Speed of Life

  Gregg Chadwick Love in the Time of Kamala 48" x 48" oil on linen 2024    Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with Art at the Airport, is proud to announce the opening of WHIPLASH: Art In The Ever-Changing Now, a group exhibition that explores the profound and dynamic shifts shaping our world today. Curated by Rebecca Youssef, Alexandra Dillon, and April Banks, this exhibition offers a reflective exploration of our times, showcasing the ways contemporary artists interpret and respond to the rapid transformations that affect societal norms, cultural identities, environmental crises, and political divisions.  It's helpful, if possible, to RSVP in advance at   https://whiplashexhibition.eventbrite.com (To anticipate the number of visitors.)   Exhibition Opening Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 4 - 7 PM Location: Propeller Gallery, 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405   Free to all. Feel free to invite friends and family. All ages ar...

  Wow! Over 1400 folks visited our studios during the latest 2024 edition of the Santa Monica Airport Artwalk. Thanks to all the folks who visited my studio and engaged with me, my family, and my art. Producer and creator Austin Ross and his partner the amazing (The Harder They Fall) Annabel Durst brought scintillating energy into my studio. My recent painted homage to Basquiat found a moment with Austin while  @sergioarau  looked on from the background with a copy of  @la_weather_novel  by  @mariaescandon  in his hands. Good vibes, good folks, good hope! Thank you  @18thstreetarts  ,  @cityofsantamonica ,  @stgactor   More at: Art walk draws impressive crowd to airport https://smdp.com/2024/05/23/art-walk-draws-impressive-crowd-to-airport/  #art   #santamonica   #contemporaryart   #airport   #basquiat

Thanks to everyone who visited my studio during Frieze week. I’m pictured here with a group of visiting journalists from the UK. 🇬🇧 great conversations throughout the week. And for those of you who brought Chadwick artworks home - a hearty thank you. Thanks  @18thstreetarts  and all my artist colleagues. Already looking forward to next year. Press visitors included: Ian Sturgess, Assistant Chief Sub-Editor, The Mirror (circulation 245,655) Natasha Colyer , Editor, Seen in the City (Circulation: 21,500) Amber O’Connor, Writer, Cosmopolitan (Circulation: 39 million) Cassam Looch , Director of Content, Culture Trip (Circulation: 4 million) Neeru Sharma , Lifestyle Editor, Bauer Media (circulation: 1 million) Tom Miller , Santa Monica Travel & Tourism UK Representative Lauren Salisbury, Senior Director of Communications at Santa Monica Travel & Tourism Artist Mobina Nouri  was one of many amazing artists to visit during Frieze week in Santa Monica  As the ci...

Gregg Chadwick The Golden Hour - Venezia 30" x 24" oil on linen 2023   I am excited to invite you to my studio at the Santa Monica Airport for an afternoon of art and camaraderie.   Holiday Gathering and Open Studios  Sunday, December 3, 2023 from 11 AM-3 PM Location: Studio #15, 18th Street Arts Center, 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405     Free to all. Feel free to invite friends and family. All ages are welcome! Free Parking Please register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-at-the-airport-1-year-anniversary-event-tickets-742947795857?aff=ebdssbdestsearch . Art At The Airport is made possible by Art of Recovery, an initiative of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs,  https://www.santamonica.gov/programs/art-of-recovery To learn about upcoming Art At The Airport events, visit:  https://www.artattheairport.org/

Amy and Ludek Drizhal with their new Chadwick painting. “New York Stories”   Love the smiles when collectors are about to take their new artworks home. Thank you to all who spent time in my studio at our latest Art at the Airport event! What a night! Props to Ailsa Chang for surprising me and bringing such a sense of inspiration into my studio. Thank you to @rebecca.youssef_studio and @alexandradillonartist for your incredible hard work and drive to make this happen. Excited for the next one!!! #LosAngeles   #ArtOfRecovery   #ArtAtTheAirport   #CityOfSantaMonica   #SantaMonicaArtsCommunity   #SantaMonicaArtScene   #BuyArtFromArtists   #SupportLocalArtists   #SantaMonicaArtCollective   #SantaMonicaCulturalAffairs   #artistssupportingartists   #Art   #Hollywood   #P22   #NPS   #MountainLion   #clocks   #Grand Central

Gregg Chadwick Two Straws 24"x36" oil on linen 2023 The fresh fragrance of linseed oil and linen fills my studio as I just put some finishing touches on new work. My oil on linen painting "Two Straws" is a short story in paint. A woman sits at a table in a diner with an empty seat across from her. On the table is a milkshake with two straws. Will her companion return? What do you think will happen in the next scene? "Two Straws" is the latest cinematic painting in my L.A. Stories series that explores the wonderfully diverse and sprawling city of Los Angeles. See this artwork and more at our upcoming evening Open Studio Art at the Airport event on May 13, 2023 from 5-9 PM.   #art   #SantaMonica   #SantaMonicaArt   #contemporaryart   #worksonpaper   #artattheairport   #oilonlinen   #diner   #milkshake

  Excited that my gouache on paper painting "A Walk With Obama" has been included in the new Gouache Paintings Collection on Saatchi Art. Barack and Michelle Obama were recently seen dancing with Bruce Springsteen at his concert in Barcelona. Michelle was onstage with Bruce, The E Street Band, Patti Scialfa, and Kathleen Sue Spielberg (Kate Capshaw) during the song Glory Days. Barack was offstage hanging out with Steven Spielberg. Megan Wright , Senior Curator at Saatchi Art put the collection together and writes: "When artists seek the richness of opaque color but the fluidity of water-based paint, they turn to gouache. Discover the unique charm of the medium in this expertly-curated collection." This artwork and a group of my recent works on paper will be featured in my next open studio on May 13th from 5-9 PM. Link to the gouache collection at https://www.saatchiart.com/.../Gouach.../1012074/726501/view Link to "A Walk With Obama" at https://www.saatch...

by Gregg Chadwick 🎧  @dublab  keeps the energy high at the turntables Last night the rain cleared just in time for the opening of the latest edition of The Other Art Fair at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. We strolled across the street from my studio at the 18th Street Arts Center and enjoyed seeing old friends and their artwork as well as meeting  artists for the first time and chatting with them about their art and sources of inspiration. Below, amidst their creations are photos of some of the new artists that we met.   Cortney Herron Los Angeles "As humans, we can be all over the place – thoughts and ideas swirling left and right. From the process to the technique, to the finished piece, it’s my artistic mission to capture those unique and special moments that make us feel connected to this abundant world. That unique moment in time where the reality of life – good, bad, and everything in between – is looking at you right in the face. And hopefully you begin ...