Shelter at Home with TAG artists Michael Burnham, Garo Ourfalian, Gianna Vargas

Fine art from TAG artists Michael Burnham, Garo Ourfalian, and Gianna Vargas exhibit through September 5. Email or call for viewing appointments. 

Gianna Vargas

Shelter at Home

Gianna Vargas
Geode I & Geode II
Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 48 each

100% of the artists net proceeds will be donated to A Sense of Home, supporting foster youth.

Garo Ourfalian

0—1

Garo Ourfalian
#12
Oil on Canvas
30 x 48

Michael Burnham

Life is too Important to be Taken Seriously

Michael Burnham
Killing from the Inside
Archival Pigment on Museum Rag
18 x 24

TAG Gallery

Member Open Summer 2020

Art Speaks For Itself – TAG Member Open Summer 2020 Group Exhibition

The art speaks for itself in our Member Open Summer 2020 Group Exhibition, showcasing works by TAG artists in the Loft and South galleries.

In addition to three fantastic solo shows by Gianna Vargas, Garo Ourfalian, and Michael Burnham, TAG Member Artists take over the Loft and South galleries for an unthemed Member Open show for the final summer months of 2020.

This eclectic mix of fine art includes oil, watercolor, acrylic, digital, sculpture, mixed media, and more. The variety of size, texture, and essence in this group show highlights a dynamic range of creativity in our artist collective.

View The Exhibition…

2020 California Open Accepted Artists

Congratulations 2020 California Open Accepted artists

Juror Kate Mothes selected 101 unique objects of fine art from 99 artists.

Nearly 1,000 entries were submitted to the artist call.

The 2020 California Open displays at TAG in all of our downstairs galleries from September 9 — October 1. Fine art viewings are available by appointment only until Stay Home orders are lifted for Los Angeles. Please call or email the gallery for more information.

2020 California Open Accepted 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

2020 California Open

Exaltations: Pam Douglas, K Ryan Henisey, Karen Hochman Brown, Sunhee Joo, David Stewart Klein, Susan Price, Betzi Stein, Elyse Wyman, Judy Zimbert

TAG Member Artists are showing art in Exalted One, a new exhibition with the Los Angeles Art Association. Check out works from our artists: Judy Zimbert, Elyse Wyman, Betzi Stein, Susan Price, David Stewart Klein, Sunhee Joo, Karen Hochman Brown, K Ryan Henisey, Pam Douglas.

Los Angeles Art Association proudly presents EXALTED ONE an all -media exploration of contemporary portraiture as viewed by our community's local emerging artists running August 12 - 28, 2020.

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Judy Zimbert

GIRL POWER #2

Oil and Oil Stick on Canvas, 20 X 16"

“My Portrait, Girl Power II, depicts a time when power was conferred through the divine right of kings. Thing have changed or have they? This piece evolved over multiple applications of oil paint, thick and thin, applied and removed, like the sands of time.” –Judy Zimbert

Girl Power #2, Exalted One, LAAA

Judy Zimbert, TAG

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Elyse Wyman

Up All Night

Ink, pastel, charcoal, acrylic on paper, 20x24”

"Remember the days when we could stay out all night? This charcoal and pastel drawing was done via Zoom of a seated woman dressed in a purple party dress, presumably from a previous night’s revelry.” –Elyse Wyman

Up All Night, Exalted One, LAAA

Elyse Wyman, TAG

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Betzi Stein

April's Hair

Acrylic on Canvas 30X30”

“I was inspired to paint mixed media artist April Bey with her full head of natural hair when I learned that she was raised in the Bahamian culture where black women were expected to straighten their hair. She reported that until she grew up, she had never actually seen her hair in its natural state.” –Betzi Stein

April’s Hair, Exalted One, LAAA

Betzi Stein, TAG

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Susan Price

yo

acrylic, acrylic pen on canvas, 24X20”

Susan Price describes her abstract vision of the world as "creative destruction." As the artist manipulates objects from real-life inspiration, she forms complex color fields to find beauty.

“This IS what I see when i look at my face" says Susan. "It was just one of THOSE days." –Susan Price

yo, Exalted One, LAAA

Susan Price, TAG

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David Stewart Klein

If JFK died Young

ink on paper , 14.5x18"

“I came up with the concept of JFK dying before he changed the course of history. I took this concept and made very ephemeral strokes of ink washes on paper, leaving this a ghostly portrait.” –David Steward Klein

If JFK died Young, Exalted One, LAAA

David Steward Klein, TAG

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Sunhee Joo

My Son

digital art on paper ed. 1 of 10, 11 in x10 in UNFRAMED

“During this pandemic, I had not seen my son in person for a long time. One day he dropped by for a few minutes. I was very happy to see his smile in person. When he smiles his eyes look like my beloved mother’s. She passed away in 2013. The image is about pandemic, my son and my mother." –Sunhee Joo

My Son, Exalted One, LAAA

Sunhee Joo, TAG

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Karen Hochman Brown

Neil

Archival print on paper ed. 1 of 3, 11 x 14”

“The idea of doing digital portraiture in a live setting has been a vision of mine for over fifteen years and I got to realize that dream at stARTup Art Fair 2019. I took weekend residence in a hotel room with full computer and lighting setup to create 20 ‘while you wait’ original artworks printed with archival materials.” –Karen Hochman Brown

Neil, Exalted One, LAAA

Karen Hochman Brown, TAG

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K Ryan Henisey

Horus, the Paper God

Floating paper collage, insect pins, and fabric on canvas, 37 x 49 inches

“Horus, the Paper God, is a retelling of Queer mythology through contemporary media. Much of the ancient world's Queer history was hidden or suppressed from view. Each of the fine art objects in my Pantheon collection reexamines these old tales in visual form, illustrating the depth of Queerness within the human tradition.” –K Ryan Henisey

Horus, the Paper God, Exalted One, LAAA

K Ryan Henisey, TAG

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Pam Douglas

Meditation on a Bird's Nest

“Covered in real vines and leaves, she holds a real bird's nest with its petrified egg found in my yard. She's not a force of nature but one with nature as her soft face meditates in muted chalk and charcoal tones.” –Pam Douglas

Meditation on a Bird’s Nest, Exalted One, LAAA

Pam Douglas, TAG

New Fine Art From Artists Gianna Vargas, Garo Ourfalian, Michael Burnham

New fine art from artists Gianna Vargas, Garo Ourfalian, and Michael Burnham is now showing at TAG Gallery.

New Fine Art Now Showing

TAG Artists Gianna Vargas, Garo Ourfalian, and Michael Burnham exhibit new collections, now on display at TAG Gallery. Viewings are by appointment only until Stay Home orders are lifted. Please call or email to make an appointment with one of our artists.
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Gianna Vargas
Shelter at Home

“I wanted the work to project an idea: though often changeable and unsettling, life can be beautiful and hopeful," says artist Gianna Vargas.

The artist's net proceeds will be donated to A Sense of Home, supporting foster youth in their transition to adulthood.
Learn more >

See More Gianna Vargas

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Garo Ourfalian
0—1

“Life may be a series of choices, but art never was," explains artist Garo Ourfalian. "It is as basic a need as air and water.”

A self taught artist who moved to Los Angeles in his 20’s, Garo found a fertile ground for more inspiration in Southern California’s diversity.

Garo uses his practice as a means of understanding himself, human behavior, and social interactions. Shapes, symbols, and colors are key figures in his fine art.

“Every human interaction drives me to create symbolic art and images that penetrate the psyche behind action and behavior," says the artist. See more online >

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Michael Burnham
Life is too Important to be Taken Seriously

Artist Michael Burnham challenges the notion that life is a constant burden. Instead he opts for humor and levity amongst the randomness and adversity of everyday life.

“Life Is Too Important To Be Taken Seriously” revels in the ‘burden’ of responsibility, and the incalculable possibilities of the everyday.
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