Oscar Magallanes

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 – SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2023

The Collective Memory Installation is a digital exhibition of artworks reflecting on the collective history of Los Angeles County, presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with Grand Park powered by The Music Center. The installation features artworks by one hundred Los Angeles artists across a wide array of artistic mediums to share diverse community experiences and perspectives, highlight underrepresented histories, and celebrate the dynamic culture of our region.

The Collective Memory Installation will be on view at Grand Park, overlooking the fountain, Saturday, February 25 through Saturday, March 18. The artworks are presented by theme weekly, curated by cultural organizer Anuradha Vikram. Everyone is welcome to attend and observe this digital exhibition.

FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 3, 2023

Los Angeles County is home to many distinct yet interwoven cities. Artists celebrate, share their affections, and visualize historical moments of their home neighborhoods within Los Angeles County, from Reseda to Bell to Long Beach.

FEATURED ARTISTS

AQMNI, Christopher Baliwas, Marissa Brown, Diego Cardoso, Tofer Chin, Manny Cosentino, Heidi Duckler Dance, Robbert Flick, Luis-Genaro Garcia, Andreina Giron, Mark Holley, Marlené Nancy López, Oscar Magallanes, Álvaro D. Marquez, Alejandra Martinez, David Martinez, Rebeca Méndez, Walter Morataya Ramirez, Jim Newberry, Mike Norice, Avital Oehler, Okey Ofomata, Aydinaneth Ortiz, Mikki Paek, Pau S. Pescador, Felicia Ramirez, Vilma Ronzón, Hedy Viviana Torres Cardenas , Omar Ureta / John Urquiza, Patssi Valdez, Christopher Velasc

MARCH 4 – MARCH 10, 2023

Everyone in Los Angeles County is from somewhere. Many people are from right here, going back generations on this land. Many are from somewhere else, and they bring their cultures, traditions, and memories with them. Artists pay homage to the sense of place that grounds us.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Jorge Alvarado, Deborah Aschheim, Cindy Bonaparte, Natalie Bui, Arlene Campa, Lilliana Castro, Audrey Chan, Jason Chu, Common Threads Artists, Jose Felix Cruz, Ken Gonzales-Day, Danielle Therese Del Rosario, Stephanie Han, David Hernández, Phung Huynh, Louis Jacinto, Buena Johnson, Álvaro D. Marquez, Alejandra Martinez, David Martinez , Rebeca Méndez, Stephanie Mercado, Mike Norice, Nery Orellana, Pau S. Pescador, Neil Rivas, Adee Roberson, Shizu Saldamando, Aisha Singleton, Alyse Stone, Hedy Viviana Torres Cardenas, Cathy Weis

MARCH 4 – MARCH 10, 2023

Los Angeles County is home to varied geographies and Indigenous practices that put land and animals on more equal footing with humans. Artists envision living in balance with the planet and the traditional knowledge that surrounds us.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Alma Abigail Aguas Aceves, Alyson Aliano, Natalie Bui, Lilliana Castro, Rick Castro, Sijia Chen, Beihua Guo, Stephanie Han, Peter Hess, Daniel Ingroff, Buena Johnson, Liza Macawili Ramos, Barry Markowitz, Rebeca Méndez, Avital Oehler, Nery Orellana, Laura Vazquez Rodriguez, Shizu Saldamando, Eliseo Art Silva, Aisha Singleton, Jane Szabo, Allen Tombello, Sichong Xie , Sey Yan

MARCH 11 – MARCH 18, 2023

Who are your people? The ones you come from, the ones you choose. Artists celebrate their people, from matriarchs and patriarchs to uncles and cousins, best friends, and chosen or queer family.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Brian Allen, Alyson Aliano , Jorge Alvarado, Mr. Javon’e Armada, Lilliana Castro, Rick Castro, Manny Cosentino , Stephanie Han, Amani Holbert, Mark Holley, Phung Huynh, Bryan Ida, Louis Jacinto, Simonette David Jackson, Stella Kalinina, Carly Lake, Brenda Llamas, Gabriel Lopez , Liza Macawili Ramos, Stephanie Mercado, Walter Morataya Ramirez, Nery Orellana, Anthony Orendorff, Tyler Matthew Oyer, Francisco Palomares , Tingyu Pan, Alkaid Ramirez, Adee Roberson, Synthia Saint James, Eliseo Art Silva, Alyse Stone , Christopher Velasco, Sey Yang, Conan Zhao

MARCH 11 – MARCH 18, 2023

Los Angeles Basin is the unceded territory of the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash and home to generations of ancestors from all over the world. Ofrenda or offerings provide inspiration for the artists who reflect on their ancestors, rites of passage, and sacred spaces, and pay tribute.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Alma Abigail Aguas Aceves, Carmen Argote, Roberto Benavidez, Cindy Bonaparte, Darrel ‘Friidom’ Dunn, Juan Escobedo, George Evans, Sophia Garcia, David Hernández, Bernard Stanley Hoyes, Loyce Kareri, Carly Lake, Matt Lipps, Gabriel Lopez, Aline Mare, Alejandra Martinez, Anthony Orendorff, Francisco Palomares, Alkaid Ramirez, Adee Roberson , Laura Vazquez Rodriguez, Aisha Singleton, Francisco Ramon Tejeda, Patssi Valdez, Sey Yang, Cathy Weis

Getty 25 Community Art Exhibition: Celebrate Lincoln Heights/East L.A.

May 7-May 29, 2022

Lincoln Park

Plaza de la Raza is proud to present an exhibition of Chicanx/Latinx artists who live or work in East/Northeast LA. These contemporary artists create stories that speak to their internal vision, the built environment, or the people who inhabit their world.

Please stop by and join us in celebrating the art of our Contemporary East/Northeast LA Artists.

Reception: Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 6-9 pm.
Refreshments will be served.

Hours: 11-6:00 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday*
*The Boathouse Gallery will also be open to the public during the entire weekend of the Getty 25 Community Arts Festival at Plaza de la Raza on May 21 & 22nd, 11 am-6 pm

This exhibition is made possible by the Getty Foundation with a grant to Plaza de la Raza in support of the Getty’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Location
Lincoln Park
3540 N. Mission Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90031

by Heidi Zeller

A panel of nationally recognized curators, local arts professionals and community members from the Purple Line Extension Section 2 and 3 project areas has selected artists to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the future Wilshire/Rodeo, Century City/Constellation, Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations.

The diverse range of accomplished artists includes: 

• Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio (Century City/Constellation Station) 
• Moses X. Ball (Westwood/UCLA Station) 
• Sandow Birk (Westwood/VA Hospital Station) 
• Sarah Cain (Century City/Constellation Station) 
• Victoria Fu + Matt Rich (Westwood/VA Hospital Station) 
• Karen Hampton (Westwood/UCLA Station) 
• Phung Huynh (Century City/Constellation Station) 
• Oscar Magallanes (Century City/Constellation Station) 
• Yunhee Min (Westwood/UCLA Station) 
• Meleko Mokgosi (Wilshire/Rodeo Station) 
• Rigo 23 (Wilshire/Rodeo Station) 
• Gala Porras-Kim (Westwood/UCLA Station) 
• Analia Saban (Century City/Constellation Station) 
• Francesco Simeti (Westwood/VA Hospital Station) 
• Eloy Torrez (Westwood/VA Hospital Station) 
• Devon Tsuno (Wilshire/Rodeo Station) 
• Iris Yirei Hu (Westwood/UCLA Station) 

As part of a competitive process, the artist selection panel carefully considered each artist’s professional qualifications and examples of past work. Panelists included: Arthur Lewis, Creative Director, United Talent Agency Artist Space; Anna Sew Hoy, Chair, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, Department of Art; Cate Thurston, Associate Curator, The Skirball Cultural Center; Connie Butler, Chief Curator, The Hammer Museum at UCLA; Jean Tardy-Vallernaud, Founding Chair, Century City Arts Council; Ken Gonzales-Day, artist; LeRonn P. Brooks, Associate Curator, The Getty Research Institute; Michael Amescua, artist; Stephanie Vahn, Chair, Beverly Hills Arts and Culture Commission; and Thao Nguyen, Art and Design Agent, Creative Artists Agency. 

“Growing up in Los Angeles, certain images are seared into my memory – streets lined with white flags during the 1984 Summer Olympics, the space-age, rainbow tile mosaics at LAX’s terminals, and the portrait murals of LA Philharmonic members that preside over the Harbor Freeway. I believe that the art selected for Metro’s Purple (D Line) Extension project will have a similar effect on our community, offering resonant imagery that we will absorb and ponder as part of our daily lives,” said Anna Sew Hoy. 

“I came to see each artwork concept as a portal and a presence that will greet us, invite reflection, and enliven our day as we move across distances both great and small. Informed by both the past and the present, these artworks will create something new and vibrant and will shape the city of the future, which will be made richer by acknowledging our history, and be transformed by an imaginary of place and time and artworks that will surely stand the test of time,” said Ken Gonzales-Day.  

“This project is so important and vital in preserving the ideas of our time and democratizes access to art. The selected artists and their work mirrors the diversity and vibrancy of our culture and communities and celebrates LA as a truly world-class creative capital,” said Thao Nguyen. 

“The panelists’ thoughtful consideration, community insights and enthusiasm were invaluable in the selection of this phenomenal group of seventeen artists,” said Maya Emsden, Executive Officer (Interim), Metro Art Program . ”We are excited by how this range of artists encompasses many generations and cultures, and how that will be reflected in the work they create for our riders.”

The artists join nine artists selected earlier for the future Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega stations: Eamon Ore-Giron, Fran Siegel, Mark Dean Veca, Karl Haendel, Ken Gonzalez-Day, Susan Silton, Todd Gray, Mariana Castillo Deball, and Soo Kim. 

Stay tuned for future meet-the-artist events and activities hosted for the public at cultural destinations in the Purple (D Line) Extension project area. Click here to receive information about upcoming Metro arts and cultural programs. 

Click here for more information about Metro’s art program, including our popular docent-led art tours and cultural programming. You can also follow Metro Art on Facebook and Instagram. 

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Plaza de Cultura Y Arte Presents Patriotism in Conflict

November 5, 2021 – June 22, 2022

Marking fifty-one years since the National Chicano Moratorium took place in East Los Angeles, where more than 30,000 participants marched to protest the Vietnam War, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes presents Patriotism in Conflict: Fighting for Country and Comunidad. This exhibition recounts the momentum and critical events that led to one of the most influential demonstrations in Chicana/o history and inspired a generation of sociopolitical activism.

Included in the exhibition is a new work of mine along with a mural installation in the window of the museum by my art collective 3B

Free Admission to our Museum, LA Plaza Tienda

Hours:
Wednesday through Sunday – 12pm to 5pm; last entry at 4:30pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday

Address:
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, 501 North Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Residency Art Gallery is extremely pleased to present 3B Collective’s group exhibition Highways & Byways. This exhibition will run from October 23rd through December 18th. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 from 6pm to 9pm.

Members of the 3B Collective that will contribute to Highways & Byways include Alfredo Diaz, Aaron Estrada, Michael Khosravifard, Gustavo Martinez and Oscar Magallanes. @3bcollective @nimexica @aarondestrada @michael_nimaaa @los.angeles.film @mdnght_toker With the current conversation around the environment, systemic racism, and monuments along with unseen labor, this exhibition uses massive infrastructure projects like freeways and megadevelopments as the nexus in addressing issues of erasure and equity in our communities. We look at the parallel histories of various Los Angeles communities that have become the victims of “progress” and the aesthetics that arise from colonialism, concrete, cultural iconography, and lowrider custom car culture. The connection between urban renewal and gentrification is undisputed. The works presented serve to facilitate a visual conversation between the works and the viewer with their disparate cultural iconography and representations of urban landscapes. The relationship that develops between the aesthetics that arise from urban renewal, and megadevelopments questioning both the construction of these icons, structures, and stadiums and what lies beneath them both physically and ideologically.

I present my thesis exhibition Criminalized Aesthetics, June 9 – 11.

On June 10th we are hosting a lowrider and mini-truck show from 11 to 4 in the UCSD Town Square with a small reception for my thesis exhibition Criminalized Aesthetics from 5 to 8 at Structural Materials & Engineering Gallery.

3B Collective’s First Gallery Exhibiton

MAY 8 – JUNE 12, 2021

Opening Reception May 8th 5-8
@3bcollective is heading south to inaugurate Best Pratice’s new location in Bread and Salt.
This exhibition is in collaboration with @ucsdvisarts @luxartinstitute and @sandiegoartinstitute