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Ashley Bravin Paints the Parts That Don't Show Up on Tests
By Kristine Schomaker I'm watching a Zoom screen where a medical school auditorium at USC is showing a painting of a service dog wearing a medical alert vest, his human hooked up to an IV pole surrounded by pharmaceutical labels and pain scales. The dog's eyes are clear and calm. The human's body is deconstructed into medical diagrams - intestines visible, organs exposed, reduced to systems and symptoms. Ashley Bravin just got out of the hospital with sepsis a week ago. She g
Oct 29


Why We Need More Exhibitions About Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Mental Health
Garel Fine Arts - The Other Side Artist Talk August 16th By Kristine Schomaker Sitting in that room at Garel Fine Art Gallery yesterday,...
Aug 17


Ruby Vartan Performance, part of her Solo Art Exhibit entitled "Presence"
Photos by Portia Iversen  Shoebox, Los Angeles November 17 – December 8, 2024 Written by Portia Iversen We gather at Shoebox, a small...
Jan 21
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