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.

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Ethan & Amanda Stern

Ethan and his wife, Amanda Stern, recently founded Studio Melt, an art studio and exhibition space in Frogtown, dedicated to creating community through glass art and design. They teach glassmaking, sculpture and design and their artworks are featured in various public and private collections. For inquiries about available works or information about Studio Melt open houses, please contact Ethan Stern at ethan@ethanstern.com

Alexis Krasilovsky

ALEXIS KRASILOVSKY recently moved from Echo Park to Frogtown. Originally from New York, Alexis began her filmmaking career with the film, “End of the Art World” (1971) featuring Andy Warhol, Bob Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns – recently restored through a National Film Preservation Foundation award to Yale Film Archives. She has traveled to twenty countries making and screening her global documentary features, “Women Behind the Camera” and “Let Them Eat Cake” – available for streaming with a public library card on Kanopy.com. Her work has been exhibited at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris and the Museums of Modern Art in New York, Istanbul and Buenos Aires, as well as at poetry and film festivals around the world. Contact for holograms/photocollages for sale: alexisrafaelfilm@gmail.com

Karen Pokraka

I've been painting and drawing for forever; 70's, 80's, 90's to the present. I love to draw people. My work ranges from plein air landscapes in oil to florals and street scenes in watercolor. My mediums are oil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, sanguine and ink. You can contact me through Facebook or Instagram and DM message me if interested in a piece.

Nana Chen

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.

Marc Chiat

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.

Ema Berndt

I am a self-taught 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.

Ed Houlemarde

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.

Erica Goebel

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.

Maja

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

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

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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