Speed of Life

Points of Departure  (An exhibition curated by Maurizzio Hector Pineda)  A film by Collin Stark "These studio artists offer a visual mediation of time, site, and process. In this time of maelstrom and uncertainty, Points of Departure offers a visual respite for viewers to depart from the daily noise of contemporary life." - Maurizzio Hector Pineda, Curator Participating artists; Janine Brown, Stephanie Cate, Gregg Chadwick, Claudia Concha Perea, Lola del Fresno, Wendy Edlen, Judith Golden, Deborah Lynn Irmas, Christiane Johnson, Sheila Karbassian, Sally Lamb, Jackie Nach, Maddy Le Mel, Luigia Martelloni, Susie McKay Krieser, Malvina Milliron, Shae Rocco, Paula Rosen, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Gwen Samuels, Rebecca Setareh, Elham Sagharchi, Diane Silver, Pamela Simon-Jensen, Doni Silver Simons, Collin Stark, Joan Wulf, Karen Woo and more.

Krista Suh and Yareli Arizmendi get to the heart of the matter at #MeToo- Art and Feminism Now photo by MarySue Heilemann On Saturday, January 27th 2018 a vibrant panel discussion on #MeToo - Art and Feminism Now was held from 1-3pm at the Santa Monica Art Studios.  We gathered as artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers and more to help discuss ideas on how to build a path forward.  Kathleen McHugh, Chair Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media at UCLA, Moderated the panel discussion. The panelists included: Actress/Writer Yareli Arizmendi (Like Water for Chocolate, A Day Without a Mexican) More at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034976 /.Artist/Activist  Michele Pred (Represented by Nancy Hoffman Gallery) More on Michele Pred at: http://michelepred.com/home.html .“Ms Pred's work is an important offering for its relevance to the times."- Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor  Krista Suh - Krista is a feminist, artist, Ho...

by Gregg Chadwick   Points of Departure  (An exhibition curated by Maurizzio Hector Pineda)    Gregg Chadwick Flor De Asfalto (for Sergio Arau)  50”x80” oil on linen 2018 (Installation View) "These studio artists offer a visual mediation of time, site, and process. In this time of maelstrom and uncertainty,   Points of Departure   offers a visual respite for viewers to depart from the daily noise of contemporary life." - Maurizzio Hector Pineda, Curator My painting   Flor De Asfalto (for Sergio Arau)   is featured in the Arena 1 exhibition Points of Departure.  With his music, words and images, Sergio Arau has inspired me to create a series of paintings that feature him as the main character in my painted movies. Rock Star, actor, director, screenwriter, and artist Sergio Arau has often performed while wearing gear honoring Mexico's most famous wrestling star El Santo (The Man In the Silver Mask). Known as lucha li...

Gregg Chadwick Sea and Shadow (Mare e Ombra) 30"x20" oil on linen 2014 Courtesy Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco Last night Italian pianist Giuseppina Torre gazed attentively at  my painting   Sea and Shadow (Mare e Ombra) and said to me,"La luce a Venezia è magica ." I agreed, the light in Venice is magic. And there is light in Giuseppina Torre's music as well. Earlier that evening in the Arena 1 Gallery at the Santa Monica Art Studios she gave us a taste of her haunting piano compositions at the opening of an  Italian cultural event entitled All Roads Lead to LA, presented in conjunction with the Istituto Italiano  di   Cultura  in Los Angeles. The celebration continues tonight with  poetry, music, fashion and the visual arts. The evening will begin with a poetry reading at 5 pm to be followed by an hour-long performance by Giuseppina Torre. A presentation of contemporary Italian fashion will round out the evening. ...

Gregg Chadwick Nightwalk 8"x6" oil on linen 2012* Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Art, Workshops, Music & Food at the Santa Monica Airport Artwalk 2012 Saturday, March 17, 12-5pm   Each year the city of Santa Monica sponsors an Art Walk at the Santa Monica Airport. At the airport a  community of artists works quietly alongside the hum of rotor blades and the roar of jet engines. Hidden from the world at large on most days, on March 17th 2012 the artists that call the airport home will once again open their studio doors and let the public into their creative process. I am fortunate to have an intelligent, talented and caring group of artists and gallerists around me. When the news of the world threatens to throttle our creative souls, a shared artistic community can help keep us on the path. I enjoy this day greatly. The crowd of visitors is convivial and eclectic and represents the diversity that I love in Los Angeles. Children and fri...