EVENTS
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VISION 2013- Our Becoming…
ELEMENTS: THE CIRCLE OF LIFE … MLY GALLERY – ART FOR CHANGE, MALIBU
Film Screening : Nov 24 , 2012, 3-4:30pm
Exhibition Curation & Art Installation: Seda Baghdasarian, MLY Gallery – Malibu
MLY Gallery Art for Change- 3939 Cross Creek Road, Malibu CA 90265 (310) 982-7594
Artist Documentary film: Written & Produced by Seda Baghdasarian- MLY Gallery- Malibu
MARY WRIGHT- ELEMENTS- The Circle Of Life…
MLY GALLERY – Malibu Lumber Yard – Oct. 27 – Nov 30
By SEDA BAGHDASARIAN – COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL © SB2012
Mary Wright opens the inner portals to nature in her solo exhibit ‘ELEMENTS’, at the new Malibu Lumber Yard Gallery. Committed to what she calls ‘environmental sanity’ all her life, she achieves Zen-like clarity in her mixed media watercolors, taking us on an unmistakable journey, through Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, reconstructing the circle of life. Wright uses found objects, elements from the land, natural and man-made that mimic nature. Sometimes these are remains of objects processed and conceived by natural forces such as fire and water, other times they are simple skeletons of natural life-forms, elements from the sea and sand, sky and air; common elements surrounding our daily lives.
Mary Wright’s paintings explore color and structure in the way the archeologists discover the earth; in ‘Earth’ , her intricate layers create the perfect balance between substance and light, allowing us to build our experience incrementally as we move and connect with each work. Taking inspiration from ancient teachings, her abstractions barely suggest the impassioned internal discourse in our planet today – We seem to connect with each piece, like a symphony – contemplating the wonder of life.
In ‘Air’ , Wright’s silk paintings are complex portals to cosmic grace, allowing the unsettled eye to discover a myriad of faint textures and nuances that draw the viewer into a meditative, blissful trance. Some hang from the ceiling, floating in space like the element of air that encapsulates them, allowing the movement to float into a tunnel, as if this possibly were the portal to another world.
Amidst the subdued tones of the elements and abstract landscape of her compositions, she breaks the tension in ‘Fire’ with vibrantly layered yet softly spoken swirls of fire energy dispersed amongst the blackened woods and melted homes lost in the Malibu Fire of 1993-
Woven into the serene landscape of ‘Water’ are the silent brushstrokes of the inhabitants of earth – at once primal and futuristic, promoting us to contemplate the time continuum and our place in the web of life – Water element composing most of us and the planet…Interchangeable by abstraction.
Her pronounced cosmic paintings, interlinked forms, invoke the beauty of creation and our place in it. Highly textured & colorful with intricate gestures, her art takes us on an eternal quest for the love of earth, and the wonder of creation. With so much turmoil and disruption to our planets natural systems, she is delivering a prayer for the healing of mother earth & our human race, leading us to a place of transcendence & empathy for all creation.
Honoring Women’s Rights: National Steinbeck Museum, Salinas, CA. Jurors: Dr. Joyce Aiken, Dr. Ruth Weisberg and Patricia Rodriguez. Sept- Nov. 2012
PINNACLE National Juried Art Competition at the Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery at Florida A&M University. August, Sept- 2012
SEDA BAGHDASARIAN: STAGE SET DESIGN_ OPEN GATE THEATER: Philoctetes Opera Sets, Costumes.
‘PHILOCTETES’ A MULTI -MEDIA OPERA, Open Gate Theater, Glendale Moose Lodge, Glendale, CA, August 2012.
OCEANS- SOLO EXHIBIT
June- July 2012Malibu Lumber Yard Gallery, 3939 Cross Creek Road, D130 , Malibu CA 90265310- 982-7594MLY Art Gallery.com MLY Art Gallery is proud to announce an exhibition of paintings by Malibu resident artist & designer Seda Baghdasarian.The forty plus more ‘en plein aire’ paintings are now on display at MLY Art Gallery in the Malibu Lumber Yard, a compilation of a decade of my work living and working by the sea.In this exhibit, “OCEANS, A Coastal Journey”, I would first and foremost like to first share the beauty & appreciation for the environment , and then with the support of the community living and visiting the beautiful coast of Malibu, I aim to bring awareness of our “Human Activity’” impact on the world’s web of life …May you always walk in beauty…OCEANS: Dedicated to the Seas…
Malibu Lumber Yard Gallery
310.982.7594
Mlygallery.com
2012 Summer National Juried Exhibition Juror: Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator & Director of Programs & Collections, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
June 02 – July 15, 2012
Reception: June 2, 5-7 pmMarin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato Arts Center at Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Drive, Novato, CA 94949 415-506-0137
Houses of the Sundown Sea : The Architectural Vision of Harry Gesner Exhibit & Book Signing
MALIBU LUMBER YARD GALLERY, MALIBU, CABook Signing with Harry Gesner : April 28th, 4:30- 6:30pmExhibition continues thru June 2 at Malibu Lumber Yard Gallery, 3939 Cross Creek Rd., D130, Malibu , CA 90265T: (310) 982-7594
Nature's Landscapes, Allied Artists of Santa Monica Mountains & Seashore, March 2012Malibu Beauty, Malibu Arts Association February 2012
MALIBU LUMBER YARD GALLERY, Malibu, CA
Enchanting Spaces, Malibu Art Association Juried Exhibit- Juror: Susan Schomburg
Schomburg Gallery at Bergamot Station (thru April 25th)
2525 Michigan Avenue, E-3A Santa Monica, CA www.schomburggallery.com
Beyond the Image: A Five Women Photography Exhibit in Conjunction with MOPLA
March 24 - April 19, 2012
Artist Reception: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Panel Discussion: Thursday, April 19, 7pm-9pm, moderated by Shana NYS Dambrot
Location: KGB Studios
1640 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012http://kgbla.com/gallery/True Colors
Digital Arts California
www.digitalartscalifornia.com
" Gem" at Gallery 825 , Los Angeles Art AssociationEvent Dates: April 21 – VIP Preview 6-7pm
General Admittance: Saturday, April 21, 7-9pm
LAAA.org
Copyright SB2012
2012 Gateway to Imagination: A National Juried Art Competition, Farmington Museum, New Mexico
Exhibition Dates: May 12th- July 30, 2012, Juror : Hugh Wilson
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 19th, 7-9pm
Farmington Museum
Gateway Park, 3041 East Main,
Farmington, New MexicoMuseum Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/parks_recreation_and_cultural_affairs/museum.html
T4C - London Los Angeles- Juried Exhibit & Competition-Voting on 4/12/12 & 4/29/12 http://www.thankyouforcreating.com/
A Group Exhibition of entries for Britweek Los Angeles Artists CompetitionOpening: Downtown Artwalk April 12- thru April 29th, 2012
Farmers & Merchants Bank 401 E. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90013
"Pasadena- It's Aura" - Historic Landmark Exhibition at the Blinn House
The Women's City Club of Pasadena at the Historic Blinn House, 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, Ca (626) 796-0560A celebration of Pasadena's Historic Landmarks featuring Russel Hobbs, local historins & eleven local artists
Visit: www.DanielakArt.com for link to the Online catalogue
Sylvia White Gallery -Collectors Choice 2012http://www.sylviawhite.com/
Sylvia White Gallery, 1783 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001 Tel: (805) 643-8300
Sylvania Gallery-Small works Juried show-Reception thru 2/30/12
www.silvanagallery.comThe Second Annual Holiday Small Works Group Show Features
A Group Exhibition of Traditional and Contemporary Original Oil Paintings,
Acrylic, Mixed Media and Sculptures by local American Artists.
2010-2011: "Paint the Forests"
National/State Tour (California) celebrating the United Nations'
“International Year of Forests 2010-2011”
Juror: Bruce Helander, Internationally renowned artist, juror, critic and curator
Edgewater Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA Dec 3 – 31, 2010
Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA June- Aug 2011
Gualala Arts left, Sonoma, CA Sep 9-Oct 2, 2011
2011: International Art Exhibition
during Art Basel Miami Beach Featuring 40 artists from 20 countries
November 28, 2011 - January 28, 2012
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony by City of Miami Mayor, Tomas Regalado
Monday, November 28 | 6-9 p.m. RSVP
Arts and Entertainment District | North Bayshore Drive | Miami, Fl 33132
www.ninatorresfineart.com | info@ninatorresfineart.com | 305.395.3599
Black & White (Dec 2011) Beauty (Feb 2012) Abstracts (April 2012)
Preview Reception: Friday, December 9, 2011, 5:30 - 9:00pm
Linus Galleries Pasadena & Long Beachhttp://www.linusgallery.com/
2011: ELECTRON SALON
"SNAP TO GRID"
December 8 - December 30, 2011
Opening Reception Thursday December 8 , 7-9pm
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
102 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(in conjunction with the Downtown Art Walk)
2011: "Portraits of the Fallen" Memorial
Read More about the exhibition in the Pasadena Star News
Preview Reception: November 12, 2011, 6:00 - 10:00pm
at Terrell Moore Gallery
1221 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(view map)Reception
2011: Pasadena Society Of Artists 86th Annual
Juror: Lisa Goodall
2011: Schomburg Gallery
Bergamot Station, Santa Monica , CA
Juried Exhibition of Malibu Artists Association
Juror: Susan SchomburgBEIJING Collection 2011
Beijing Artists Space, China International Photography Exhibit
Sponsor: NY Arts Magazine & Art Fairs International
2010: International Biennale Artists MIAMI
Nina Torres Fine Art - Wynnwood, Miami
2011: Allied Artists of Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore
Mountain Restoration Trust, Calabasas, CA
2010, 2011 Aurora, Gem, LAAA Jury Panel
Los Angeles Artists Association, Gallery 825, Los Angeles
2010: The United States Artists Biennial
Broadway Gallery, NY, NY.Group Exhibit, Juror: Abraham Lubowski
2010: “The Word: Between the Lines”
Pasadena Society of Artists, Pasadena Central Library
Group Exhibit, Juror:Pasadena Society of Artists
2009-2010: Florence Biennale
Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy
Invitational & Distinguished International Juried Exhibition
2009: “Precious Gifts”
California Art Club's Associate Artists
at The Historic Blinn House Women's City Club, Pasadena
www.californiaartclub.orgJuror: CAC
2009: "Armenia, Beauty of the Land..."
Solo exhibition of 32 works - Ararat left, Los Angeles Benefiting Armenia’s Village Schools100% contribution of the sales of artwork from this exhibition paid for a new gymnasium floor at the village school of Astgh, twenty minutes outside of Yerevan, Armenia.Download PDF InvitationFor details, please visit: ArmeniaVillageSchools.com
