Aaron Sheppard: Yonic Inversion / New Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings / 2010
For Immediate Release: AARON SHEPPARD / Yonic Inversion: New Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings October 23 – Decembre 23, 2010 Western Project is proud to present the Los Angeles debut exhibition by Aaron Sheppard. An MFA graduate from UNLV in 2009, Sheppard’s conceptually elaborate works dredge Eros from the ether; monuments of erotic iconography, they [...]
Tanya Batura / Exene Cervenka / Amir H. Fallah / Will Yackulic / 2010
August 14 – September 11, 2010 Reception for the artists : Saturday August 14th 6-8pm Western Project is excited to present a summer group show of new work by four unique artists. Tanya Batura’s ceramic heads are now larger and more psychologically challenging. [...]
Heimir Björgúlfsson: walrus knuckles ash trigger / 2010
July 3 – August 7, 2010 / Opening reception / July 3rd / 6 – 8pm New paintings, collages, sculpture Western Project is pleased to present new work by Icelandic artist, Heimir Björgúlfsson. Now a resident of Los Angeles, [...]
Construction Zone: Group Show / 2010
April 9 – May 15, 2010 / Opening reception : Friday April 9th 6-8pm Jason Adkins / Kris Chatterson / Joshua Dildine David Hendren / Dion Johnson / Joyce Lightbody / Judy Pfaff / Brian Porray Western Project is pleased to present [...]
Western Project: Cherry Pie / 2010
for immediate release: Western Project / Cherry Pie Justin Bower / Sush Machida Gaikotsu / Patrick Lee / Russ Meyer / Mark Dean Veca / Liz Young January 16 – February 20, 2010
Chad Robertson: Come Together / New Paintings / 2009
April 25 – May 23, 2009 Opening reception Saturday April 25th 5 – 8pm Western Project is proud to present a new body of work by Los Angeles artist, Chad Robertson. Come Together is a collection of paintings reflecting the [...]
Nancy Riegelman: New Paintings / 2009
March 21 – April 18, 2009 Reception for the artist: Saturday March 21st from 5 – 8pm Western Project is pleased to present new large scale paintings by Los Angeles artist, Nancy Riegelman. As a master draftsman, Riegelman constructs formal images from body rhythms; the breath being the primary element. Working with a variety of [...]
Michael Dee: Melted Hearts and Deadly Force / 2009
Sculpture, drawings, video and photographs September 12 – October 31, 2009 Opening reception Saturday September 12th 5-8 pm Western Project is proud to present new work by Los Angeles artist, Michael Dee. Entitled, Melted Hearts and Deadly Force, the exhibition explores the contradictions of materials and content, and the primacy of illusion, beauty and transformation. [...]
Martin Gunsuallus: A Feather in the Web / 2009
New Paintings and Works on Paper February 14 – March 14, 2009 Opening reception : Saturday, February 14, 5 – 8 pm Western Project is proud to present the first exhibition in twenty years by Los Angeles artist, Martin Gunsaullus. Comprised of new paintings on wood and paper, A Feather in the Web, addresses the [...]
Exene Cervenka and Wayne White: We’re Not The Jet Set / 2009
Paintings, Collages and Sculptures July 25 – September 5, 2009 Opening reception Saturday July 25th, 5 -8pm Western Project is proud to present Exene Cervenka and Wayne White in We’re Not the Jet Set. Each a long time resident of Los Angeles, they address contemporary America with an urban sensibility and found objects. Wayne White [...]
Fortuna Rising: Gordy Grundy is the Messenger / An Online Exhibition / 2009
September 17, 2008 through February 2009 Western Project is proud to present Fortuna Rising, an epic multi-media experience by American artist Gordy Grundy. Over the next twenty-one weeks, Grundy will introduce meditations of philosophy with a new ‘event’ every week through February 28, 2009. Fortuna Rising establishes several groundbreaking art world precedents. Populist in nature, [...]
Tales of the Flesh: Group Show / 2009
June 13 – July 18, 2009 Carole Caroompas Kaitlynn Redell Aaron Sheppard Arne Svenson Liz Young Western Project is proud to present Tales of the Flesh, a group exhibition examining the human figure as a narrative source. Each of these five artists work with the figure/body as an origin of story telling for political, social, [...]
Sush Machida Gaikotsu / New Wave of Turner, New School Pollock 2009
Sush Machida Gaikotsu New Wave of Turner, New School Pollock New Paintings January 10 – February 7, 2009 Western Project is proud to present the fourth solo exhibition by Sush Machida Gaikotsu. As a graduate of the prestigious UNLV art program in 2002, the artist continues to live and work in Las Vegas. Heavily [...]
Wayne White: Drop The Country Boy Act / 2008
Unique Sculpture, Paintings, Drawings, Bronze Editions, Monotypes March 15 – April 19, 2008 Opening reception Saturday March 15th, 5-8pm Western Project is proud to present a new body of work by Los Angeles artist, Wayne White. This exhibition is comprised of numerous mediums: sculpture, monotypes, bronze editions, drawings, and paintings on canvas. The images are [...]
Sculpture: Part II / Group Show / 2008
August 9 – 30th, 2008 Opening reception: Saturday August 9th, 5-8pm Michael Dee Heimir Björgúlfsson David Kiddie Michael Reafsnyder Wayne White Western Project is proud to present the second installment of SCULPTURE. This section features five distinct sensibilities: Michael Dee with his large star sculptures made from heated plastic cups; David Kiddie collaborating with Michael [...]
Eve Wood: No Other Word For Love / New Paintings / 2008
February 9 – March 8, 2008 Opening reception Saturday February 9th, 5- 8 pm Western Project is proud to present new paintings by Southern California artist and writer, Eve Wood. This body of work is called, No Other Word For Love, a series of portraits of both friends, and relatives. Her images are culled from [...]
Justin Dahlberg: New Drawings / 2008
April 26 – May 24, 2008 Opening reception Saturday April 26th, 5 – 8pm. Western Project is proud to present the first solo exhibition by Los Angeles artist, Justin Dahlberg. Since receiving his MFA from Claremont Graduate School, Dahlberg has spent the last two years refining his skills as a draftsman to extraordinary ends. With [...]
Cole Case: When We Did Believe In Magic And We Didn’t Die / New Paintings / 2008
November 15 – December 23, 2008 Opening Reception for the artist: Saturday, November 15, 5:00 – 8:00 PM Western Project is proud to present the second solo exhibition by Los Angeles artist, Cole Case. With degrees in both fine art and English, Case is a unique narrative artist. This new body of work is comprised [...]
Tanya Batura: Monochroma / New Sculpture / 2008
September 6 – October 4, 2008 Opening reception Saturday September 6th 5-8pm Western Project is proud to present Monochroma, the second solo exhibition of sculpture by Tanya Batura. An MFA graduate from UCLA in 2003, Batura continues her exploration of formalism, erotica, and the purity of Antonio Canova’s marble portraits. With astonishing technical wizardry, the [...]
Oliver Arms: New Paintings / 2008
January 5 – February 2, 2008 Opening reception: Saturday, January 5, 5-8 pm Western Project is pleased to present the second exhibition of paintings by Oliver Arms. Continuing his visual cacophony, the artist confirms his place as a master of contemporary painting. Each work in the exhibition is grand in scale, built up of multiple [...]
Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art From India / 2008
Curated by Patricia Hamilton and Peter Nagy Concurrent exhibitions at d.e.n. contemporary art and Western Project June 21 – August 2, 2008 Opening receptions: Saturday, June 21st 5-8pm at d.e.n. contemporary art, and 6-9pm at Western Project Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art from India will open simultaneously at d.e.n. contemporary art and Western Project in [...]