Current Exhibition: "Connectivity" Exhibition at Woman Made Gallery

Connectivity

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, July 13, 2024, 4–7 PM CST

EXHIBITION: July 13 - August 17, 2024

ARTISTS WALKTHROUGH: Saturday, August 17, 2–4 PM CST

TOTEM POLE, limited edition photograph - Sabine Pearlman

Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency; the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council Agency;  the Puffin Foundation; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.​

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CHICAGO––Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to present Connectivity, a group exhibition with work by 39 artists. Juried by Anke Loh, this exhibition explores connecting to oneself, to others and to one’s surroundings. The exhibition includes visual material, tactile and sound explorations, poetry, moving image, and more, through the prism of how we establish and maintain our connections on multiple levels.

Exhibiting Artists: Grace Adamczyk, Salma Arastu, Asya Aseeva, Xiaowen Bao, Julia Betts, Sophia Brueckner, Pamela Chipman, Mag Cramer, Cindy Dick, Raya Dukhan, Marie-Helene Fabra, Gabriella Gentile, Farida Hughes, Peicen Jiang, Judith Joseph, Heather Klinkhamer, Carley Knight, Catherine Lyu, Seema Mathew, Asia Mathis, Maya, Filio Zoi Milioti, Katherine Nemanich, Maya Nguen, Cheryl Pagurek, Sabine Pearlman, Rosalina Perez, Laura Phelps Rogers, Natalie Preston, Shirene Rafie, Kenzi Rayelle, Catherine Spencer, Savneet Talwar, Winnie van der Rijn, Mary Barbara Walsh, Sarah Weiner, Adrienne Weiss, Qianwen Yu

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1332 S Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60608 | Street parking nearby

Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 12–5 PM

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Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk

Experience creativity in full flight at the Santa Monica Airport Artwalk:

Saturday, May 18th from 1-4 PM

Explore over 30 local artist studios and shop unique ceramics and glasswares created by Santa Monica College students. Have a chance to unleash your own creativity through free artist-led workshops. With Pepe's Red Tacos and Chicaterranean food trucks, it’s set to be an unforgettable art-filled day! ⁠
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FALL OPEN STUDIOS & GALLERIES

FALL OPEN STUDIOS & GALLERIES

Saturday, September 30th, 5-9 pm

Over 20 professional artists welcome you inside their studios, where you can meet other art lovers and purchase art directly from the artists.

FREE parking, music and refreshments!

Kindly RSVP in advance: https://artattheairport.eventbrite.com

Art At The Airport is made possible by Art of Recovery, an initiative of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, santamonica.gov/arts/artofrecovery 

To learn about upcoming Art At The Airport events, visit: https://www.artattheairport.org/ 

Everything is Wave-like

SOUND WAVES: An Artist Statement

In this photo series, I sought to explore the interplay between sound and matter, and the fundamental wave-like nature of all things in the universe. By using sound and sand at specific frequencies, I created patterns that visually represent the vibrations that underlie all of existence.

As human beings, we often think of ourselves as separate from the larger universe around us, but in reality, we are intimately connected to it. Every atom in our bodies is constantly in motion, vibrating at its own unique frequency. By creating these images, I wanted to remind viewers of the profound interconnectedness of all things, and the ways in which our lives are shaped by the invisible forces of sound and energy.

Ultimately, my hope is that these images will inspire viewers to contemplate their own place in the universe, and to recognize the beauty and complexity of the metaphysical forces that surround us. Whether we are conscious of them or not, we are all part of something much larger and more mysterious than ourselves, and these images are a reminder of the power and majesty of the universe in which we live.

OPEN STUDIOS & HOLIDAY ART SALE

Art At The Airport Open Studios & Holiday Art Sale, December 10th from 4-7 PM. Featuring over 20 professional artists opening their studio doors and offering a rare glimpse into their practices, and the opportunity to buy work directly from the artists themselves.

Come and enjoy food, drinks, a performance by pianist Paul Cornish and the Santa Monica Folklorico Ballet, purchase handmade, artisanal goods by Market Exchange vendor collective and participate in a winter ornament workshop conducted by artist Marcus Kuiland-Nazario.

Free to all, please register in advance HERE.

Art At The Airport is made possible by Art of Recovery, an initiative of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. To learn about upcoming Art At The Airport events, please click HERE.

OPEN STUDIOS, Spring 2022

OPEN HOUSE & STUDIOS: Please join us on Saturday, May 21st from 5-8pm

This is an in person event and masks will be required. Come see me in studio #20!

Address:

18th Street Arts Center | Airport Campus

3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405

WELLBEING MAIL ART CAMPAIGN

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Sign up through April 30th
Receive your original Mail Art in May!

In partnership with WeRise.LA for Mental Health Awareness month in May, six artists (Sabine Pearlman, M Susan Broussard, Deborah Lynn Irmas, Gregg Chadwick, and Melinda Smith Altshuler) will create original prints and works of art with messages of wellbeing and self-compassion that will be mailed out to over 300 healthcare professionals and frontline workers in our community for our Wellbeing Mail Art Campaign. Rebecca Youssef will create a “Feel Good” artist’s ‘zine, and Nicola Goode will produce a collage poster of Black Lives Matter spontaneous protest art that will be distributed to Santa Monica and West Side neighborhoods.

Sign up here while supplies last!

EXHIBITION: Symbolic Consciousness

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Exhibition: Symbolic Consciousness

Curated by Emma Skinner

January 18 - June 18, 2021

18th Street Arts Center / Airport Campus

PLASTIK

Albatross Bolus II, 2018

Photograph, archival pigment print

26”x26” framed

Humans are symbolic of the natural elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space. Symbolic consciousness is a term used to conceptualize how certain ideas can be turned into symbols to help us make sense of the world around us. As the document “Laudato Si” indicates, humans “are dust of the Earth; our very bodies are made up of her elements.” This suggests that the elements of nature are symbols for ourselves, our soul, and our humanity. ⠀

Artists: Rebecca Setareh, Elham Sagharchi, Joan Wulf, Luciana Abait, Susan Kleinberg, and Sabine Pearlman.⠀
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For more info: https://18thstreet.org/event/symbolic-consciousness/ ⠀

PUBLICATION: American Art, Spring 2020

I had the great honor to collaborate with art historian Dr. Monica Lee Steinberg on documenting the work of Lowell Darling for an extensive article, entitled “Uncivil Obedience - Lowell Darling Follows the Law”, for the 2020 Spring Issue of American Art Magazine.

You can view the article HERE.

EXHIBITION: "DE-FENCE ART—Art in the Time of Isolation"

Curated by Luigia Gio Martelloni
The fence is located alongside 18th Street Arts Center, 3026 Airport Ave., Santa Monica.

The artwork, which will encompass a wide range of mediums, from painting and sculpture to installation, will be available for drive-by or socially-distanced viewing for a month, from May 30 - July 26, 2020.

EXHIBITION: "Las Hijas de los Días. 7 Female Views from the Margins"

Exhibition: January 27 – August 7th, 2020

Reception: February 22, 2020 from 5-8 PM

Curated by Begoña Torres and 18th Street Arts Center’s Assistant Curator Frida Cano.

In collaboration with Promoción del Arte, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Madrid, España, and Arttextum.

18th Street Arts Center / Airport Gallery - 3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Climate unrest, the physical displacement of the idea of home, and the removal of socio-historical ties that oppress women interweave the stories told by:

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Cristina de Middel

Sabine Pearlman

Pamela Simon-Jensen

Luciana Abait

Lola del Fresno

Doni Silver Simons

Eunice Adorno

Special thanks to Arttextum, Tejido de agentes culturales inspirados en Latinoamérica, Promoción del Arte, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Madrid, Spain. It is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs Department, the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture, and 18th Street’s generous community of donors.

Exhibition: "TRANSFORMATIONS"

Exhibition: August 29 – September 25, 2019

Reception: Thursday, August 29 from 6 – 8 PM

Based on the theme of “transformation,” the exhibition features curated works by the artists who currently make up the community of residents at the airport studios.

Curated by Daniela Lieja, curator at LACE.

18th Street Arts Center @ Airport Campus


 

Exhibition: "Specter of Documentation" at Durden & Ray Gallery

Curated by Jenny Hager, Jennifer Celio, and Valerie Wilcox
Artists: Sydney Croskery, Dani Dodge, Marielle Farnan, Ed Gomez, Claudia Parducci, Sabine Pearlman, Liza Ryan, Curtis Stage, Joe Wolek, Steven Wolkoff, and Tim Youd.

'SPECTER OF DOCUMENTATION' AT DURDEN AND RAY
Opening reception: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, 7-10 p.m. 
Run of show: Oct. 13 - Nov. 3, 2018 
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. and by appointment 
Location: Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave. #832, Los Angeles, CA 90015 

Specter: appearance, to look at, a phantom, a threatening or haunting possibility

Documentation: the gathering, collation, synopsizing and coding of printed material for future reference; the orderly presentation, organization and communication of recorded special knowledge to produce a historical record of changes in variables; the act or instance of the provision of documents or supporting references or records. 

Specter and documentation, upon first consideration, could seem to be the antithesis of one another. Specter deals in the ephemeral appearance of possibility with poignant undertones, while documentation traditionally resides in the orderly, matter-of-fact recording, noting, or organization of material to produce a record for future reference. Art chosen for this exhibition exists in the intersection of specter and documentation. It bears the echo of inhabitation and embodies the everyday mundane. Of special interest are works that present an image or object embodying documentary tendencies while a second and incidental reading conjures issues of cultural relevance and controversial debate. 

In tandem with this exploration lies the notion of “soul theft” through photography and camera devices. While the elusive roots of this concept belie its lack of reality amongst anthropological studies, there is a kernel of truth to how the picture taker can extract an essence through the final product, metaphorically presenting the complex haunting prospect of the human condition. The artists in this exhibition, through photography, painting, drawing, video, and installation, investigate the specter of the person left behind. The banal and the extraordinary, residing in the objects and places that humans inhabit, and then abandon. 

SEPT. 13-16 & 20-23, 2018: INTERNAL BALLISTICS at PHOTOVILLE 2018

“Internal Ballistics” explores the discomfiting beauty of morally fraught objects: bullets. In the current climate of the gun debate, what often gets lost is the cause of the destruction. This exhibition expands our understanding of the visceral and physical collision between what we know and understand about guns and gun culture, and what many know as a result of being on the end of the projectile. 

In Deborah Bay’s series “The Big Bang,” examining power, violence and energy, Bay isolates the casings and looks through the lens of impact patterns, remaining detached from the human meaning of projectiles and able to contemplate a willful ignorance of violence. 

“AMMO,” by Sabine Pearlman, takes the analytical approach, compelling the viewer to admire the craftsmanship and intact delicacy of objects whose raison d’être is obliteration. Her documentation of bisected live rounds exposes the intense thought and detail used to cause destruction of life.  

Garrett Hansen’s “Hail” lives in between object and impact. Each image is created from individual bullet holes. Shooting a gun is an individual act, and taking these impacts from shooting range to darkroom, the destruction is transformed into haunting beauty. Living in the void, these objects balance destruction with creation.

Exhibition: SEA CHANGE - THE POLITICS OF PLASTIC 2050

Several works from my PLASTIK series are currently part of "Sea Change – The Politics of Plastic 2050" at S.C.R.A.P. Gallery—The Art Museum for the Environment, from September 23rd - December 21, 2018.

According to a report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, by 2050 plastic in the oceans will outweigh fish.

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EXHIBITION: "DRAGNET: 832" @ Durden And Ray Gallery DTLA

Opening reception: Saturday, June 30, 2018, 7-10 p.m. 

Exhibition: June 30 - July 28, 2018 

Durden and Ray presents “Dragnet: 832", a multidisciplinary exhibition featuring the work of over 40 artists, kicking off the collective’s curatorial programming at their new gallery in Los Angeles’ Fashion District. The move to the Bendix Building places Durden and Ray in the company of numerous other artist-run galleries like JOAN, Chateau Shatto, Monte Vista Projects, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, PØST, and Track 16, as well as countless artist studios and ateliers, creating a hub of art and culture in the 92-year-old industrial building.

“Dragnet: 832” artists include: Kim Alexander, Richard Ankrom, Carlos Beltran Arechiga, Arezoo Bharthania, Carl Berg, Sandow Birk, Jorin Bossen, Rochelle Botello, Gul Cagin, Jennifer Celio, Sijia Chen, Joe Davidson, Dani Dodge, Tom Dunn, Roni Feldman, Yvette Gellis, Ed Gomez, Jenny Hager, Matt Hayward, Ben Jackel, Dion Johnson, Kysa Johnson, Brian Thomas Jones, Gegam Kacherian, Jeremy Kidd & Iva Gueorguieva, David Leapman, Albert Lopez, Jr., Constance Mallinson, Alanna Marcelletti, Abdul Mazid, Rebecca Niederlander, Sean Noyce, Sabine Pearlman, Ty Pownall, Max Presneill, Mei Xian Qui, Umar Rashid, Sam Scharf, Kristine Schomaker, David Spanbock, Curtis Stage, Ami Tallman, Tyler Vlahovich, Valerie Wilcox, Sergio Witrón, Steven Wolkoff, and Alison Woods

"Dragnet: 832" is the second iteration of the show, which was originally conceived by Kio Griffith (Manhattan Beach Art Center, 2014).

 

DETAILS:

'DRAGNET: 832' AT DURDEN AND RAY

Opening reception: Saturday, June 30, 2018, 7-10 p.m. 

Exhibition: June 30 - July 28, 2018 

Hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 

Location: Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave. #832, Los Angeles, CA 90015

HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY: "Sight Lines: Looking at Guns"

Exhibition: September 26 - November 13, 2016

In the United States, debates surrounding the right to keep and bear arms, as outlined and protected by the Second Amendment, have risen to a fever pitch in recent years. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, between 2010 to 2013 the number of guns manufactured in the U.S. doubled from 5.4 to 10.8 million per year, and as of today, there is estimated to be between 270 and 357 million guns in the United States—ostensibly one for every man, woman, and child. This increase in manufacturing coincides with a rise in mass shootings nationwide. In light of devastating recent events, conversations about the gun’s visibility, accessibility, and impact in our society have become ever-present, and photographs of guns and gun-related violence have been important in shaping these dialogues across the political spectrum.

Sight Lines highlights this discourse through the work of six photographers, who each explore the various cultural implications of the gun from its aesthetic qualities to the wounds it leaves behind. How do images of guns, gun culture, and gun violence shape debates about gun control? What is the difference between portraying abstract and explicit violence? And, how does photography, as both an evidentiary medium and an artistic tool, define and reflect the arguments on both sides? These are some of the questions this exhibition explores.

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Shelly Calton, Christopher Colville, Garrett Hansen, An-Sofie Kesteleyn, Sabine Pearlman, Kathy Shorr

LOFT AT LIZ's LOS ANGELES: "GUNS"

Exhibition: September 24th – November 1st, 2016

The Loft at Liz’s Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) debuts its exhibition dedicated to the national dialogue on gun violence on Saturday, September 24th, 2016. The show, titled simply “GUNS”, features an astounding 23 artists’ works on the titular subject.  

This exhibition is jointly curated by art historian Betty Ann Brown, collector Dr. Anita Storm and gallerist Liz Gordon.

Featuring works by John Baldessari, Jodi Bonassi, David Buckingham, Helen Chung, Joyce Dallal, Cheryl Dullabaun, Shepard Fairey, Michael Flechtner, Jane Goren, Mark Steven Greenfield, Alex Kritselis, Meg Madison, Ted Meyer, Sabine Pearlman, Osceola Refetoff, Miles Regis, Milo Reice, Ed Ruscha, Kathy Shorr, Anna Stump, Senon Williams and Kerri Sabine-Wolf.