Sour Harvest

“Self Portrait as Tap Root” close up / oil on canvas / 82×56″

Julie Heffernan received her BFA from the University of California (Santa Cruz, CA) before going on to complete her MFA in painting at the Yale School of Art (New Haven, CT). Her work has been exhibited internationally and she has had major solo shows from coast to coast in the United States. She has been awarded numerous grants and her work is included in the collections of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (Richmond, VA), The Progressive Corporation and The Mint Museum (Charlotte, NC), to name a few. Heffernan has been reviewed in publications such as Artforum, Modern Painters, and the New York Times. She lives and works in New York, NY. This will be her inaugural exhibition at the Mark Moore Gallery.

“Self Portrait as Great Heap” close up / Oil on canvas / 68×56″

Thur, May 21st 7:30-9PM (must RSVP – see below)
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340
Special walking lecture and tour of ‘La Noche de La Fusion’ with Gary Baseman
RSVP to jch@coreyhelfordgallery.com – space is limited
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/

Sat, May 23rd 9PM-1AM ($8 admission / $5 as walking art)
Cannibal Flower Group Show & Performance Place
New Puppy Gallery @ 2808 Elm Street in Los Angeles
Huge travelling group show featuring Alex Garcia, Mark Dugalley, Patrick Hammerlein, Jose Carabes, Cambria, Yuki Miyazaki, Macsorro, Delphia, James Bentley, Stephen Canthal, Nicole Bruckman, Liz Brizzi, Terri Berman, Doulglas Alvarez, Taslimur, Ted Von Heiland, Anna Chung, Christopher Hall, Azikiwe Atiba Andrews, Bill Bronson, Ubaldo Miranda Villa, Yvette Ulrich, Laura Brody, Paul Torres, Jules Muck, Kelly Berg, Greg Yoshitaki, Lynn Marie Greaves, Lauri Robertson, John P. Wales, Steven Darden, Michael Pukac, Louie Metz, Erick Rodriguez, Josh Hart, Brett Gilbert, Eban Lehrer, Jun Alvarado, Hilary Bond, Adam Smithmada, Kelly Thompson, Lucia Jurado, Elizabeth Caffey, King Casanova, Eric Fobair, Fabius, Gino Burman-Loffredo, Paul Allison, Brian Robertson, L. Croskey, Michele Waterman, Shahid, Miss Withers, Nick Hernandez, Pablo Damas and more with featured artist Cate Rangel http://www.caterangel.com/ and beats courtesy of XPoint and Mr.NumberOnederful plus guest DJ DoublePlay and live performances from Seeing Thingz www.myspace.com/seeingthingz and Impalement Arts: Knife Throwing Duet Jack Dagger & Tonya Kay plus Belly Dancing from Salawa http://www.salawaahmed.com/ and live painting with Michael Pukac
For all the details – check out http://www.cannibalflower.com/

Sat, May 23rd 1-4PM
Richard Heller Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave, Space B-5A at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica / 310.453.9191
Special book signing event with Brendan Monroe
http://www.richardhellergallery.com/

Sat, May 23rd
Mark Moore Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave in Bergamot Station / Space A-1
“What Holds Up” featuring new works from Julie Heffernan plus works from Gavin Nolan in their project room
(On view through July 3rd)
http://www.markmooregallery.com/

Sat, May 23rd 7-10PM
SCION Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave in Culver City / 310.815.8840
“1000 DAYS” curated by Seth Curcio of Daily Serving featuring eight U.S.-based emerging artists including Caleb Weintraub, Mark Mulroney, Michael Rea, Chris Scarborough, Julie Henson, Tivon Rice, Christina Seely, and Matt Phillips
(On view through June 13th)
www.scion.com/space

Sat, May 23rd 7PM-Midnight
Showcave
1930 Echo Park Ave in Los Angeles (Echo Park area)
“Nerves” featuring works from Shannon Keller * AJ Liberto
(On view through June 20th)
http://www.showcave.org/

Sat, May 23rd 8-11PM
Solid Gallery One
334 N. Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles / 323.939.3003
“Broken” featuring works from Ted Von Heiland, 13:11, Augie Pagan, Paul Torres, Patrick Haemmerlein, Star 27, Douglas Alvarez, Miss Wendy, Jarrett DeMartino and many more
(On view through June 21st)
http://www.solidgalleryone.com/

*Big art weekend coming up next week:

Art Walk Culver City + Muse Art Walk

The next installation at Scion’s L.A. Space, is slated for its debut this Saturday, May 23rd. The exhibition, curated by Seth Curcio of Daily Serving, is titled 1000 DAYS and will present eight U.S.-based emerging artists whose work represents a graphic aesthetic and innovative direction, including Caleb Weintraub (see above), Mark Mulroney, Michael Rea, Chris Scarborough (see below), Julie Henson, Tivon Rice, Christina Seely, and Matt Phillips. The artists work in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and new media. Collectively, the artists address many of the major issues found in contemporary art today—combining conceptual and aesthetic elements of post-modernism, while highlighting topics such as pop culture, technology, and current social issues, often through the lens of art history.

The opening reception takes place May 23rd, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The show will run until June 13th.