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TRYST ART FAIR
August 23 - 25, 2024
Durden and Ray Booth
Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA
Excited to have work in this international art fair for artist-run galleries!
EXHIBITIONS IN BERLIN -- JUNE/JULY 2024
triangulieren at Alex Obiger
(in collaboration with Open Mind Art Space in LA & Casa Lu in Mexico City)
Science Fiction is the Best Friction at Rosalux (in collaboration among Durden and Ray, LA & Nixxxon from Mexico City)
Both exhibitions are part of B-LA-M, a visual arts festival.
'ALTERNATIVE MONUMENTS | MONUMENTS ALTERNATIVOS'
At Durden and Ray
Curated by Carolyn Mason & OJO MX ARTE
Opening Reception:
Saturday, April 27 | 7-10pm
1206 Maple Ave #832, LA, CA 90015
Read Press Release
BENDIX BUILDING OPEN STUDIOS
Saturday, March 2, 2024
7-10pm
Bendix Building
1206 Maple Ave (at 12th) #846
Join me for Frieze Weekend and enjoy open artist studios, gallery openings & refreshments throughout the building.
NEW VIDEO FROM ERIC MINH SWENSON
Thank you to Eric for stopping by my open studio and capturing my work in these two beautiful videos.
Watch IG Video
Watch YouTube Video
ARTIST PANEL WITH SHANA NYS DAMBROT
Join me at the Irvine Fine Arts Center on Saturday, January 27, 2–3 p.m., for a spirited panel discussion led by art critic and writer Shana Nys Dambrot with the artists featured in the current exhibitions, “Revision” and “Into the Garden.”
Irvine Fine Arts Center Gallery
REVIEW IN DIVERSIONS LA
Read Genie Davis' review of "Into the Garden," my two-person exhibition with Dani Dodge at Irvine Fine Arts Center: Begin 2024 with Epic Art Exhibitions from 2023 .
The exhibition is on view through Feb 3.
FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Forage | Gather
Artist Walk-Through & Catalog Launch
Sat, Dec 2 | 3-5pm
Mandarin Plaza
970 N Broadway Suite 208
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Click here to see a pdf of the exhibition catalog.
Click here to order a hard copy.
The catalog includes an essay by Scarlet Chang.
IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER
Into the Garden
Two-person exhibition with Dani Dodge & Carolyn Mason
Nov 18 - Feb 3
Irvine Fine Arts Center Gallery hours:
Mon–Thu: 10 am – 9 pm, Fri: 10 am – 5 pm, Sat: 9 am – 5 pm
14321 Yale Ave
Irvine, CA 92604
INTERVIEW IN CANVAS REBEL - OCT 2023
View the interview here.
ART FAIRS: TRYST & NOMAD II
October 27 - 29, 2023
Del Amo Crossing
21535 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance 90503
Come and support artist-run, non-institutional projects! I'll have a work in Nomad II and also in the Winslow Garage booth at Tryst. For more information on these art fairs, which are organized by the Torrance Art Museum, click here.
FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART (FOCA)
Forage | Gather
October 21 - December 9, 2023
Opening Reception: October 21 | 5-7pm
970 N Broadway Suite 208
Los Angeles, CA 90012
I'm excited about this exhibition I've curated as part of the Curators Lab Award. Take a look at the press release here.
CATALOG FROM EXHIBITION IN PORTUGAL
Take a look at the catalogue from the group exhibition At the Bottom of a Greasy Pyramid at U+2205 in Amadora/Lisbon, Portugal here!
This exhibition “At the Bottom of a Greasy Pyramid”, puts together the works of Carolyn Mason, Gioj de Marco, Guilherme Peters, Pedro Inock and Sansa Rope, each shedding light on the complexities and inherent challenges of hierarchical systems.
EXHIBITION AT U+2205 IN PORTUGAL
Happy to be part of the exhibition At the Bottom of a Greasy Pyramid with the video She is the only human being on the planet" (2022), a collaboration with artist Gioj De Marco. This is the inaugural exhibition of U+2205 in Amadora, Portugal.
NEW VIDEO FROM LA ART DOCUMENTS
Thank you to LA Art Documents for this terrific video! The Fabric of Memory at Tufenkian Fine Arts is a group exhibition that features a beautiful array of paintings and sculptures by Carlos Beltran-Arechiga, Sam Grigorian, Carolyn Mason, Luis Moreno, and Gretel Stephens.
LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE
Dream Fever Fever Dream
April 10 - May 25, 2023
Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 11 | 5-9pm
13356 Eldridge Avenue
Sylmar, CA 91342
ART SHARE LA
A Common Thread
April 1 - May 13, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 1 | 6-9pm
801 E. 4th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
TUFENKIAN FINE ARTS
The Fabric of Memory
March 4 - April 22, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 4 | 3-6pm
Group Exhibition with Carlos Beltran Arechiga, San Grigorian, Carolyn Mason, Luis Moreno and Gretel Stephens
216 S Louise St.
Glendale, CA 91205
BENDIX NIGHT OPEN STUDIO 2023
Saturday, February 18, 2023
7-10pm
Bendix Building
1206 Maple Ave (at 12th) #846
Join me for Bendix Night and enjoy open artist studios and gallery openings throughout the building.
QiPO ART FAIR, MEXICO CITY
February 9-12, 2023
Booth: Durden & Ray
Happy to have work in the QiPO Fair, which is open and free to all visitors. The QiPO collective is a project of Fulcrum Arts’ Emerge fiscal sponsorship program. QiPO Fair is a collaboration between QiPO, CICLO Arte Para Todos, Fulcrum Arts and our main sponsor Reurubano.
THRILLED TO JOIN DURDEN AND RAY!
Bendix Building
1206 Maple Ave #832
Founded in 2009, Durden and Ray is comprised of 24 artist/curators who work together to create exhibition opportunities at their downtown Los Angeles gallery as well as in concert with artist groups and gallery spaces around the world.
DURDEN AND RAY FUNDRAISER
Saturday, December 10
6-9pm
Bendix Building
1206 Maple Ave (at 12th) #832
Come and buy very reasonably priced work and support Durden & Ray's ongoing curatorial experimentation and artistic exchange. I am happy to contribute the work "Deadly Pink."
FOCA EXHIBITION 2023
My curatorial proposal "Forage | Gather" was selected by Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA) as one of their Curator's Lab Exhibitions for 2023. The show will include sculpture by five Southern California artists. Stay tuned for more details!
EXHIBITION CATALOG for Pilosus nuces orbis
Click here to see a pdf of the catalog for the exhibition I curated at the Torrance Art Museum.
Click here to order a hard copy.
The catalog includes an essay by Shana Nys Dambrot.
ESSAY BY SHANA NYS DAMBR0T
Read the essay by art critic, curator, and author Shana Nys Dambrot about my recent curatorial project at Torrance Art Museum.
TEXTILE SLAM TALK
I shared my experiences at the artist residency Nocefresca (in Italy) with Textile Arts LA members. Watch the video now.
FIBER ART NOW
My work Delicate, Nocturnal, 2019, is featured in the article Felt: Fiber Transformed in the Summer 2022 Issue of Fiber Art Now magazine.
TORRANCE ART MUSEUM
Pilosus nuces orbis as part of Quadrant
January 22 - March 12, 2022
Curated by Carolyn Mason
Artists: Tony Brown, Gioj De Marco, Carolyn Mason, Andre Yi.
Come see my first curatorial project. For more information about the show click here.
NEW VIDEO WORK
Gioj De Marco & Carolyn Mason
She’s the Only Human Being on the Planet
2021
Looped single channel video (duration 5 min 19 sec)
Watch now
For more information on the video click here
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, February 26, 2022
5-9 pm
Open Mind Art Space
Sixth Anniversary Exhibition
Join me for the opening reception in this artist-run gallery where two of my works in felted wool will be showcased. On view thru March 12.
OPEN STUDIO!
Saturday, February 19, 2022
7-10pm
Bendix Building
1206 Maple Ave (at 12th) #846
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Join me for Bendix Night and enjoy open artist studios and gallery openings throughout the building.
