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CURRENT EXHIBITION(S):
KINTSUJI: THROUGH OUR BROKEN PIECES - FEB 2023
PAST EXHIBITION(S):
AT THE INTERSECTION, 2023
ARCHIVE:
2022.
Sui Generis: Debates about the Singular
January 8 - January 22, 2022
Curated by: Khang Bao Nguyen
Artists: Alaïa Parhizi, Alexandra Wiesenfeld, Cheyann Washington, Connie Trevino, Daniel Gerwin, Helen Chung, Isabel Beavers, Jacinto Astiazarán, Khang Bao, Lester Monzon, Maura Bendett, Rebecca Niederlander, Regina Herod, Valerie Wilcox, Zeynep Abes
That which exceeds all determination, classification, and enumeration seems to resist meaningful discourse or to require yet to be established ways of thinking and communication. The singular is not the first of a series, not an instance of a type and not a particular of something general. The problem has a long and complex history, but it also has relevance today when autonomy and particularity discourses abound. What can we learn from philosophical studies and aesthetic explorations of ways of expressing the singular?
There are longstanding debates in philosophy that have focused on ontological, epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic issues in relation to the singular.
2021.
Creative Exchange
October 23- November 6, 2021
Curated by: Adrian White and Anefertiti Bowman
Artists: Rebecca Potts Aguirre, Marina Griffin, Samuel Moleku, Tyler Morney, Aghogho Otega, Davin Sanchez
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 1, 2021) – Join SoLA Contemporary this month, as we usher in the new season with our Creative Exchange program’s inaugural exhibition, Remembering Together. This multidisciplinary show features the work of six emerging artists who, for the past eight months, have engaged in a collaborative creative practice.
Under the guidance of photographer and educator Adrian White, these artists honed their craft by articulating their artistic ethos and offering critique of one other’s work. The result is a show that is grounded in integrity, yet replete with intrigue. The various artworks, which include paintings, photographs, videos, and mixed-media, engage in a dialogue of their own. Remembering Together reads like a conversation between individual artists and their unique mediums, inspirations, and aesthetics. It addresses themes of spirituality, sexuality, ancestry, motherhood, beauty, and empowerment in ways that feel intimate and meditative.
The purpose of Creative Exchange is twofold: to support the careers of emerging artists and, in doing so, enrich the Historic South Central, South Los Angeles community. As part of SoLA’s ongoing partnership with Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen, specially-curated artwork from the Remembering Together collection will be displayed at Hilltop’s Slauson Avenue location.
FRESH 2021
August 28, 2021 - October 9, 2021
Juried by: Anuradha Vikram
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 22, 2021) – SoLA Contemporary is pleased to announce the opening of its biennial juried show, FRESH 2021, independently curated by Los Angeles-based writer, curator, and educator, Anuradha Vikram. In keeping with tradition, FRESH encourages artists to consider how they can make an impact in their communities, by reflecting on current ideas and trends in contemporary art. In the wake of a year defined by a global pandemic and social justice reckoning, the mission of FRESH is more poignant and pressing than ever before. FRESH 2021, is a retrospective collection of art that engages with the challenges, tragedies, and triumphs that humanity has experienced in this past year.
Participating Artist: Astrid Francis, Beth Levy, Carmel Katumba, Christen Austin, Diqing Xu, Flora Kao, Jane Orr, Jo Ann Block, John Sollom, Kathleen Greco, Lauren Haze, Leah Knecht, Lejin Fan, Lorraine Bubar, M. Robert Markovich, Mara Zaslove, Maxwell Kazuo, Mia Johnson, Michael Allyn Roy, Michael Ryder, Michele Castagnetti, Molly Champlin, Nandi Jordan, Nicolaalee, Nicole Rademacher, Rhiannon Isabella Valenti, Richard Gayler, Sarah Stone, Shane Foley, Silvia Wagensberg, Stephen Anderson, Steven Baboun, Vivian Wenhuey Chen
Like Water
June 3, 2021 - June 13, 2021
Curated By: Josh Cabello
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 27, 2021) – As a contemporary art space whose mission speaks to the empowerment of diverse perspectives, SoLA Contemporary is proud to present LIKE WATER, a group exhibition that depicts and deconstructs mainstream conventions of gender. Coinciding with Pride Month, the annual celebration in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and its role as a catalyst in the modern gay rights movement, Like Water features the work of a dozen individuals who explore identity and combat queer oppression through their art.
Participating Artist: Abraham Eliseo Medellin, Bradley Lock, Clifford Prince King, Felony Dodger, Gigie Hall, Ilaria de Plano. Jheyda McGarrell, Kat Chavez, Malachi, Valentine Amari, Paarsa Hajari
2020.
Pickled Memories
August 29 – September 26, 2020
Curated By: Anefertiti Brown
Participating Artist: Adrian White
Women By Women 2020
January 19, 2020 – March 7, 2020
Curated By: Sharon Allicotti with Curatorial Advisor Fatemh Burnes
Participating Artist: Sharon Allicotti, Chloe Allred, Jodi Bonassi, Kaleeka Bond, Ada Pullini Brown, Leslie Brown, Therese Conte, Lani Emanuel, Zara Monet Feeney, Melanie Florio, Ashley Gardner, Candice Gawne, Ja’Rie Gray, DJ Hall, Lanise Howard, Regina Jacobson, Linsley Lambert, Margaret Lazzari, Lucinda Luvaas, Aline Mare, Judy Nimtz, Aihua Pearce, Serena Potter, Hope Railey, Linda Santana, Betty Shelton, Cynthia Sitton, Ondy Sweetman, Cynda Valle and Ruth Weisburg
Kindred Technology
June 19, 2021 - August 7, 2021
Curated By: Lanise Howard
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 15, 2021) – Using art as a tool for both abstraction and analysis, the artists in SoLA Contemporary’s upcoming show, Kindred Technology, explore the intricacies of life and identity as Black Americans. This group exhibition, curated by Lanise Howard, features the work of five individuals who seek to make sense of a shared, yet elusive ancestral past. Together, the Kindred Technology artists succeed in building an immersive world -- one where art and technology, history and narrative, spirituality and science converge in conversation with one another.
Participating Artist: Alexandria Couch, Khari Turner, Kwame Gomez, Martin Etem
MASH
April 10, 2021 - May 22, 2021
Curated By: Mark Steven Greenfield
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 22, 2021) – SoLA Contemporary’s upcoming exhibition MASH is an architecturally inspired collection, curated by esteemed LA-based artist and curator Mark Steven Greenfield, that draws on design elements whose origins can be found in the Middle East — a region of the world often portrayed through a reductive or biased lens. MASH thoughtfully challenges mainstream stereotypes of the Middle East by portraying Arabesque architecture as a gateway to sacred spaces and spiritual experiences.
Participating Artist: Dina Abdulkarim, Doris Bittar, Joyce Dallal
Breaking the Mold
August 29 – September 26, 2020
Curated By: Sharon Louise Barnes
Participating Artist: Regina Herod, Mirena Kim, Peter Hoffecker Mejia, Moncho 1929, and Jamaal Hasef Tolbert, with additional work by Sharon Louise Barnes
Protest in Place
July 2, 2020 – August 15, 2020
The posters have been collected from a cross section of LA protesters and a few from those who were unable to attend the streets. They are distributed throughout the gallery, floating from above as visitors weave throughout the installation. We hope that the mask and social distancing, a new normal in these COVID-19 times, will create a somber and meditative mood for the limited number of visitors who move through. A subtle soundscape completes the immersive experience, with sounds from LA’s largest protest led by the founders of Black Lives Matter on June 7, 2020.
#JAILBEDDROP
June 4, 2020 – June 6, 2020
Curated By: Brianna Mims, Georgina Grkikian &
Minh-Han Vu
ART + ACTIVISM: Art of the Issues 2020
January 4, 2020 – January 11, 2020
Juried by: SoLA Contemporary’s Board and Advisory Council