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ARTIST PROFILES

Meet the EVAC Artist community! Feel free to browse through these profiles to learn more about the artists who showed their art at the 2022 Frogtown Artwalk.

Some of these artists have participated in prior Artwalks, and some are joining us for the first time.

If you're interested in purchasing art from an artist, please reach out to them individually via their email or social media.

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Nana Chen, a Taiwanese artist settled in Frog Town, Los Angeles, holds a Fine Art Master's degree from Kingston University in the UK. She was recognized as one of the international artists at the Royal College of Art in 2019. With diverse solo exhibitions in the UK, South Korea, and Taiwan, Nana excels in various media and is a talented floral artist with her own brand - Urbanbotany.

Educated in fine arts, Nana integrates her skills into a wide range of artworks, showcasing different expressions in each period. She enjoys the freedom of artistic expression, exploring forms that resonate with the public and serve as a means of communication. Her art spans from large-scale paintings and mobile installations to intricate handmade crafts, offering a multifaceted experience.

Emily Pellegrini

Hi there!
I am an illustrator and designer from Oakland, CA based in Los Angeles.
Whether it's a painting, a logo, a book or a poster, I include hand-drawn and organic elements in each piece I create. I specialize in hand lettering and always find joy in exploring new media.

For all inquiries and commissions, please DM me on Instagram at @e.s.pellegrini or email me at espellegrini@me.com.

Dimitri Newman is a Los Angeles based still life photographer. He grew up in the desert southwest and studied drawing and painting at the University of Texas El Paso. Dimitri currently works out of his studio in Frogtown. You can find him most days experimenting with ideas in the studio, working on his classic 68 Camaro or exploring Southern California.

Marc Chiat is an artist working at his Frog town studio since 2010. On view there will be some recent paintings and drawings and some work in progress from his film "The history of the Universe from the beginning until Right Now".

Caleb Martin Ballard

Greetings! I have a LOT of colorful, emotive expressionist art in all sizes and at all prices. Find me at the Elysian Theater...Caleb Ballard is an American artist, writer and musician. A native Kentuckian who has lived in Los Angeles since 1986, Caleb is strongly influenced by Russian expressionism, magic realism, constructionism, American folk art, religious iconography, and the Joy of Cooking.
He paints in loose brushstrokes and eschews detail in favor of suggestive juxtaposition, with disparate visual narratives interleaving. Many suggest the aftermath of a high impact event, though it’s never clear whether the disturbance occurred in the material realm or in some ethereum. He took up painting 4 years ago and is preoccupied with the relationship between trauma and wonder.

Each one of us carries around stories, real or imagined. These narratives define us; they teach us how to live our lives and what to believe in. My work is inspired by images culled from vintage children’s books, greeting cards, medical books, and ephemera. The inherent history of these collected papers helps breathe life into the new characters that inhabit my work. These creatures morph and grow organically until I have recast them to create a new visual story. Like fairy tales, dreams, and nightmares my “tales” center on the body, gender, and the human condition.
To purchase artwork please contact: corrie.gregory@gmail.com

Lindsey Francis

Forever starting with a vision of pale colors and ending in rainbows. Lindsey is an artist based in Echo Park.

Contact me on instagram for art inquiries.

I am a self-taught 17-year-old Artist based in LA, working in Expressionist Pastel and Hyperrealist Graphite. See more of my work or contact me through my Instagram! I'll be selling prints and originals.

Carlos A. Etcheverry aka Oripoto

I'm a Venezuelan illustrator, comic book artist, and sometimes fashion designer.

Inspired by psychedelic art and comix, my work combines dark themes with bright colors, and sometimes just fun weirdness!

James Piatt is an artist, architect and industrial designer. After studying environmental and industrial design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, he went on to distinguish himself as a design leader in home décor, electronics, fashion accessories and art. His professional experience includes working as an industrial designer and managing design teams within major US and international brands. Having a diverse range of experiences, he has taught himself that Conceptual Art, design, architecture and fashion aren’t the separate fields that they appear to be. This approach fused with popular culture from the past and present constitutes James’s interdisciplinary practice today.

Xilos (AKA) Carlos Rosas

As a Los Angeles native currently living in Boyle Heights, I interact with the LA Art Community, participating in the digital revolution of art and art spaces. My work centers around urban adventures, graffiti art, and street photography (taken locally, as well as during my travels to other countries). My scenes evoke ethereal elements of magic and mysticism in the everyday world, taken with a photojournalistic approach. Adding colorization and animation to themes of struggle, tragedy, and change brings alternative perspectives to the hidden human stories in my body of work. My photographs then become a surrealistic scene of life and its complexities.

I had a high school art teacher who told me to see the art in everyday things - That has been with me ever since. I create abstract, found object, assemblage and combines. I need color, texture and movement. My work is slowly becoming a stronger focus for me, as I near retirement I can grow as an artist and expand my creativity.

I've lived in LA all my life and am delighted to say that our neighborhoods continually provide inspiration. I like to paint in a loose, but recognizable way, sensitive to our changing urban landscapes, colors, architecture, and plant life. Feel free to contact me through Instagram or my email.

Brandon Vientos

The work I create is reborn from found materials, typically fabric scraps, and sewn together.

The word indigenous has to mean something very unique in the world of art and creativity . It means a native placewere ideas an memories are born. It means a place where birthanddeath intermingle for its inhabitants. But for the artists it means a place where symbols,shapes and colors axpress themselves originating from the people who inhabitants its invirons. They are the features through which the people reveal their artistic soul.
Historically artists inevitably reflect their background in their work. My own focus in making art embraces the indigenous aspect of my life. My work is uniquely American and expresses itself in the symbols of North, , Central, and South America. It is mainly representational reflecting the cultural history of the people who work the land. Born in Ecuador

I'm a local photographer in Frogtown, originally from Louisville, KY. I'm a lifelong outdoorsman and fly-fisherman, living right on the LA River going on 4 years now. While I've always had a passing interest in photography, it wasn't until I moved West about a decade ago that I really started on my journey. I was living in Colorado, in the mountains every weekend, and simply unable to capture the sheer grandeur of landscape.

So I upgraded my equipment and taught myself the ropes, and I quickly discovered that I had some natural abilities that deserved to be cultivated. That's what I've been doing, and I'd like to share it with my community here in the Elysian Valley.

If you would like to purchase any of my work, contact me through my website. I can print any size up 13"x19"

Jess Ofelia Sandoval

Jess Ofelia Sandoval was born in Compton and raised in Southeast LA. For the past decade has lived in Northeast LA where she works as a nature-based educator, teaching artist, and gardener. Her art focuses on California landscapes, waterscapes, and intimate portraits from memories: past and present. She is inspired by Mexican folk art, outsider art structures, nature, urbanism, Latin magical realism, surrealism, and colourist painting.

Select Exhibitions
"Memoria de Agua” Pophop. 2022
Frogtown Artwalk. Claytivity Pottery Studio. 2022
South Central Arts. 2022
LA River Festival. Historic State Park. 2023
”Saudade” Community Art in the Park. 2023

Residencies
Community Art in the Park, 2023
LA River X, 2023

Grants 2023
Department of Cultural Affairs
Cal Arts Council

Jon is a self-trained artist originally from Kaneohe, Hawaii and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Steeped in the natural beauty of O’ahu, Hawai’i, his island upbringing instilled in him indigenous lessons of appreciation and respect for nature, forming the foundation of his fascination with the natural and wild world, which deeply influences and drives his work.

Jon’s devoted art practice and detailed realism is inspired by the interconnectedness of nature. His work is a surreal imagining of what limitless wonders and combinations nature can produce. New creatures and symbioses emerge in his meticulously rendered oil paintings, exemplifying the endless potential of life on Earth through metaphor and allegory.

Sylvia Brallier

My art beginning was in botanical illustration where precision is key. But now I’ve gone wild. I choose my color palette. Then I apply liquid paint, pouring color & pattern over the canvas. I stretch it out over the canvas to see what happens! Amazingly, it’s like a Rorschach test. I interpret the images that I see & flush them out with brush work. Liquid paint adds an element of surprise (l never know how it will turn out!) I then add the psychological content of the Rorschach test. I complete it with loose or exacting precision for interpretation. Best. Game. Ever. I’m intensely prolific. I have hundreds of paintings ready for sale. I love commissions too. I would love to have me art enliven your space. Please contact me. Looking forward to talking to you already! creatrixsb@gmail.com

Jimmy Dean Horn Jr.

Resident of Frogtown. Artist and designer.

Hi, my name is Steven. I've lived in this neighborhood my entire life and I'm excited to be apart of the EV Arts Collective and participate in the Art Walk. I'm a second generation Mexican-American with an Associate's in English and a Bachelor's in Chicano Studies. Growing up I've always been finding creative outlets like playing musical instruments to film photography, which is what I love to do now. Portraits, landscapes or anything with good lighting is what I like to shoot. I really just try to shoot some cool shit whenever I can you know. I develop & scan at home and I'm planning on purchasing an enlarger so I can have a full darkroom set up at home. I hope y'all like the shit I shoot.✌️🐸

Michelene Cherie

I'm a photographer living in Los Angeles. I love photographing my city, found objects, scenes of beauty and obscurity and I like to say "the world is my still life."

I am a sculptor working in neon

John Vincent Falchi

Since moving to Frogtown in 2015 I’ve been inspired by the amazing community of artists who draw inspiration from this beautiful neighborhood.

Recently, I’ve been drawing from my graphic art and editing background to create mixed media narratives that combine illustration, text, and photos or frame grabs pulled from video.

A new interest in Jung’s writing on the subconscious shows up in some of my recent body of abstract images. For those I experiment with a variety of materials: paint, colored pencil, crayon, paper, fabric, and found objects on canvas, wood panel, or paper. In this work, I use texture, form, and color to depict an unmasking of the desires, fears, and pain we all grapple with.

I desire to entertain, inspire curiosity, and playfully amuse an audience.

Living and working in Frogtown for the past eight years, my work reflects the neighborhood and hills around me. I use the surrounding landscape as a base to many of the images I create, using the houses and plants to set time and place. The colors and textures of Frogtown are a never ending source of inspiration for me. My paintings are rooted in reality but often transcend into a whimsical or sometimes comical scene, often referencing dreams I've had or or anxieties I hold. I like to think of my landscapes as dreamscapes, more imaginary than real.

WHERE TO FIND THE ARTISTS

Some of these artists will be exhibiting in their own studio spaces, and some of them will be hosted by different businesses in Frogtown. Check out our Event Map to find the artists and the venues listed below.

List of Artists and Venues

LIV AANRUD #8 - 2931 Gilroy St.
livaanrud.com

ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN #25 - 1901 Blake Ave
awaplusd.org

MARTIN BALLARD #16 - 1944 Riverside Dr.
calebcamus.com

MARLY BEYER #29 - 2029 Blake Ave #104
marlybeyer.com

LANE BARDEN #20 - 2902 Knox Ave (upstairs)
lanebarden.com

BOB BERG #21 - 2770 Newell St.

EMA BERNDT #11 - 2041 Blake Ave.
instagram.com/caffeine_fuel/

SYLVIA BRALLIER #24 - 2960 Marsh St.
sylviabrallierart.com

LINDSEY BURWELL #13 - 2828 Newell St.
lindseyanneburwell.com

PAT BYLARD #26 - 1959 Blake Ave
cajongo.com

CACTUS GALLERY #25 - 1901 Blake Ave
cactusgalleryla.com

JON CHING #25 - 1901 Blake Ave
jonchingart.com

ELIZABETH CAPARAZ #12 - 3024 1/2 Coolidge
elizabethcaparaz.com

EBRU CAPARTI #16 - 1944 Riverside Dr.
www.ecaparti.com

MARY CARDENAS #6 - 2902 Gilroy St

MARC CHIAT #22 - 2860 Glenview Ave.
marcchiat.com

JONATHAN COHEN #15 - 3035 Coolidge Ave
josephandsonsmosaics.com

JESSIE DUBOIS #25 - 1901 Blake Ave
studiodubois.com

JOHN VINCENT FALCHI #9 - 3050 Coolidge Ave
@falchiart

CARLOS ETCHEVERRY #24 - 2960 Marsh St.
oripoto.com

AUSTIN FIELDS #18 - 2828 Newell St.
austinfelds.com

KAYT FITZMORRIS #25 - 1901 Blake Ave.
kaytftzmorris.com

MARCINE FRANCKOWIAK #11 - 2041 Blake Ave
magicmedia.la

ERICA GOEBEL #11 - 2041 Blake Ave
ericagoebel.squarespace.com

RUTH GRAYSON #25 - 1901 Blake Ave
ruthfull.com

STEVE GRAZIANI #27 - 1839 Blake Ave
grazarts.com

CORRIE GREGORY #11 - 2041 Blake Ave
corriegregory.viewbook.com

WILL GRIFFIN #16 - 1944 Riverside Dr.
absolutewill.com

PAUL HERNANDEZ #27 - 1839 Blake Ave

JIMMY DEAN HORN #24 - 2960 Marsh St.
jimmydeanhorn.com

ED HOULEMARDE #24 - 2960 Marsh St
houleart.com

MILTON “MAJA” JURADO #6 - 2902 Gilroy St

JIM KISIEL #24 - 2960 Marsh St
@photobyjk.la

KATHLEEN KLEIN-WAKEFIELD #11 - 2041 Blake Ave
kathleenkleinwakefeld.com

MARY KUDLAK #9 - 3050 Coolidge Ave
@maryekudlak

LA RIVER PUBLIC ART PROJECT #20 - 2902 Knox Ave
lariverpublicartproject.org

LA RIVER X #24 - 2960 Marsh St.
instagram.com/lariverx/

MARIA ANGELA LEON #28 - 1683 Blake Ave

LIGHTRIDERS #19 - 3041 Coolidge Ave
lightridersproductions.com

GUS MEJIA #4 - 3001 Gilroy St
@onpointe_portraits_

STEVEN MONTOYA #15 - 3035 Coolidge Ave
@apollosgallery

DIMITRI NEWMAN #27 - 1839 Blake Ave

OLIVER NOWLIN #8 - 2931 Gilroy St.

ALAN OLIVER #30 - 2943 Gleneden St
alanoliver.net

EMILY PELLIGRINI #31 - 3014 Worthen Ave
emilypellegrini.com

JAMES PIATT #27 - 1839 Blake Ave
jamespiattshop.com

DEBBIE HU RICKS #15 - 3035 Coolidge Ave

CHRISTINE RODRIGUEZ #21 - 2770 Newell St.
@cridder123

RAUL RODRIGUEZ #21 - 2770 Newell St.

KATHLEEN ROMAN #6 - 2902 Gilroy St.

CARLOS ROSAS #9 - 3050 Coolidge St
xilosarts.com

ROSE RIVER MEMORIAL #24 - 2960 Marsh St
roseriver.memorial

JESS OFELIA SANDOVAL #2 - 2910 Gilroy St
@jess.ofelia.sandoval

KELLY SHIRA #14 - 3030 1/2 Coolidge Ave
@claybohood

MICHAEL TODD #3 - 2817 Clearwater St.
michaeltoddsculpture.com

BRANDON VIENTOS #1 - 2479 Fletcher Dr.
@bvientos

JANET WORKMAN #21 - 2770 Newell St.

YELLOW HEART MEMORIAL #13 - 2828 Newell St
yellowheartmemorial.com

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