Los Angeles Art Association proudly presents the group exhibition Gossamer and solo exhibitions by Gail Glikmann, Chad Horn, and Nathalie Tierce. All exhibitions run  August 20 – September 16, 2022 at Gallery 825. 

Gossamer an all-media investigation of transparency, delicacy and translucence presentation in contemporary art. Gossamer is juried by Cynthia Penna. CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE ART FROM GOSSAMER

The exhibit Fantastical by sculptor Gail Glikmann is a tongue and cheek often whimsical commentary on contemporary life and the currents and undercurrents running through it. The figurative sculptures are large, often made of colorful mosaic and found objects, or brightly painted cast resin, which gives them a whiff of musical comedy joie de vivre. They provide a wry and at the same time joyous, glimpse at this moment in time. In times like these, there is nothing to do but laugh, make fun of ourselves and dream! CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE ART FROM GAIL GLIKMANN

Chad Horn's exhibit Oklahoma Dramedy is an ongoing series of memory-based oil paintings and works on paper that capture his childhood and adolescence years in Central Oklahoma, where he was born and raised. The work speaks to the complexities of familial relationships, domestic life, and childhood memories. Horn uses family photographs, often cropped sections, as a starting point for the work to develop. The artist collages these photographs with found imagery and drawings to create an invented visual autobiography where childhood merges into fantasy, old photographs evolve into new narratives, and domestic spaces act as theater sets for speculative scenes. Horn also uses symbols as links between the works and family history. The sword cane, which Horn created as a personal symbol, and reoccurs in several works, evokes as sense of mystery within the narrative. In this way, Oklahoma Dramedy is a project grounded in reflection and personal investigation. CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE ART FROM CHAD HORN

In Nathalie Tierce’s solo show Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden - Life is full of pricks, the artist uses metaphor to convey the brutality of human interaction in her mixed media paintings and drawings. Diving into the dark space between desire and fear, her characters struggle within uneasy cartoon humor. These figures become the symbols of the unnamable angst for the stories that bombard us through social media and politics. Using visual allegory as a purge, Tierce holds up the effects of current events insidiously becoming a part of us. The texture and color of these works are gritty and intense—the icons in her imagery battle in a dreamlike arena. The boundaries of this stage are the edges of passion and aggression - murky with the runoff of culture and the human condition. Tierce’s search for emotional truths in suffering led her to create a theater of the absurd from these complex situations in her quest to deliver its essence with poetry and irony. Her pieces and short writing have been published in a book by the same title as the show - Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden. CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE ART FROM NATHALIE TIERCE

When: August 20 – September 16, 2022
Reception: August 20 2022, 10am - 5pm
Where: Gallery 825, 
825 N. La Cienega Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Admission: By appointment only.