgh

"Aurelio of Camp Little" 2010 In progress 3/12 panels 18"x24"

This piece is part of the work that I will have in the upcoming exhibit
at Arena I Santa Monica Art Studios (March 20,2010)
I am curating the show of 6 mixed-media LA artists
The medium are "zipper taps" I found at Central Metal Salvage.110 lbs of zinc metal.
I am combining the multi-colored zipper taps with gel medium and acrylic paint. As with my beaded work, I am applying the zipper taps on at a time on an 18"x24" panel.  I plan on completing

12 panels.

Western Project "The First Six Years" Nov 7-Dec 30, 2009

Here's your opportunity to view 32 artists that have exhibited at Western Project for the first six years of exhibition history. There is a harmonius interaction between the works in the main room of the gallery followed by a salon style motif in the inventory room.  The artists range from abstract expressionists-Oliver Arms and Michael Reafsnyder, mixed-media artists/allegorical artists-Aaron Sheppard, Wayne White, photo-realists-graphite, conte crayon,-Vincent Valdez, Tom of Finland, Patrick Lee, pattern and narrative painters-Carole Caroompas, Sush Machida Gaikotsu, Video- Ellina Kevorkian, photography (digital+)-Arne Svenson, and Ron Athey.  There are more works of various techniques and styles.  (Heimir Bjorgulfsson, Eric Freeman, Daniel Brice, Tanya Batura, Yek, Bob Mizer, Nancy Riegelman, Jason Adkins, Michael Dee, Exene Cervenka, Thomas Burke, Eve Wood, Cole Case, Martin Gunsauilus, Mark Dean Veca, Kris Chatterson, Joe Schmelzer, Chad Robertson, Justin Dahlberg, Dion Johnson (3830 Main St. Culver City, CA 90232---western-project.com---310-838-0609) (more images on my Facebook page, Artslant review under Western Project)

Carole Caroompas, Aaron Sheppard, Jason Adkins, Sandra Vista in front of Carole's "Before and After Frankenstein...1994"