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Talia Chetrit
Talia Chetrit’s photography uses deception to reveal a further truth. She often shoots people (friends, family, strangers), but manipulates the image so they’re not quite recognizable. Chetrit’s technique is so strong that even her commercial fashion photography feels intimate and personal.
Andrew Cranston
Scottish artist Andrew Cranston creates dreamlike, layered paintings that blend personal history with artistic and cinematic references. His compositions evoke the atmospheric qualities of Post-Impressionists like Bonnard and Vuillard, with a touch of dark humor for the modern age. His recent solo exhibition at Karma in LA was a total knockout.
Emil Sands
When looking at Emil Sands’ paintings, it makes perfect sense that the artist comes from a creative writing and classics background. Each character, displayed with muddy brushstrokes, has a life of their own that we’re dying to know more about. Good news for us, Sands has been contracted to write a memoir and has a new body of work opening at Kasmin Gallery in January.
Ayan Farah
Ayan Farah’s work explores themes of identity, visibility, and oppression, all of which draw from her Somali-Swedish heritage. Through sourcing and treating vintage fabrics with natural pigments from around the world, Farah creates pieces that merge abstraction with traditional African textiles.
Salim Green
Salim Green is an LA-based multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of relational politics, hiding, and the built environment. His studio, where we visited him earlier this year, is an evolving space where his art and practice intertwine. Influenced by sociology and artists like William Pope.L, Green’s bold, intentional artworks reflect on Los Angeles and the public sphere. His work has been shown at notable galleries and is featured in prominent collections such as the Getty Research Institute and The Kinsey Collection. He is currently the Sullivan Visiting Artist Fellow at Wesleyan University.
Suyi Xu
Suyi is a Brooklyn based painter whose work brings you to the liminal space between dream and nightmare. There’s a stunning eeriness to her work that both calms you and has your hairs standing up. It’s this duality that makes the work strong, somehow including overt historical references while keeping the viewer completely unaware of where they are.
Willa Nasatir
Willa’s paintings shoot you back to doing puzzles on the living room floor as a child. Her paintings, which have been exhibited around the world, are made up of hidden images that only reveal themselves when the viewer is ready to engage with abandon. The matte finish is a great touch.
Ficus Interfaith
This artist duo (Ryan Bush & Raphael Martinez Cohen) has been keeping me on the edge of my seat since their solo show with in lieu/Ethan Tate Gallery back in March. Their primary medium of terrazzo beautifully lends to questioning how materials are meant to be used. I especially love their recreations of household objects like a stick of butter or a calendar, or the Holy Bible.
Pauline Shaw
We have long adored Pauline Shaw's colorful textile work which explores themes of memory, perception, and the intersection of personal and collective histories. The way she plays with scale, installation, and pattern makes her work a wonderful fit for many different types of spaces and collections.
Julia Weist
We were introduced to Weist's practice via the artist's solo exhibition "Private Eye" with Moskowitz Bayse The whimsical yet layered exhibition detailed Weist's Sophie Calle-esque quest to explore the complexities of surveillance. The artist uses loopholes to access personal data and expose how easily our lives are documented without our knowledge. Through photographic prints, handmade paper, and other works, Weist critiques the legal and ethical implications of surveillance, while also questioning her own role as both artist and investigator. Her exhibition offers a mix of humor and unease, highlighting the paradoxes of privacy and power in the digital age.
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Jordan Horowitz was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended Kenyon College, where she received her BA in Creative Writing. After graduating, she worked for Contemporary Arts Review LA (CARLA) — a quarterly magazine, online art journal, and podcast. Collaborating with local arts writers and galleries offered her a new perspective on her city’s art scene. Jordan went on to work for Third Eye, an art PR firm, where, through roles in marketing, communications, and brand evolution, Jordan gained an engaged network of art world leaders. Since then, Jordan has worked in art staging, curation, and sales, focusing on emerging artists and collectors. She is a proud member of the Hammer Collective and is always in search of new ways to grow her creative community.
Isabella Manson is a London native who has called Los Angeles home for the past eight years. While at Pitzer College, Isabella studied Studio Art and Art History, focusing on photographic practices. It was during these years that Isabella’s passion for exploring emerging artists led her through a diverse array of experiences, from galleries and nonprofits to premier arts publications such as Autre Magazine, the studios of artists such as Todd Gray and Tarrah Krajnak, and museums such as The Benton. Fusing her artistic background with a business acumen honed in fine jewelry sales, Isabella prides herself on navigating the complexities of the art world with ease. Her distinctive blend of cutting-edge artistic and commercial expertise ensures a rewarding experience for collectors.