Los Angeles Art Association proudly presents our next exhibit at Gallery 825: BEDROCK. Artists are often inward looking and reflective, BEDROCK is an all media opportunity for artists to express their strong beliefs. BEDROCK runs June 20 - July 24, 2026.  Juror: Teresa Eggers, David Kordansky Gallery 

In addition to Bedrock, we are pleased to present solo shows by Emily Goff, Flora Kao and Ted Rigoni. All shows run June 20 - July 24, 2026. 

The mixed media paintings in Emily Goff’s Collective Sigh explore the spiritual and emotional impact of contemporary life through the lens of nature and symbolism. Goff is inspired by natural materials foraged on mountain hikes above Los Angeles, during travels far from home, and even in her kitchen. Using restrained color schemes, she embeds layers of dried yucca stalks and the translucent skins of onions and garlic into painted surfaces, creating ethereal images of wonder and introspection. Natural ephemera, often overlooked or discarded, are transformed to reclaim their quiet beauty. By integrating these organic elements with Japanese paper, Pellon, acrylic paint and materials used to make exterior murals, the works appear delicate but are surprisingly durable. This juxtaposition between fragility and resilience are at the core of the stories Goff tells through her work.

Complex and deeply tactile, hands communicate gesture, labor, vulnerability, and intention. Texture is central to the work in this exhibit: chalk pressed into skin, torn tape, scars across knuckles, veins raised from exertion. All these details turn the hands into records of effort and sacrifice in Ted Rigonis’s new exhibit Athletic Hands, Human Stories. In a culture focused on polished outcomes and instant success, Rigoni redirects attention toward process — practice, failure, recovery, and persistence.

In W/HOLE: 100 Views of Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, artist Flora Kao examines the historic significance of Terminal Island for Japanese-Americans of Southern California. The work excavates the history of Fish Harbor, a thriving immigrant community that was abruptly erased by WWII internment and coastal defense policies. One hundred cyanotypes highlight Japanese-American life centered in this Terminal Island fishing village. Century-old photographs of fishermen, their families and their environment are overlaid with traditional Japanese embroidery patterns and interspersed with prints of a ghost net salvaged from San Pedro Bay.

Reception: June 20, 2026 10am-5pm
Show Runs: June 20 - July 24, 2026
Location:
Gallery 825
825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, 
Los Angeles CA 90069 

Gallery 825 is open by appointment

About Los Angeles Art Association: (LAAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities, resources, services and exhibition venues for emerging Los Angeles artists of all media. LAAA began as a civic art institution in the 1920s, connecting elite art interests to Hollywood collectors, emerging after World War II as the center of Los Angeles modernism and finally becoming the city's nexus for emerging artists of all media. LAAA serves as a dynamic force for contemporary ideas, outreach, and community. Gallery 825 and Los Angeles Art Association are located in the heart of La Cienega Boulevard's Restaurant Row at 825 North La Cienega Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90069. Gallery hours are by appointment. Please call 310.652.8272 or visit www.laaa.org.