“Shoreline Symmetry” features the work of Karen Hochman Brown, an artist who makes mandala-like works that begin with photographs she spins and adorns into digital prints mounted on aluminum. Layer upon layer of detail come together to make one image. She meticulously alters light and shadow to create an illusion of depth.

The inspiration for this works comes from her childhood in her mother’s garden, when she held her first kaleidoscope up to her eye. She now uses computer software and hardware to replace the simple handmade kaleidoscope of her youth. She turns, layers and spins her photographic reflections, brightly illuminated by her computer monitor. No longer restricted to a three-way reflection or a flat mirror, her artwork plays in the realm of infinite images.

Her passion for art began in her early primary school years. In high school, she discovered geometry and began fusing mathematics with her artwork, exploring intersecting circles and patterns. To the artist, there was a distinct and immediate marriage of mathematical precision and aesthetic beauty. After she received a B.A. in Art from Pitzer College in Claremont, she continued to study math and did post-graduate work at California College of Arts and Crafts, creating a course titled Construction Geometry via Art that she taught at Arts Magnet High School in Oakland and at the Waldorf School in Altadena.

In 1984, after buying her first Macintosh computer, she further tightened the role and interconnection of art and math via the medium of technology. She went back to school again, taking classes at UCLA and Art Center College of Design, to study computer-based graphic design.

The exhibit will be available for viewing during all events at The MAIN, as well as Tuesday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The community is invited to meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments at an art reception on Thursday, April 19, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

January 12, 2018 through May 11, 2018

Old Town Newhall Library
24500 Main Street
Newhall, CA 91321

This exhibit features original paintings and multimedia by Naomi Young, an artist born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, which translates to “The City of Peace.” Forty years ago, she had to leave Jerusalem, but her love for the city never diminished and can be seen in her artwork on display in the “Domes” exhibit.

“Jerusalem is in the hearts and souls of people from all around the world. It is built on mountains with glorious towers, arches and domes and it is surrounded by ancient walls,” says Naomi. Its captivating, majestic beauty is the source of Naomi’s artistic inspiration. “I pour the yearnings for my beloved city through my paintings, mosaics and poetry books. I may have left the city of Jerusalem but it never left me,” adds Naomi. www.naomiyoung.com

Meet the artist at a reception with live music and appetizers on January 17 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

Jan 9, 2018 through May 4, 2018

Town Center Art Space
Westfield Valencia Town Center
24201 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Zen Space features the work of BiJian Fan, an internationally recognized artist born in Beijing, China, and currently residing in Camarillo, California. His start in the arts world began in China, where he learned paper art from his grandmother. He still creates cutting-edge paper sculptures to carry on the tradition, but his use of media has expanded to include metal, polymer, and other materials.

In addition to being multi-cultural, having studied in China, Japan, and the USA, BiJian is also inter-disciplinary. He earned his BS and MS in Mathematics and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. After an accomplished career in biopharmaceutical research and development, BiJian moved on to visual art and education. He combines science and art, explores aesthetic and physical properties of various materials, transforms 2D static material into 3D kinetic sculptures. His spatial and temporal transformation represents an evolution in space and time.

You are invited to a free art reception on January 10 from 6 pm to 8 pm.  Meet the artist, talk to others that are excited about art, and enjoy light appetizers and entertainment. It will be held

Masks are an important part of American Indian culture.  Some masks relating to the clan families were used in healing, coming of age, and ghost feast (grief) ceremonies.  In addition to masks with animal characteristics, portrait masks were also of importance in teaching children.  There are three different types of masks.  One is a single face which is just a simple mask. Then there is a mechanical mask that can contain moving parts. Lastly, there is the transformation mask. This is more like two or more masks in one.

Native American masks are constructed out of the materials on hand; wood, gourds and paints and items such as feathers, horse hair, straw, and other elements may be added for further embellishment. Each mask is unique and carries its own charm.

YOU’RE INVITED to the free art reception being held on Wednesday, July 11, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Old Town Newhall Library. Come meet the artists, enjoy light appetizers, live music and view this unique exhibit.

Gary Friedman will be exhibiting during the theatre’s production of “The Cemetery Club” and “Rex’s Exes”. World traveler, instructor, member of California Art Club, National Watercolor Society, Valley Watercolor Society and Santa Clarita Artists Association, Gary works in various mediums: pen sketches, value markers and most notably watercolors.

Awards for watercolors include first place finishes at SCAA Art Classic events, Best of Show 2012 and 2015, 1st place in Masters Division 2016 and Merit award 2017. VWS awards include cash awards in society shows, Canson Paper Award for Top Honor in 2016, Richeson Award for Special Honor in 2017 and cash award Top Honor 2018. Come support live theater in Santa Clarita and our members’ artwork on display! All art is juried by committee.

Exhibits are open during all shows. For theater reservations call (661) 799-2702.

March 9, 2018 through April 28, 2018

Santa Clarita Artists’ Association Gallery
22508 6th Street
Newhall, CA 91321

The Santa Clarita Artists’ Association Gallery is hosting an exhibit of fine art by the members of the association.  Fifteen local artists will be exhibiting their work. The gallery is open most evenings Thursdays through Sundays. Hours may vary.

A reception will be held Friday, March 9th from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Note that the closing date of the show has been changed to April 28 due to conflict with the Spring Art Show at Le Chene on April 29.

The MAIN is hosting an exhibit featuring a collection of works by local youth artists who participated in this year’s Youth Arts Showcase. A reception for the artists will be held on April 13 from 4:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. Guests attending this free reception will enjoy light refreshments and have an opportunity to meet the young artists.

“Metamorphosis” features repurposed mixed media artwork by artist Paige Bridges. Paige uses photography and design as a starting point for her artwork and builds on them to create collages utilizing a mixture of magazine clippings, found objects and other items collected since childhood.

“My work is a layered expression of my love for the arts,” says Paige. She uses repurposed materials in her collages to “find the hidden potential in these items, transforming them into something more pleasing and showing that there is always more to things than meets the eye.”

In her youth, Paige was surrounded by artists who allowed her to experience and appreciate all mediums of art. In the ‘70s she fell in love with printmaking while attending Barnsdall Art Center in Los Angeles. She continued her education with the art program at Los Angeles Valley College and eventually majored in art at Cal State Long Beach with an emphases on printmaking.

The exhibit will be available for viewing during all events at The MAIN, as well as Tuesday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. An art reception will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The community is invited to view Bridges’ artwork, enjoy light refreshments and meet the artist.

February 10, 2018 through March 29, 2018

College of the Canyons Art Gallery
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery presents the work of Los Angeles-based artist and former COC Gallery Director Larry Hurst. The one-person exhibition brings together works from three areas of Hurst’s aesthetic investigations: his precise and elegant geometric abstract paintings; his nuanced and poetic collage; and his intensively hand-crafted, often humorous sculptures (which Hurst attributes to his alter-ego, Guy Leadbetter).

Materially diverse and conceptually rigorous, Hurst’s aesthetic is at once painstaking and playful, exacting and improvisational, lush and subdued. His works reveal the influence of art historical precedents, such as John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and H.C. Westermann, and are distinguished by their intricate craftsmanship, formal sophistication, and sense of humor.

Hurst has been active in the Los Angeles art scene since the 1970’s and is a graduate of the Chouinard Art Institute. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and in particular Southern California, and is in numerous private and public collections.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. Those unable to visit the gallery during normal hours are welcome to contact the gallery to schedule a viewing appointment.