2022

S1.E1 ∙ Santa Fe Art Colony Diaspora: Hosted by Eva Malhotra

Sun, Jun 26, 2022

The Santa Fe Art Colony, situated in the industrial zone of Los Angeles, was established in 1986 with public funds through the Community Redevelopment Agency. It allowed for the adaptive reuse of factory buildings to be used as studios where artists could live and create. A 30-year agreement set rent restrictions on 85% of the 57 units. That agreement expired in 2017. Because the previous owners didn't notify tenants of a rent increase, the city imposed a stay until 2019. Then the buildings were purchased by a Miami-based investor, The Fifteen Group, which promptly raised the rents on all the units - some by over 300%. Almost all the artists living and working in the Art Colony - many of whom called it home for over 30 years are not able to afford the high rents. Consequently, they must move out by July 15, 2022. This is not a unique story. It is a microcosm of what is taking place in all major metropolitan areas in the US and around the world. These cities are now blighted with tens of thousands of homeless encampments.

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S1.E2 ∙ NFT: No Fucking Talent - Barry Markowitz

Wed, Jul 06, 2022

Mr. Markowitz received his BA and MFA from California State University, Los Angeles. Additionally, he has studied at the Art Students League, Nassau College and the School of Art and Design in New York. His awards and honors include a General Motors Grant, a Rockefeller Honorarium from UC San Diego and a Rockefeller Honorarium from Cal State Dominguez Hills, and a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust/California Community Foundation in painting. His exhibits have been seen at the Eagle Rock Cultural Arts Foundation, the Traction Gallery, the A&B Gallery, and the American Gallery in Los Angeles. His works can be seen in collections at the Balthazar and Rosetta Getty Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and at Paramount Pictures Inc. in Los Angeles.

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S1.E3 ∙ I never try to sell something that I am not :Ada Yllesca

Tue, Aug 02, 2022

Ada Yllesca Rodríguez, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 15, 1969. At 13, she entered the Rogelio Yrurtia National Fine Arts School, where she found her passion for painting. In 1987 she finished her master's in Drawing, and in 1988, she entered the National Fine Arts School of Prilidiano Pueyredón, graduating as a Teacher for Painting in 1990. From 1984 to the present, she has not stopped participating in competitions, obtaining prizes and mentions, individual and group exhibitions, where her style started to be noticed. Her desire to experiment not only in the choice of themes but also in the pictorial technique, materials, and textures that shape the world of the gestural and the abstract. Although she continues participating in exhibitions and competitions, she works as a teacher in various primary and secondary schools and as a teacher and drawing teacher, from 1990 to 1999 in Buenos Aires. In 2000, for personal reasons, she moved to Spain, Pontevedra, where she managed to homologate her degree in Fine Arts. She currently resides in Lucena, Córdoba, Spain, where she continues investigating and continue with what she says.

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S1.E4 ∙ I always have ideas of hope : Atilio Pernisco

Tue, Aug 23, 2022

Atilio Pernisco attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena receiving his BFA in 1992. He worked as an illustrator and designer for more than a decade for a diverse list of clients. Atilio recently received his MFA in Painting from Claremont Graduate University and was awarded the CGU President's Award for his work. Atilio Pernisco has exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented by the George Lawson Gallery in Culver City. Atilio lives and works in Los Angeles.

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