Residency Art Gallery is pleased to present the second iteration of our Curator Project Series with the exhibition, Descent & Transformation, Vol. 1: Voyages to the Americas curated by Kathie Foley-Meyer, Ph.D.. Descent & Transformation, Vol. I: Voyages to the Americas is an artistic exploration of the Black Pacific and ocean memory inspired by the voyages to and from the continent of Africa to the Americas, the Caribbean, Mexico and California. The exhibition features sixteen artists from across the United States. This exhibition will be held from November 9 through December 21 at our gallery space in Hollywood Park. Featured artists include Mia Arvizu, Chelle Barbour, Lyndon Barrois Sr., Mustafa Ali Clayton, June Edmonds, George Evans, April M. Frazier, Mark Steven Greenfield, Ayasha Guerin, Noah Humes, Michael Massenburg, Ella Maria Ray, Diana Sinclair, Toni Scott, J Michael Walker and Nicole Maileen Woo.

We are thrilled to announce the first of Residency’s Curator Project Series with the upcoming exhibition, “Unearthed: An Exploration of Identity and Community,” curated by Ashley Stone. This special project will feature exceptional works of four talented artists: Abigail Albano-Payton, Mylee Etuale, Gabe Medina, and Mandla Senzanje. This captivating exhibition, opening this Saturday, September 21, 2024, promises a thought-provoking journey into the intricate layers of identity and self-awareness through a vibrant exploration of personal narratives and cultural backgrounds.

“Unearthed” is testament to the power of storytelling through art. Each artist, with their unique style and choice of mediums, offers a distinct perspective on the complexities of identity. From Mylee Etuale’s exploration of her connection to Samoa to Gabe Medina’s vibrant homage to his Mexican-American identity, this exhibition promises an array of experiences and perspectives. Visitors can expect to encounter a diverse range of artworks, including paintings and ceramics. Please join us for the opening reception, this Saturday from 2-5p at our location in Hollywood Park.

TEXAS ISAIAH
FLOWERS AT YOUR FEET: A CHERISHED HORIZON

Residency Art Gallery is pleased to present “Flowers at Your Feet: A Cherished Horizon” , an exhibition by Los Angeles-based visual narrator Texas Isaiah, on view from April 6th to June 1st. In his first solo show in Los Angeles, this presentation will include a series of photographs that continue the conversation from his 2021 residency at The Studio in Harlem. Texas Isaiah’s new project attempts to shift the power dynamics rooted in photography to display different ways of accessing support in one’s own body.

Pushing beyond conventional photography in an eternal realm of dreams, Texas Isaiah’s  “Flowers at Your Feet: A Cherished Horizon” presents classical methods with sacred environments, particularly altars, woven together with the multifaceted aspects of Black trans-masculine identity. While he has experience working in studio and indoor environments, his preference for photographing subjects outdoors stems from his personal fascination and deep connection with nature. Texas Isaiah adopts the role of the unseen observer, remaining veiled from the public eye, functioning as a silent witness.

EL MAC
AMOR HECHO VISIBLE

Residency Art Gallery, in conjunction with 3B Collective, is proud and honored to present Amor Hecho Visible, a 15-Year Survey from the incredible El Mac.

An exceptionally rare solo exhibition, "Amor Hecho Visible," presents retrospective of El Mac's remarkable journey covering fifteen years — from a respected graffiti writer to a globally recognized artist. Balancing his graffiti roots, public art, and collectors' acclaim, this exhibition provides a distinct perspective within the traditional art world.

KIRK HENRIQUES
RAREVIEWS

Residency Art Gallery is excited to announce RAREVIEWS, a solo exhibition from Kirk Henriques opening February 3 here at Residency. RAREVIEWS is an exploration of the automobile as a means of expression through the lens of the Black male. The larger history of Redlining excluded Black families from home ownership resulting in the personal vehicle becoming more than just a mode of transportation. The car was the only form of ownership that was afforded to these families resulting the asset serving as a form of identity and self-expression.

LARRY LI
ASK YOU MA ABOUT '89
OPENING RECEPTION NOVEMBER 17, 6-9P

Residency Art Gallery is proud to present Larry Li’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Ask Your Ma About ‘89. Continuing his exploration of family, memory recollection and politics amidst the background of communist China, Li presents a stunning glimpse into family dynamics navigating traumatic events that set his family on a divergent path. This exhibition will run from November 17, 2023 through January 20, 2024. Please join us on November 17 from 6p-9p for the opening reception in celebration of Larry’s works and dedication to his craft.

September 23rd - November 19th

The third installment of The New Contemporaries—Residency’s flagship exhibition series, showcasing new commissions from emerging artists based across the United States—features work by 18 rising talents: Edmund Arevalo, Jonni Cheatwood, Cash Cooper, Maya Fuji, Daniela Garcia Hamilton, Rugiyatou Jallow, Gbenga Komolafe, Spandita Malik, Will Maxen, Nikkolos Mohammed, Kariny Padilla, Ronnie Robinson, Jacob Rochester, LaRissa Rogers, Esperanza Rosas (Runsy), Kristofferson San Pablo, Ashley Teamer, Michael Tran.

October 23rd - December 11th, 2021

With the current conversation around the environment, systemic racism, and monuments along with unseen labor, this exhibition uses massive infrastructure projects like freeways and mega-developments as the nexus in addressing issues of erasure and equity in our communities.

April 10th - June 5th, 2021

Throughout U.S. history, Black, Latinx and Asian bodies have been subjected to rampant forms of violence, exploitation and experimentation.

January 21st - March 6th, 2021

In Mi Orgullo, Guevara’s body of work honors and accounts his parent’s homeland experiences of civil war in 1980s El Salvador and the struggles they endured migrating and adapting to Los Angeles culture. Weaved within these experiences is his own personal narrative - prideful recollections of both the fond memories and wounds of his upbringing in Los Angeles. Guevara’s visual reconstruction of these narratives helps him both understand the distress that has shaped his parent’s being, while also illuminating the dimensions of his own identity that have been shaped by inherited trauma. The figures he portrays serve as vessels holding the complexities of memory - from El Salvador to Los Angeles.

August 1st - November 7th, 2020

Vaguely Political is an extension of Reynolds’ first L.A. solo show, titled Vaguely Familiar in 2019. Reynolds continues to reference hand painted signage, narrative mural painting techniques and material application on board and canvas. The work in this exhibition depicts the imagery of his blue-collar upbringing in Venice, CA in the early 90s.

February 8th - May9th, 2020

To yonsei, like Devon Tsuno, shikata ga nai is synonymous with camp. We learned to call it camp—the noun not modified by internment or incarceration or concentration—just camp. To our issei and nisei elders, camp couldn’t be helped. Post-camp, the sansei navigated between their parents’ intense desire to assimilate and the radical awakenings of the 60s and 70s.

September 21st - November 16th, 2019

The work presented in The Atmosphere of Certain Uncertainty was created in response to Frantz Fanon’s 1952 novel “Black Skin White Masks”, in which Fanon attempts to break down and conceptualize the contemporary black male psyche. Johnson metaphorically reinterprets the “white mask” as white socks that serves as a reminder of that assimilation we walk into everyday just as much as the mask, as implied by Fanon.

For all intents and purposes, HOMEBASE serves as a love letter to Los Angeles. This exhibition’s endeavor is to draw attention to those stories of those Angelenos not seen in everyday media, as well as highlight unnoticed areas in our city.

In noting geography as a spatial practice which highlights ways of seeing and unseeing, this exhibition asks how these artists works become a type of absorptive cartography offering realms of inimitable sight and place. These are maps of imaginings wherein the elements of here are strategies of placemaking.

Deep Waters is group exhibition exploring the here and now as liminal space. Situated between the wounded histories of our ancestors and a collective memory of a future shaped by our hand. Works included in the exhibition by JEM, Andre Keichian, Karla Ekatherine Canseco, Savannah Wood, Ellie Lee, Noe Olivas and Maria Maea.

This exhibition features work by artists both established and emerging, who are seeking a nuanced understanding of history through an intimacy with the natural world. Using research, ritual, and close observation, these artists make work that questions authoritative reality and shapes new ways of seeing Southern California.