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CAL NEWSLETTER, January 2026 |
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President’s Letter |
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Happy New Year! Thank you for being a part of the CAL tribe! We keep striving to present opportunities to showcase your great work in contemporary locations of a higher level of visibility and curated by known local art critics and artists. As a CAL Team, we appreciate you and want to keep our sights set on doing our best for you. Last year, we packed in a bit more shows than usual! We added TAG gallery, which as a group member, availed us one big show, and opportunities for several group shows during the year where one or two members' work may be shown. (These group shows are voted upon by the board from submissions responding to our calls that go out, usually monthly.) We had a cool show at the hip Gallery 612 in Santa Monica, and finished off with the bG Gallery in Bergamont Station. It was a stand-out year for CAL. Some works sold, a couple artists were asked to show their work beyond the CAL shows, and one member was invited to be featured; not naming names, but for a group, this is not bad! We have retained our membership in TAG again this year, as well, so this will keep us on our feet. Shayna Nys Dambrot will once again be our judge for the upcoming show, and (SHHH!... a reveal: Our Theme will be "Shadows"). The exhibit will be in March, and the prospectus will be published very soon on Online Juried Shows, so watch for that! We are currently in search of a second gallery setting this year as well. We are always actively investigating new and contemporary gallery options and welcome suggestions from our members. Please let us know if there are places you'd like us to consider for a CAL exhibition and we'll seriously consider them. Thank you. This year, CAL will be expanding upon our well attended Art Shares, which will include a presentation upon a given topic relevant to our membership. For those who are new to this, the Art Share is a forum where artists share their art in a group setting, which fosters connection and inspiration. We will be sending out a poll to members who can check off what special topics they would like to see/ hear/ engage in, which will be part of the Art Share series. For instance, possible topics that could be presented may be: Marketing/ What/ How, Approaching Galleries, Professional Artist Studio Visits, Art Dealer Talk by a well seasoned art dealer, Art Critiques by a well-known, seasoned artist, etc. The poll will also include "Other", which will be something you may write in that is different from the suggestions provided. We plan on having about four art shares per year. It's new, so bear with us. We may have a given topic be so encompassing that it could be a stand-alone event, but still is under the umbrella of the Art Share concept: Sharing our Art, Sharing Ideas, Sharing Information. This, curated by your most pressing requests that you really want to learn in the local art scene. Over time, CAL has evolved from a more traditional group of artwork into a more contemporary art-leaning group. We are highly eclectic, ranging from contemporary traditional art, sculpture, and photography, to the abstract, all done in a highly diverse collective of mediums. It's hard to address "one size fits all", but somehow at our exhibitions, they are cohesive at least by theme. What is also in common, is that we create high quality artworks that resonate in concept and/or emotion. What is unique about us is that our group of artists come from a myriad of backgrounds and work in all types of media, which, as president emeritus Ken Ronney always points out, "Makes for some very interesting shows." Thank you; it's been a real pleasure being president and a part of this group of highly talented artists. I've been touched by your stories, profoundly. It's been a real privilege. All the Best, Nora Koerber |
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Membership News
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Eric Renard I am thrilled that The Tube, Lisbon was juried into the 2026 L.A. Open, curated by Gene Sasse of Sasse Museum of Art. I am excited that my newest work from Chicago, Closed for Winter will be also in the Peace Exhibition at The Artists Gallery in Los Angeles. Exhibit Opens Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1 pm The Artists Gallery 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036 Hassan II was chosen for publication in the February 2026 Black & White Magazine as a single image winner. Black & White Magazine is the ultimate resource for connoisseurs and collectors of black and white fine-art photography. Black & White was welcomed by the photographic community from its first issue and its circulation has expanded around the world. While black and white photography is often thought of as a medium of the past, recent years have drawn more enthusiasts into its community, with many participants using digital-format cameras to create black and white images.
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Richard Magram Richard's painting Indefatigable has been accepted into the Tag 2026 Open Show. Juror, Gene Sasse from Sasse Art Museum. L.A. Open 2026 The Artists Gallery (TAG)
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Katie Bishop Katie has the following works in these shows: Renaissance is part of the LA Open 2026 at TAG Gallery from January 7 through Friday, January23...Awards Reception: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5 - 8 pm. Gene Sasse, well=known photographer and founder of The Sasse Museum was the juror. The Long View is in the Peace Exhibition January 7 through Friday, January 23, 2026 at TAG Gallery's Skyloft also. Lavendar Blooms has been selected by jurors Rob Brander and Abigail Mortensen for inclusion in Fact Finding Exhibition at Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association. The show runs January 17 - February 13.
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Lynette Henderson Lynette is in a Solo Exhibition at Gallery 825 Stories From The American West: Life and Death At The Edge of the Great Basin Opening Reception: Feb. 21, 2026, 10:00 am-5:00 pm Exhibition Dates: Feb. 21, 2026 - March 27, 2026. Artist Talk: To Be Announced Closing reception: Sat. March 27, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Location: Gallery 825; 825 N. La Cienega Blvd, LA 90069. (310) 652-8272 This is a multimedia exhibition based on her Playa Summerlake residency in the Oregon outback in Spring 2025. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, photographs, video, and soundscape that document and interpret this amazing landscape and its inhabitants at the northwestern edge of the Great Basin.
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Annie Clavel Annie is currently in the following shows: Horizon's Unbound 29 Palms Art Gallery, 74055 Cottonwood Drive Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 Dates: Jan. 2 – Feb. 1, 2026 Paintings in the show: Life in Turbulence 1 and 2 The Late Style online exhibition Gallery 825, Los Angeles Dates: January 1- 23 2026 In the show: WaveCrest of Light
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Mike Wicks Mike Wicks is pleased to announce that he's been accepted to show his work at the Southwest Arts Show in Indio January 23-25th. He'll be presenting some new pieces based on his series of Fall. He'll be in booth 608 https://gcvcc.org/event/2026-southwest-arts-festival/ He is also pleased to announce that he's been accepted into the prestigious Saatchi presented The Other Art Fair Los Angeles which will be held at 3Labs in Culver City February 26 - March 1, 2026 https://www.theotherartfair.com/la/
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Duane StrohDuane's matted and framed images will be on display in the Burbank Art Association Give Peace a Chance show. Dates: Jan. 15 to Feb. 28 in the Geo Gallery, 1545 Victory Blvd., Glendale.
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Miriam SchulmanMiriam is delighted to announce that both Storm Party and The Secret Door were chosen to be included in TAG Gallery's 2026 LA Open Exhibition. TAG's LA Open 2026 celebrates the contemporary visual art of emerging and established artists of Los Angeles County. The invitational showcases a broad interpretation of contemporary art. L.A. Open 2026 The Artists Gallery (TAG) Many thanks to juror Gene Sasse from Sasse Art Museum, and to Richard Chew, Wren, Mark and the rest of the TAG team for hosting the exhibition. See you there!
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Karen Safer
She is delighted again to be part of a distinguished group of artists in DecAgon's SANCTUARY Exhibition – (‘spaces of refuge, moments of renewal') and in their catalog, featuring my Meditating Mongolia (from my travels in Outer Mongolia and Gobi Desert series), December 2025 - February 20, 2026. Thank you to John Manno, Teona Machavariani and team, and Juror: Ovidiu Petca. She also has two images: Izamal Mexico and Am I Blue at Galería Nueva, Ciudad de México sponsored by The Holy Art Gallery (UK) in Mexico City: Colima 302, Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico, opening January 22, 2026.
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James GundersonJames T Gunderson's Fire and Fog : The aftermath of the 2025 Palisades Fires has been published in the Lens Magazine's issue 134, 2025 FINAL EDITION. The Good, Bad, and Ugly and covers the Palisades after the January 2025 fires but before the Amy Corp of Engineers removed all the debris and rubble. The distinction between what was lost and what was left is profound. Available in Digital & Print Worldwide. https://pocketmags.com/us/lens-magazine
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Advay MengleI am incredibly honored that the Bristol Art Museum has invited my acrylic monotype He Has Sent Hither Swarms of Officers to Harass Our People has been invited to their national juried exhibition When in the Course of Human Events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. The exhibition, juried by Meredith Stern and curated by Mary Dondero, will be on view from February 22 to April 10, 2026 in Bristol, RI. My piece depicts State brutality from the point of view of body camera footage and was previously exhibited at the Los Angeles Makery. My photograph Egret on Brown will be on view at the Museum of Northern California Art as part of the juried exhibition Perch, Flutter, Soar, January 22 to March 15 in Chico, CA. Finally, my acrylic on linen piece Woman in Motion and acrylic and flashe on linen piece Consider the Cherry Tomato will be on view at the Huntington Beach Art Center, January 31 to March 21 in Huntington Beach, CA. Advay Mengle // Fine Art
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Elizabeth GorceyL.A.Open – TAG Gallery, Juror: Gene Sasse, Los Angeles, CA. Opening reception Jan 10th 5 to 8 pm exhibition runs through Jan 30th, 2026 Two artworks Prayer & The Bridge. 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 90036 Peace – TAG Gallery, Cal Art League , Los Angeles, CA one artwork The Dreamer opening reception Jan 10th 5 to 8 pm , 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 90036 World Expression – Hugo Rivera Gallery, Juror: , Laguna Beach, CA -one artwork Seeing Red, 550 S. Coast Hwy #1, Laguna Beach, Ca 92651 Horizon’s Unbound– Palms Art Gallery, Juror Cathy Snodgrass, Palms,CA One artwork Of Spirit. 74055 Cottonwood Dr., Twentynine Palms, CA, Opening receiption January 3rd, 2026 4-6 pm Exhibition runs through March 2026 Taiwan Artists International Exhibition - A Million Seeds, Taoyuan Exhibition Center Exhibition Runs from January 5th to January 30th, 2026 art work is Prayer
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