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FEATURED LELA ARTIST - WINTER SPRING 2024
I have bachelor in performing art and master in interior architecture and design . I am a self-taught painter. It doesn't matter what I created, always Spirituality and feeling are the basic subjects of my work .The revelation of a primal image that delivers an immediate response in the viewer is my goal. ARTIST: MITRA AKHAVAN
In my journey as an artist, I paint what I feel, not what I see, capturing and embracing the spirit of the concept. My vibrant, colorful, energetic abstract artworks are created with alcohol ink on various surfaces. I explore the delicate balance between control and surrender as I guide the pigments. For my works on Plexiglass, I also em-brace the challenge that comes when painting in reverse with a medium possessing a mind of its own. ARTIST: KATY BISHOP
Jean is a full-time painter and sculptor living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Her complete gallery may be seen on neartamerica.com. ARTIST: JEAN CLARKE
After nearly fty years of creative dormancy, I picked up my brushes again in 2018. I love to paint and have a passion for combination of painting and collage, creating my own papers. Of late, integrating personal photos as seen in example included here. ARTIST: SUSAN DUKOW
I am a Los Angeles based contemporary ne artist and a graduate of Art Center College of Design. Mentored by artists like Richard Diebenkorn, Lorser Feitelson, and Lynn Faulks, my work has been featured in solo shows, national and international galleries, and garnered praise from renowned critics. ARTIST: SETA INJEYAN
Anne Brawer Schwartz is a dedicated abstractionist whose painterly imagination remains grounded in the world of places and things. While pursuing a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Oregon and fur-ther studies at the Gemological Institute of America, Schwartz always maintained a painting practice, which she kept up during her 30-year career as a renowned couture jewelry designer. The legacy of her expertise as a designer is apparent in her abstract paintings and their considerations of detail, drawing, design principles, col-or, texture, and refracted light. Having some years ago rededicated herself to her painting studio. ARTIST: ANNE B. SCHWARTZ
Patricia Sciortino works primarily in acrylics and oils. She has been painting for about four years, focused on representational landscapes, seascapes and still life. ARTIST: PATRICIA SCIORTINO
I’m a contemporary ne art photographer and a psychoanalytic psychologist, based in Los Angeles. I’m drawn to the moments that surround us and that we often overlook in the mundane of everyday living, resulting in sev-eral photo genres including street photography and straight photographs with strong graphic or abstract ele-ments. I want the viewer to reach beyond the obvious, feel an emotion, or think about something dierently. I often explore the border and mystery between what is real and what is not, without crossing that boundary into compositing. ARTIST: CARL SHUBS
In former life I was a Professor of Psychology (statistics, research design, perception) at CSUN for 25 years and belly dancer (and costume maker) for 16 of those years. Currently I am an artist, consultant in statistics and research design, co-author of the most popular multivariate statistics book, and traveler. I’ve been in multiple juried local, national, and international group shows since 2004, with some prizes along the way. Solo shows (some shared) include those at the late, lamented, Orlando Gallery; Council Gallery of the NCJWLA; Madrid Theatre; and Artist Alley at Cal-abasas Tennis and Swim Center. I was twice invited to exhibit at Ontario International Airport. Current organizations include Collage Artists of America (website manager and soft techie), California Art League, Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art, LELA (Zoom secretary), LAAA/Gallery 825, and Encaustic Art Institute. ARTIST: BARBARA TABACHNICK
True love is beautiful... ARTIST: TAKAKO TAKEUCHI
Diana Shui Iu Wong, grew up in eastern culture, educated in Europe. She found her art calling by returning to her inner nature and the connection to the greater nature of our universe. ARTIST: DIANA SHUI LU WONG