Speed of Life

Frieze Week LA continues as my oil on linen painting "Path of Compassion (Kristine Schomaker in the Guise of the Bodhisattva Tārā)" is featured in the @perceivemeart  Room 203 at the  @thekinneyvenicebeach . Friday, Feb 27: 5-7PM (VIP), 7-10PM (All Access). Saturday, Feb 28: 12-9PM. Sunday, March 1: 12-7PM. Tickets: Available at https://www.startup-art.com/los-angeles My artwork was inspired by the 8th–9th century Sri Lankan sculpture of Tārā housed in the British Museum in London. The painting serves as a bridge between the ancient religious traditions of the Global South and the urban reality of modern Los Angeles. By placing Schomaker—as part of her "Perceive Me" project—within this divine iconography, my painting engages with a broader cultural movement toward authenticity, vulnerability, and the reclamation of the human hand in an era of technological acceleration. Schomaker’s own practice sits at the "intersection of personal healing and collective li...

  Gregg Chadwick’s artwork is featured in “Under One Roof”- a group exhibition opening February 22 in the four-room Propeller Gallery at Santa Monica Airport Arts Center Studios 3026 at 3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405.  The show, curated by Los Angeles based art critic, writer and curator Peter Frank, features work by 32 artists with studios in the complex, spanning multiple disciplines. The expansive exhibition celebrates the almost 25-year legacy of the Airport Arts Center Studios 3026 and the vibrant community of creators who have populated and flourished in its studio spaces and galleries, which are currently overseen and managed by Community Arts Resources.  "A few enticing examples to highlight as a sort of teaser to the forthcoming show include: Gregg Chadwick’s narrative paintings that chronicle today’s history-in-the-making events;" -   Liam Otero   in   Whitehot Magazine Read more - " Art Criticism from Afar: Under One Roof " at Santa ...

Artist as Entrepreneur:  Becoming the CEO of Your Life (Panel at stARTup Art Fair) Please Join Me today - January 28th at stARTup Art Fair in Venice CA as I chat about artistic goals and strategies. Moderated by stARTup Art Fair Founder  Ray Beldner , this panel discussion will feature 2018 Clark Hulings Fund Business Accelerator Artist Fellows  Juliana Coles  and  Gregg Chadwick , with CHF board member  Steve Pruneau. Sponsored by the Clark Hulings Fund  we will delve into what it takes to move an artist’s goal from theory to already accomplished. The Clark Hulings Fund (CHF)  helps professional visual artists compete in an increasingly complex marketplace by providing them with strategic business support, training, and targeted financial assistance. More at:   Artist as Entrepreneur - Becoming the CEO of Your Life What:  Artist as Entrepreneur: Becoming the CEO of Your Life (Panel at stARTup Art F...