The 15th Annual 2020 California Open exhibits September 9 - October 1. Call or email to book private viewing appointments.

The 15th Annual 2020 California Open
on Display at TAG

One hundred one pieces of fine art from ninety-nine artists across the nation make their Los Angeles debut at TAG Gallery’s 15th Annual 2020 California Open. The fine art exhibition is on display in TAG's downstairs galleries from September 9 through October 1.

Juror Kate Mothes, the accomplished founder of Young Space @yngspc and Dovetail Magazine @dovetail.mag selected pieces from nearly 1,000 entries. Winners of the annual competition will be announced on Instagram Live @taggallery, September 17, at 6pm. The exhibition displays from September 9 to October 1. Viewings are by private appointment only; please call or email for details.

“Much has already been written about the unprecedented time we find ourselves in,” explains juror Kate Mothes. “As I reviewed the submissions for the California Open, I had a raised awareness of the circumstances and time period during which much of the work had been made.”

“I like the ‘openness' of the California Open concept,” continues Mothes, “so in my selections I tried to maintain a diversity of ideas and themes, and to the best of ability with the information at hand, include artists of diverse backgrounds. With this in mind, I also considered the craftsmanship of each work, and included a range of media types. It was a pleasure to review all of the submissions to this year’s open call, and I thank TAG Gallery for inviting me to participate as juror this year!”

TAG, located at Wilshire and Cochran near the El Rey and Korean Cultural Center, displays fine art programs through the year. The artist cooperative is owned and operated by local member artists and publicly displays a series of annual programs that include two juried competitions, solo exhibitions, and more. 

“Our cooperative is a true grassroots organization,” says artist and president K. Ryan Henisey. “At nearly 30 years old, TAG is a testament to the passion and drive our artists share. We’ve built some great relationships in our first three years here in the Miracle Mile and we hope to continue to grow more.”

2020 California Open Participating Artists

Troy Aiken, Norman Aragones, Sarah Arnold, Louis Balicki, Jenny Balisle, Michele Benzamin-Miki, Reiko Berg, Allegra Bick-Maurischat, Raydel Blanco, Alessia Bothorel, Nancy Byrnes, Julie Carcione Cavaz, Chung-Ping Cheng, Michael Chesler, Jonathan Crow, Laurie Curran, Jaren Dahlstrom, Debra Disman, Lee Dollison, Laurence Elias, Mims Ellis, Robert Esau, Mumtaz Essa, Astrid Francis, Rinaldo Frattolillo, Gail Glikmann, Aspen Golann, Leslie Goldenberg, Bart Goldman, Emily Gomez, Keri Haarhoff, Andy Hann, Debra Hintz, Gary Hong, Cathy Immordino, Federico Imperiale, Marta Jaremko, Joan Karp, Sassoon Kosian, Faina Kumpan, Esther Kwan, JJ L’Heureux, Julie La Rue, Bonnie Lambert, John Langdon, Michelene Laski, Tom Lasley, Nancy Goodman Lawrence, Nakyung Lee, Andrew Leventis, Roberta Levitow, Whitman Lindstrom, Janet Manalo, Don Manderson, Carmen Mardonez, Andrew Martin, Melissa McClellan, Janet Milhomme, Zachary Miller, Eliza Ann Mitchell, Joseph Moreno, Nelson Munares, Perola Navarro, Bryan Northup, Joe A. Oakes, Cara Park, James Parlin, Nora Pineda, Sherry Pollack Walker, Justin Prough, Manaz Raiszadeh, Michael Roy, Gigi Salij, David Shannon, Ashley Shellhause, Sam Shokati, Jen Solomon, Tianyi Sun, Emily Sunez, Pam Sutherland, Viviana Svidler, Ariel Swartley, Robin Tripaldi, Michael Usher, Paul Valadez, Crystal Vicars, Amy Vidra, Catherine Walker, Sheldon Walker, Emily Wallerstein, Eric Welch, Mira White, Debbie Wolf, Wendy Widell Wolff, Travis Worden, Miss Art World, Amy Wright, Shingo Yamazaki, Jim Zver