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| Le Petit Jardin, Curated by Ginger Van Hook now showing at LAX Airport. Los Angeles World Airports. Terminal 1 Gate 1. Southwest Air Terminal August - November 2012 |
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| Carole Spence. Clubhouse Patio. Acrylic Painting 48" x 36". 2009 www.carolespence.com |
Le Petit Jardin
Le Petit Jardin celebrates Los Angeles in bloom with over thirty-five works of art from twenty-six Los Angeles artists, each focusing on a different aspect of nature to create a petit jardin, a little garden, for this gallery space within the urban context of Los Angeles. From a painting of an impossibly lush lawn, to photographs of a single flower, we see how we are connected to nature and how it plays a pivotal role in the landscape around us in the Los Angeles basin.
With the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct overseen by William Mulholland in 1913, water flowed from the Owens Valley in eastern California to Los Angeles. Despite the famous water wars and the farmer protests that ensued, for better or for worse, Los Angeles burgeoned.
Over time, Los Angeles’ natural environment became as diverse as its communities. With a year-round temperate climate, Los Angeles hosts a myriad of trees, plants, and flowers. Since Angelinos can plant and enjoy their gardens year-round, the result is a staggering array of gardens, which these artists have captured in their artworks.
This exhibition features painters and photographers inspired by the incredible variety of botanical life found in Southern California, from the water lilies at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, to the California Poppies, the state’s flower, which bloom in large fields in the Antelope Valley each spring. Found within the vast urban topography between these areas are specialty themed gardens, vivid desert wildflowers, and delicate representations of the region’s multiple microclimates.
Of the many types of gardens found in Los Angeles, artists Linda Kunik, founder of Plant it Forward, and Ann Summa, a photojournalist for the Los Angeles Times, documented and elevated the concept of the community garden. By using overlooked spaces, Angelinos are establishing roots in their communities, connecting with the land, and enjoying a bounty of fruits and vegetables.
Artists featured in this exhibit include Juna Amano, Terry Arena, Kate Davis Caldwell, Ellen Cantor, Jenelle Casarez, Ingrid Deitrich, Laura Ferreras, Renée Fox, Ginger Van Hook, Flora Kao, Linda Kunik, Krista Marlene, Patricia Meisels, Felicity Nove, Ofunne Obiamiwe, Anne Cheek La Rose, Gayle Garner Roski, Karrie Ross, Kuniko Ruch, Carol Spence, Ann Summa, Phil Tarley, Roger Thomas, Marjan Vayghan, Michael Verbenec, Marlene Sanaye Yamada, and Frank Zgonc.
Ginger Van Hook, Curator
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Carole Spence. Clubhouse Patio. Acrylic Painting 48" x 36". 2009
"My work reflects the awe I experienced as a child wandering in my mother's and grandmother's flower beds, where everything seemed oversized, exuberant, and magical. Examining the riotous assortment of flowers towering over me, I knew I was experiencing something far out of the ordinary." Carole spence, 2012
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Laura Ferreras. Maria
Teresa Nopporn 72” x 40”
Acrylic and C-Print on Canvas 2010
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Artist Statement
Laura Ferreras
"My work represents an ongoing discourse about the interplay
between fact and fiction, with themes such as sexuality, domesticity,
post-feminism, and politics. This
discourse is presented within a hybridization of new technologies and
traditional materials. Typically my work starts in one medium and goes through
many different applications and transformations, including scale shifts and
focus. For example, I may begin by
working with video imagery, later phases might include adding digital effects,
which are exported into stills, and then printed on various materials, collaged,
re-photographed, re-printed, and finally painted. The result is one that engages and challenges the viewer to
question the materials used and the subject matter explored." Laura Ferreras, 2012
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Kuniko Ruch www.kunikoart.com
24” W x 30” H Summer
Jazz
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Kuniko S.Ruch
www.kunikoart.com
Art Achievements
May 2012 L.A
Metro
Through
the Eyes of… local artist poster
series City of San Fernando Finalist
April 2012 G825
Juried show GEM
March 2012 Women
Painters West
Spring Juried
Exhibition
January 2012 Topanga
Canyon Gallery Juried
Show Open
September 2011 Women
Painters West Schomburg Gallery
August 2011 2011
International Exhibition By Art Kudos Finalist
August 2011 Los
Angeles Art Association member
July 2011 Sakuraba
gallery Received award
December 2010 Women
painters West Chaos and Order
Arena 1 Gallery Received Pearl
Guenther Award
October 2010 Infinity
Art Figurative Expo finalists
September 2010 Spotlight group show at VIVA
August 2010 Voca
Juried show women painters
west
June –August 2010 Transitions : Virtual Art Event by Pen
and Brush, N.Y
Juried in as a member of Women
Painters West
Selected
as a Salon artist for 2010 at VIVA Gallery
Sherman Oaks ,CA.
January 2010 Southern
California Open Regional Exhibition –
Summer Maiko
May 2009 79th Annual Statewide Exhibit Irreplaceable places
Santa Cruz Art league
Selected
as a Salon
artist for 2009 at VIVA
Gallery, Sherman
Oaks ,CA
December
2008 Sylvia
White Gallery, Ventura , CA
Juried
show “ More than Toys “
November
2008 Pen
and Brush, N.Y
Media
Exhibition “ In the News” curated by Morley Safer
Education Hawaii
Pacific College . Hawaii
Kyoritsu Girls High School, Japan
Art affiliations VIVA
Womens
Painters West
Gallery
825 / LAAA
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| Karrie Ross. Magic Garden. Mixed Media on Canvas. 60" x 48". 2011 http://www.karrierossfineart.com |
Karrie Ross
Los
Angeles native Karrie Ross, fine artist, shares her explorations into concepts
of energy creation, science, participation and being seen, as the underlying
influences of her art. Metaphorical representations that create a 'safe' place
for the viewer to experience a flow, the growing of energy in balance, a never
ending spiral momentum of up and out...encouraging their connection from
interaction with the artwork... discovering that they are part of a bigger
whole. She likes to works in both watercolor and oil as they seem "more
alive" to her as well as pen & ink or pencil "spiral
doodles". She poses to you a question... "What is YOUR energy telling
the world?" and invites you to join with, and experience hers in the art
she creates.
Magic
Garden
60”
x 48”
karrie@karrieross.com
More
of her work can be seen at www.KarrieRossFineArt.com
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Marlene Sanaye Yamada. Revive #2. Acrylic on canvas 60" x 48" . 2011
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Marlene
Sanaye Yamada
Sanaye graduated from UCSD with a degree in
computer science. She was a
management consultant in software development and analytics to large
corporations. After the birth of her third child, she retired from consulting, took
a painting class, and became fully passionate about creating fine art. Sanaye’s art education is primarily
self-taught. Her primary focus is
abstract acrylic paintings on canvas.
Her work has been featured in gallery exhibits, private and public
collections, and has appeared on the television show, CSI: Miami. Sanaye’s technique uses multiple
translucent, watery layers to produce unexpected results. This element of
chance makes each painting truly unique. Sanaye often views her painting
process as analogous to life -- learning from and celebrating the unexpected
surprises.
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Felicity Nove. Quips and
Cranks and Wanton Wiles. Resin on canvas 48" x 60". 2012
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Patricia Meisels. Delicate
Ascent. Oil and alkyd on canvas. 36" x 36".2008
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Patricia Meisels. California
Promise. Oil and alkyd on canvas. 40" x 30" . 2007
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Michael Verbenic. Desert
Garden Photograph . 18" x 22" . 2012
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Michael Verbenic. Council
of Kokopelli Media Oil on Canvas 23" x 29"
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Michael Verbenec
While in high school in Kansas City, Michael Verbenec was awarded two National Scholastic Awards for his work in Watercolor Painting. He went on to study at the University of Kansas, where he earned his BFA in Painting. Moving to Southern California, he continued to pursue his artistic vision while exhibiting in various festivals in Laguna Beach and with the Los Angeles Art Association. He has recently shown his work in California in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, New York, New Mexico, Arizona and Florida.
www.michaelverbenec.com
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Juna Amano. Pirouette. Mixed Media Print. 14" x 10". 2012
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Ofunne Obiamiwe
venussunflower
Mixed media
11 H x 14 W inches
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Break The
Lass And Fall Into The Glassblower’s Breath: Ceilings
Mixed media on canvas and succulent wrapped in green movement
39" x 48". 2009
Marjan K. Vayghan Bio:
Born to Azerbaijani parents
in Tehran, Iran in 1984, Marjan K. Vayghan emigrated to the United States in
the Spring of 1995, settling with her family in Los Angeles, California. Marjan
continues to live alternately between Teheran and Los Angeles. Her
practice is informed by this context of movement and flexible citizenship
across both geographical and cultural spaces, and the multiple realities these
spaces engender.
Marjan K. Vayghan
"Break the Lass and
Fall into the Glassblower's Breath: Ceilings"
2009- 2012
38.5" x 47.5" +
3rd dimension: Succulent wrapped in green movement
Mix media on stretched
canvas
Price: not for sale,
operates out side the cash economy: Strives to bring comfort to those who pass
by it, on their way to experience new adventures (limitless and
ceiling-less).
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Renée Fox
A Decadent Work. West LA College Gallery. 16 foot mural. 2012
www.reneeafox.com.
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Renée Fox
A
Decadent Work Sketch
Colored pencil & graphite on tracing paper
20 H x 36 W inches
2012
www.reneeafox.com.
Renée A Fox
Artist Biography
Renée Fox makes mixed media paintings based on natural found objects. The paintings use traditional painting and drawing techniques to portray a sensually feminine, idealized interpretation of nature, often by changing singular floral subjects into sexualized icons. Born in Frederick, Maryland, Renee attended the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington D.C. and graduated from Otis College of Art and Design after relocating to Los Angeles, California. She has exhibited internationally and completed several independent curatorial projects including "Reclaiming", 2003, an exhibition of Otis alumni at the historic location of the old Otis administrative building in downtown, LA and "Reclaiming: Intergeneration", same location with Jenée Misraje and Kate Harding. Fox lives in Inglewood, California and founded and organizes the annual Inglewood Open Studios.
Her work can be viewed at www.reneeafox.com.
7 1 3 East Hyde Park Boulevard . Inglewood . CA . 9 0 3 0 2
3 1 0 . 6 2 1 . 5 4 1 6 reneeafox@sbcglobal.net
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Anne Cheek La Rose. Desert
Flowers Over River Rock. Photograph Digital Print 11" x 14". 2010
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ANNE
CHEEK LA ROSE
Primarily
a Textile artist, ANNE CHEEK LA ROSE, is also a painter, writer, and an
actor. Her photography usually takes
the form of documentation for shape and color studies. Occasionally she shoots with an eye to
the subject before her.
Originally
from Birmingham, Alabama, Anne has lived in Memphis, New York City, and for the
last 32 years, Los Angeles. She
has a fine art background, from portraiture to still life, as well as being
knowledgeable in many craft techniques.
Anne
has had one-woman shows in New York City and LA and her work has been included
in exhibits across America. Her art
works are also part of public and private collections around the world.
She
is Chair of the Inglewood Arts Commission and curates the exhibit space at the
Main Inglewood Public Library.
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Frank J Zgonc. Rose Pair. Digital Art Photograph . 11" x 16"
Frank J Zgonc
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Frank J Zgonc is a Los Angeles area photographer based in
Monrovia CA. He earned a degree in
Commercial Photography at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and has
used those skills to produce Fine Art Images. His images skirt the surreal and often delve into
experimental images in both traditional silver based films and digital
media. He is active in the artist
communities in the city and has served as the Vice President of the Monrovia
Association of Fine Arts the last 7 years.
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Kate Davis Caldwell. Lawns I Acrylic on illustration board, mounted on plywood
5” x 5” inches 2012
Kate Davis Caldwell www.katedaviscaldwell.com
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I am a painter who tends to work in series. The works that I am presenting to you are from a painting series entitled, Based On A True Story. These works are rooted in depicting the natural landscape and the world around me by interpreting Polaroid photographs into small paintings that, much like a Polarioid, can be held in your hand. Although not depicting flowers or blooms per se, the paintings reflect a lush greenery found in an east coast summer.
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Terry Arena. Four Seasons:
Autumn Persimmon. Drawing Media 9" x 12".2009
Terry Arena www.thecritroom.com
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Flora Kao http://floratkao.blogspot.com
28" H x 21" W Foliage
acrylic silkscreen on paper
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Featuring ARTISTS ~~
Linda Kunik, Plant It Forward
Ann Summa, Photographer Journalist, LA Times
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Linda Kunik
Plant It
Forward Garden 1
Photograph Chromogenic C-Print
48 H x 66 W inches
2010
LINDA KUNIK- BIOGRAPHY
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Read Linda's Blog at plantitforwardla.blogspot.com
Beginning as a watercolorist
and landscape painter, Linda Kunik wanted to work more conceptually, so she returned
to school to receive her BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. Thinking about issues of global
awareness, Linda’s first body of abstract paintings dealt with the environment;
more specifically the deforestation of rain forests. It was within this body of work that she began to push the
boundaries of preconceived notions of painting while attempting to reconcile
abstraction with social and political issues. Her Deforestation and
the Land series developed into paintings of global warming
and imbalances within ocean plant life.
As her work progressed, Linda started to see a broader picture of
causality. She questioned: how and why do things happen - in the
environment, society, governments, and everything we do? Her Things
Fall Apart series reflected these
conceptual issues. Wanting a more
positive approach, she began an investigation of a sustainable agricultural
practice with the barter system, referencing the patron/artist relationship, while
engaging community and examining the politics and cultural aspects of food. Plant It Forward-the starving artist project
is beginning its fourth year and was the inspiration for her current project, Ripe, which attempts to show tomatoes in
a different context and as a metaphor for how we live our lives. Linda
was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Beverly Hills, California in 1978,
where she currently resides.
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Linda Kunik
Plant It
Forward Garden 2
Photograph Chromogenic C-Print
48 H x 66 W inches
2010
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Linda Kunik
Plant It
Forward Garden 3
Photograph Chromogenic C-Print
48 H x 66 W inches
2010
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Linda Kunik
Plant It
Forward Garden 4
Photograph Chromogenic C-Print
48 H x 66 W inches
2010
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Linda Kunik. Plant It forward, Red Tomato. Photograph Chromogenic C-Print 30 H x 30 W inches. 2010
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Linda Kunik. Plant It Forward,Red/Green Tomato . Photograph Chromogenic C-Print .30" x 30" .2010
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Featured Photographer - Journalist :~~ Ann Summa
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| Ann Summa
Butterfly
Crossing
Photograph Giclee print
27.5 H x 41.5 W inches . 2011
Ann Summa
Photojournalist
Ann Summa specializes in reportage, corporate and environmental portraiture.
Summa works on assignment for publications including: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Garden Design, Fortune, People,
Forbes, Time, ESPN Magazine, Parenting, Wired, Entertainment Weekly, Saveur,
ArtNews in addition to Commercial clients which include: the Discover Channel, HGTV, Macy
Foundation, Ford Foundation, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Wm. Morrow &
Company, Macmillan Press, Silver, Burdett, Ginn. Co-editor MTV Best of Mexico, 2007.
American
Photography ‘selected’ category, four-time winner
Women
In Film honorable mention, “Muxe” project
Grant recipient, Scion Digital Museum, 2012;
California
Commission, City of LA; “Impact of the LA Civil Unrest on Women,” 1992
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Krista Marlene www.kristamarlene.com
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| Krista Marlene www.kristamarlene.com17” W x 17” H Pink flower |
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| Ellen Cantor | Theatrical Tulip | Photograph Digital Print | 21" x 17" | 2010 |
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| Ellen Cantor | Sweethearts | Photograph Digital Print | 22"x 30" | 2010 |
FEATURED WATERCOLOR ARTIST
Gayle Garner Roski
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Gayle Garner Roski www.gaylegarnerroski.com/
36” W x 28” H “San Juan Capistrano Mission”
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| 24” W diameter Lily Pond 1 of 2 Watercolor. Gayle Garner Roski. 2012
Gayle Garner Roski
Gayle Garner Roski is a native of Los Angeles. She studied Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. Her vibrant watercolors have been exhibited extensively in museums and galleries from Southern California to Scotland. Roski bridges her fine art career with her civic dedication. She has headed Public Art projects throughout the City, including the LA Angel project. Roski is also Chairman of Art for the Cathedral of Los Angeles. She also serves on the Executive Board of the California Art Club and the University of Southern
California, School of Fine Arts which bears her name.
This year 2012, Gayle Roski’s work can be seen at Tirage Gallery in Pasadena, in the Lobby of the USC Keck Hospital, in the conference room at Children’s Hospital’s new facility, and at the Weisman Museum at Pepperdine University. A display of Gayle Garner Roski’s art can be viewed on her website ~ www.gaylegarnerroski.com.
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“Doris Japanese Garden Red Bridge Reflection at Kenneth Hahn Recreation Area
Los Angeles, California
30”W x 38”H C-Print by Artist Ginger Van Hook and Photo Intern Jenelle Casarez.
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Curator,
Artist, Photographer & Color Photography Instructor, Ginger Van Hook works with
Otis
College of Art & Design in the Continuing Education Program educating future artists.
This is a Collaboration with photography intern Jenelle Casarez.
Ginger Van Hook
Artist Ginger Van Hook is
the Curator for “Le Petit Jardin” @ LAX, as well as on of the faculty at Otis
College, teaching Color Photography focused on traditional darkroom techniques
in the Continuing Education School for Otis College of Art and Design, the Campus
which is located next to the LAX World Airports.
This image is a
collaboration between artist and protégé.
Ginger Van Hook’s
Photography students continue their education either as a career-building tool
for midcareer artists or young students developing their style in the fine arts
for the first time. All residents of Los Angeles are eligible to attend
continuing education courses for college credit, career development or personal
enjoyment. Students have the opportunities to work on a one-to-one basis with
their instructors and often work as interns in their fields.
Continuing Education offers a wide range of
beginning, intermediate, and advanced art and design courses for all ages on
weekends and evenings, as well as special summer programs. These courses enable
you to pursue your artistic and professional development, as well as your
personal and intellectual growth.
Contact www.otis.edu/ce
Ginger Van Hook’s work can
be viewed at www.gingervanhook.com
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Roger Thomas
What will be Will Be
Chromogenic print (c-print)
28 5/8” H x 24 5/8” W inches 2011
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Ingrid Dietrich-Photographer
Website: www.mobilestudio.us
Blog: www.ingriddietrich.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ingriddietrich.photographer
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Phil Tarley Bamboo 30 x 40 Inch Cibachrome Print 2012Dans Le Petit Jardin written by Phil Tarley: http://artlanow.com/PhilTarley/PTarleyHTML/PTarley.html |
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| Renée Fox. A Decadent Work. Original Sketch of 16' Mural at West LA College Campus Gallery. Culver City, CA. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010 |
Renée Fox makes mixed media paintings based on natural found objects. The paintings use traditional painting and drawing techniques to portray a sensually feminine, idealized interpretation of nature, often by changing singular floral subjects into sexualized icons. Born in Frederick, Maryland, Renee attended the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington D.C. and graduated from Otis College of Art and Design after relocating to Los Angeles, California. She has exhibited internationally and completed several independent curatorial projects including "Reclaiming", 2003, an exhibition of Otis alumni at the historic location of the old Otis administrative building in downtown, LA and "Reclaiming: Intergeneration", same location with Jenée Misraje and Kate Harding. Fox is currently director of the Beacon Arts Building in Inglewood, California and organizes the annual Inglewood Open Studios.
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate 1. Phil Tarley, Ann Summa, Flora Kao. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate 1. Linda Kunik Plant It Forward Garden. Featured Community Garden Photographer Artist, Linda Kunik Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate. Kuniko Ruch. Karrie Ross. Felicity Nove. Marlene Yamada. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate 1. Patricia Meisels. Ofunne Obiamiwe. Michael Verbenic. Marjan Vayghan. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate 1. Roger Thomas. Ginger Van Hook with Jenelle Casarez. Gayle Garner Roski. Ingrid Dietrich. Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate 1. Phil Tarley, Ann Summa, Flora Kao. Terry Arena. Linda Kunik Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
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| Left to Right, hanging at LAX Southwest Terminal 1 Gate 1. Carole Spence Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2012 |
This exhibition was brought to you as a courtesy of the City of Los Angeles.
Thank you to the installation team: Mary Oliver, Jackie, Michael, Larry, Matt, and Randy!
