SOPA Newsworthy
Feb 9
Keith Ullrich subject of Filmforum research re postwar
experimental film
Keith together with artist/filmmaker Craig Rice was video-interviewed mid-January for a Getty-
funded project involving Los Angeles Filmforum. This arises from Keith’s involvement with
Pasadena Filmforum in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s: Craig was making short films and Keith
providing music/ soundscapes. A bit about the project: it is part of an initiative to broaden
awareness & exposure of LA's contemporary art history. Filmforum will focus on how filmmaking
evolved in Los Angeles by gathering oral histories from artists who contributed to the creation
of experimental cinema in Southern California in the postwar era. A three-day symposium is
planned for 2010. The end goal is a series of film screenings that will occur 2011/12 as well as
media-rich web publication. We’ll look forward to hearing more about Keith’s involvements!
Until then, above image is a peak at Keith's January interview.
Feb 13 6-11pm Exhibition thru March 27
Cynthia Llanes at The Land of Odd
Cynthia is participating in a juried group show opening Feb 13 at the Land of Odd Gallery in
Eagle Rock. The exhibition will be on view through March 27. 4690 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los
Angeles 90041.
Dec 6 1-4pm
Karen Kieffer at South Pasadena ARTS Benefit
Karen will be showing her pastel and encaustic works at this 6th Annual Event benefitting
Katrina victims. Hosted in the gardens of private home in South Pasadena.
1944 Milan Ave. For more information, please call 626-799-4468
Dec 4, 2009 Reception 6-10pm (Exhibit runs thru Jan 24)=
SOPA Artists at Happy
HAPPY presents PLENTY, a first annual, small works group show that brings together over 50
artists, each creating one work no larger than 12”x12”, in any desired medium. At $100 each,
PLENTY offers art lovers an opportunity to purchase unique, one-of-a-kind objects at a
reasonable price, while supporting a diverse group of working artists in our area. Treat
yourself or give the gift of art this season. Exhibiting artists include SOPA members Cynthia
Paige Aaron and Keith Ullrich and Friends of SOPA Rochelle Botello and Corina Gamma,
together with 50 additional artists. Event Details: http://www.artslant.
com/la/events/show/80727-plenty-at-happy#artists http://store.happylosangeles.com/
Nov 23, 2009
New Member Jennifer Van Horn
Jen is professionalizing her artistic output, and joins SOPA's membership with an interest in
workshop offerings and member exhibitions. She looks forward to meeting other members at
the upcoming Dec 5 SOPA event.
Nov 17, 2009
Meg Graves Recognized at Arboretum Ceramics Fair
Congratulations to Meg Graves, whose ceramic work received special recognition at the recent
Ceramics Exhibit held at the Los Angeles Arboretum.
Nov 6, 2009 Conversations with Artists
Nov 1, 2009 Reception 2-5p (Exhibit runs thru Jan 3)
David Graves at LAPS 20th National Exhibition
The Los Angeles Printmakers Society 20th Annual Juried Exhibition features SOPA resident
artist David Graves. Held at the Los Angles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Park, the exhibit
will run thru Jan 3, with a Nov 1 Reception and Nov 6 Conversation with Artists events. www.
laprintmakers.com
Oct 26, 2009
Catharine Stebbins soliciting submissions for new blog
Catharine Stebbins and Cat Gwynn and I have put together a creative directive and submission
guideline for our upcoming arts collective blog - PhotOOmnivore. And we need and want your
photos, drawings, poems, stories, short films, restaurant reviews, questions for Magritte, travel
tips, and bad kitty stuff, etc... Be creative and feel free to riff on the categories we sent and
surprise us with your clever brilliance. We will begin editing as soon as we receive your work
and start putting it all into place with a launch date sometime in the next few weeks. You will be
notified when it's live and ready to be consumed. Please keep the submissions coming - we
can't do it without you or your work since a blog is a daily feed. We welcome recommendations
to other artists you feel might be a good fit, so send them our way - just make sure to let them
know to tell us you made the recommendation so we can keep track of things. In the meanwhile
start editing and categorizing your work and bring it on! castebbins@gmail.com
Oct 23, 2009
Welcome New Member Kathy Fischer
Kathy is a South Pasadena local looking forward taking part in SOPA workshops and other
events connecting her to our network of local artists.
Oct 15, 2009
Lisa Avery announces birth of Jonas!
After many weeks of anticipation, we joyfully announce the arrival ofJonas Cooper Guthman
on October 6, 2009 at 5:07 pm. Photos at Jonas's blog: gutheryfamily.com
Oct 10, 2009
New Member Trinh Macdonald
Trinh provides leadership to an artist group in the inland empire, for which she coordinated
participation in a one-day Encaustics workshop at SOPA. We look forward to her participation
in upcoming exhibitions and events.
Oct 3, 2009 5-8pm (Exhibit runs thru Oct 23)
John Klof at Brand
Brand 38: Works on Paper. The 38th Annual National Juried Exhibition at Brand Library Art
Galleries includes a work by John Kloff, selected by Juror Ruth Weisberg.
September 28, 2009
SOPA Welcomes Jackie Rosen
Jackie has moved her studio from New Mexico to become a SOPA resident artist. A visual artist
and writer, Jackie is currently exploring multi-media printmaking and plans to continue work on a
series of prints on metal.
September 26, 2009
Alice Marsh assists Create-Fixate Exhibition
Serving on the production team, Alice assisted Create-Fixate with its SnapFlash Sixth Annual All
Photography Show to be held Saturday, September 26 downtown. More at CreateFixate.com
September 25, 2009
Graves sojourn to France
SOPA resident artists Meg and David Graves have departed for a three-week retreat to
southern France.
August 12, 2009
Keith Ullrich: Trade Show at Edgar Varfia Fine Arts
Trade Show is a traveling exhibition of 100 small artworks from Californian artists and 100 from
Turkish artists. The artists will trade the works among themselves, exchanging ideas of “what
we value” between cultures. Opens Aug 13, 5-9pm. EVFA 542 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Flr., Los
Angeles, CA 900 (213) 494.7608 (Artwalk afterparty starts at 9pm)
August 11, 2009
John Klof at LACDA
2009 Digital Art LA opens Thurs Aug 13 (runs through Aug 15). An international new media
exhibit of submissions hosted by The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA) and juried by
Rita Gonzalez of LACMA and Rex Bruce. http://www.lacda.com/juriedcompetitionwinners.html
Aug 8 2009
Lisa Watson assists South Pas Council for the Arts
Lisa Watson recently led a workshop on behalf of the Steering Committee for the new South
Pasadena Council for the Arts, assisting the group in devising a Mission Statement for this new
organization. For more information about the Council or how to become involved Lisa can be
reached via info@sopastudios.com.
Aug 1, 2009
Lisa Avery at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Lisa's Mobile Landscape has been accepted to a juried show entitled "A Sense of Place,"
showing at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art September 18 - October 16. Juror for the
exhibition was Philip Brookman, the Chief Curator and Head of Research at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art in DC. He has curated shows of the works of Sally Mann and Wendy Ewald, two
women who Lisa considers great influences on her work. Details on Lisa's blog
July 30, 2009
John Klof joins Los Angeles Printmaking Society
John was recently invited to join the prestiges Los Angeles Printmaking Society (LAPS), a
national non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. LAPS is dedicated to the
encouragement of printmaking, and devoted to the interest of printmakers, public collection
and private collectors of prints. Congratulations John!
July 6-July 31, 2009
Cynthia Paige Aaron, Keith Ullrich: Cardboard Fetish
Cynthia and Keith currently have work on display in Cardboard Fetish, an exhibit of artist-
designed and altered baseball cards sponsored by the Baseball Reliquary. The Baseball
Reliquary is a Pasadena-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of
American art and culture through the context of baseball history. Cardboard Fetish has a one-
month run at the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, California, from
July 6-July 31, 2009. Admission is free. More information can be found at www.
baseballreliquary.org.
July 5, 2009
John Klof accepted to Brand 38 show at Brand Library
Brand 38: Thirty-Eighth Annual National Juried Exhibition; JUROR: Ruth Weisberg.
On View: September 19 – October 23; Reception: October 3, 5-8 p.m.
June 20, 2009
Catharine Stebbins Curates Exhibit at gallery@MSY
Sarah C. Newberry: Rainbow Parallax -- Paintings and three dimensional works.
Co-curated by Catharine Stebbins and Marilyn Galosy. Sarah C. Newberry is an Altadena CA
based artist and poet. The work in Rainbow Parallax builds on Sarah's lifetime love of, and
fascination with crystals, because of the way they can change the color of light and distort
form with the natural structure of each point and angle.
Artist Reception: Saturday June 20 7-9 pm view announcement >
gallery@MSY, Mission Street Yoga, 1017 Mission St. So Pasadena CA 91030
Summer-Fall 2009
Keith Ullrich: Trade Show, California–Turkey
Keith Ullrich is participating in a traveling art-exchange exhibit of approximately 200 small
artworks by California and Turkish artists. All works address the questions “What do I value?
What would I trade?”, with the artists exchanging ideas of "what we value" between cultures
by trading the works among themselves at the end of the exhibition. The works will be shown
in San Diego, Los Angeles, Ankara, Eskisehir, and in Istanbul as a parallel exhibition during the
11th Istanbul Biennial (http://www.iksv.org/bienal/english/). Trade Show is curated by Anna
Stump and Melike Tascioglu. More information can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=79341346420
http://www.artasauthority.com/2009/06/trade_show_california_turkey_1.html
Opening exhibition: Garage Gallery, July 1-30, 2009; Opening reception: July 3, 7-9 pm
4141 Alabama St., San Diego 619-297-6032
May 29, 2009
Keith Ullrich at gallery@MSY
Keith was invited to participate in a three-artist show at South Pasadena's gallery@MSY. Six of
his paper collages from a 2006 series are on exhibit along with works by artists Alissa
Warshaw and Cat Gwynn. The exhibit, Small Matters, is curated by Catharine Stebbins and
Marilyn Galosy, and is available for viewing 9am-5pm daily and by appointment through Sat
May 30 (gallery@MSY, Mission Street Yoga, 1017 Mission Street, South Pasadena). http:
//artonmissionstreet.wordpress.com/
May 22, 2009
John Klof at LACDA
John was recently juried into the annual "Top 40" exhibit sponsored by the Los Angeles Center
for Digital Art. His digitally-manipulated image "Camp Card" was selected by jurors Reginald
Woolery (of CA Museum of Photography) and Rex Bruce (of LACDA). John's work may be
viewed on LACDA web at lacda.com/juried. A lightjet print of the image is on exhibit at LACDA
(107 W 5th St) through June 6. Upon close of the exhibit, the show will move to the California
Museum of Photography, a part of UCR/Arts Block during July & Aug. An artists' reception is to
be held July 2 (6-8pm) during the First Thursday Artswalk in Riverside, featuring digital display
of winning images on plasma screens.
May 2009
Lisa & Alice Marsh Collaboration on View
Invited to participate in SoPas Gallery's "Still Life" show, Alice and Lisa collaborated to create a
series of still life images that partner photography and painting. The Show at SoPas opens Sat
April 18 and will be on view throughout the month.
April 5, 2009
David Graves accepted at LAPS
A work of David's from among his woodcut "Kinship" prints has been accepted to the 2009
annual juried exhibition by the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. The show, juried by Peter
Frank, will be on exhibit in October 2009.
March 30, 2009
Lisa Avery at giveArtfully.com
Lisa's work, specifically her Mobile Landscape Series, is now represented by the online gallery,
giveArtfully.com, with 5% of proceeds for charity. (www.giftArtfully.com)
Feb 2009
Meg's Ceramics showing at Fifth Floor Gallery
Meg's ceramic bowls are now a featured item regularly shown at Fifth Floor Gallery in
Chinatown.
Feb 2009
SOPA (photo) group meeting Third Thursdays
Photography enthusiasts are invited to join SOPA's photography support group, focused on
providing support and sharing information of interest to fine art photographers. Contact alice
at alice@sopastudios.com for more information.
Keith Ullrich subject of Filmforum research re postwar
experimental film
Keith together with artist/filmmaker Craig Rice was video-interviewed mid-January for a Getty-
funded project involving Los Angeles Filmforum. This arises from Keith’s involvement with
Pasadena Filmforum in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s: Craig was making short films and Keith
providing music/ soundscapes. A bit about the project: it is part of an initiative to broaden
awareness & exposure of LA's contemporary art history. Filmforum will focus on how filmmaking
evolved in Los Angeles by gathering oral histories from artists who contributed to the creation
of experimental cinema in Southern California in the postwar era. A three-day symposium is
planned for 2010. The end goal is a series of film screenings that will occur 2011/12 as well as
media-rich web publication. We’ll look forward to hearing more about Keith’s involvements!
Until then, above image is a peak at Keith's January interview.
Feb 13 6-11pm Exhibition thru March 27
Cynthia Llanes at The Land of Odd
Cynthia is participating in a juried group show opening Feb 13 at the Land of Odd Gallery in
Eagle Rock. The exhibition will be on view through March 27. 4690 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los
Angeles 90041.
Dec 6 1-4pm
Karen Kieffer at South Pasadena ARTS Benefit
Karen will be showing her pastel and encaustic works at this 6th Annual Event benefitting
Katrina victims. Hosted in the gardens of private home in South Pasadena.
1944 Milan Ave. For more information, please call 626-799-4468
Dec 4, 2009 Reception 6-10pm (Exhibit runs thru Jan 24)=
SOPA Artists at Happy
HAPPY presents PLENTY, a first annual, small works group show that brings together over 50
artists, each creating one work no larger than 12”x12”, in any desired medium. At $100 each,
PLENTY offers art lovers an opportunity to purchase unique, one-of-a-kind objects at a
reasonable price, while supporting a diverse group of working artists in our area. Treat
yourself or give the gift of art this season. Exhibiting artists include SOPA members Cynthia
Paige Aaron and Keith Ullrich and Friends of SOPA Rochelle Botello and Corina Gamma,
together with 50 additional artists. Event Details: http://www.artslant.
com/la/events/show/80727-plenty-at-happy#artists http://store.happylosangeles.com/
Nov 23, 2009
New Member Jennifer Van Horn
Jen is professionalizing her artistic output, and joins SOPA's membership with an interest in
workshop offerings and member exhibitions. She looks forward to meeting other members at
the upcoming Dec 5 SOPA event.
Nov 17, 2009
Meg Graves Recognized at Arboretum Ceramics Fair
Congratulations to Meg Graves, whose ceramic work received special recognition at the recent
Ceramics Exhibit held at the Los Angeles Arboretum.
Nov 6, 2009 Conversations with Artists
Nov 1, 2009 Reception 2-5p (Exhibit runs thru Jan 3)
David Graves at LAPS 20th National Exhibition
The Los Angeles Printmakers Society 20th Annual Juried Exhibition features SOPA resident
artist David Graves. Held at the Los Angles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Park, the exhibit
will run thru Jan 3, with a Nov 1 Reception and Nov 6 Conversation with Artists events. www.
laprintmakers.com
Oct 26, 2009
Catharine Stebbins soliciting submissions for new blog
Catharine Stebbins and Cat Gwynn and I have put together a creative directive and submission
guideline for our upcoming arts collective blog - PhotOOmnivore. And we need and want your
photos, drawings, poems, stories, short films, restaurant reviews, questions for Magritte, travel
tips, and bad kitty stuff, etc... Be creative and feel free to riff on the categories we sent and
surprise us with your clever brilliance. We will begin editing as soon as we receive your work
and start putting it all into place with a launch date sometime in the next few weeks. You will be
notified when it's live and ready to be consumed. Please keep the submissions coming - we
can't do it without you or your work since a blog is a daily feed. We welcome recommendations
to other artists you feel might be a good fit, so send them our way - just make sure to let them
know to tell us you made the recommendation so we can keep track of things. In the meanwhile
start editing and categorizing your work and bring it on! castebbins@gmail.com
Oct 23, 2009
Welcome New Member Kathy Fischer
Kathy is a South Pasadena local looking forward taking part in SOPA workshops and other
events connecting her to our network of local artists.
Oct 15, 2009
Lisa Avery announces birth of Jonas!
After many weeks of anticipation, we joyfully announce the arrival ofJonas Cooper Guthman
on October 6, 2009 at 5:07 pm. Photos at Jonas's blog: gutheryfamily.com
Oct 10, 2009
New Member Trinh Macdonald
Trinh provides leadership to an artist group in the inland empire, for which she coordinated
participation in a one-day Encaustics workshop at SOPA. We look forward to her participation
in upcoming exhibitions and events.
Oct 3, 2009 5-8pm (Exhibit runs thru Oct 23)
John Klof at Brand
Brand 38: Works on Paper. The 38th Annual National Juried Exhibition at Brand Library Art
Galleries includes a work by John Kloff, selected by Juror Ruth Weisberg.
September 28, 2009
SOPA Welcomes Jackie Rosen
Jackie has moved her studio from New Mexico to become a SOPA resident artist. A visual artist
and writer, Jackie is currently exploring multi-media printmaking and plans to continue work on a
series of prints on metal.
September 26, 2009
Alice Marsh assists Create-Fixate Exhibition
Serving on the production team, Alice assisted Create-Fixate with its SnapFlash Sixth Annual All
Photography Show to be held Saturday, September 26 downtown. More at CreateFixate.com
September 25, 2009
Graves sojourn to France
SOPA resident artists Meg and David Graves have departed for a three-week retreat to
southern France.
August 12, 2009
Keith Ullrich: Trade Show at Edgar Varfia Fine Arts
Trade Show is a traveling exhibition of 100 small artworks from Californian artists and 100 from
Turkish artists. The artists will trade the works among themselves, exchanging ideas of “what
we value” between cultures. Opens Aug 13, 5-9pm. EVFA 542 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Flr., Los
Angeles, CA 900 (213) 494.7608 (Artwalk afterparty starts at 9pm)
August 11, 2009
John Klof at LACDA
2009 Digital Art LA opens Thurs Aug 13 (runs through Aug 15). An international new media
exhibit of submissions hosted by The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA) and juried by
Rita Gonzalez of LACMA and Rex Bruce. http://www.lacda.com/juriedcompetitionwinners.html
Aug 8 2009
Lisa Watson assists South Pas Council for the Arts
Lisa Watson recently led a workshop on behalf of the Steering Committee for the new South
Pasadena Council for the Arts, assisting the group in devising a Mission Statement for this new
organization. For more information about the Council or how to become involved Lisa can be
reached via info@sopastudios.com.
Aug 1, 2009
Lisa Avery at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Lisa's Mobile Landscape has been accepted to a juried show entitled "A Sense of Place,"
showing at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art September 18 - October 16. Juror for the
exhibition was Philip Brookman, the Chief Curator and Head of Research at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art in DC. He has curated shows of the works of Sally Mann and Wendy Ewald, two
women who Lisa considers great influences on her work. Details on Lisa's blog
July 30, 2009
John Klof joins Los Angeles Printmaking Society
John was recently invited to join the prestiges Los Angeles Printmaking Society (LAPS), a
national non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. LAPS is dedicated to the
encouragement of printmaking, and devoted to the interest of printmakers, public collection
and private collectors of prints. Congratulations John!
July 6-July 31, 2009
Cynthia Paige Aaron, Keith Ullrich: Cardboard Fetish
Cynthia and Keith currently have work on display in Cardboard Fetish, an exhibit of artist-
designed and altered baseball cards sponsored by the Baseball Reliquary. The Baseball
Reliquary is a Pasadena-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of
American art and culture through the context of baseball history. Cardboard Fetish has a one-
month run at the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, California, from
July 6-July 31, 2009. Admission is free. More information can be found at www.
baseballreliquary.org.
July 5, 2009
John Klof accepted to Brand 38 show at Brand Library
Brand 38: Thirty-Eighth Annual National Juried Exhibition; JUROR: Ruth Weisberg.
On View: September 19 – October 23; Reception: October 3, 5-8 p.m.
June 20, 2009
Catharine Stebbins Curates Exhibit at gallery@MSY
Sarah C. Newberry: Rainbow Parallax -- Paintings and three dimensional works.
Co-curated by Catharine Stebbins and Marilyn Galosy. Sarah C. Newberry is an Altadena CA
based artist and poet. The work in Rainbow Parallax builds on Sarah's lifetime love of, and
fascination with crystals, because of the way they can change the color of light and distort
form with the natural structure of each point and angle.
Artist Reception: Saturday June 20 7-9 pm view announcement >
gallery@MSY, Mission Street Yoga, 1017 Mission St. So Pasadena CA 91030
Summer-Fall 2009
Keith Ullrich: Trade Show, California–Turkey
Keith Ullrich is participating in a traveling art-exchange exhibit of approximately 200 small
artworks by California and Turkish artists. All works address the questions “What do I value?
What would I trade?”, with the artists exchanging ideas of "what we value" between cultures
by trading the works among themselves at the end of the exhibition. The works will be shown
in San Diego, Los Angeles, Ankara, Eskisehir, and in Istanbul as a parallel exhibition during the
11th Istanbul Biennial (http://www.iksv.org/bienal/english/). Trade Show is curated by Anna
Stump and Melike Tascioglu. More information can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=79341346420
http://www.artasauthority.com/2009/06/trade_show_california_turkey_1.html
Opening exhibition: Garage Gallery, July 1-30, 2009; Opening reception: July 3, 7-9 pm
4141 Alabama St., San Diego 619-297-6032
May 29, 2009
Keith Ullrich at gallery@MSY
Keith was invited to participate in a three-artist show at South Pasadena's gallery@MSY. Six of
his paper collages from a 2006 series are on exhibit along with works by artists Alissa
Warshaw and Cat Gwynn. The exhibit, Small Matters, is curated by Catharine Stebbins and
Marilyn Galosy, and is available for viewing 9am-5pm daily and by appointment through Sat
May 30 (gallery@MSY, Mission Street Yoga, 1017 Mission Street, South Pasadena). http:
//artonmissionstreet.wordpress.com/
May 22, 2009
John Klof at LACDA
John was recently juried into the annual "Top 40" exhibit sponsored by the Los Angeles Center
for Digital Art. His digitally-manipulated image "Camp Card" was selected by jurors Reginald
Woolery (of CA Museum of Photography) and Rex Bruce (of LACDA). John's work may be
viewed on LACDA web at lacda.com/juried. A lightjet print of the image is on exhibit at LACDA
(107 W 5th St) through June 6. Upon close of the exhibit, the show will move to the California
Museum of Photography, a part of UCR/Arts Block during July & Aug. An artists' reception is to
be held July 2 (6-8pm) during the First Thursday Artswalk in Riverside, featuring digital display
of winning images on plasma screens.
May 2009
Lisa & Alice Marsh Collaboration on View
Invited to participate in SoPas Gallery's "Still Life" show, Alice and Lisa collaborated to create a
series of still life images that partner photography and painting. The Show at SoPas opens Sat
April 18 and will be on view throughout the month.
April 5, 2009
David Graves accepted at LAPS
A work of David's from among his woodcut "Kinship" prints has been accepted to the 2009
annual juried exhibition by the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. The show, juried by Peter
Frank, will be on exhibit in October 2009.
March 30, 2009
Lisa Avery at giveArtfully.com
Lisa's work, specifically her Mobile Landscape Series, is now represented by the online gallery,
giveArtfully.com, with 5% of proceeds for charity. (www.giftArtfully.com)
Feb 2009
Meg's Ceramics showing at Fifth Floor Gallery
Meg's ceramic bowls are now a featured item regularly shown at Fifth Floor Gallery in
Chinatown.
Feb 2009
SOPA (photo) group meeting Third Thursdays
Photography enthusiasts are invited to join SOPA's photography support group, focused on
providing support and sharing information of interest to fine art photographers. Contact alice
at alice@sopastudios.com for more information.
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