ICONS at Band of Vices Opens October 24, 2026

 



OPENING | ICONS | Group Exhibition


Chris Cane • Gregg Chadwick • ShowzArt
Bryan Lee Tilford • Chidi Ukwuoma

Opening & Artists Reception
Saturday, 24 October 2026
2pm - 5pm

LOS ANGELES — Band of Vices presents ICONS, a group exhibition bringing together five artists to explore the people, memories, symbols, and ideas that shape who we become. Through distinct personal and cultural perspectives, Chris Cane, Gregg Chadwick, ShowzArt, Bryan Lee Tilford and Chidi Ukwuoma consider how influence takes root, how meaning is passed between generations, and how we choose what deserves to be honored.

The exhibition approaches the iconic through both public recognition and intimate connection. Gregg Chadwick honors family, trans dignity, and civic dialogue through portraits of loved ones and friends. Chidi Ukwuoma explores how images, objects, and cultural forms carry memory across time. Bryan Lee Tilford draws on the enduring relationship between sports, Black cinema and music, while ShowzArt’s commitment to community centers people too often overlooked. Alongside Chris Cane’s Don’t Look Back and Space Lovers, these works open a conversation about visibility, aspiration, and belonging.

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1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 371
Los Angeles, California 90021

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Presented concurrently with a solo exhibition by Daryll Cumbie | The Surgical Artist and the group exhibition, ICONS - at Band of Vices.

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Gregg Chadwick, Cassiel Chadwick and Stephanie Yoon Chadwick (The Gift)

18 x 24" oil on linen 2026  

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Gregg Chadwick’s Paintings in ICONS at Band of Vices

Responding directly to Charles White’s assertion that meaningful art arises from what is closest to the artist, I honor kinship, the quiet strength of living authentically, and pride in the engaged lives of family and friends in my two oil on linen paintings created for the ICONS exhibition at Band of Vices.  
In Cassiel Chadwick and Stephanie Yoon Chadwick (The Gift), I present a double portrait of my transgender daughter, Cassiel, and her trans wife, Stephanie Yoon. Both women are key narrative creators within the video game industry at Blizzard Entertainment—Cassiel crafting fantasy lore for Diablo, and Stephanie designing quests and narrative systems for World of Warcraft. In my painting, I set aside their public roles as builders of virtual mythologies to capture a quiet moment of physical and emotional connection. Set against a warm, golden sunset evocative of a Southern California evening, Stephanie rests her head gently on Cassiel’s shoulder, their hands almost touching to form the emotional center of the composition. Painted with translucent glazes and subtle pentimenti, the painting juxtaposes the vastness of digital world-building with the quiet reality of personal devotion. The parenthetical title, (The Gift), underscores unconditional familial love, celebrating trans dignity and partnership amidst broader social hostility. 

In Jody Armour and Ailsa Chang (The Interview), my focus is on two of my friends engaged in public civic dialogue. The portrait brings together two prominent contemporary figures: Jody Armour—the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California, legal scholar, author, and civil rights activist—and Ailsa Chang, award-winning journalist and host of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. Staged within a broadcast studio, the composition is anchored by a vintage microphone based on Walter Cronkite’s classic mic and an illuminated crimson "ON THE AIR" sign glowing in the upper background. Jody is rendered in profile on the left, expressively responding to a question, while Ailsa listens intently, her gaze directed toward the microphone as she focuses her attention on the words hanging in the air. My layered brushwork and atmospheric glazes capture the quiet energy of intellectual exchange, transforming the temporal nature of radio broadcast into a lasting visual image. By documenting this moment of dialogue between my friends, the painting celebrates public storytelling, critical legal inquiry, and free expression as vital pillars of democratic life.   



Gregg Chadwick, Jody Armour and Ailsa Chang (The Interview), 18" x 24" oil on linen 2026

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